Christian was born in London in 1971 and found his way into film composition from early beginnings in the UK Drum & Bass, Breakbeat and Pop scene of the 1990s working with the likes of LTJ Bukem, The Freestylers, Scott Walker & Roy Ayers. Through writing for over 50 hit, and cult TV series including "Top Gear" and "Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps" whilst programming for and assisting a number of film composers including Anne Dudley, Harry & Rupert Gregson Williams, Dario Marianelli and Patrick Doyle.
Since his debuts with "Les Fils Du Vent" & "Chasing Liberty" in 2004 (which earned Christian a Best Newcomer nomination at that year's "World Soundtrack Awards"), Christian has used his broad experience both in orchestral and electronic disciplines to write an eclectic mixture of scores from the children's blockbuster fantasy "The Secret Of Moonacre" (featuring Bat For Lashes' Natasha Khan) to Chris Smith's cult horror hit "Severance" (which earned him an Ivor Novello nomination for "Best Original Movie Score" in 2007).
In 2009 Christian delivered a clutch of film scores including two for director, Christopher Smith: "Triangle" featuring the vocals of Dot Allison and the eagerly awaited "Black Death" with Sean Bean leading a star studded cast. A collaboration with Oscar winner Dario Marianelli for Working Title's "Hippie Hippie Shake". Comedian, Ben Miller's directoral debut "Huge", and the not-to-be-missed "La Rafle" starring Jean Reno and Melanie Laurent, documenting the plight of 13,000 Jewish citizens of occupied WWII France who were rounded up by their fellow country-men and sent to Auschwitz. Christian has also taken over as composer for the globally recognised "Agatha Christie's - Poirot" TV franchise and has delivered two feature length scores, with two more, including "Murder On The Orient Express" slated for 2010.
Christian works from his scoring facility in Soho, London, England.
Credits include:
FILM: (Click on title for IMDB link)
LA RAFLE - Studio Legende - Dir: Roselyne Bosch
Composer
BLACK DEATH - Egoli Tossel/ Zephyr - Dir: Chris Smith
Composer
HUGE - Toff Media/ Matador - Dir: Ben Miller
Composer
HIPPIE HIPPIE SHAKE - Working Title/ Universal - Dir: Beeban Kidron
Composer (with Dario Marianelli)
TRIANGLE - Icon Entertainment - Dir: Chris Smith
Composer
MALICE IN WONDERLAND - Future Films - Dir: Simon Fellows
Composer (with Joe Henson)
TORMENTED - BBC Films - Dir: Jon Wright
Composer (with Joe & Keaton Henson) - 2 songs
THE SECRET OF MOONACRE - Warner - Dir: Gabor Csupo
Composer
A BUNCH OF AMATEURS - Trademark Films - Dir: Andy Cadiff
Composer
CONSUMING PASSION - BBC Drama - Dir: Dan Zeff
Composer
SUMMER HEAT (ZOMERHITTE) - RTL - Dir: Monique Van De Ven
Composer
MISS CONCEPTION - Blue Angel Films - Dir: Eric Styles
Composer
PANDEMIC - Dir: Jason Connery
Composer
LITTLE WHITE LIES - Red and Black Films Ltd - Dir: Caradog W James
Composer
SCORPION - Imperia Films - Dir: Julien Seri
Composer
IT´S A BOY GIRL THING - Rocket - Dir: Nick Hurran
Composer
CLICK - Sony Pictures - Dir: Frank Coraci
Assistant to composer: Rupert Gregson Williams
SEVERANCE - Dan / QWERTY Films - Dir: Chris Smith
Composer
NARNIA: THE LION THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE - 20th C Fox
Programming & Additional Arrangements
OPAL DREAM (aka POBBY AND DINGAN) - Dir: Peter Cattaneo
Collaboration with Dario Marianelli
DIAMETER OF THE BOMB - Rainmaker Films - Dir: Andrew Quigley
Composer
ANIMAL - Studio Legende - Dir: Roselyne Bosch
Composer
SONS OF THE WIND (LES FILS DU VENT) - Dan Films - Dir: Julien Seri
Composer
CHASING LIBERTY - Alcon Entertainment - Dir: Andy Cadiff
Composer
A MAN APART - Newman/ Tooley Films
Programmer (Composer: Anne Dudley)
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS - Celador Productions
Additional Music
CYBERMUTT - Animal Tales Productions/ Grosvenor House
Composer
EXTREME OPS - Miramax
Additional Music
THE GATHERING - Samuelson Productions
Programmer (Composer: Anne Dudley)
REQUIEM - MKM Films
Composer
SPY GAME - Universal - Dir: Tony Scott
Collaboration with composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
BIGGIE AND TUPAC - Lafayette Films/ C4 Film - Dir: Nick Broomfield
Composer
SW9 LTD - Fruit Salad Films/ Irish Screen
Arrangement & Production
CHI CHI LA RUE "SEX BECOMES HER - Planet Rapido
Composer
MONKEYBONE - 20th Century Fox
Programmer (Composer: Anne Dudley)
TABLOID TV - Ultimate Pictures
Programmer (Composer: Anne Dudley)
10TH KINGDOM - Carnival/ Hallmark Films
Programmer (Composer Anne Dudley)
PUSHING TIN - 20th Century Fox
Programmer (Composer Anne Dudley)
With additional programming and technical assistance credits on films including: WHAT A GIRL WANTS, CRIME SPREE, PLOTS WITH A VIEW, THUNDERPANTS, BRIDGET JONES''S DIARY & JACK & THE BEANSTALK (THE REAL STORY).
