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Michael Giacchino (b. 1967)

Alias:
マイケル・ジアッキーノ
マイケル・ジアッチーノ

Birthplace:
Riverside, New Jersey, USA

Born:
October 10, 1967

Biography from TheMovieDB

Michael Giacchino (/dʒəˈkiːnoʊ/ jə-KEE-noh, Italian: [dʒaˈkiːno]; born October 10, 1967) is an American composer of music for film, television, and video games. He has received many accolades for his work, including an Oscar for Up (2009), an Emmy for Lost (2004), and three Grammy Awards.  Giacchino is known for his collaborations with directors J. J. Abrams, Brad Bird, Matt Reeves, Pete Docter, Colin Trevorrow, Jon Watts, Gareth Edwards, Drew Goddard, J. A. Bayona, The Wachowskis, Taika Waititi, and Thomas Bezucha. His film scores include several films from the Mission: Impossible series; Jurassic World; the Marvel Cinematic Universe; the Star Trek reboot series; eight Pixar Animation Studios films; multiple Disney films; Rogue One; The Batman; and several other films. He also composed the score for the video game series Medal of Honour and Call of Duty and the television series Alias, Lost, and Fringe.  In 2018, he ventured into directing, and in 2022 helmed the Marvel Studios Disney+ special Werewolf by Night.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Giacchino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
2018  Monster Challenge
2022  Werewolf by Night
????  Them!

Main Title Theme Composer:
2018  Monster Challenge
2019  Battle at Big Rock
2022  Werewolf by Night
????  Them!

Music:
2003  Phenomenon II
2018  Monster Challenge
2019  Battle at Big Rock
2022  Torment of a Saint
2022  Werewolf by Night
2023  Creepover
2024  765874: Unification
2024  Inside Out 2
????  Them!

Music Director:
2003  Phenomenon II
2012  Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
2018  Monster Challenge
2019  Battle at Big Rock
2022  Torment of a Saint
2022  Werewolf by Night
2023  Creepover
2024  765874: Unification
2024  Inside Out 2
????  Them!

Music Producer:
2003  Phenomenon II
2012  Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
2014  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2018  Monster Challenge
2019  Battle at Big Rock
2022  Argentina 1985
2022  Torment of a Saint
2022  Werewolf by Night
2023  Creepover
2024  765874: Unification
2024  Inside Out 2
????  Them!

Orchestrator:
2003  Phenomenon II
2005  The Family Stone
2006  Mission: Impossible III
2012  Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
2014  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2018  Monster Challenge
2019  Battle at Big Rock
2022  Argentina 1985
2022  Torment of a Saint
2022  Werewolf by Night
2023  Creepover
2024  765874: Unification
2024  Inside Out 2
????  Them!

Original Music Composer:
1999  My Brother the Pig
2001  Semper Fi
2001  The Trouble with Lou
2003  Phenomenon II
2003  Sin
2004  The Incredibles
2005  One Man Band
2005  Sky High
2005  The Family Stone
2005  The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005  Tom and Jerry: The Karate Guard
2005  Vowellet - An Essay by Sarah Vowell
2006  Lifted
2006  Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006  Mission: Impossible III
2007  How to Hook Up Your Home Theater
2007  Ratatouille
2008  Cloverfield
2008  Speed Racer
2009  Dug's Special Mission
2009  Land of the Lost
2009  Partly Cloudy
2009  Prep & Landing
2009  Star Trek
2009  Up
2010  Day & Night
2010  Let Me In
2010  Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa
2011  50/50
2011  Cars 2
2011  Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011  Monte Carlo
2011  Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
2011  Super 8
2011  The Ballad of Nessie
2012  Electric Holiday
2012  John Carter
2012  La luna
2012  Paper War
2012  Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
2013  Star Trek Into Darkness
2013  Toy Story of Terror!
2014  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014  This Is Where I Leave You
2014  Toy Story That Time Forgot
2015  Inside Out
2015  Jupiter Ascending
2015  Jurassic World
2015  Riley's First Date?
2015  Tomorrowland
2016  Doctor Strange
2016  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016  Star Trek Beyond
2016  Zootopia
2017  Coco
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017  The Book of Henry
2017  War for the Planet of the Apes
2018  Auntie Edna
2018  Bad Times at the El Royale
2018  Incredibles 2
2018  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018  Monster Challenge
2019  Battle at Big Rock
2019  Jojo Rabbit
2019  Spider-Man: Far From Home
2020  An American Pickle
2020  Let Him Go
2021  Spider-Man: No Way Home
2022  Argentina 1985
2022  Jurassic World Dominion
2022  Lightyear
2022  The Batman
2022  Thor: Love and Thunder
2022  Torment of a Saint
2022  Werewolf by Night
2023  Creepover
2023  Next Goal Wins
2023  Society of the Snow
2024  765874: Unification
2024  Getting LOST
2024  IF
2024  Inside Out 2
2025  The Fantastic Four: First Steps
????  High in the Clouds
????  Ray Gunn
????  Them!
????  Untitled Brad Bird Musical

