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{{Short description|American music composer (born 1967)}}
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| image             = Michael Giacchino Sep 2017.jpg
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| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1967|10|10}}
| birth_place       = [[Riverside Township, New Jersey]], United States
| 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]]}}
| years_active      = 1994{{ndash}}present
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'''Michael 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]]''.

In 2018, he ventured into directing, and in 2022 helmed the Marvel Studios [[Disney+]] special ''[[Werewolf by Night (TV special)|Werewolf by Night]]''.<ref name="Kit 2022">{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=March 11, 2022 |title=Composer Michael Giacchino to Direct Marvel's Halloween Special |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-halloween-special-michael-giacchino-1235109396/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311201420/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marvel-halloween-special-michael-giacchino-1235109396/ |archive-date=March 11, 2022 |access-date=August 21, 2024 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

== Early life ==
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.

Giacchino began combining images and music at age 10, when he began creating [[stop-motion animation]] with homemade soundtracks in his basement. While in high school, an art teacher who mentored Giacchino recommended to his parents that he attend the [[School of Visual Arts]] in [[New York City]]. Giacchino describes visiting the school with his parents thus:<ref name="VAJ">Lincourt, Carrie. "Q + A". ''Visual Arts Journal''. Volume 19, Number 1. Spring 2011. [[School of Visual Arts]]. Pages 46–49.</ref>

<blockquote>I thought, wow, this is fantastic. They actually have colleges like this? Where I can do the things that I am really interested in doing? That was amazing to me. I loved SVA. I loved the kind of freedom that it provided. It was kind of like this great experiment—okay, you're here because you like something. So let's see how much you like it. We're not going to regulate you too much. We're going to see how passionate and driven you are, and how much you want this thing.<ref name="VAJ" /></blockquote>

Giacchino enrolled at SVA, majoring in film production and minoring in history. During his final year at SVA, his instructor in film publicity announced an unpaid internship was available at [[Universal Pictures]]. Giacchino, who was the only one interested, obtained the six-month position, which he filled at night while attending school during the day and working at [[Macy's]] to pay his rent. He graduated from SVA in 1990 with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]], after which he took music classes at the [[Juilliard School]], and then at UCLA.<ref name="VAJ" /><ref name="NewYorkTimes">Burlingame, Jon (May 7, 2006). [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/07/movies/07burl.html "Michael Giacchino's Mission: Make the Old Music New"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''.  Accessed November 27, 2007. "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''. He graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York, but, as music became his main interest, he took classes at Juilliard and, later, film-music extension courses at UCLA"</ref><ref name="Mackie.com">[http://www.mackie.com/artists/index.html?id=357&y=2005 "Michael Giacchino – Scoring for Primetime: ABC's Alias"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523004709/http://www.mackie.com/artists/index.html?id=357&y=2005 |date=May 23, 2006 }}. Mackie.com. Retrieved on April 14, 2011.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography|url=https://michaelgiacchino.com/biography/|access-date=April 27, 2021|website=Michael Giacchino|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
=== Video games ===
When Giacchino's internship ended, Universal hired him, giving him a job upon graduation from college. He later moved to Disney, and when Disney relocated to Los Angeles, Giacchino moved with them, working in publicity, while taking night classes in instrumentation and orchestration at [[UCLA]]. His work for Disney had him interacting with the various personnel who worked in films, such as the producers who hired composers, so when a job at [[Disney Interactive Studios|Disney Interactive]] opened for a producer, Giacchino obtained the job, thinking he could hire himself to write music for the games he produced.<ref name="VAJ" /><ref name="NewYorkTimes" /><ref name="Mackie.com" />

