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Michael Giacchino

Sound

Born October 10, 1967 · Riverside, New Jersey, USA

Also known as マイケル・ジアッチーノ · マイケル・ジアッキーノ

Biography

Michael Giacchino (/dʒəˈkiːnoʊ/ jə-KEE-noh; Italian: [dʒakˈkiːno]; born October 10, 1967) is an American film, television, and video game score composer. He has received many accolades for his work, including an Academy Award 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, Jurassic World, Marvel Cinematic Universe, 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, directed 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.

Awards & recognition

  • Goya AwardBest Original Score · 2024
  • Academy AwardBest Original Score · 2010
  • Grammy AwardBest Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
  • Academy AwardBest Original Score · 2010 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Original Score · 2008 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Coco

2017Original Music Composer

Society of the Snow

2023Original Music Composer

Jojo Rabbit

2019Original Music Composer

Up

2009Original Music Composer

Lost

2004Original Music Composer

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021Original Music Composer

Inside Out

2015Original Music Composer

Argentina, 1985

2022Music Producer

Zootopia

2016Original Music Composer

La Luna

2011Original Music Composer

Partly Cloudy

2009Original Music Composer

Ratatouille

2007as Reporter (voice) (uncredited)

Zootopia 2

2025Original Music Composer

The Batman

2022Original Music Composer

Day & Night

2010Original Music Composer

The Incredibles

2004Original Music Composer

Inside Out 2

2024Music

Incredibles 2

2018Original Music Composer

The Book of Henry

2017Original Music Composer

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016as Additional Voices (voice)

Lifted

2006Original Music Composer

Spider-Man: Far from Home

2019Original Music Composer

Doctor Strange

2016Original Music Composer

Star Trek

2009Original Music Composer

Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017Original Music Composer

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014Music Producer, Original Music Composer

Star Trek Into Darkness

2013Original Music Composer

Butterfly

2025Music Score Producer

Star Trek: Prodigy

2021Main Title Theme Composer

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018as FN-3181 (voice)

Auntie Edna

2018Original Music Composer

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017Original Music Composer

Riley's First Date?

2015Original Music Composer

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

2015as FN-3181

Toy Story of Terror!

2013Original Music Composer

50/50

2011Original Music Composer

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater

2007Original Music Composer

One Man Band

2005Original Music Composer

Zootopia+

2022Original Music Composer

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

2011Original Music Composer

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

2025Original Music Composer

IF

2024Original Music Composer

Werewolf by Night

2022Director, Original Music Composer

Toy Story That Time Forgot

2014Original Music Composer

Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

2011Original Music Composer

Dug's Special Mission

2009Original Music Composer

Lightyear

2022Original Music Composer

Prep & Landing

2009Original Music Composer

Let Him Go

2020Original Music Composer

Bad Times at the El Royale

2018Original Music Composer