Caleb Chan (composer)

For the Canadian businessman and philanthropist, see Caleb Chan.

Caleb Chan is a Canadian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the composer for CBS's Boston Blue, Netflix's North of North, Nickelodeon's The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, Lego DreamZzz, Alert: Missing Persons Unit, Sam Raimi's Roku series 50 States of Fright, Sony Pictures Television's Panhandle, and Allegiance for CBC.^[1] He has worked extensively on animated series such as Netflix's Angry Birds: Summer Madness, DreamWorks Animation's Team Zenko Go and Apple TV+'s Pinecone & Pony. He was also a longtime contributor to the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic franchise. In 2024, he was named SOCAN's Breakout Composer of the Year.^[2] He has been nominated for five Canadian Screen Awards, and is a Canadian Screen Music Awards and four-time Leo Award winner.^[3][4][5] He is lso a recipient of a Reelworld Film Festival Trailblazer Award.^[6]

Caleb Chan
Genres	Film and television scores Contemporary classical
Occupation	Composer
Instruments	Violin, piano, guitar
Website	http://www.calebchanmusic.com/

Early life and education

Chan attended the University of British Columbia,^[7] Trinity Western University,^[8] and the University of Toronto where he graduated with a master's degree in music composition.

Career

Chan's concert works are influenced by Chinese folk music and Western popular music.^[9] He is also a frequent collaborator with indie artists, often arranging and performing string parts.^[10]