History Music / MichaelGiacchino

** "[[Disney/{{Zootopia}} ...Animal Shelter]]"

** ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}''

* ''Film/TheBatman''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' (video game)
** ''The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer''

** ''Lost: Via Domus''

* ''The Ballad of Nessie''

* ''The Batman''

** "Lifted"
** "Partly Cloudy"
** "Day & Night"

* ProductionPosse: He's worked with Chris Tilton (on whom the terrible pun tradition has rubbed off) on both games and television. Inversely he's part of the JJ Abrams and Pixar posses (specially Creator/BradBird) and used to be part of [[Creator/ElectronicArts EA's.]] Amongst his regular musicians is legendary session bassist Abraham Laboriel Sr.

*** There are also [[{{Mercenaries}} "World's Best Carpool Lane"]], [[Film/SpeedRacer "World's Best Autopia"]]

Won an Academy Award for ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' and a Emmy for ''Series/{{Lost}}''. Can be seen as a modern-day Music/JohnWilliams, sharing this with fellow composer Joel [=McNeely=], whom Giacchino can also be seen as a next-gen successor to along with the late Frank [=DeVol=] due to also their most occasional collaborations with Creator/{{Disney}} sided with their other film and television works outside of the family-friendly company. He can also be seen as the modern day Stu Phillips in the television business due to scoring episodic music for shows whose theme songs were composed by the show's creators ([[Franchise/BattlestarGalactica Glen A.]] [[Series/KnightRider Larson]] for Phillips and Creator/JJAbrams for Giacchino). Also known [[PungeonMaster for naming many of his pieces with awful puns]] and [[ProductionPosse being the usual composer]] for filmmakers Creator/JJAbrams, Creator/BradBird, Creator/MattReeves and Colin Trevorrow.

* {{Reconstruction}}: His music is this of the upbeat, exciting LighterAndSofter orchestral music scoring that relates to composers that he grew up with such as Music/JohnWilliams, Music/JerryGoldsmith, [[Series/MissionImpossible Lalo Schifrin]], Music/AlanSilvestri and Music/JamesHorner (right down to using veteran orchestrator Jack Hayes in his past works such as ''Film/StarTrek2009'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' until Hayes' death), especially in the intense, brooding DarkerAndEdgier Music/HansZimmer-dominated movie music world that some audiophile listeners could need a break from. The only difference between Giacchino and the aformentioned upbeat composers is that Giacchino needed another conductor to conduct his music, while the said composers conducted their own scores.

** ... [[WesternAnimation/Incredibles2 "Babysitters"]].
** ... And [[''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' "Water Feature"]]

** ...and [[WesternAnimation/Incredibles2 "Babysitters"]].

* ''Film/StarTrek'' (2009)

* HurricaneOfPuns: His tracks have a serious tendency to be punny (virtually every track title in the ''Film/StarTrek'' soundtrack is a pun, usually either on the contents of a scene or on Nero's name). Because of his propensity for punny track names, his soundtracks also tend toward [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil inadvertent spoilers]].

** ThemeTuneCameo: In any of the films he's scored that are based on an existing property (i.e. ''Film/StarTrek'', ''Film/SpeedRacer'', ''Film/MissionImpossible'', ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''), said leitmotif is usually taken from the original property.

* {{Reconstruction}}: His music is this of the upbeat, exciting LighterAndSofter orchestral music scoring that relates to composers that he grew up with such as Music/JohnWilliams, Music/JerryGoldsmith, [[Series/MissionImpossible Lalo Schifrin]], Music/AlanSilvestri and Music/JamesHorner (right down to using veteran orchestrator Jack Hayes in his past works such as ''Film/StarTrek'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' until Hayes' death), especially in the intense, brooding DarkerAndEdgier Music/HansZimmer-dominated movie music world that some audiophile listeners could need a break from. The only difference between Giacchino and the aformentioned upbeat composers is that Giacchino needed another conductor to conduct his music, while the said composers conducted their own scores.

