Mick Giacchino
American composer
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Michael George "Mick" Giacchino Jr. is an American composer who works in television and film scoring. He received a Primetime Emmy Award for his music to the HBO drama The Penguin.[1][2][3][4]
- Piano
- keyboards
- synthesizer
- guitar
Mick Giacchino | |
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| Background information | |
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| Occupation | Composer |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
Biography
Giacchino is the son of music composer Michael Giacchino, and the nephew of documentary filmmaker Anthony Giacchino.
Giacchino's credits include Disney+'s Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, the musical comedy The Muppets Mayhem,[5] AMC+'s western drama That Dirty Black Bag, and the Marvel Television series VisionQuest.[6]
He began working in television scoring with Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow in 2015,[7] and has since contributed to animated and live-action productions including Disney's Zootopia+, Netflix's feature Extinct, and the Netflix series The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell.[citation needed] He also worked on additional music for The Batman.[citation needed]
Outside of screen work, Giacchino has released original instrumental music, debuting with his 2021 EP Perseverance.[citation needed]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Role |
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| 2011 | Super 8 | J. J. Abrams | Paramount Pictures | Scoring assistant |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Jon Watts | Columbia Pictures Marvel Studios |
Orchestrator |
| 2018 | Incredibles 2 | Brad Bird | Walt Disney Pictures | Additional music |
| 2021 | Extinct | David Silverman | Netflix | Composer, original themes by Michael Giacchino |
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | Jon Watts | Columbia Pictures Marvel Studios |
Score coordinator | |
| 2022 | The Batman | Matt Reeves | Warner Bros. Pictures DC Films |
Additional music and orchestrations |
| Jurassic World Dominion | Colin Trevorrow | Universal Pictures | Additional orchestration | |
| Over There | Ana Isabel Freitas | N/a | Composer | |
| 2023 | Next Goal Wins | Taika Waititi | Searchlight Pictures | Additional music |
Television
| Year | Title | Studio(s) | Notes |
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| 2015 | Turkey Hollow | Lifetime | |
| 2018 | The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell | Netflix | |
| 2022 | That Dirty Black Bag | AMC+ | |
| Zootopia+ | Disney+ | Co-composed with Curtis Green | |
| 2023 | The Muppets Mayhem | ||
| 2024 | The Penguin | HBO / DC Studios | Won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) |
| 2024–2025 | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Disney+ / Lucasfilm | |
| 2026 | VisionQuest | Disney+ / Marvel Television |