Michael Giacchino: Difference between revisions

| occupation = {{hlist|[[Film score|Film, television, and video game score]] |[[composer]], |[[television director|director]]}}

| genre = {{hlist|[[Film score]], |[[Contemporary classical music|contemporary classical]], |[[jazz]]}}

| instruments = {{hlist|[[Piano]], |[[Organ (music)|organ]], |[[guitar]], |[[cello]]}}

'''Michael "Mike" Giacchino''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|ə|ˈ|k|iː|n|oʊ}} {{respell|jə|KEE|noh}},<ref>{{YouTube|4iJBUe4sctI|"Composer Michael Giacchino on Star Trek (2009) at the Hollywood Bowl"}}</ref> {{IPA|it|dʒakˈkiːno|lang}}; born October 10, 1967) is an <!--Per MOS:NATIONALITY only American goes here-->American composer of music for film, television, and video games. He has received many accolades for his work, including an [[Academy Award|Oscar]] for ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'' (2009), an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] for [[Lost (2004 TV series)|''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 (director)|Gareth Edwards]], [[Drew Goddard]], [[J. A. Bayona]], [[The Wachowskis]], [[Taika Waititi]], and [[Thomas Bezucha]]. His film scores include several films from the [[Mission: Impossible (film series)|''Mission: Impossible'']]; ''[[Jurassic World]]'', [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], [[List of Star Trek films#Reboot (Kelvin timeline) films|''Star Trek'' reboot]] series, eight [[Pixar|Pixar Animation Studios]] films, multiple [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] films, ''[[Rogue One]]'', [[The Batman (film)|''The Batman'']]; and several other films. He also composed the score for the video game series ''[[Medal of Honor (video game series)|Medal of Honor]]'' and ''[[Call of Duty]]'' and the television series ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', and ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]''.

Giacchino was born in [[Riverside Township, New Jersey]]. His father's ancestors were Italians, coming from [[Sicily]], and his mother's ancestors emigrated from [[Abruzzo]] (in central [[Italy]]). Giacchino grew up in [[Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey]],<ref>Burlingame, Jon. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/07/movies/07burl.html "Michael Giacchino's Mission: Make the Old Music New"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 7, 2006. Accessed February 3, 2013. "The backyard for Mr. Giacchino, 38, was in Edgewater Park, N.J., where he grew up watching—and listening to—Hanna-Barbera cartoons, ''The A-Team'' and reruns of ''The Dick Van Dyke Show.''"</ref> and graduated from [[Holy Cross Academy (New Jersey)|Holy Cross High School]] in [[Delran Township, New Jersey]] in 1986.<ref>Longsdorf, Amy. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courierpostonline/access/1714463911.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+24%2C+2008&author=AMY+LONGSDORF&pub=Courier+Post&desc=Success+sounds+great+for+Giacchino "Success sounds great for Giacchino"]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[Courier-Post]]'', February 24, 2008. Accessed February 3, 2013. "Giacchino, a graduate of Holy Cross High School (Class of '86), was scoring video games when Abrams gave him his first big break writing the music for TV's ''Alias'' and ''Lost.''"</ref> He holds dual American and Italian citizenship.<ref name="Ansa">[http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/english/2010/03/08/visualizza_new.html_1731171433.html "Oscar winners thank Italy – News in English"]. ANSA.it. Retrieved on August 21, 2011.</ref> His brother [[Anthony Giacchino]] is a documentary filmmaker.

On March 7, 2022, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' reported that Giacchino was directing an upcoming as-of-yet untitled [[Marvel Studios]] television project for [[Disney+]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/artisans/news/batman-movie-score-michael-giacchino-1235198173//|title=The Music of 'The Batman': How Michael Giacchino Used Dread and Darkness to Score the Box Office Smash|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 7, 2022}}</ref> Four days later, ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' revealed that he would be directing ''[[Werewolf by Night (TV special)|Werewolf by Night]]'', which was released on October 7, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|urlname=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-halloween-special-michael-giacchino-1235109396/|title=Composer Michael Giacchino to Direct Marvel's Halloween Special|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 11,"Kit 2022}}<"/ref>