Other:
1999  My Brother the Pig
2001  Semper Fi
2001  The Trouble with Lou
2003  Phenomenon II
2003  Sin
2004  The Incredibles
2005  One Man Band
2005  Sky High
2005  The Family Stone
2005  The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005  Tom and Jerry: The Karate Guard
2005  Vowellet - An Essay by Sarah Vowell
2006  Lifted
2006  Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006  Mission: Impossible III
2007  How to Hook Up Your Home Theater
2007  Ratatouille
2008  Cloverfield
2008  Speed Racer
2009  Dug's Special Mission
2009  Land of the Lost
2009  Partly Cloudy
2009  Prep & Landing
2009  Star Trek
2009  Up
2010  Day & Night
2010  Let Me In
2010  Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa
2011  50/50
2011  Cars 2
2011  Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011  Monte Carlo
2011  Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
2011  Super 8
2011  The Ballad of Nessie
2012  Electric Holiday
2012  John Carter
2012  La luna
2012  Paper War
2012  Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
2013  Star Trek Into Darkness
2013  Toy Story of Terror!
2014  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014  This Is Where I Leave You
2014  Toy Story That Time Forgot
2015  Inside Out
2015  Jupiter Ascending
2015  Jurassic World
2015  Riley's First Date?
2015  Tomorrowland
2016  Doctor Strange
2016  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016  Star Trek Beyond
2016  Zootopia
2017  Coco
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017  The Book of Henry
2017  War for the Planet of the Apes
2018  Auntie Edna
2018  Bad Times at the El Royale
2018  Incredibles 2
2018  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018  Monster Challenge
2019  Battle at Big Rock
2019  Jojo Rabbit
2019  Spider-Man: Far From Home
2020  An American Pickle
2020  Let Him Go
2021  Extinct
2021  Spider-Man: No Way Home
2022  Argentina 1985
2022  Jurassic World Dominion
2022  Lightyear
2022  The Batman
2022  Thor: Love and Thunder
2022  Torment of a Saint
2022  Werewolf by Night
2023  Creepover
2023  Next Goal Wins
2023  Society of the Snow
2024  765874: Unification
2024  Getting LOST
2024  IF
2024  Inside Out 2
2025  The Fantastic Four: First Steps
????  High in the Clouds
????  Ray Gunn
????  Them!
????  Untitled Brad Bird Musical

