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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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  • Ampuhedron

    Moving On

    yesterday morning

  • aqu32

    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. [129]

    Tuesday afternoon

  • madferit_

    thank you Michael, your job for Lost, memorable and unforgetable

    16 days ago

  • thedreamforce

    Could people please correct this artist tag: http://www.lastfm.se/music/+noredirect/Michael+Giacchino%2C+Lalo+Schifrin to just Michael Giacchino?

    20 days ago

  • exoapollo

    Super 8 was alright, MI4 pretty forgettable. Let's see how he goes with the John Carter score.

    last month

  • Clackers

    Haven't heard the whole of his new MI score yet, but I have been largely unimpressed with his work since Star Trek in 2009. Although he won the Oscar for UP that year, Star Trek was a superior score, IMO. Interesting to see what he does with the sequel this year.

    last month

  • LaLa_B

    LOST!

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  • VelvetMesgue

    Up..!!

    last month

  • howtodisappearr

    The score for UP is the best damn thing ever.

    last month

  • diegosjsgigante

    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. [128]

    last month

  • vixiouss

    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. [127]

    last month

  • Gabrieltheradio

    His work for Lost and all his Pixar movie scores are really good.

    last month

  • CloudyMemory

    Kevn: You're definitely not the only one. A lot of Giacchino's scores have this problem and many people blame his sound engineer Dan Wallin. The scores he's recorded for Giacchino all sound terribly muddy. I'm not a big fan of his recordings myself, but if Giacchino prefers him what can we do...

    last month

  • ChristerD

    Super 8 Suite is an amazing track!

    last month

  • Kevn

    I can't be the only one who thinks Giacchino's scores feel boxed-in and muffled, can I? The music sounds like it's coming from speakers with a thick, wet towel thrown over it. And it seems like it's getting worse. I'm guessing it's the sound engineer's fault? Pity, because the new MI score is actually very fun.

    December 2011

  • Salchichonio89

    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. [126]

    December 2011

  • AnnikaHoppe

    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. [125]

    December 2011

  • torque_23

    The only Giacchino's score I truly hate is Mission: Impossible III, but M:I - GP sounds very nice so it's big step forward.)

    December 2011

  • HE1NZ

    MI4 is really good

    December 2011

  • llamaofstone44

    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. [124]

    December 2011
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