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- John Cacavas (b. 1930) — Kojak, Horror Express, The Bionic Woman
- John Cage (1912–1992) — Dreams That Money Can Buy, Works of Calder
- Peter Calandra — Jellysmoke, Unknown Soldier
- Jesús Calderón (b. 1976) — Dos Hombres y un Motor, Tin Can Heart, Las Bellas Durmientes
- John Cale (b. 1942) — American Psycho, I Shot Andy Warhol, Process
- Cali (b. 1968) — J'ai oublié de te dire
- Sean Callery (b. 1964) — 24, Homeland, La Femme Nikita
- Gérard Calvi (b. 1922) — Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and Cleopatra, The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
- Pino Calvi (1930-1989) — Senza Rete
- Pedro Camacho (b. 1979) — Audiosurf, A Vampyre Story, Ghost Pirates of Vooju Island
- Francisco Canaro (1888 - 1964) — He nacido en Buenos Aires, Explosivo 008, Con la música en el alma
- Paul Cantelon (b. 1959) — The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, W., The Other Boleyn Girl
- Claudio Capponi (b. 1959) — Jane Eyre, My House in Umbria
- Gerard Carbonara (1886 - 1959) — The Kansan, Stagecoach
- Sam Cardon — The Work and the Glory, Mystic India, The Assignment
- Wendy Carlos (b. 1939) — A Clockwork Orange, Tron, The Shining
- Larry Carlton (b. 1948) — Hill Street Blues, Against All Odds
- John Carpenter (b. 1948) — Halloween, The Fog, Escape from New York
- Pete Carpenter (1914–1987) — Bewitched, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., The Andy Griffith Show
- Hans Carste (1909–1971) — Tagesschau, Im schwarzen Rößl, Frühling in Berlin
- Benny Carter (1907 - 2003) — A Man Called Adam, Buck and the Preacher, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
- Gaylord Carter (1905 - 2000) — Little Lord Fauntleroy, Directed by John Ford
- Kristopher Carter (b. 1972) — Batman Beyond, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Young Justice
- Doreen Carwithen (1922 - 2003) — Harvest from the Wilderness, Boys in Brown, Mantrap
- Tristram Cary (1925 - 2008) — The Ladykillers, Quatermass and The Pit, The Boy Who Stole a Million
- Carles Cases (b. 1958) — Caresses, Eloïse's Lover, Darkness
- Johnny Cash (1932 - 2003) — I Walk the Line, Little Fauss and Big Halsey
- Ronald Cass (1923–2006) — Summer Holiday, The Young Ones
- Teddy Castellucci (b. 1965) — The Wedding Singer, Big Daddy, Little Nicky
- Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968) — The Loves of Carmen, Time Out of Mind
- Brian Castillo (b. 1968) — Debbie Does Damnation, Children of Chernobyl, Scratch Merchants
- Nick Cave (b. 1957) — Ghosts... of the Civil Dead, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert, The Road
- Ryan Cayabyab (b. 1954) — Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata, Misis Mo, Misis Ko, Azucena
- Sapan Chakraborty — Shurer akashe, 36 Ghante, Maayer dibyi
- Chakri (b. 1974) — Satyam, Chukkallo Chandrudu, Jai Bolo Telangana
- Chan Kwong-wing (b. 1967) — Infernal Affairs, The Warlords, The Storm Riders
- François-Eudes Chanfrault (b. 1974) — Haute Tension, Inside, Donkey Punch
- Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) — Modern Times, Limelight, City Lights, The Gold Rush, A Countess from Hong Kong
- Benoît Charest (b. 1964) — The Triplets of Belleville, Adam's Wall, Polytechnique
- Ken Chastain (b. 1964) — M@d About, Invention
- Stuart Chatwood (b. 1969) — Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
- Jay Chattaway (b. 1946) — Maniac, Missing in Action, Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Matthieu Chedid (b. 1971) — Tell No One, Un monstre à Paris
- Yekaterina Chemberdzhi (b. 1960) — Frau Fährt, Mann Schläft - Zeitreisen: Die Gegenwart, Rauchzeichen, Du Hast Gesagt, Dass Du Mich Liebst
- The Chemical Brothers (formed 1991) — Hanna
- Yury G. Chernavsky (b. 1947) — Investigation Held by Kolobki, Sezon chudes, Vyshe radugi
- Don Cherry (1936-1995) — The Holy Mountain
- Paul Chihara (b. 1938) — Death Race 2000, The Bad News Bears Go to Japan, The Darker Side of Terror
- Ghulam Ahmed Chishti (1905 - 1994) — Sohni Mahival, Deen-o-Dunya, Shukriya
- Chitragupta (1917 - 1991) — Bhabi, Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo, 'Oonche Log, Sansar
- Salil Chowdhury(1922 - 1995) — Do Bigha Zamin, Chhoti Si Baat, Doorathu Idhi Muzhakkam
- Sandeep Chowta — Ninne Pelladutha, Shanti Shanti Shanti, Kaun
- Jamie Christopherson — Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, Bionic Commando, Lost Planet
