Christophe Julien was born on November 14, 1972, in Dijon Côte-d'Or, France.
[1] Julien's first musical creations were for cinema: short films, documentaries, and commercials.
The first commercial success came in 2008 with the comedic Vilaine (film), which began his collaboration with Albert Dupontel on Le Vilain, followed by 9 mois ferme (2013) and Au revoir là-haut (2017, with score nominated for the 43rd César Awards in 2018).
He also composed music for Irena Salina's documentary Flow: For Love of Water, which showed at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
In 2011, he worked with director Emmanuelle Millet on the period piece La Brindille.