Giacchino's composition work for Disney Interactive during the 16-bit era included the [[Sega Genesis]] games ''[[Gargoyles (video game)|Gargoyles]]'' and ''[[Donald in Maui Mallard|Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow]]'' and the various console versions of ''[[The Lion King (video game)|The Lion King]]''.<ref name="MobyGames">[http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,47852/ "Michael Giacchino"]. MobyGames. Retrieved April 14, 2012.</ref> However his first major composition was for the [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] video game adaptation of the 1997 movie, ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park (console game)|The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]''.<ref name="MichaelGiacchino.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelgiacchino.com/bio.html|title=Michael Giacchino.com -Biography|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320035156/http://www.michaelgiacchino.com/bio.html|archive-date=March 20, 2008}}</ref> The video game was one of the first [[PlayStation]] (also on [[Sega Saturn]]) console titles to be recorded with an original live orchestral score. Giacchino has since continued his relationship with DreamWorks which also included composing the score for the ''[[Small Soldiers]]'' [[Small Soldiers (video game)|video game]] in 1998, providing full orchestral scores for many of their popular videogames. He also worked with Pandemic studios to create the theme for ''[[Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction]]''. Giacchino's award-winning compositions covers the first four installments of the ''[[Medal of Honor (computer game)|Medal of Honor]]'' series (''[[Medal of Honor (1999 video game)|Medal of Honor]]'', ''[[Medal of Honor: Underground|Underground]]'',  ''[[Medal of Honor: Allied Assault|Allied Assault]]'' and ''[[Medal of Honor: Frontline|Frontline]]''), ''[[Medal of Honor: Heroes 2|Heroes: 2]]'', and also the scores for several other World War II-related video games like ''[[Secret Weapons Over Normandy]]'', ''[[Call of Duty (video game)|Call of Duty]]'' and ''[[Call of Duty: Finest Hour]]''.<ref name="MichaelGiacchino">{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelgiacchino.com/works.html|title=Michael Giacchino.com – Works|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080330044225/http://www.michaelgiacchino.com/works.html|archive-date=March 30, 2008}}</ref> Additionally, Giacchino composed themes for ''[[The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer]]'', and co-wrote the theme of ''[[Black (video game)|Black]]'' with composer [[Chris Tilton]].<ref name="ChrisTilton.com">[http://www.christilton.com/black.htm Chris Tilton.com – Black] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060830210811/http://www.christilton.com/black.htm |date=August 30, 2006 }}</ref> He also composed the score for ''[[Alias (video game)|Alias]]'', which was based on the television series of the same name. In 2008 Giacchino wrote music for ''[[Turning Point: Fall of Liberty]]''.<ref>[http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13807/Michael-Giacchino-to-Score-Turning-Point-Fall-of-Liberty/ Michael Giacchino to Score Turning Point: Fall of Liberty] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720120131/http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/13807/Michael-Giacchino-to-Score-Turning-Point-Fall-of-Liberty/ |date=July 20, 2013 }}. News.teamxbox.com (June 26, 2007). Retrieved on August 21, 2011.</ref> In 2007, he returned to the ''Medal of Honor'' franchise as he composed the music for ''[[Medal of Honor: Airborne]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scoringsessions.com/news/107/|title=Michael Giacchino scores Medal of Honor: Airborne|last=Goldwasser|first=Dan|date=July 10, 2007|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref>

=== Film and television ===
Giacchino's work on various video games led to his entrance into television.

In 2001, [[J. J. Abrams]], producer of the television series ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', discovered Giacchino through his video game work and asked him to provide the new show's soundtrack. The soundtrack featured a mix of full orchestral pieces frequently intermingled with upbeat [[electronic music]], a departure from much of his previous work. Giacchino would go on to provide the score for J. J. Abrams's 2004 television series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'',<ref name="Amazon.com">[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000EHSVDM Lost Soundtrack]. Amazon. Retrieved on August 21, 2011.</ref> creating an acclaimed score which employed a unique process of using spare pieces of a [[fuselage|plane fuselage]] for percussion parts. The score for ''Lost'' is also notable for a signature thematic motif: a brass fall-off at the end of certain themes.<ref name="TheLogBook">[http://www.thelogbook.com/music/lost-music-by-michael-giacchino/ The Log Book – Lost] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303080708/http://www.thelogbook.com/music/lost-music-by-michael-giacchino/ |date=March 3, 2007 }}</ref> Just like his counterpart [[Stu Phillips (composer)|Stu Phillips]], he worked with the television show creator Abrams on his shows with his music scores while Abrams supplied the show's main themes on certain series such as ''Alias''.

