Toby Chu (born 1977) is an American film and television composer and artist of Chinese descent. He wrote the score to Pixar's Oscar-winning animated short Bao. Recent and notable scores include Apple TV+'s Stillwater (composed with Kishi Bashi), CBS's True Lies and the Netflix Animation film The Monkey King.
Chu was born in Washington D.C. Chu is an American of Chinese descent. At an early age, Chu took guitar and piano lessons.
In 1999, Chu earned a degree in film scoring from Berklee College of Music.
Chu's works include , ' for Sony Pictures Animation, Warner Bros.â dramatic thriller Unforgettable, and New Line CinemaâÂÂs period thriller Wolves at the Door. He also scored Bron Studios' Henchmen, NBCâÂÂs The Brave, and the Freeform original series Beyond.
ChuâÂÂs previous scoring credits include Covert Affairs, Burn Notice, State of Affairs, and The Riches. Before embarking on solo projects, Chu worked with the Grammy-nominated composer Harry Gregson-Williams for over a decade.
Chu collaborated with Daft Punk, arranging and orchestrating "" on the ' soundtrack. He has also been credited for musical contributions to Man on Fire, DéjàVu, ', Domino, and '.