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Christopher Young (born April 28, 1958) is an American composer and orchestrator of film and television scores. Many of his compositions are for horror and thriller films, including Hellraiser, Species, Urban Legend, The Grudge, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Drag Me to Hell, Sinister, Deliver Us from Evil, and Pet Sematary. Other works include Rapid Fire, Copycat, Set It Off, Entrapment, The Hurricane, Swordfish, Ghost Rider, Spider-Man 3, and The Shipping News, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. Young was honoured with the prestigious Richard Kirk Award at the 2008 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music. Young was born in Red Bank, New Jersey. He graduated from Hampshire College in Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts in music and then completed his postgraduate work at the University of North Texas. In 1980, he moved to Los Angeles. Originally a jazz drummer, when he heard some of Bernard Herrmann's works, he decided to become a film composer. He studied at the UCLA Film School under David Raksin. He teaches at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christopher Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Christopher Young
Composer
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A series based on the horror icon created by Wes Craven. "The Children of Elm Street" focuses on the story behind Springwood Slasher. The life, past, life-long murders committed by Krueger and his relationship with the children's parents on Elm Street. The first three seasons take place in the 1980s with a Freddy Krueger over suspicion murdering and abusing children while nurturing a colossal love for his daughter, the final three seasons are devoted to a Freddy Krueger already acting as a supernatural entity and pursuing revenge in the dream world, awakened by his daughter's return to Springwood. The purpose of the series is to devote a depth never given to Krueger and Elm Street's parents and children. Never sleep again!
