Riverside, New Jersey, 1967
Michael Giacchino
From video games to Pixar: The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up and Coco. Oscar for Up.
He started out scoring video games (Medal of Honor) before J. J. Abrams hired him for Alias and Lost. Brad Bird brought him to Pixar for The Incredibles. Since then he has scored Star Trek, Jurassic World and The Batman.
- Style
- Clear melodies that change along with the story. He loves sixties big-band jazz and track titles built on puns.
- Awards
- Oscar for Up (2010). Emmy for Lost.
Essential films
- The Incredibles (2004)
- Ratatouille (2007)
- Up (2009)
- Star Trek (2009)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- Coco (2017)
- The Batman (2022)
Listen
- Married Life · UpSpotifyYouTube
- Le Festin · RatatouilleSpotifyYouTube
- Life and Death and Love and Birth · Lost (series)SpotifyYouTube
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Awards counted up to the 2026 Academy Awards. Facts reviewed in October 2026.