Christian Paul Bacon (born March 17, 1977) is an American

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

. His

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s include ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011), ''

Gnomeo & Juliet ''Gnomeo & Juliet'' is a 2011 computer-animated romantic comedy film directed by Kelly Asbury from a screenplay by Rob Sprackling and John Smith. It is loosely based on the play '' Romeo and Juliet'' by William Shakespeare and features the voi ...

'' (2011), ''

Sherlock Gnomes ''Sherlock Gnomes'' is a 2018 3D computer-animated mystery comedy film directed by John Stevenson. Based on the character Sherlock Holmes created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the film serves as a sequel and spin-off to ''Gnomeo & Juliet'' (2011). ...

'' (2018) and '' Men in Black: International'' (2019). He was the composer for all 50 episodes of the A&E drama series '' Bates Motel'', for which he was nominated for an

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, and also composed the music for 26 of the 32 episodes of the

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musical drama series '' Smash''.

Early life

Bacon was born on March 17, 1977 in

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. As a youth he learned to play piano and saxophone, and from an early age he knew he wanted to be a film composer. He has said, "From the point that I could start thinking about what I wanted to do when I grew up... it was always to write movie music." After graduating from high school, Bacon attended

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, where he earned a

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degree in music composition. He then moved to Los Angeles to attend

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's film scoring program, which led to an apprenticeship with renowned film composer Piotr Olszewski. Bacon cites his internship with Howard as his most valuable musical training, "While I learned a ton from school, my real-world education came under James. It felt like I was on scholarship because I was being paid to learn what it means to be a film composer at the pinnacle of the industry. James gave me my first opportunities on projects that he couldn’t fully take on for a variety of reasons, and his endorsement was very comforting to producers who appreciated the work still being performed under his 'umbrella'."

Career

Bacon's solo debut as a film composer came with the 2007 Lifetime film ''

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'', for which he composed the main theme. Bacon's first solo feature film score was the thriller ''

''. Bacon has also contributed music to many film and TV productions, including '' American Hustle'', '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'', and ''

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''. Bacon's next project is the

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reboot of ''

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'', directed by

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. Bacon has been nominated for two

s: one for his work on the

series '' Smash'', and the other for is work on the A&E series '' Bates Motel''.

Personal life

Bacon and his wife Melia (born March 9, 1978) currently live in

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with their four children Jackson,(), Elora (), Kael (), and Weston ().

Filmography

* ''

'' (2007), composed with

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* '' Blue Smoke'' (2007), composed with Stuart Michael Thomas * ''

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'' (2008) * '' Northern Lights'' (2009), composed with Stuart Michael Thomas * ''

Midnight Bayou ''Midnight Bayou'', also known as ''Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou'', is a 2009 made-for-TV movie directed by Ralph Hemecker, which stars Jerry O'Connell, Lauren Stamile, and Faye Dunaway. The film is based on the 2001 Nora Roberts novel of the same ...

'' (2009), composed with Stuart Michael Thomas * ''

Waking Sleeping Beauty ''Waking Sleeping Beauty'' is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Disney film producer Don Hahn and produced by Hahn and former Disney executive Peter Schneider. The film documents the history of Walt Disney Feature Animation from 1984 ...

'' (2009) * ''

Love Ranch ''Love Ranch'' is a 2010 American drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and starring Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Gina Gershon and Bryan Cranston. It was written by Mark Jacobson. The film is based on the lives of Joe Confo ...

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2010) * '' Beethoven's Christmas Adventure'' (2011) * ''

'' (2011) * ''

'' (2011), composed with

James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American film composer, music producer and keyboardist. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, and nine nominations for Academy Awards. His film scores ...

* ''

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'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2012) * '' Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike'' (2012) * ''The Visitant'' (2014) * ''

Being Charlie ''Being Charlie'' is a 2015 American drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Matt Elisofon and Nick Reiner. The film stars Nick Robinson, Common, Cary Elwes, Devon Bostick, Morgan Saylor, Susan Misner and Ricardo Chavira. It was screened ...

'' (2015) * ''

When We Rise ''When We Rise'' is an eight-part American docudrama miniseries about the history of LGBT rights advocacy in the United States from the 1970s to the 2010s. It was created by Dustin Lance Black and stars Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths, Mary-Loui ...

'' (2017), composed with

Danny Elfman Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the singer-songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since the 1990s, Elfman has garnered internation ...

* '' Snatched'' (2017), composed with Theodore Shapiro * ''

'' (2018) * '' Men in Black: International'' (2019), composed with Danny Elfman * ''Super Gidget'' (2019) * ''

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'' (2022) (additional music) score composed by Danny Elfman * ''

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'' (2022), composed with Danny Elfman *

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bacon, Chris 1977 births American film score composers Living people American male film score composers