About Christian:

Christian X. M. McGhee, 25, is a film composer, multi-instrumentalist, hailing from St. Louis, Missouri, now residing in New York City. Christian has received a full tuition scholarship to the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, where he received his Bachelor's degree and Masters degrees. Christian is the winner of BMI’s 2023 Future Jazz Master Award!

Christian has scored a number of film and television projects, currently the feature film documentary "24:1" for PBS (2023) and the short film "A New York Minute" for Adobe (2023), the award winning animated short “The King and The Pawn” and the drama short film “Upstate” starring Alice Kremelberg. Christian is also a member of the Composers Diversity Collective, led by Michael Abels. Christian recently scored Delta’s Ad entitled “Home” featuring Viola Davis for the voice over. This was created in collaboration between the CDDP program and Wieden Kennedy.

Christian has studied film scoring with Richard Sussman, Mike Verta and Mattia Chiappa, Conducting with Damien Sneed and Orchestration/Composition with Jim McNeely and Darcy James Argue. Christian completed a month long intensive workshop at NYU studying with Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, Ratched), Sean Callery (24, Bones, Jessica Jones, Bull) Blake Neely (The Flash, Arrow, You, Riverdale, Blindspot), Nathan Barr (The Great, Carnival Row, Sneaky Pete), Michael Levine (Cold Case, Siren), Mark Snow (X Files, Smallville, Blue Bloods, The New Mutants). Through NYU and other programs Christian has attended Masterclasses with Terence Blanchard, Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, most Disney films), Lolita Ritmanis, Tom Hiel, Rob Simonsen, and Philip Rothman.

Christian's music has been described as emotive, evocative, and cinematic, capturing the essence of the visual story and adding depth and emotion to the images on screen. With his ability to seamlessly blend a wide range of musical styles and genres, Christian's music has the unique ability to transport listeners to different worlds and evokes a wide range of emotions. His compositions have been praised for their ability to bring characters and storylines to life, creating a rich and immersive audio experience for audiences. They have also been described as an integral part of the storytelling process, adding depth, emotion, and atmosphere to any project. His talent, dedication to his craft, and attention to detail have made him a respected and in-demand composer.

Credits:

Baby Grass (2024) - Grace Zhang/Ozu Was Right
Si La Isla Quiere (2024) - Cece King
Good Things (2024) - Peter Dolshun/Maryah Greene/Damian Bao
Delta Ad - “Home” (2023) w/ Viola Davis Voice Over - Alison A. Waite, Maliyamungu Muhande, Wieden+Kennedy & CDDP
Fear Itself (2023) - Gerald Morris
Bageecha (2023) - Shilpa Johar
Eva (2023) - Lakisha Lemons
Walk Away (2023) - Gerald Morris
Budweiser #BHTB Commercial (2023) (Sound Mix) - Wieden+Kennedy/Joint Editorial/Budweiser
The Third Ear (2023) (Incidental Music) - Nathan Ginter
Becky (2023) - Justin Milton
Twin Sparks (2023) - Ollie Yao
24:1/Around the Corner (2022-24) - Frank Popper/PBS
Kasi (2022) - Justin Milton
A New York Minute (2022) - Maliyamungu Muhande/Adobe
Alive in Death (2022) - Maliyamungu Muhande
Behind Closed Doors 2 Trailer (2022) - Jonathan Milton
The King and the Pawn (2020) - Caleb Blue
Upstate (2019) - Minka Rose Bleakley