History Music / MichaelGiacchino

* DarkerAndEdgier: His collaborations with Creator/MattReeves tend to be this compared to the rest of his work, gloomier and quieter than the John Williams-esque scores that he is more famous for. His score for Reeves' ''Film/{{The Batman|2022}}'' is also this compared to prior Batman film scores, more somber than [[Film/BatmanFilmSeries Danny Elfman]] and [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard]]'s themes and comparatively less bombastic than [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse Zimmer and Tom Holkenborg's]], while at the same time a companion piece Music/JerryGoldsmith's hauntingly harsh and dissonant scores to ''Film/FirstBlood'' and ''Film/{{Outland}}''.

* DarkerAndEdgier: His collaborations with Creator/MattReeves tend to be this compared to the rest of his work, gloomier and quieter than the John Williams-esque scores that he is more famous for. His score for Reeves' ''Film/{{The Batman|2022}}'' is also this compared to prior Batman film scores, more somber than [[Film/BatmanFilmSeries Danny Elfman]] and [[Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard]]'s themes and comparatively less bombastic than [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse Zimmer and Tom Holkenborg's]].

** ''Thor: Love and Thunder''

** ...[[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome "Friendly Neighbor"]]...

** ...[[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome "Friendly Neighbor"]].

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=] (who is now considered to be the PoorMansSubstitute for blockbuster composer Giacchino himself in recent years), whom Giacchino can also be seen as a next-gen SuperiorSuccessor 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.

* ''Film/RogueOne'' [[note]](replaced Creator/AlexandreDesplat)[[/note]]

** ''Spider-Man: No Way Home''

* SuperiorSuccessor: While's his musical work are a SpiritualSuccessor to Williams, [=McNeely=] and [=DeVol=] as noted above, he can be considered this too as they can be seen as a next-gen {{Reconstruction}} of the latter three's own past work.

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=] (who is now considered to be the PoorMansSubstitute for blockbuster composer Giacchino himself in recent years), 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.

** ThemeTuneCameo: In any of the films he's scored that are based on an existing property (i.e. ''[[Film/StarTrek2009 Star Trek]]'', ''Film/SpeedRacer'', ''Film/MissionImpossible'', ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''), said leitmotif is usually taken from the original property, something shared with fellow composer and predecessor Joel [=McNeely=].

* ''Film/{{Mercenaries}}'' (with Chris Tilton)

* ''Film/RogueOne''[[note]](replaced Creator/AlexandreDesplat)[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheBalladOfNessie''

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

* ''Film/{{The Batman|2021}}''

* ''Film/{{The Batman|2020}}''

** "[[Film/MissionImpossible ...Last Four Minutes to Live]]"
** "[[Film/MissionImpossible ...Parking Valet]]"

** ThemeTuneCameo: In any of the films he's scored that are based on an existing property (i.e. ''[[Film/StarTrek2009 Star Trek]]'', ''Film/SpeedRacer'', ''Film/MissionImpossible'', ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''), said leitmotif is usually taken from the original property.

** ...[[Film/StarTrek2009 "Galaxy's Worst Sushi Bar"]]...
** ...[[Film/StarTrekBeyond "Scotland’s Worst Cliffhanger"]]...
** ...[[Film/DoctorStrange2016 "Astral World's Worst Killer"]]...

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

* {{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/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.