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From 2007 to 2009, Cook had written several classical scores for piano and small orchestra, as well as submitting works to online music libraries. In 2010, Cook submitted works for the upcoming London 2012 Olympic games, but was only intended for advertisement purposes only.

On 27 July 2012, The London Olympic Games commenced, with the soundtrack being released the day after, selling over 10,000 copies within the first 24 hours of it going on sale.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jul/30/london-2012-opening-ceremony-compilation|title=London 2012 opening ceremony compilation album tops iTunes chart|author=Cass Jones|work=The Guardian|date=29 July 2012 |accessdate=8 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite webnews |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics-opening-ceremony-soundtrack-album-tops-download-charts/2012/07/29/gJQADpCHIX_story.html |titlenewspaper=Archived[[The copyWashington Post]] |access-date=25 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228004448/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics-opening-ceremony-soundtrack-album-tops-download-charts/2012/07/29/gJQADpCHIX_story.html |archive-date=28 February 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Along with the success of the Olympics, Christopher has also composed scores for major film trailers. These include "[[Angels & Demons (film)|Angels & Demons]]", "[[War Horse (film)|War Horse]]", and "[[Lincoln (2012 film)|Lincoln]]". He has also written music for several small theatre plays and conducted several musicals, including "[[Wicked (musical)]]" on London's West End.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oberonbooks.com/man-who-fell|title=Man Who Fell out of Bed|author=Paul Sellar|publisher=Oberonbooks.com|accessdate=8 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210235800/http://oberonbooks.com/man-who-fell#|archive-date=10 December 2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He also provided some orchestrations for "Titanic Live", a concert at The Royal Albert Hall in which the late "[[James Horner]]" made one of his last public appearances.

Cook still orchestrates and arranges for studios in London and Los Angeles as well as composing for numerous events.

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