Chris Walden
He most recently served as lead arranger for the Academy Awards (Oscars®), he arranged for and conducted the Kennedy Center Honors and arranged the National Anthem for Jennifer Hudson's performance at the SUPER BOWL XLIII. His recent film credits as a composer include the feature films “The Terror of Hallow’s Eve” and King Of Herrings”. For many years Walden worked as arranger for AMERICAN IDOL” and the THE TONIGHT SHOW with Jay Leno. He has been musical director on many TV shows and series, and has worked on more than 150 CDs. As an arranger and bandleader he has worked with jazz artists including Diana Krall, Herb Alpert, Michael Brecker, Arturo Sandoval, and the Count Basie Orchestra.
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- Full-On! by Dan Bilawsky
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- Kurt Marti Suite by Dan McClenaghan
- Kurt Marti Suite by Jack Bowers
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- No Bounds by Jack Bowers
- No Bounds by Jim Santella
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- No Bounds by Victor L. Schermer
August 03, 2009
Grammy Nominated Chris Walden Big Band 10th Anniversary Show August 9...
September 25, 2006
Chris Walden Interviewed at AAJ
December 08, 2005
... It was the work of a man who knows how to handle an orchestra. (Tony Gieske, Hollywood Reporter)