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Chris Walden

Seven-time Grammy nominated German-born composer/arranger/conductor CHRIS WALDEN has scored more than 40 feature and TV films, and has written more than 1,500 orchestral and big band arrangements for artists including Michael Bublé, Aretha Franklin, Paul McCartney, SEAL, Stevie Wonder, Rihanna, Barbra Streisand, Josh Groban, and orchestras like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Pops. He has worked closely with producers David Foster, Tommy LiPuma, and Phil Ramone.

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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”The real star of the evening was Walden's writing..., he managed the rare achievement of producing extremely personal sounds.” (Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times)

“... It was the work of a man who knows how to handle an orchestra.” (Tony Gieske, Hollywood Reporter)

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Full-On!

Origin Records
2014

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Chris Walden Big...

Origin Records
2014

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Origin Records
2008

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The Tamela D`Amico...

Point of Departure, WMPG-FM
2008

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Kurt Marti Suite

Origin Records
2007

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Winter Games

Origin Records
2006

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Katechismusfragen

Katechismusfragen

From: Kurt Marti Suite
By Chris Walden
In The Doghouse

In The Doghouse

From: No Bounds
By Chris Walden

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