• Justin Bieber narrates a new documentary, “Harmony,” about the return of the NHL on ESPN, for which Bob won an 2022 Sports Emmy Award for Best Music Direction.

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  • Bob wrote the iconic NCAA theme. You’ve heard it (even if you don’t think you have).

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About Bob

Bob is the composer, arranger and executive producer of the WTTW-PBS Special, A Christmas Carol – The Concert. The project was a three-year labor of love that he considers one of the highlights of his career. It was nominated for a 2014 Primetime Emmy for “Outstanding Music & Lyrics” (lyrics and book adaptation by Alisa Hauser).

In 2022, Bob was honored with a Sports Emmy for Best Musical Direction for the NHL Tease/Open “Harmony,” which chronicles how the ESPN-NHL Theme came about.

Bob Christianson is a composer, arranger, keyboard player and conductor. He was honored to have the Baltimore Symphony premiere A Christmas Carol – The Concert in December of 2011. This is the second of his orchestral works that has been performed by the BSO, the first being Too Hot To Handel which he co-arranged with Gary Anderson from an original concept by Marin Alsop.

His new musical, Take Me America (book and lyrics by Bill Nabel) recently had a two month run at the prestigious “Village Theatre” in Seattle, which was the original home of the hit Broadway shows Next To Normal and Million Dollar Quartet.

Bob was the most called upon composer for the HBO series  Sex And The City. He was nominated for an Emmy for his music for ABC Sports, and has scored many series for the Discovery family of networks, including Secrets Of The National Parks and The Blue Angels-A Year In The Life. His television credits also include Mysteries at The Museum (Travel Channel) and the iconic “NCAA Basketball Theme” for CBS. He has also scored Life Is Wild (for the CW), The Equalizer (CBS), Gimme A Break (NBC) and The Winter Olympics (CBS). Bob has written over 25 award winning sports themes for CBS, ESPN & ABC.

Mr. Christianson received his bachelor’s degree from SUNY at Potsdam (Crane School Of Music), and has done graduate work in composition at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. After college, he started his career in New York as musical director/conductor for such Broadway Shows as Godspell, Gilda Radner-Live From New York, and The Magic Show.

As a successful studio synthesist, he has recorded with such producers as the late, great Arif Mardin, and has recorded with such artists as Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Jan Hammer, Judy Collins, Dianna Ross & Rupert Holmes.

His orchestra works have been performed by The Baltimore Symphony, The Colorado Symphony, The Concordia Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, and others.

Contact Bob

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For professional inquiries, the best way to reach him is through his management team:
For TV & Film: Christine Russell, Evolution Music Partners
(323) 790-0525 | christine@evolutionmusicpartners.com
For Theater: Susan Gurman, The Susan Gurman Agency
(212) 749-4618 | susan@gurmanagency.com

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