Christopher Young

American film score and television composer
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Christopher Young

Summary

Christopher Young is a human[1]. His place of birth was Red Bank[2]. He was born on April 28, 1954[3]. He worked as a composer[4], music educator[5], film score composer[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,983 views/month, #7,052 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Red Bank[2], Christopher Young…
  • Christopher Young was born on April 28, 1954[3].
  • Christopher Young held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Christopher Young worked as a composer[4].
  • Christopher Young worked as a music educator[5].
  • Christopher Young worked as a film score composer[6].
  • Christopher Young worked as a musician[7].
  • Christopher Young's field of work was film score[10].
  • Christopher Young was employed by University of Southern California[11].
  • Christopher Young was educated at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television[12].
  • Christopher Young's education included a stint at University of North Texas College of Music[13].
  • Christopher Young's education included a stint at Hampshire College[14].
  • Christopher Young is recorded as male[15].
  • Christopher Young's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Christopher Young's genre is film score[17].
  • Christopher Young's Commons category is recorded as Christopher Young[18].
  • Christopher Young's sport is recorded as athletics[19].
  • Christopher Young's family name is recorded as Young[20].
  • Christopher Young's given name is recorded as Christopher[21].
  • Christopher Young's official website is recorded as http://www.christopher-young.com[22].
  • Christopher Young's official website is recorded as https://officialchristopheryoung.com/[23].
  • Christopher Young's instrument is recorded as drum kit[24].
  • Christopher Young's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Christopher Young's start of work period is recorded as 1982[26].
  • Christopher Young's related category is recorded as Category:Films scored by Christopher Young[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1958-04-28[30]

  • Community tags: film composer, soundtrack[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 53d8a593-c5e9-4af8-9657-d3bf19b1bb89[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Red Bank[2], Christopher Young… he was born on April 28, 1954[3].

Education

Educated at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television[12], a drama school[33], in United States[34], founded in 1947[35]; University of North Texas College of Music[13], a conservatory[36], in United States[37], founded in 1890[38]; and Hampshire College[14], a liberal arts college[39], in United States[40], founded in 1965[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], music educator[5], film score composer[6], and musician[7]. Christopher Young's field of work was film score[10]. He was employed by University of Southern California[11].

Why It Matters

Christopher Young ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,983 views/month, #7,052 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Christopher Young born?

Christopher Young's place of birth was Red Bank[2].

What did Christopher Young do for work?

Christopher Young worked as composer[4], music educator[5], film score composer[6], and musician[7].

Where did Christopher Young go to school?

Christopher Young was educated at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television[12], University of North Texas College of Music[13], and Hampshire College[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → athletics
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  4. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Christopher
    Field of work → film score
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
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