Kristopher Carter
- Composer
- Music Department
- Actor
Kristopher Carter began his career as
one of the youngest composers to work for Warner Bros, scoring his
first episode of
"Batman: The Animated Series (1992)"
at the age of 22. He received an Emmy Award for "Batman Beyond (1999)", as
well as seven other Emmy nominations and four Annie Award nominations.
Equally at home composing feature film scores, he has written music for
films that have won awards at many prestigious international festivals,
including a Gold Medal for the Best Use of Music in a Feature Film at
the 2008 Park City Film Music Festival. 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
Wallflower's Rami Jaffee and blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd. A
prolific concert composer, he has received commissions from cellist
Carter Enyeart, saxophonist Robert Austin, flautist Gaspar Hoyos, and
the University of North Texas Men's Chorus. He 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.
