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Cris Derksen(1981-2026)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Cris Derksen
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Cris Derksen, a Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer, is internationally renowned for her genre-defying music that bridges the traditional and contemporary. Derksen is a diverse composer working within many fields including classical, theatre, dance, fashion, immersive experiences and film and tv. Her film compositions are mostly within the documentary field. Recent composition credits include National Geographic: Pristine Seas, Hudson Bay. AKI a TIFF selection documentary.
BornApril 20, 1981
DiedMay 15, 2026(45)
BornApril 20, 1981
DiedMay 15, 2026(45)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

8th Fire (2012)
8th Fire
8.3
TV Mini Series
  • Composer
  • 2012
British Columbia: An Untold History (2021)
British Columbia: An Untold History
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Composer
Milch ins Feuer (2024)
Milch ins Feuer
6.1
  • Composer
  • 2024
The Good Canadian (2025)
The Good Canadian
7.3
  • Composer
  • 2025

Credits

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Composer

  • The Good Canadian (2025)
    The Good Canadian
    7.3
    • music by
    • 2025
  • Milch ins Feuer (2024)
    Milch ins Feuer
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 2024
  • Supinder Wraich in Allegiance (2024)
    Allegiance
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2024
  • How to Lose Everything (2023)
    How to Lose Everything
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 2023
  • British Columbia: An Untold History (2021)
    British Columbia: An Untold History
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 2021
  • Jerome Turner in Shadow Trap (2019)
    Shadow Trap
    6.6
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2019
  • Kwadacha by the River (2018)
    Kwadacha by the River
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2018
  • Four Faces of the Moon (2016)
    Four Faces of the Moon
    6.4
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • The Pass System (2015)
    The Pass System
    8.8
    • Composer
    • 2015
  • Angel Gates in Balmoral Hotel (2014)
    Balmoral Hotel
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2014
  • 8th Fire (2012)
    8th Fire
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 2012

Music Department

  • Brooklyn Letexier-Hart and Sera-Lys McArthur in Broken Angel (2023)
    Broken Angel
    6.8
    • additional music
    • 2023
  • Spirit Bear and Children Make History (2020)
    Spirit Bear and Children Make History
    Short
    • original music
    • 2020
  • Queen of the Oil Patch (2018)
    Queen of the Oil Patch
    TV Series
    • additional music provided by
    • 2018
  • CBC Docs POV (2017)
    CBC Docs POV
    5.0
    TV Series
    • additional music provided by
    • 2017
  • Rise (2017)
    Rise
    9.0
    TV Series
    • music provided by
    • 2017
  • Lisa Meeches in Taken (2016)
    Taken
    7.8
    TV Series
    • composer: 'Taken' theme, "New Woman Song"
    • 2016

Actor

  • Live from the Hundred Years Café (2013)
    Live from the Hundred Years Café
    TV Mini Series
    • Performer - Vocals, Cello, Beats
    • Performer - Cello, Vocals
    • 2013

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Cris Derksen Composer Reel 2025
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Cris Derksen Composer Reel 2025

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Composers_homage
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • April 20, 1981
    • Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada
  • Died
    • May 15, 2026
    • near Athabasca County, Alberta, Canada(traffic collision)
  • Spouse
    • Rebecca Benson? - May 15, 2026 (her death)
  • Parents
      Bernard (Bernie) Meneen

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  • Race / Ethnicity
    • Indigenous, Native American / Alaska Native

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    Raised by a Cree father and Mennonite mother.

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