In 2004, Giacchino received his first big feature film commission. [[Brad Bird]], director of [[Pixar]]'s ''[[The Incredibles]]'', asked Giacchino to provide the soundtrack for the film after having heard his work on ''Alias''.<ref name="Cinemusic.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemusic.net/reviews/2004/incredibles.html|title=Maintenance |work=Cinemusic}}</ref> The upbeat [[jazz]] orchestral sound was a departure in style not only for Giacchino but for Pixar, which had previously relied on [[Randy Newman|Randy]] and [[Thomas Newman]] for all of its films. Director Brad Bird had originally sought out [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] – perhaps best known for his work on the early [[James Bond]] films—but Barry was reportedly afraid to repeat the styles of his earlier works.<ref>[http://www.moviemusic.com/mb/Forum1/HTML/013243.html Message Boards: The Incredibles!]. Moviemusic.com. Retrieved on August 21, 2011.</ref>

Giacchino was nominated for two [[Grammy Awards]] in 2005 for ''The Incredibles'': [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Score Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition|Best Instrumental Composition]].<ref name="Mlscmusic.com">[http://www.mlscmusic.com/Charts%20Awards/48%20grammy/48Grammy%20Nom%20List.pdf Grammy Nominations 2005 – PDF] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929174801/http://www.mlscmusic.com/Charts%20Awards/48%20grammy/48Grammy%20Nom%20List.pdf |date=September 29, 2007 }}</ref>

Like his other counterparts [[Joel McNeely]], [[J. A. C. Redford]] and [[Frank DeVol]], Giacchino mostly associated with Disney from early in his career up to most recently, ranging from video games such as ''[[Mickey Mania]]'' and ''[[Gargoyles (video game)|Gargoyles]]'' to films such as ''The Incredibles'' and eventually collaborated with [[Walt Disney Imagineering]] in creating two new soundtracks for the updated versions of [[Space Mountain (Disneyland)|Space Mountain]] at [[Disneyland]], [[Space Mountain: Mission 2]] at [[Disneyland Paris]], and [[Space Mountain (Hong Kong Disneyland)|Space Mountain]] at [[Hong Kong Disneyland]].<ref name="Allearsnet.com">[http://www.allearsnet.com/dlr/tp/dl/space.htm Space Mountain]. Allearsnet.com (May 27, 1977). Retrieved on August 21, 2011.</ref>

Giacchino also composed scores for the 2005 films ''[[Sky High (2005 film)|Sky High]]'' and ''[[The Family Stone]]'', and the television movie ''[[The Muppets' Wizard of Oz]]''. Additionally, he wrote the music for [[Joseph Barbera]]'s final theatrical [[Tom and Jerry]] cartoon ''[[The Karate Guard]]'', and scored the Abrams-directed 2006 film ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]''.<ref name="CDUniverse.com">[http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/7068767/a/Mission+Impossible+III.htm M:I – Iii]. CDUniverse (May 9, 2006). Retrieved on August 21, 2011.</ref> Giacchino's next musical achievement was his Paris-inspired score for the Disney-Pixar film ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]'', which includes the theme song "Le Festin", performed by French artist [[Camille (French singer)|Camille]]. He received his first [[Academy Award]] [[80th Academy Awards|nomination]] for this score. He also created the score for Abrams' 2009 ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]'' film.

Giacchino [[Up (film score)|scored]] the [[Pixar]] film ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'' (and its accompanying animated short ''[[Partly Cloudy]]''), for which he collaborated with director [[Pete Docter]]. This marked the first time Giacchino worked with a Pixar director other than Brad Bird. This work gained Giacchino his first [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]: the first-ever win for Pixar in that category. Giacchino notes that he won on the same night as his SVA classmate Joel Harlow won for [[Academy Award for Best Makeup|Best Makeup Oscar]] for ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]''.<ref name="VAJ" />

Giacchino has continued his collaboration with J. J. Abrams. For the Abrams-produced monster film ''[[Cloverfield]]'', Giacchino wrote an homage to Japanese monster scores in an overture titled "ROAR!", which played over the credits, and constituted the only original music for the film. He composed the score for J. J. Abrams' feature ''Super 8'' in 2011. He also composed for the pilot of the Abrams-produced American television series ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'', after which Giacchino gave scoring duties to his assistant [[Chad Seiter]], who scored the first half of [[Fringe (season 1)|season one]]. The task was then passed on to [[Chris Tilton]], who scored the latter half of season one and all subsequent seasons.