SHORT FILM CREDITS:
INDIGO - Dir: Jack Price
Composer
PLEASURE PARK - Dir: Caradog W James
Composer
TOMORROW - Dir: Emma Sullivan
Composer
COSTUME VIDE - Dir: Pascal Guerin
Composer
CRUSH - Dir: Mat Sheldon
Composer
SELECTED TELEVISION CREDITS:
AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT: 2010 Season - Granada/ ITV
• THE CLOCKS
• THREE ACT TRAGEDY
• HALLOWE'EN PARTY
• MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
LOST IN AUSTEN - Mammoth Screen/ITV
KILLER CLOUD (TIMEWATCH) - BBC History
TOUGH ENOUGH FOR THE SAS I, II, III & IV - BBC Features
TOPGEAR (Titles 2002 - Present day) - BBC Features
TWO PINTS OF LAGER AND A PACKET OF CRISPS (63 episodes) - BBC Comedy
WIFE SWAP (USA) - RDF USA
WILLIAM & MARY - ITV
JUNKYARD WARS - RDF USA
THE BIG DIG - RDF/ C4
WRECK DETECTIVES I & II- RDF
FULL METAL CHALLENGE - RDF
PASSENGERS - Planet Rapido/C4
BRAIN STORY - BBC Science
THE RISE & RISE OF ANIMAL RIGHTS - RDF
MOON CHILDREN (HORIZON) - BBC Science
COMPUTER GAMES
Zubo - EA
ADVERTISING CREDITS
CO2 - COI
KNORR - J Walter Thompson
FROSTIES - Leo Burnett
SUNSILK "Bano", "Cinderella","Flatmates" - Brave/ JWT
EGG "MAGNETIC BOOTS"
XBOX "RESIDENT EVIL"
CARLING FESTIVAL 2000 - Reading and Leeds
MUSIC 2000 - Smirnoff
LETS LINK - Lets
SIGNS - Bodyform
DOWNTIME - C4 Films
DISCOGRAPHY:
(Production/ Programming/ Engineering/ Composition, excluding Soundtracks)
ONE MORE NAIL - Caroline Lost
SERIOUSLY CHILLED - EMI Classics
A DIFFERENT LIGHT - Angel Records
BAR WARS - Sony UK
LOGICAL PROGRESSION 2,3 & 4 - Good Looking Records
PROGRESSION SESSIONS 2 & 3 - Good Looking Records
SONIC WEAPON - Wordz 2 B Heard, Good Looking Records
THE VOCALIST - Various Presented by MC Conrad Good Looking Records
THE JOURNEY INWARDS (ORCHESTRAL JAM)
LTJ Bukem, Good Looking Records
EARTH 3 (CON-QUEST)
WORDZ 2 B HEARD - Good Looking Records
YOU´RE THE ONE THAT I WANT/SUMMER NIGHTS
John Travolta and Olivia Newton John (''97 remix), Polygram
I LOVE AMERICA - Full Intention Sugar Daddy Records
WE ROCK HARD - Freestylers Fresh Records
SOULSTATION - Lovestation Fresh Records
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