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Composer
Chad Cannon
Chad Cannon is an American composer, violinist, and orchestrator, raised in Salt Lake City and educated at Harvard (violin and Japanese) and Juilliard (composition). He began his career as an assistant orchestrator for Conrad Pope on scores by Howard Shore and Alexandre Desplat, and has worked closely with composer Joe Hisaishi as lead orchestrator for Hisaishi's globally touring Studio Ghibli concerts.
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Cannon composed the score for the Oscar-winning documentary American Factory (2019), the Oscar-shortlisted Hidden Letters (2022, co-composed with vocalist Leona Lewis), and The Dating Game (2025), and received a News & Documentary Emmy nomination for Exposing Muybridge. He is now based in Pasadena, California.
Known for
The Secret Life of Pets2016
American Factory2019
Chalk It Up2016
Devil's Tree: Rooted Evil2018
The Dog Days of Winter2019
Post Modern Minion2022
POV1988
Julia's Stepping Stones2024
Filmography
- TBAThe RoommatesFilmOriginal Music Composer
- TBAYou Ming Zhi: Slaying the DragonFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2026TikTok Never DiesFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2026The Coral RescuersFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2026The ClimbFilmMusician
- 2024Julia's Stepping StonesFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2024Tokyo CowboyFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2024Join or DieFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2024RoleplayFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2024Facing the WindFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2022Post Modern MinionFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2022PenglaiFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2021Singing in the WildernessFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2021Women in BlueFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2019American FactoryFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2019The Dog Days of WinterFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2018Devil's Tree: Rooted EvilFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2017Ylion and CallysiaFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 2016The Secret Life of PetsFilmOrchestrator
- 2016Chalk It UpFilmOriginal Music Composer
- 1988POVSeriesSound