Paul Hardesty Cristo (born January 2, 1980) is an American composer and conductor.

After graduation, Cristo moved to Los Angeles to pursue his film scoring career.

Once Cristo arrived in Los Angeles, he worked as an orchestrator as well as providing technical computer support to augment his income.

Cristo’s scoring accomplishments continued with a dramatic western River's End (2005), a mystery thriller The Deep Below (2007), and the action drama The Governor (2007).

Film scores: · Little Erin Merryweather (2003) · Last Confession (2005) · River's End (2007) · The Deep Below (2007) · The Governor (2007) · Species - The Awakening (2007) · The Appearance of a Man (2008) · Singularity (2010) Concert works: · Festa (2009)