Kristopher Lee Carter (born February 5, 1972) is an American composer. He grew up in
San Angelo, Texas
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and lives in
Los Angeles, California
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.
[''Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television, A biographical guide featuring performers, directors, writers, producers, designers, managers, choreographers, technicians, composers, executives, dancers, and critics in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and the world,'' Volume 55, ]Gale Group
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, Detroit (2004)
Carter was born in
Bexar County, Texas
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As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,009,324. Bexar County is included in the San Antonio– New Br ...
. In 1993, he graduated magna cum laude from the
University of North Texas
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. As a student, he won first prize in the 1992 UNT Concerto/Aria competition with his symphonic overture, ''A Titan's Epitaph''. The
University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of
Anshel Brusilow
Anshel Brusilow (August 14, 1928 – January 15, 2018) was an American violinist, conductor, and music educator at the collegiate level.
Early life and education
Brusilow was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1928, the son of Ukrainian Jewi ...
, first performed the overture in 1993. After that, Carter received commissions for concert works from cellist
Carter Enyeart, saxophonist Robert Austin and the University of North Texas Men's Chorus. The work commissioned by Austin, ''Grand Duo Concertante'', has been featured on several nationally syndicated college radio programs.
Carter began his career as one of the youngest composers to work for
Warner Bros.
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He received an
Emmy Award
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for ''
Batman Beyond
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'' and has received five other Emmy nominations. His fifteen independent feature films have screened at festivals including
South By Southwest
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,
Slamdance, the
Atlanta Film Festival
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,
Shriekfest
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History
Shriekfest Horror Fi ...
and the 2008
Park City Film Music Festival, where his feature "Yesterday Was A Lie" won a Gold Medal for Best Impact Of Music In A Feature Film.
He made his
Hollywood Bowl
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The Hollywood Bowl is known for its disti ...
debut in 2001 with a commission from
John Mauceri
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and the
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (HBO) is a symphony orchestra which is managed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and plays the vast majority of its performances at the Hollywood Bowl.
John Mauceri led the orchestra from its founding in 1990 ...
. In the record world, he has collaborated with
The Wallflowers
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'
Rami Jaffee
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and blues guitarist
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born Kenny Wayne Brobst; June 12, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has released several studio albums and experienced significant commercial success as a blues artist.
Life and career
Shepherd wa ...
. Carter was named Commissioning Composer of the Year by the
Texas Music Teachers Association and also received a fellowship to
Robert Redford
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's Sundance Composers Institute. He served as the first Composer-In-Residence of the
Bel Canto Northwest Opera Festival and has given clinics across the country on film composition.
Works
DC Animated Universe
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Other DC Animated Works
Marvel animated works
Other animated works
*This work that was composed with other music composers, especially with Michael McCuistion and
Lolita Ritmanis
Lolita Ritmanis (born November 1, 1962) is a Latvian-American composer, known for her film and television scores, including her work on the animated series '' Batman Beyond''.
Early life
Born on November 1, 1962, in Portland, Oregon, Ritmanis ...
.
*The work was composed solely by Carter.
*The work that has theme song composed by Carter.
References
External links
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American film score composers
American male film score composers
American male classical composers
American classical composers
Texas classical music
University of North Texas College of Music alumni
Living people
1972 births
La-La Land Records artists