** ...[[Film/StarTrek "Galaxy's Worst Sushi Bar"]]...

* {{Reconstruction}}: His music is this of the upbeat, exciting LighterAndSofter orchestral music scoring that relates to composers that he grew up with such as Music/JohnWilliams, Music/JerryGoldsmith, [[Franchise/MissionImpossible Lalo Schifrin]], Music/AlanSilvestri and Music/JamesHorner (right down to using veteran orchestrator Jack Hayes in his past works such as ''Film/StarTrek'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' until Hayes' death), especially in the intense, brooding DarkerAndEdgier Music/HansZimmer-dominated movie music world that some audiophile listeners could need a break from. The only difference between Giacchino and the aformentioned upbeat composers is that Giacchino needed another conductor to conduct his music, while the said composers conducted their own scores.

* {{Reconstruction}}: His music is this of the upbeat, exciting LighterAndSofter orchestral music scoring that relates to composers that he grew up with such as Music/JohnWilliams, Music/JerryGoldsmith, Music/LaloSchifrin, Music/AlanSilvestri and Music/JamesHorner (right down to using veteran orchestrator Jack Hayes in his past works such as ''Film/StarTrek'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' until Hayes' death), especially in the intense, brooding DarkerAndEdgier Music/HansZimmer-dominated movie music world that some audiophile listeners could need a break from. The only difference between Giacchino and the aformentioned upbeat composers is that Giacchino needed another conductor to conduct his music, while the said composers conducted their own scores.

* {{Reconstruction}}: His music is this of the upbeat LighterAndSofter orchestral music scoring that relates to composers that he grew up with such as Music/JohnWilliams, Music/JerryGoldsmith, Music/AlanSilvestri and Music/JamesHorner (right down to using veteran orchestrator Jack Hayes in his past works such as ''Film/StarTrek'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' until Hayes' death), especially in the intense DarkerAndEdgier Music/HansZimmer-dominated movie music world that some audiophile listeners could need a break from. The only difference between Giacchino and the aformentioned upbeat composers is that Giacchino needed another conductor to conduct his music, while the said composers conducted their own scores.

* {{Reconstruction}}: His music is this of upbeat LighterAndSofter orchestral music scoring that relates to composers that he grew up with such as Music/JohnWilliams, Music/JerryGoldsmith, Music/AlanSilvestri and Music/JamesHorner (right down to using veteran orchestrator Jack Hayes in his past works such as ''Film/StarTrek'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' until Hayes' death), especially in the intense DarkerAndEdgier Music/HansZimmer-dominated movie music world that some audiophile listeners could need a break from. The only difference between Giacchino and the aformentioned upbeat composers is that Giacchino needed another conductor to conduct his music, while the said composers conducted their own scores.

* {{Reconstruction}}: His music is this of upbeat LighterAndSofter orchestral music scoring that relates to composers that he grew up with such as Music/JohnWilliams, Music/JerryGoldsmith, Music/AlanSilvestri and Music/JamesHorner (right down to using veteran orchestrator Jack Hayes in his past works such as ''StarTrek2009'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' until Hayes' death), especially in the intense DarkerAndEdgier Music/HansZimmer-dominated movie music world that some audiophile listeners could need a break from. The only difference between Giacchino and the aformentioned upbeat composers is that Giacchino needed another conductor to conduct his music, while the said composers conducted their own scores.

** ...and [[Film/Incredibles2 "Babysitters"]].

** "[[WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}} ...Animal Shelter]]"

Michael Giacchino (born October 10, 1967) is an American Composer who has composed music for films, video games and television, including three Creator/{{Pixar}} films. He first gained recognition for ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''.

** ...[[Film/DoctorStrange2016 "Astral World's Worst Killer"]].
** ...and [[Film/RogueOne "Vacation Destination"]]

* "WesternAnimation/HowToHookUpYourHomeTheater"
* ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}''

Won an Academy Award for ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' and a Emmy for ''Series/{{Lost}}''. Can be seen as a modern-day Music/JohnWilliams, sharing this with fellow composer Joel [=McNeely=]. Also known [[PungeonMaster for naming many of his pieces with awful puns]] and [[ProductionPosse being the usual composer]] for filmmakers Creator/JJAbrams, Creator/BradBird, Creator/MattReeves and Colin Trevorrow.

** ''Medal of Honor: Frontline''

Won an Academy Award for ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' and a Emmy for ''Series/{{Lost}}''. Can be seen as a modern-day Music/JohnWilliams, sharing this with fellow composer Joel McNeely. Also known [[PungeonMaster for naming many of his pieces with awful puns]] and [[ProductionPosse being the usual composer]] for filmmakers Creator/JJAbrams, Creator/BradBird, Creator/MattReeves and Colin Trevorrow.