Kristopher Carter
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Kristopher Carter | |
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 Carter at the 2017 WonderCon | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Kristopher Lee Carter February 5, 1972 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupations | |
| Instruments | Keyboard |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | http://www.kristophercarter.com/ |
Kristopher Lee Carter (born February 5, 1972) is an American composer. He grew up in San Angelo, Texas and lives in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Carter was born in San Antonio, Texas. In 1993, he graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Texas. 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, 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 in 1994. The work commissioned by Austin, Grand Duo Concertante, has been featured on several nationally syndicated college radio programs In 1995.
Carter began his career as one of the youngest composers to work for Warner Bros. He received an Emmy Award for Batman Beyond and has received five other Emmy nominations. His fifteen independent feature films have screened at festivals including South by Southwest, Slamdance, the Atlanta Film Festival, Shriekfest 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 debut in 2001 with a commission from John Mauceri and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. In the record world, he has collaborated with The Wallflowers' Rami Jaffee and blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Carter was named Commissioning Composer of the Year by the Texas Music Teachers Association and also received a fellowship to Robert Redford'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
[edit]| Year | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Batman: The Animated Series | The series made its debut in 1992, while Carter came in 1994 a |
| 1996–2000 | Superman: The Animated Series | a |
| 1997–99 | The New Batman Adventures | a |
| 1999–2001 | Batman Beyond | ac |
| 2001 | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | b |
| 2001–02 | The Zeta Project | ac |
| 2001–04 | Justice League | a |
| 2004–06 | Justice League Unlimited | a |
| 2010–22 | Young Justice | a |
| 2017 | Batman and Harley Quinn | a |
| 2019 | Justice League vs. the Fatal Five | a |
Other DC Animated Works
[edit]Marvel animated works
[edit]Other animated works
[edit]Other works
[edit]| Year | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Siren | b |
- ^a This work that was composed with other music composers, especially with Michael McCuistion and Lolita Ritmanis.
- ^b The work was composed solely by Carter.
- ^c The work that has theme song composed by Carter.
References
[edit]- ^ 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, Detroit (2004)
External links
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Kristopher Carter | |
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Carter at the 2017 WonderCon | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Kristopher Lee Carter February 5, 1972 San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupations | |
| Instruments | Keyboard |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | http://www.kristophercarter.com/ |
Kristopher Lee Carter (born February 5, 1972) is an American composer. He grew up in San Angelo, Texas and lives in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Carter was born in San Antonio, Texas. In 1993, he graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Texas. 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, 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 in 1994. The work commissioned by Austin, Grand Duo Concertante, has been featured on several nationally syndicated college radio programs In 1995.
Carter began his career as one of the youngest composers to work for Warner Bros. He received an Emmy Award for Batman Beyond and has received five other Emmy nominations. His fifteen independent feature films have screened at festivals including South by Southwest, Slamdance, the Atlanta Film Festival, Shriekfest 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 debut in 2001 with a commission from John Mauceri and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. In the record world, he has collaborated with The Wallflowers' Rami Jaffee and blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Carter was named Commissioning Composer of the Year by the Texas Music Teachers Association and also received a fellowship to Robert Redford'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
| Year | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Batman: The Animated Series | The series made its debut in 1992, while Carter came in 1994 a |
| 1996–2000 | Superman: The Animated Series | a |
| 1997–99 | The New Batman Adventures | a |
| 1999–2001 | Batman Beyond | ac |
| 2001 | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | b |
| 2001–02 | The Zeta Project | ac |
| 2001–04 | Justice League | a |
| 2004–06 | Justice League Unlimited | a |
| 2010–22 | Young Justice | a |
| 2017 | Batman and Harley Quinn | a |
| 2019 | Justice League vs. the Fatal Five | a |
Other DC Animated Works
| Year | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2003–06 | Teen Titans | a |
| 2006 | Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo | a |
| 2006–08 | Legion of Super Heroes | ac |
| 2008–10 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | ac |
| 2016 | Batman: The Killing Joke | a |
| Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders | a | |
| 2017 | Batman vs. Two-Face | a |
| 2020 | DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger |
Marvel animated works
Other animated works
| Year | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2008–10 | Ben 10: Alien Force | a |
| 2010–12 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien | a |
| 2012 | Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens | a |
| Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon | a | |
| 2017 | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | a |
| 2018 | Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold | a |
Other works
| Year | Title | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Siren | b |
- ^a This work that was composed with other music composers, especially with Michael McCuistion and Lolita Ritmanis.
- ^b The work was composed solely by Carter.
- ^c The work that has theme song composed by Carter.
References
- ^ 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, Detroit (2004)
External links
- Official website
- Kristopher Carter at IMDb