Sound
Chad Cannon
EN, ZH, JA cinema · 20 credits
Birthplace
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Roommates
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斩龙篇
You Ming Zhi: Slaying the Dragon
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TikTok Never Dies
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The Coral Rescuers
2026
The Coral Rescuers
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The Climb
Musician
Tokyo Cowboy
Original Music Composer
Join or Die
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Julia's Stepping Stones
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Roleplay
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Facing the Wind
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Penglai
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Post Modern Minion
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Women in Blue
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Singing in the Wilderness
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American Factory
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The Dog Days of Winter
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Devil's Tree: Rooted Evil
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Ylion and Callysia
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The Secret Life of Pets
Orchestrator
Chalk It Up
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