- Toby Chu (b. 1977) — The Riches, Covert Affairs, Domino
- Frank Churchill (1901–1942) — Bambi, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Dumbo
- Suzanne Ciani (b. 1946) — The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Rainbow's Children, One Life to Live
- Alessandro Cicognini (1906 - 1995) — Umberto D., The Last Judgement, It Started in Naples
- Grzegorz Ciechowski (1957 - 2001) — The Hexer, Schloß Pompon Rouge, Stan Strachu
- The Cinematic Orchestra (formed 1997) — The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos, new score for Man with a Movie Camera
- Stelvio Cipriani (b. 1937) — The Anonymous Venetian, Concorde Affaire '79, Twitch of the Death Nerve
- Julien Civange — Roberto Succo, Looking for Jimmy, Choses secrètes
- Dolores Claman (b. 1927) — Hockey Night in Canada, The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever, Captain Apache
- Clannad (formed 1970) — Robin of Sherwood, The Angel and the Soldier Boy, The Natural World: Atlantic Realm
- James Kenelm Clarke (b. 1941) — All These People, About Anglia, Got It Made
- Malcolm Clarke (1943–2003) — Earthshock, Dimension X, The Sea Devils
- Stanley Clarke (b. 1951) — The Transporter, A Man Called Hawk, Soul Food
- Alf Clausen (b. 1941) — The Simpsons, Moonlighting, ALF
- George S. Clinton (b. 1947) — Austin Powers, The Astronaut's Wife, Wild Things, Mortal Kombat
- Charlie Clouser(b. 1963) — Saw, Numb3rs, The Stepfather, Resident Evil: Extinction
- Elia Cmiral (b. 1950) — Ronin, Nash Bridges, Atlas Shrugged: Part I
- Eric Coates (1886–1957) — The Dam Busters, The Selfish Giant, The Three Bears
- Coil (formed 1982) — The Angelic Conversation, Blue, Gay Man's Guide to Safer Sex
- Ozan Çolakoğlu (b. 1972) — G.O.R.A., Organize İşler, Sınav
- Ray Colcord — 227, Dinosaurs, The Devonsville Terror
- Jude Cole — Truth or Consequences, N.M., Last Light, Woman Wanted
- Lisa Coleman (b. 1960) — Crossing Jordan, Heroes, Dangerous Minds
- Cyril Collard (1957 - 1993) — Savage Nights
- Anthony Vincent Collins (1893–1963) — Swiss Family Robinson, I Live in Grosvenor Square, Trent's Last Case
- Phil Collins (b. 1951) — Tarzan, Brother Bear
- Michel Colombier (1939 - 2004) — The Golden Child, Une chambre en ville, Against All Odds
- Juan J. Colomer (b. 1966) — A Day Without a Mexican, A Letter to Rachel, Dark Honeymoon
- Zebedy Colt (1929 - 2004) — The Story of Joanna, Manhole
- Peter Connelly (b. 1972) — Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, Flesh Feast, Mass Destruction
- Con Conrad (1891 - 1938) — The Gay Divorcee, Here’s to Romance, Palmy Days
- Marius Constant (1925 - 2004) — The Twilight Zone, Le chemin de Damas, Tomorrow's World
- Paul Constantinescu (1909 - 1963) — O noapte furtunoasa, Rasuna valea, La 'Moara cu noroc'
- Bill Conti (b. 1942) — Rocky, The Right Stuff, The Karate Kid
- Ry Cooder (b. 1947) — Johnny Handsome, Paris, Texas, Crossroads
- Jason Cooper (b. 1967) — From Within, Without Gorky
- Ray Cooper (b. 1945) — Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Stewart Copeland (b. 1952) - Talk Radio, Wall Street, Highlander II: The Quickening
- Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) - Of Mice and Men, The North Star, The Heiress
- Cecil Copping (1888 - 1966) - The Lost World, The Private Life of Helen of Troy, The Love Racket
- Frank Cordell (1928 - 1980) - The Rebel, Ring of Bright Water, God Told Me To
- John Corigliano (b. 1938) - Altered States, Revolution, The Red Violin
- Bruno Coulais (b. 1954) - The Crimson Rivers, The Chorus, Coraline
- Vladimir Cosma (b. 1940) - The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob, La boum, Diva
- Alec R. Costandinos (b. 1944) - Trocadéro bleu citron, Caravane, Les derniers jours de la victime
- Alexander Courage (1919 - 2008) - Star Trek: The Original Series, The Left Handed Gun, Day of the Outlaw
- Crush 40 (formed 1997) - Sonic Adventure, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Heroes
- The Crystal Method (formed 1993) - N2O: Nitrous Oxide, London, X Games 3D: The Movie
- Douglas J. Cuomo (b. 1958) - Homicide: Life on the Street, Sex and the City, Crazy Love
- Mike Curb (b. 1944) - Skaterdater, The Wild Angels, The Born Losers
- Hoyt Curtin (1922 - 2000) - The Flintstones, Jonny Quest, The Jetsons
- Leah Curtis — Exitus Roma
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