In 2016, Giacchino composed the score for the Marvel film ''[[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]],'' as well as the score for the Disney film ''[[Zootopia]]''. Giacchino also composed the fanfare for the new [[Marvel Studios]] logo, which debuted with ''Doctor Strange''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/marvel-studios-new-logo-fanfare-michael-giacchino/ |title=Watch: Marvel Studios Debuts New Logo with Fanfare by Michael Giacchino |last=Goldberg |first=Matt |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=July 24, 2016 |access-date=July 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725145310/http://collider.com/marvel-studios-new-logo-fanfare-michael-giacchino/ |archive-date=July 25, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2016, it was announced that Giacchino had been chosen to replace composer [[Alexandre Desplat]] as the composer for the ''[[Star Wars]]'' anthology film ''[[Rogue One]]'' after Desplat was unavailable following reshoots.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-rogue-one-replaces-929387|title='Star Wars: Rogue One' Replaces Its Composer (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> Giacchino then scored four more Marvel films: 2017's ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]],'' 2019's ''[[Spider-Man: Far From Home]],'' 2021's ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]],'' and 2022's ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-homecoming-be-scored-by-michael-giacchino-944508|title='Spider-Man: Homecoming' to Be Scored by Michael Giacchino|work=hollywoodreporter.com|date=November 6, 2016|access-date=November 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 9, 2021|title='Thor: Love and Thunder': Michael Giacchino Set to Compose Score|url=https://collider.com/thor-love-and-thunder-composer-michael-giacchino/|access-date=December 19, 2021|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

Giacchino returned to Pixar to score ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'' (2017) and ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' (2018).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicbook.com/2015/10/29/incredibles-2-brad-bird-confirms-michael-giacchnio-back-as-compo/|title=Incredibles 2: Brad Bird Confirms Michael Giacchino Back As Composer|work=[[ComicBook.com]]|date=October 29, 2015}}</ref>
He also composed the score for [[Taika Waititi]]'s 2019 film ''[[Jojo Rabbit]]''. In 2022, Giacchino composed the score for '' [[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'', and the score for the Pixar film ''[[Lightyear (film)|Lightyear]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crossan |first1=Ash |title=Michael Giacchino Interview: Lightyear |url=https://screenrant.com/lightyear-michael-giacchino-interview/ |access-date=July 13, 2022 |publisher=[[Screen Rant]] |date=June 16, 2022}}</ref>

In 2018, Giacchino wrote, directed and scored Monster Challenge.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Monster Challenge Archives|url=https://michaelgiacchino.com/tag/monster-challenge/|website=Michael Giacchino|date=May 12, 2020 |language=en-US|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> The short film is a satirical take on Japanese game shows, starring [[Patton Oswalt]], [[Ben Schwartz]], [[Dermot Mulroney]], [[Amy Brenneman]], [[Benedict Wong]], [[Tom Everett Scott]], Taishi Mizuno, Ann Madox, and Teruko Nakajima. Monster Challenge originally premiered at [[Fantastic Fest]] in 2018 and premiered on [[YouTube]] on March 20, 2020.<ref>{{Citation|title=Monster Challenge| date=March 20, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SL7DGPO3FM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/3SL7DGPO3FM| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He continued with his directorial efforts with a ''[[Star Trek: Short Treks]]'' episode "[[Ephraim and Dot]]" in 2019.

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 name="Kit 2022"/>

=== Additional compositions ===
In addition to his long list of soundtracks, in 2005 Giacchino collaborated with [[Walt Disney Imagineering]] in creating two new soundtracks for the updated versions of [[Space Mountain (Disneyland)|Space Mountain]] at [[Disneyland]], [[Space Mountain: Mission 2]] at [[Disneyland Paris]], and [[Space Mountain (Hong Kong Disneyland)|Space Mountain]] at [[Hong Kong Disneyland]].<ref name="Allearsnet.com" /> Giacchino was also contracted by [[Sarah Vowell]], who played character [[Violet Parr|Violet]] in ''[[The Incredibles]]'', to compose the score to the audio version of her book ''[[Assassination Vacation]]''. Michael Giacchino's music can also be heard in "[[Star Tours: The Adventure Continues]]" during the "travel log videos" shown in the queue for both the Disneyland and Walt Disney World versions of the attraction.

In 2009, he was asked to conduct the Academy Awards orchestra for the [[81st Academy Awards]]. For this project he rearranged many famous movie themes in different styles, including a 1930s Big Band treatment of ''[[Lawrence of Arabia (film)|Lawrence of Arabia]]'' and a bossa nova of ''[[Moon River]]''. Giacchino also composed the fanfare for the 100th Anniversary logo of [[Paramount Pictures]], which debuted with ''[[Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol]]'' on December 7, 2011, at the [[Dubai International Film Festival]], which it carried onto the logos of Paramount's other divisions, as well as the new fanfare for [[Marvel Studios]], which debuted alongside its logo with ''[[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]]'' on October 13, 2016, in Hong Kong, in which he also composed an arrangement of the [[Spider-Man (theme song)|theme song of the 1967 ''Spider-Man'' cartoon series]], in ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'', replacing his work on the fanfare of the Marvel Studios logo for that film, and he rearranged the fanfare in ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]'' to make a more rock style, and ''[[Werewolf by Night (TV special)|Werewolf by Night]]'', in which he directed the special. On top of that, he also composed the fanfare for the [[Marvel Studios Special Presentation]] and [[Marvel Spotlight (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Marvel Spotlight]] logos, which debuted in ''Warewolf by Night'' and ''[[Echo (TV series)|Echo]]'', respectively.

