Chris Walden

Chris Walden (born 10 October 1966) is a German composer, arranger, and conductor living in the US. He leads the Chris Walden Big Band, and is the founder and artistic director of the Pacific Jazz Orchestra. He has written big band and orchestral arrangements for Michael Bublé, Diana Krall, Jennifer Hudson, Paul Anka, and Christopher Cross. Since 2019 Walden has been the lead arranger at the Academy Awards. He was an arranger for the TV series American Idol from 2007 to 2016.