Chad Cannon
Known For: Sound
Biography
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. 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.
Filmography
2026
- The Climb ... (Musician)
- TikTok Never Dies ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Coral Rescuers ... (Original Music Composer)
2024
- Tokyo Cowboy ... (Original Music Composer)
- Julia's Stepping Stones ... (Original Music Composer)
- Roleplay ... (Original Music Composer)
- Join or Die ... (Original Music Composer)
- Facing the Wind ... (Original Music Composer)
2022
- Post Modern Minion ... (Original Music Composer)
- Penglai ... (Original Music Composer)
2021
- Singing in the Wilderness ... (Original Music Composer)
- Women in Blue ... (Original Music Composer)
2019
- American Factory ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Dog Days of Winter ... (Original Music Composer)
2018
- Devil's Tree: Rooted Evil ... (Original Music Composer)
2017
- Ylion and Callysia ... (Original Music Composer)
2016
- The Secret Life of Pets ... (Orchestrator)
- Chalk It Up ... (Original Music Composer)
1988
- POV ... (Sound)