Chris Cheung is a film composer, arranger and pianist from Hong Kong. With a hybrid background of classical and contemporary music, his works have spanned from traditional instrumentations to experimental electronic soundscapes. After graduating from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor of Music in Film Scoring and Professional Music (Concentrate in Jazz Piano Performance), he has since been involved in a diverse range of projects both locally and internationally. His most recent endeavor is the score for It Remains, a highly anticipated debut feature from Hong Kong/LA-based director Kelvin Shum, starring Anson Lo, Summer Chan, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, David Chiang Da-wei, Angela Yuen etc. The score received critical acclaim and was praised for its contribution in building the suspenseful soundscape for the film, notably for its unconventional blend of ethnic instruments like Didgeridoo, Fujara, with processed vocal textures, and a wide array of instrumental and synthesized sounds utilizing extended techniques. He was also the music designer for Garden of Repose, an innovative and cross-disciplinary program at the 52nd Hong Kong Arts Festival that fused live performance (by local choir NOEMA), installation, lighting design etc. in combination with immersive audio. He has also provided additional music for Taiwanese feature film Reclaim (2021, starring Nina Paw, Johnny Kou, Ko Chia-Yen), assisting the recording of the score performed by the Capellen Orchestra in Czech Republic. The film premiered at the 2020 Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan. As the music director, he was commissioned to write a live soundtrack to Rimini-Protokoll: 100% Hong Kong produced by the renowned German experimental theater company.

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Chris Cheung is a film composer, arranger and pianist from Hong Kong. With a hybrid background of classical and contemporary music, his works have spanned from traditional instrumentations to experimental electronic soundscapes. After graduating from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor of Music in Film Scoring and Professional Music (Concentrate in Jazz Piano Performance), he has since been involved in a diverse range of projects both locally and internationally. His most recent endeavor is the score for It Remains, a highly anticipated debut feature from Hong Kong/LA-based director Kelvin Shum, starring Anson Lo, Summer Chan, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, David Chiang Da-wei, Angela Yuen etc. The score received critical acclaim and was praised for its contribution in building the suspenseful soundscape for the film, notably for its unconventional blend of ethnic instruments like Didgeridoo, Fujara, with processed vocal textures, and a wide array of instrumental and synthesized sounds utilizing extended techniques. He was also the music designer for Garden of Repose, an innovative and cross-disciplinary program at the 52nd Hong Kong Arts Festival that fused live performance (by local choir NOEMA), installation, lighting design etc. in combination with immersive audio. He has also provided additional music for Taiwanese feature film Reclaim (2021, starring Nina Paw, Johnny Kou, Ko Chia-Yen), assisting the recording of the score performed by the Capellen Orchestra in Czech Republic. The film premiered at the 2020 Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan. As the music director, he was commissioned to write a live soundtrack to Rimini-Protokoll: 100% Hong Kong produced by the renowned German experimental theater company.

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Chris Cheung is a film composer, arranger and pianist from Hong Kong. With a hybrid background of classical and contemporary music, his works have spanned from traditional instrumentations to experimental electronic soundscapes. After graduating from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor of Music in Film Scoring and Professional Music (Concentrate in Jazz Piano Performance), he has since been involved in a diverse range of projects both locally and internationally.

His most recent endeavor is the score for It Remains, a highly anticipated debut feature from Hong Kong/LA-based director Kelvin Shum, starring Anson Lo, Summer Chan, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, David Chiang Da-wei, Angela Yuen etc. The score received critical acclaim and was praised for its contribution in building the suspenseful soundscape for the film, notably for its unconventional blend of ethnic instruments like Didgeridoo, Fujara, with processed vocal textures, and a wide array of instrumental and synthesized sounds utilizing extended techniques.

He was also the music designer for Garden of Repose, an innovative and cross-disciplinary program at the 52nd Hong Kong Arts Festival that fused live performance (by local choir NOEMA), installation, lighting design etc. in combination with immersive audio.

He has also provided additional music for Taiwanese feature film Reclaim (2021, starring Nina Paw, Johnny Kou, Ko Chia-Yen), assisting the recording of the score performed by the Capellen Orchestra in Czech Republic. The film premiered at the 2020 Golden Horse Film Festival, Taiwan.

As the music director, he was commissioned to write a live soundtrack to Rimini-Protokoll: 100% Hong Kong produced by the renowned German experimental theater company.

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Skills

Ableton Live
Co
Composition
Ji
Jingle
Logic Pro
Mu
Music Theory
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Experience Level

Ableton Live
Expert
Composition
Expert
Jingle
Expert
Logic Pro
Expert
Music Theory
Expert
Soundtrack
Expert

Language

English
Fluent
Chinese
Fluent

Education

Bachelor of Music (Major in Film Scoring and Professional Music) at Berklee College of Music
September 1, 2013 - June 1, 2017

Qualifications

Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music
November 5, 2024 - November 5, 2024
Piano Performance

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE613 Advertisement Scoring - EMPHASIS JEWELLERY (Hong Kong)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu0vNG8CYw4
    uniE613 It Remains (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRudsTU8L5I Feature film score for It Remains - a thriller / horror film from Director Kelvin Shum starring Anson Lo, David Chiang, Summer Chan, Pak Hon Chu. Official selection at The 21st Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival in Italy. The official soundtrack is now released on: Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music and Bandcamp. LISTEN: https://chrischeung.bandcamp.com/album/it-remains-original-motion-picture-soundtrack
    uniE613 DELIVERANCE - Trailer Music
    https://vimeo.com/742019204?embedded=true&owner=41985589&source=video_title Trailer music for Deliverance - feature debut from Director Kelvin Shum about a fractured family of four brothers and one sister, starring Simon Yam, Ron Ng, Justin Cheung, Summer Chan, the late Kenneth Tsang & Nina Paw.