Toby Chu (born 1977) is an American film and television

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and artist of Chinese descent. He recently wrote the score to Pixar's Oscar-winning animated short ''

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Early life

Chu was born in Washington D.C. Chu is an American of Chinese descent. At an early age, Chu took guitar and piano lessons.

Education

In 1999, Chu earned a degree in film scoring from

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Career

Chu's works include '' Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return,'' '' Surf's Up 2: WaveMania'' for Sony Pictures Animation, Warner Bros.’ dramatic thriller ''

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'', and New Line Cinema’s period thriller ''

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''. He also scored Bron Studios' ''

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'', NBC’s '' The Brave'', and the Freeform original series ''

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''. Chu’s previous scoring credits include '' Covert Affairs'', ''

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'', '' State of Affairs'', and '' The Riches''. Before embarking on solo projects, Chu worked with the

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-nominated

Harry Gregson-Williams for over a decade. Chu collaborated with

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, arranging and orchestrating " Adagio for Tron" on the '' Tron: Legacy'' soundtrack. He has also been credited for musical contributions to '' Man on Fire'', '' Déjà Vu'', '' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', '' Domino'', and '' Team America: World Police''.

Filmography

Film

* 2006 Solace - Short film. composer. * 2007 Last Exit - Short film. Composer. * 2013 Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return - composer. * 2016

- composer. * 2016 Indiscretion - composer. * 2017

- composer. * 2018

- Short film. Composer. * 2018

- composer. * 2021

Fistful of Vengeance ''Fistful of Vengeance'' is a 2022 American supernatural action thriller film directed by Roel Reiné, and written by Cameron Litvack, Jessica Chou and Yalun Tu. The film serves as a follow-up to the first season of the television series '' Wu A ...

- composer.

Television

* 2004-2005 Father of the Pride - composer. * 2007-2013

- composer (2012-2013 Season 6). * 2010-2014 Covert Affairs - composer. *2014-2015 State of Affairs - composer. * 2017-2018 The Brave - composer. * 2020 Stillwater - composer (with Kishi Bashi). * 2021 Centaurworld - composer

References

External links

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Toby Chu at discogs.com

Toby Chu at filmmusicreporter.com

Toby Chu Filmography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chu, Toby 1977 births Living people 21st-century American composers 21st-century American male musicians American film score composers American male film score composers American musicians of Chinese descent American people of Chinese descent American television composers Berklee College of Music alumni Male television composers Musicians from Washington, D.C.