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Riverside, New Jersey (1967 – present)

Michael Giacchino (pronounced juh-kee-no) (born 1967, Riverside, New Jersey) is an American soundtrack composer who has composed several multi-award winning scores for many popular movies, television series and video games. He attended the Evening Division at the Juilliard School, as well as the School of Visual Arts in New York City, where he acquired a degree in film production and a minor degree in History.

Giacchino’s first major composition was for the DreamWorks video game adaptation of the 1997 movie, The Lost World: Jurassic Park. The video game was the first PlayStation (also on Sega Saturn) console title to be recorded with an original live orchestral score. Giacchino has since continued his relationship with DreamWorks, providing full orchestral scores for many of their popular videogames.

Giacchino’s award-winning compositions covers the first four Medal of Honor series, (Underground, Allied Assault and Frontline, along with the original Medal of Honor).

He has also provided scores for several other World War II-related video games like Secret Weapons Over Normandy, Call of Duty and Call of Duty: Finest Hour. Additionally, Giacchino wrote the main theme for Mercenaries while composer Chris Tilton provided the rest of the underscore. Giacchino also composed themes for The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer, and co-wrote the theme from Black with composer Chris Tilton. He also composed the score for Alias, which was based on the television series of the same name.
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  • OwenSPhillips

    The biography is not really up to date. I'd change it if I knew anything about him.

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  • ThisDominon

    Thank you Spotify and Amazon for the Up Soundtrack. I am now a happy chappy.

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  • SamuelEllmer

    His Married Life piece of the Up score wasn't even original. LOST has always been, and probably always be Michael's magnum opus. Very glad the series ended on Moving On. A justified piece I think.

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  • heeta

    Thank you Michael for making one of the most amazing scores known to man for one of the greatest series in the history of television. [132]

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  • taylor2008

    MOH Frontline.....gah...such a great soundtrack

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  • JarPetNee

    @ChristerD Up soundtrack got the oscar, grammy, etc for best score. Also, because Up's popularity I think it just had a bigger audience. LOST OSTs dont get enough attention though :)

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  • yccyf

    love his fringe soundtracks

    March 2012

  • katharine0319

    Thank you Michael for making one of the most amazing scores known to man for one of the greatest series in the history of television. [131]

    March 2012
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