Andrew Lockington | |
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Background information | |
Born | Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Composer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Andrew Lockington is a Canadian film score composer.
Lockington was born in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. He is married to Christy Lockington and has three daughters named Cielle Lockington, Kaya Lockington, and Ava Lockington.
He has composed the complete scores for over three dozen films and television series, including Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008), City of Ember (2008), Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013), San Andreas (2015), The Space Between Us (2017), and Rampage (2018).
He received the Breakout Composer of the Year Award from the 2009 International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) Awards, for his scores for Journey to the Center of the Earth and City of Ember. [1] He was also nominated for Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film, for City of Ember. [2]
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