Chris Ruggiero is an Emmy-nominated composer and music producer. Recent film scores include Finding Yingying (SXSW Film Festival 2020, Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Voice), One Child Nation (Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner 2019), Minding the Gap (2018 Oscar nominated for Best Documentary Feature, now on HULU), I Am Another You (SXSW Film Festival 2017), Tribal Justice (Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2017, PBS premiere late 2017).

His original compositions currently appear in over 190 television series including The Voice, Pawn Stars, and American Pickers. Commercial credits include music for brands such as Taco Bell, Coke, HSN, Imodium, Dewars, Coppola Winery, and Liberty Mutual.

As a music producer, Ruggiero works with bands and artists across genres. He lectures on film, sound, and semiotics at the University of Bridgeport, and runs the popular audio-history website Preservation Sound.