Producer:
1999  My Brother the Pig
2001  Semper Fi
2001  The Trouble with Lou
2003  Phenomenon II
2003  Sin
2004  The Incredibles
2005  One Man Band
2005  Sky High
2005  The Family Stone
2005  The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005  Tom and Jerry: The Karate Guard
2005  Vowellet - An Essay by Sarah Vowell
2006  Lifted
2006  Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006  Mission: Impossible III
2007  How to Hook Up Your Home Theater
2007  Ratatouille
2008  Cloverfield
2008  Speed Racer
2009  Dug's Special Mission
2009  Land of the Lost
2009  Partly Cloudy
2009  Prep & Landing
2009  Star Trek
2009  Up
2010  Day & Night
2010  Let Me In
2010  Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa
2011  50/50
2011  Cars 2
2011  Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011  Monte Carlo
2011  Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
2011  Super 8
2011  The Ballad of Nessie
2012  Electric Holiday
2012  John Carter
2012  La luna
2012  Paper War
2012  Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
2013  Star Trek Into Darkness
2013  Toy Story of Terror!
2014  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014  This Is Where I Leave You
2014  Toy Story That Time Forgot
2015  Inside Out
2015  Jupiter Ascending
2015  Jurassic World
2015  Riley's First Date?
2015  Tomorrowland
2016  Doctor Strange
2016  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016  Star Trek Beyond
2016  Zootopia
2017  Coco
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017  The Book of Henry
2017  War for the Planet of the Apes
2018  Auntie Edna
2018  Bad Times at the El Royale
2018  Incredibles 2
2018  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018  Monster Challenge
2019  Battle at Big Rock
2019  Jojo Rabbit
2019  Spider-Man: Far From Home
2020  An American Pickle
2020  Let Him Go
2021  Extinct
2021  Spider-Man: No Way Home
2022  Argentina 1985
2022  Jurassic World Dominion
2022  Lightyear
2022  The Batman
2022  Thor: Love and Thunder
2022  Torment of a Saint
2022  Werewolf by Night
2023  Creepover
2023  Next Goal Wins
2023  Society of the Snow
2024  765874: Unification
2024  Getting LOST
2024  IF
2024  Inside Out 2
2025  The Fantastic Four: First Steps
????  High in the Clouds
????  Ray Gunn
????  Them!
????  Untitled Brad Bird Musical

Writer:
1999  My Brother the Pig
2001  Semper Fi
2001  The Trouble with Lou
2003  Phenomenon II
2003  Sin
2004  The Incredibles
2005  One Man Band
2005  Sky High
2005  The Family Stone
2005  The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
2005  Tom and Jerry: The Karate Guard
2005  Vowellet - An Essay by Sarah Vowell
2006  Lifted
2006  Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006  Mission: Impossible III
2007  How to Hook Up Your Home Theater
2007  Ratatouille
2008  Cloverfield
2008  Speed Racer
2009  Dug's Special Mission
2009  Land of the Lost
2009  Partly Cloudy
2009  Prep & Landing
2009  Star Trek
2009  Up
2010  Day & Night
2010  Let Me In
2010  Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa
2011  50/50
2011  Cars 2
2011  Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011  Monte Carlo
2011  Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
2011  Super 8
2011  The Ballad of Nessie
2012  Electric Holiday
2012  John Carter
2012  La luna
2012  Paper War
2012  Prep & Landing: Totally Tinsel Collection
2013  Star Trek Into Darkness
2013  Toy Story of Terror!
2014  Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014  This Is Where I Leave You
2014  Toy Story That Time Forgot
2015  Inside Out
2015  Jupiter Ascending
2015  Jurassic World
2015  Riley's First Date?
2015  Tomorrowland
2016  Doctor Strange
2016  Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016  Star Trek Beyond
2016  Zootopia
2017  Coco
2017  Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017  The Book of Henry
2017  War for the Planet of the Apes
2018  Auntie Edna
2018  Bad Times at the El Royale
2018  Incredibles 2
2018  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018  Monster Challenge
2019  Battle at Big Rock
2019  Jojo Rabbit
2019  Spider-Man: Far From Home
2020  An American Pickle
2020  Let Him Go
2021  Extinct
2021  Spider-Man: No Way Home
2022  Argentina 1985
2022  Jurassic World Dominion
2022  Lightyear
2022  The Batman
2022  Thor: Love and Thunder
2022  Torment of a Saint
2022  Werewolf by Night
2023  Creepover
2023  Next Goal Wins
2023  Society of the Snow
2024  765874: Unification
2024  Getting LOST
2024  IF
2024  Inside Out 2
2025  The Fantastic Four: First Steps
????  High in the Clouds
????  Ray Gunn
????  Them!
????  Untitled Brad Bird Musical

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Director:
2018  Star Trek: Short Treks

Main Title Theme Composer:
2018  Star Trek: Short Treks
2021  Star Trek: Prodigy

Music Producer:
2018  Star Trek: Short Treks
2021  Star Trek: Prodigy
2022  Zootopia+

Original Music Composer:
2004  Lost
2018  Star Trek: Short Treks
2021  Star Trek: Prodigy
2022  Zootopia+

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