Jean-Christophe Beck is a Canadian television and film score composer and conductor. He is a brother of the noted pianist Chilly Gonzales. He won an Emmy Award in 1998 for his work on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He has also worked on Angel and The Practice. His film credits include Starstruck, Let the Devil Wear Black, Bring It On, Confidence, American Wedding, Under the Tuscan Sun, Garfield, Elektra, ', School for Scoundrels, The Pink Panther, We Are Marshall, License to Wed, The Seeker, Fred Claus, Charlie Bartlett, Drillbit Taylor, Phoebe in Wonderland, I Love You, Beth Cooper, The Pink Panther 2, The Hangover, Waiting for Superman, ', Date Night, Tower Heist, The Muppets, R.I.P.D., Frozen, Endless Love, Muppets Most Wanted, Ant-Man, The Peanuts Movie, Trolls, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Frozen II. He appeared in the documentary Finding Kraftland for his agent Richard Kraft. He has won one Primetime Emmy and Annie Award, and has been nominated for one Primetime Emmy, two Annie and one Grammy Award.
Early life
Canadian composer Christophe Beck started piano lessons at five, and by eleven he was learning Bee Gees songs by ear and performing with his first-ever band, the unfortunately-named Chris and The Cupcakes. During high school he studied piano, saxophone, and drums, and wrote many tender 80's love ballads. While studying music at Yale, Beck wrote two musicals with his brother Jason, as well as an opera based on “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allen Poe.
Career
Upon graduation, Beck moved to Los Angeles to attend USC's prestigious film scoring program, where he studied with Jerry Goldsmith. A personal recommendation from the legendary Buddy Baker, then head of the USC Music Department, led to his first assignment for a Canadian TV series called White Fang. Several TV series later, he was asked to score the second season of WB Network'sBuffy the Vampire Slayer. Beck received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for his score to the Buffy episode, “Becoming, Part 1.” In 2000, the cheerleading comedy Bring It On launched Beck's film career, which includes such diverse credits as Under The Tuscan Sun, Edge of Tomorrow, Crazy, Stupid, Love, Pitch Perfect, and the Hangover trilogy. More recently, Chris scored the Oscar and Grammy - winning animated filmFrozen, and both of Marvel'sAnt-Man films. Christophe works out of his studio in Santa Monica, California.
