COMPOSER

Michael Giacchino

1967 - Today

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Michael Giacchino ( jə-KEE-noh, Italian: [dʒaˈkiːno]; born October 10, 1967) is an American composer of music for film, television, and video games. He has received many accolades for his work, including an Oscar for Up (2009), an Emmy for 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, Drew Goddard, J. A. Bayona, The Wachowskis, Taika Waititi, and Thomas Bezucha. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Giacchino has received more than 3,753,600 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Michael Giacchino is the 992nd most popular composer (up from 1,034th in 2019), the 4,903rd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,485th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Composer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Michael Giacchino ranks 992 out of 1,451. Before him are Ivan Galamian, Matthew Locke, Marcos Portugal, John Rutter, Franco Donatoni, and Bruno Coulais. After him are Renzo Rossellini, Giovanni Maria Nanino, Tigran Chukhajian, Franco Faccio, Gottfried von Einem, and Johann Theile.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Michael Giacchino ranks 137. Before him are Mira Sorvino, Basile Boli, Henry Ian Cusick, Masha Gessen, Daron Acemoglu, and Masatada Ishii. After him are Zinho, Madhuri Dixit, Tom Hollander, Zakk Wylde, Ty Burrell, and Roberto Rosetti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Giacchino ranks 4,903 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Brant (1742), Barbara Hutton (1912), Ron Woodroof (1950), Butterfly McQueen (1911), Joan Blondell (1906), and John Terry (1950). After him are Albert Tyler (1872), Louis Wolheim (1880), Hunter Schafer (1998), Giovanni Ribisi (1974), Gregory Hines (1946), and David Brin (1950).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Michael Giacchino ranks 54. Before him are Cathy Berberian (1925), Elliott Carter (1908), William Christie (1944), Marvin Hamlisch (1944), Walter Piston (1894), and Harold Arlen (1905). After him are Kevin MacLeod (1972), Frederic Rzewski (1938), Peter H. Gilmore (1958), Leonard Rosenman (1924), Carter Burwell (1954), and Raymond Scott (1908).

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