=== Acting ===
In 2015, Giacchino played an [[It's a Small World]] operator in the film ''[[Tomorrowland (film)|Tomorrowland]]'' which he scored.<ref name="officialpr">{{cite web|title=Tomorrowland: Press Kit|url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/tomorrowland/writen-material/tomorrowland5553ea356321a.pdf|publisher=The Walt Disney Studios|access-date=May 14, 2015|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411011926/http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/tomorrowland/writen-material/tomorrowland5553ea356321a.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Additionally, the same year, he played [[First Order (Star Wars)|First Order]] [[Stormtrooper (Star Wars)|Stormtrooper]] FN-3181 in [[J.&nbsp;J. Abrams]]' ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-the-force-awakens-cameos |title='Force Awakens' Cameos Revealed: Michael Giacchino, Daniel Craig, and Radiohead's Nigel Godrich |work=[[/Film]] |date=December 18, 2015 |access-date=February 21, 2019 |first=Peter |last=Sciretta}}</ref> He reprised the role in the 2018 animated film ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wdsmediafile.com/media/RalphBreaksTheInternet/writen-material/RalphBreaksTheInternet5bdce2c0c0501.pdf |title=Ralph Breaks the Internet |access-date=February 21, 2019 |year=2018 |publisher=[[Disney Enterprises, Inc.]] |pages=33 |work=[[The Walt Disney Company]]}}</ref> In 2019, he cameoed as a [[Sith]] trooper in ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]'', also directed by Abrams.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fiduccia |first1=Christopher |title=Star Wars Composer's Secret Rise of Skywalker Sith Trooper Cameo Revealed |url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-rise-skywalker-sith-trooper-michael-giacchino-cameo/ |website=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=July 10, 2021 |date=June 29, 2020 }}</ref>

