Composer of the Month
October: Michael Giacchino
Popular tv scores
Alias
Lost
Popular video game scores
Medal of Honor
Call of Duty
Born October 10, 1967
Known for video game, film, and tv scores
Began creating soundtracks to his own stop-motion animations when he was 10
Attended the School of Visual Arts in NYC
Interned at Universal Studios for six months before being hired
Began composing for films in 1997
Several Disney-Pixar scores
Has won several awards for his work
2004 Emmy (Lost)
2007 Grammy (Ratatouille)
2009 Oscar and Grammy (Up)
Popular film scores
The Incredibles
Mission: Impossible III
Ratatouille
Star Trek
Up
Doctor Strange
Check out some of Giacchnio's best-known scores below!
"Medal of Honor"
Main Theme
Main Theme
"Star Trek Into Darkness" Suite
Performed at the 2013 BBC Proms
"Doctor Strange"
Main Theme
Main Theme
"Behind the Music"
An inside peek at creating the "Ratatouille" score
"Making a Soundtrack"
Go behind the scenes of the making of the "The Incredibles" score
How many of these movie/tv/video game scores have you heard before?
Did you know that Michael Giacchino wrote them?
Do you prefer his Disney/Pixar scores or his sci-fi/fantasy genre?
Share your thoughts during Music Class!