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

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s include ''

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'' (2010), ''

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'' (2011), ''

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'' (2011), '' Sherlock Gnomes'' (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 NBC musical drama series ''

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Early life

Bacon was born on March 17, 1977 in Provo, Utah. 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 USC'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

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film '' Angels Fall'', 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 ''

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'', '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'', and ''

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''. Bacon's next project is the

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reboot of '' The Tick'', directed by Wally Pfister. Bacon has been nominated for two

s: one for his work on the NBC series ''

'', 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

* '' Angels Fall'' (2007), composed with Stuart Michael Thomas * '' Blue Smoke'' (2007), composed with Stuart Michael Thomas * '' Space Chimps'' (2008) * '' Northern Lights'' (2009), composed with Stuart Michael Thomas * '' Midnight Bayou'' (2009), composed with Stuart Michael Thomas * '' Waking Sleeping Beauty'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

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

'' (2011) * ''

'' (2011), composed with James Newton Howard * ''

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'' (2011) * '' High Ground'' (2012) * '' Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike'' (2012) * ''The Visitant'' (2014) * '' Being Charlie'' (2015) * '' When We Rise'' (2017), composed with

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

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* '' Sherlock Gnomes'' (2018) * '' Men in Black: International'' (2019), composed with Danny Elfman * ''Super Gidget'' (2019) * '' Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'' (2022) (additional music) score composed by Danny Elfman * '' Wednesday'' (2022), composed with Danny Elfman *

References

External links

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