=== Directing ===
Giacchino grew up with an immense love for filmmaking, often spending time making short films in his youth. He made his professional directorial debut in 2019 with an episode of ''[[Star Trek: Short Treks]]'' during its second season. In 2020, Giacchino directed in his own short film, ''Monster Challenge'' starring [[Patton Oswalt]]. In 2022, Giacchino directed and scored the [[Marvel Studios]] Halloween special ''[[Werewolf by Night (TV special)|Werewolf by Night]]'' to critical acclaim. In January 2023, it was announced that Giacchino would make his feature directorial debut with a remake of ''[[Them!]]'' for [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]. He is expected to score the film as well.<ref>{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=January 4, 2023|title=Michael Giacchino To Make Feature Directorial Debut With Fresh Take On 'Them!' At Warner Bros|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/michael-giacchino-them-feature-film-directing-debut-warner-bros-1235211743/|access-date=January 4, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Style ==
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Giacchino is noted for using humorous titles filled with puns on his soundtrack albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/michael-giacchino-song-titles.php|title=Michael Giacchino's Strange, Pun-Filled Movie Scores|last=Allison|date=July 24, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105115359/http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/michael-giacchino-song-titles.php|archive-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicfm.com/composers/giacchino/news/star-trek-abrams/#034EZK2t3hhrug1a.97|title=Composer Michael Giacchino on Star Trek puns and the wrath of Trekkers}}</ref> ''[[Dawn of the Planet of the Apes]]'' and ''[[Jurassic World]]'' in particular had many ape- and dinosaur-related double entendres such as "Gorilla Warfare" and "Raptor Your Heart Out".<ref name="JurassicWorld">{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/06/01/the_many_prehistoric_puns_on_michael_giacchino_s_jurassic_world_soundtrack.html|title=The Many Prehistoric Puns on Michael Giacchino's Jurassic World Soundtrack Are Dino-myte|last=Kroll|first=Laura|date=June 1, 2015|work=Bradley|access-date=June 12, 2015}}</ref> Many of those have references to previous works of his, both in style and naming. Giacchino used themes from the track "U-Boat" from the ''[[Medal of Honor (video game)|Medal of Honor]]'' soundtrack in the tracks "Sawyer Jones and the Temple of Boom" and "Sub-Primed" from the 5th and 6th season ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' soundtracks as the submarine motif. In terms of naming, the score for ''[[The Incredibles]]'' contains a piece named "100 Mile Dash", and subsequently  ''[[Ratatouille (film)|Ratatouille]]'' had "100 Rat Dash", ''[[Up (2009 film)|Up]]'' had "Three Dog Dash", and ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'' had "Shrine and Dash". Another series of examples: "World's Worst Beach Party" from the first ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' album, "World's Worst Last 4 Minutes To Live" from the ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'' soundtrack, "Galaxy's Worst Sushi Bar" from ''[[Star Trek: Music from the Motion Picture|Star Trek]]'' (2010 deluxe release), "World's Worst Landscaping" from the second ''Lost'' album, "World's Worst Car Wash" from the soundtrack album ''Lost: The Final Season'', and "World's Worst Field Trip" from the soundtrack of [[Super 8 (2011 film)|''Super 8'']]. The soundtrack for ''[[Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol]]'' also has a track titled "World's Worst Parking Valet", and the score for ''[[Zootopia]]'' contains a track titled "World's Worst Animal Shelter" as well as the score for ''[[Incredibles 2]]'' including a track called "World's Worst Babysitters". Inversely, the score for ''[[Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction]]'' has a track titled "World's Best Carpool Lane"; the [[Speed Racer (soundtrack)|''Speed Racer'' score]] has tracks titled "World's Best Autopia" and "World's Worst Road Rage"; the soundtrack for ''[[Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom]]'' has a track titled "World's Worst Bedtime Storyteller"; the soundtrack for ''[[Tomorrowland (film)|Tomorrowland]]'' has a track titled "World's Worst Shop Keepers"; the [[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|''Doctor Strange'']] score has a track titled "Astral World's Worst Killer"; the [[Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (soundtrack)|''Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'']] score has an alternate title for "Cargo Shuttle SW-0608" which is "World's Worst Vacation Destination"; the [[Spider-Man: Far From Home (soundtrack)|''Spider-Man: Far From Home'']] score has a track titled "World's Worst Water Feature"; the [[Spider-Man: No Way Home (soundtrack)|''Spider-Man: No Way Home'']] score has a track titled "World's Worst Friendly Neighbor"; [[The Batman (soundtrack)|''The Batman'' score]] has a track entitled "World's Worst Translator"; the ''[[Lightyear (soundtrack)|Lightyear]]'' score has a track entitled "World's Worst Self-Destruct Sequence".

Notably - this tradition of pun names was omitted from the soundtrack of ''[[Society of the Snow]]'', likely out of respect for the victims of [[Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571|the disaster.]]

== Discography ==
{{Main|Michael Giacchino discography}}

== Filmography ==
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=== Television (as director) ===
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!Title!! Year !! Notes
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|''Monster Challenge'' || 2018 || Short film
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|''[[Star Trek: Short Treks]]'' || 2019 || Episode: "Ephraim and Dot"
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|''[[Werewolf by Night (TV special)|Werewolf by Night]]'' || 2022 || [[Disney+]] television special<br>also composer
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== Awards and nominations ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Michael Giacchino}}

== Personal life ==
He has a son named Mick Giacchino.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Giacchino |first1=Michael |title=Actually, I write the themes along with my SON @MickGiacchino and HE wrote the full score. |url=https://twitter.com/m_giacchino/status/1489374562592698369 |website=Twitter |access-date=April 9, 2023 |date=February 3, 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Lost Original Television Soundtracks|Music of ''Lost'']]
* [[Music of Star Wars|Music of ''Star Wars'']]
* [[List of Star Trek composers and music|Music of ''Star Trek'']]
* [[Music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe]]
* [[Batman music|Music of ''Batman'']]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://michaelgiacchino.com}}
* {{IMDb name|315974}}
* {{discogs artist|Michael Giacchino}}
* [https://archive.org/details/SecretWeaponsOverNormandy Michael Giacchino's score for ''Secret Weapons Over Normandy'']
* [http://www.soundtrack.net/features/article/?id=132 SoundtrackNet Interview with Michael Giacchino]
* [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2008/06/sepinwall_on_tv_michael_giacch.html Alan Sepinwall interview with Michael Giacchino on composing for LOST]

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