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Christopher Dedrick(1947-2010)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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In theaters this December. On VOD/digital December 9th. http://www.jinglebellrocks.com/
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Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013)
Christopher Dedrick was born on 12 September 1947 in Delevan, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for The Saddest Music in the World (2003), Jaws: The Revenge (1987) and Emily of New Moon (1998). He died on 6 August 2010 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BornSeptember 12, 1947
DiedAugust 6, 2010(62)
BornSeptember 12, 1947
DiedAugust 6, 2010(62)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 12 nominations total

Known for

The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
The Saddest Music in the World
7.0
  • Composer
  • 2003
Lorraine Gary and Bruce in Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Jaws: The Revenge
3.1
  • Music Department
  • 1987
Emily of New Moon (1998)
Emily of New Moon
7.4
TV Series
  • Composer
Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, and Joan Allen in The Ice Storm (1997)
The Ice Storm
7.3
  • Music Department
  • 1997

Credits

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Composer

  • La tierra sin habitantes
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 2012
  • Aftermath (2008)
    Aftermath
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2008–2010
  • Naked Science (2004)
    Naked Science
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2010
  • Act of Dishonour (2010)
    Act of Dishonour
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 2010
  • The Wild Girl (2010)
    The Wild Girl
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2010
  • Aircrane: Extreme Helicopter
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2009
  • Rupert Graves and Kelly Rowan in The Good Times Are Killing Me (2009)
    The Good Times Are Killing Me
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2009
  • Unstable (2009)
    Unstable
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2009
  • The Body Machine
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2008
  • Death or Canada (2008)
    Death or Canada
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2008
  • Time Team (1994)
    Time Team
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2008
  • The One That Got Away (2008)
    The One That Got Away
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2008
  • A Broken Life, Director Neil Coombs, Producer Grace Kosaka, Starring Tom Sizemore, Corey Sevier, Grace Kosaka, Saul Rubinek, Ving Rhames
    A Broken Life
    4.9
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • Everest (2007)
    Everest
    5.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic (2007)
    The Real Superhumans and the Quest for the Future Fantastic
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2007

Music Department

  • Spirit of Place
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2017
  • Rupert Graves and Kelly Rowan in The Good Times Are Killing Me (2009)
    The Good Times Are Killing Me
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • musician: piano solos
    • orchestrator ...
    • 2009
  • Everest (2007)
    Everest
    5.9
    TV Mini Series
    • conductor
    • 2007
  • In God's Country (2006)
    In God's Country
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • score vocalist
    • 2006
  • The Stranger I Married (2005)
    The Stranger I Married
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 2005
  • The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
    The Saddest Music in the World
    7.0
    • conductor
    • musician: trumpet, The Muskeg Combo
    • orchestrator
    • 2003
  • Robert Carlyle in Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
    Hitler: The Rise of Evil
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • composer: additional music
    • 2003
  • Kathleen Robertson in Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story (2002)
    Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 2002
  • James Coburn, John Larroquette, Kate Nelligan, and Nicholas Braun in Walter and Henry (2001)
    Walter and Henry
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • conductor: The Canadian Film Orchestra
    • featured soloist
    • 2001
  • Corbin Bernsen, Mr. T, and Jessica Steen in Judgment (2001)
    Judgment
    4.9
    • conductor
    • 2001
  • Victor Garber and Wendy Crewson in Deadly Appearances (2000)
    Deadly Appearances
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 2000
  • Love and Murder (2000)
    Love and Murder
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • 2000
  • Emily of New Moon (1998)
    Emily of New Moon
    7.4
    TV Series
    • original music score composed and interpreted by
    • original music score composed by
    • original music score interpreted by
    • 1998–1999
  • Aliens: Are We Alone? (1998)
    Aliens: Are We Alone?
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • orchestrator
    • 1998
  • Lynn Whitfield in The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)
    The Planet of Junior Brown
    6.3
    • conductor
    • orchestrator
    • 1997

Soundtrack

  • Catherine Curtin, Wayne Duvall, Glenn Fleshler, Michaela Watkins, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Milana Vayntrub, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Sam Richardson, and George Basil in Werewolves Within (2021)
    Werewolves Within
    6.0
    • writer: "I Found Love"
    • 2021
  • Matt Ingebretson and Jake Weisman in Corporate (2018)
    Corporate
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Found Love"
    • 2019
  • Daniel Doheny, Antonio Marziale, and Madeline Weinstein in Alex Strangelove (2018)
    Alex Strangelove
    6.3
    • writer: "I Found Love" (as Chris Dedrick)
    • 2018
  • James M. Connor, Dale Dickey, Jennifer Gatti, Walton Goggins, Edi Patterson, Danny McBride, Georgia King, Kimberly Hebert Gregory, and Sheaun McKinney in Vice Principals (2016)
    Vice Principals
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Kites Are Fun"
    • 2017
  • Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013)
    Jingle Bell Rocks!
    7.0
    • writer: "Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas)", "Shepherds and Wiseman"
    • 2013
  • Mark Rendall in Childstar (2004)
    Childstar
    5.9
    • lyrics: "I Found Love"
    • music: "I Found Love" (as Chris Dedrick, as Chris Dedrick)
    • 2004
  • The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
    The Saddest Music in the World
    7.0
    • arranger: "The Song is You" (Cylinder Dirge Version), "The Song is You" (Flashback Version), "The Song is You" (Narcissa's Foxtrot Version), "The Song is You" (The Town Sings Version), "The Song is You" (Lady's Salon Version), "The Song is You" (Marching Band Version), "The Song is You" (Klezmer Band Version), "The Song is You" (Chester's Last Gasp Version), "The Song is You" (Roderick and Narcissa Version), "The Red Maple Leaves", "The Red Maple Leaves" (Salon Version), "The Muskeg Beer Commercial", "Skip to My Lou Foxtrot", "Serbian Folk Melody", "Lady's Glass Legged Dance"
    • lyrics: "The Muskeg Beer Commercial"
    • music: "The Muskeg Beer Commercial" ...
    • 2003
  • James Coburn, John Larroquette, Kate Nelligan, and Nicholas Braun in Walter and Henry (2001)
    Walter and Henry
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Like To Love", "Clearness of Conception"
    • writer: "Steady Pulse", "Otis", "Green T", "Like To Love", "Rock Indigo", "Stone Blues", "Clearness of Conception", "Heavy Metal"
    • 2001

Videos1

Jingle Bell Rocks - Official US Trailer (HD)
Trailer 1:48
Jingle Bell Rocks - Official US Trailer (HD)

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Christopher Dedrick Productions
  • Alternative name
    • Chris Dedrick
  • Born
    • September 12, 1947
    • Delevan, New York, USA
  • Died
    • August 6, 2010
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Wrote the music and sang in the family group "The Free Design" from 1967-1972. Although they weren't commercially huge at the time, their catalog was rediscovered in the 1990s and 2000s, leading to reissues and a cult following - which is how their music ended up resurfacing in shows like Gilmore Girls.

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