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SYMBOL is Christopher Royal King, a multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known as the founding member and composer of the cinematic rock ensemble, This Will Destroy You. King has created musical scores for a variety of environments ranging from Michelin awarded restaurant Vespertine to Oscar winning films. His work has also been featured as the opening music for the Olympics in China, Climate Resolve in Switzerland, and U.S. Pentagon briefings on natural disasters.
King studied at both the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and Texas State University, achieving a double Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in communication design and philosophy. Over the past two decades, he has been engaged in roles such as art director, senior visual designer, and video/sound editor, all while showcasing his fine art in numerous galleries worldwide. His commercial visual art has ranged from award winning design for the music group Deftones to promotional animations for the network Adult Swim.