Christopher Lennertz

American composer

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Christopher Lennertz

Birth name| Christopher Joseph Lennertz
Born|  (1972-01-02) January 2, 1972 (age 52)
Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres| Film score, video game score, jazz, electronic
Occupation(s)| Composer, songwriter
Instrument(s)| Piano, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, guitar
Years active| 1998–present

Musical artist

Christopher Joseph Lennertz (born January 2, 1972) is an American composer of film, television, and video game scores. He is a dual citizen of the USA and Italy.[citation needed] His musical scores have appeared in Alvin and the Chipmunks, Hop, Think Like a Man, and Horrible Bosses, and the video game series Medal of Honor, created by Steven Spielberg. He composed the score for Supernatural, Revolution, and The Boys, all television series created by Eric Kripke.

He also has appeared in Galavant and Sausage Party with Alan Menken and Marvel's Agent Carter including a first ever Marvel musical number co-written with Tony award winning lyricist David Zippel. He wrote the songs for UglyDolls with Glenn Slater. He composed the score for the Netflix series Lost in Space and the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys from Kripke, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

## Early life and education

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Lennertz was born in Methuen, Massachusetts to a Jewish family. He attended Easton Area High School in Easton, Pennsylvania and then Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, where he studied with Academy Award-winner Elmer Bernstein.[citation needed]

## Career

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Lennertz has written music for a variety of comedies such as Horrible Bosses, Ride Along, as well as Identity Thief, and Think Like a Man. He has also worked on hit family films including Hop, and Alvin and the Chipmunks and critically acclaimed dramas Adam and Thanks For Sharing. His collaboration with Ozomatli on their record Street Signs garnered a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock Album.

## Honors and awards

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He was named best new composer in 2002 for his score to Clive Barker's Saint Sinner. He won several awards for his 2003 soundtrack to Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, the first of three Medal of Honor games composed by Lennertz. In 2006 he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Composition in a Series for his score for the pilot of the television series Supernatural, and he is the first recipient of the Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for an Independent Feature Film for Tortilla Heaven.

## Filmography

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### Films

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#### 2000s

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Year  | Title  | Director(s)  | Studio(s)  | Notes

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2000  | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Tad Stones | Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Television Animation
Pixar Animation Studios | Direct-to-video film; as orchestrator and additional music only; score by Adam Berry
A Diva's Christmas Carol | Richard Schenkman | VH1 | Television film
2002  | Saint Sinner | Joshua Butler | Syfy
2004  | Soul Plane | Jessy Terrero | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | —
2005  | Confessions of an Action Star | Brad Martin  | Vivendi Entertainment
Lightyear Entertainment | —
2006  | Dr. Dolittle 3 | Rich Thorne  | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Direct-to-video film
Shark Bait | Howard E. Baker
John Fox  | CJ Entertainment
The Weinstein Company | —
2007  | Tortilla Heaven | Judy Hecht Dumontet  | Archangel Releasing  | —
The Comebacks | Tom Brady | Fox Atomic | —
The Perfect Holiday | Lance Rivera  | Destination Films
Yari Film Group | —
Alvin and the Chipmunks | Tim Hill | 20th Century Fox | —
2008  | Meet the Spartans | Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer | —
Disaster Movie | Lionsgate | —
2009  | Adam | Max Mayer  | Fox Searchlight Pictures | —
The Open Road | Michael Meredith | Anchor Bay Entertainment | —
La Horde | Benjamin Rocher
Yannick Dahan  | Canal+ | —

#### 2010s

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Year  | Title  | Director(s)  | Studio(s)  | Notes

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2010  | Marmaduke | Tom Dey | 20th Century Fox | —
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Brad Peyton | Warner Bros. Pictures | —
Coyote Falls | Matthew O'Callaghan | Warner Bros. Animation
Reel FX Creative Studios | Short film; released with Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Vampires Suck | Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer | 20th Century Fox | —
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | Paul Hoen | Disney Channel | Television film
Fur of Flying | Matthew O'Callaghan | Warner Bros. Animation
Reel FX Creative Studios | Short film; released with Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Rabid Rider | Short film; released with Yogi Bear
2011  | Hop | Tim Hill | Universal Pictures
Illumination Entertainment
Relativity Media
Dentsu | —
Lemonade Mouth | Patricia Riggen | Disney Channel | Television film
Horrible Bosses | Seth Gordon | Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema | —
I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat | Matthew O'Callaghan | Warner Bros. Animation
Reel FX Creative Studios | Short film; adaptation score only; song by Billy May, Warren Foster and Michael Maltese; released with Happy Feet Two
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol | Troy Quane | Sony Pictures Digital Productions
Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Duck Studios | Short film; released as part of The Smurfs three-disc holiday gift set[1]
2012  | Daffy's Rhapsody | Matthew O'Callaghan | Warner Bros. Animation
Reel FX Creative Studios | Short film; adaptation score only; song by Billy May, Warren Foster and Michael Maltese; released with Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Think Like a Man | Tim Story | Screen Gems | —
Thanks for Sharing | Stuart Blumberg  | Lionsgate | —
Girl in Progress | Patricia Riggen | Pantelion Films
Lionsgate | —
Item 47 | Louis D'Esposito | Marvel Studios
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | Marvel One-Shot film that inspired the TV series of the same name; short film
2013  | Identity Thief | Seth Gordon | Universal Pictures | —
Remember Sunday | Jeff Bleckner | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Television film
As Cool as I Am | Max Moyer  | IFC Films | —
Agent Carter | Louis D'Esposito | Marvel Studios | Marvel One-Shot film that inspired the TV series of the same name; short film
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow | Stephen Franck  | Sony Pictures Digital Productions
Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Duck Studios | Short film; direct-to-video
Battle of the Year | Benson Lee | Screen Gems | —
Gimme Shelter | Patricia Riggen | Lionsgate
Pantelion Films | —
2014  | Ride Along | Tim Story | Universal Pictures | —
Flash in the Pain | Matthew O'Callaghan | Warner Bros. Animation
Reel FX Creative Studios | —
Think Like a Man Too | Tim Story | Screen Gems | —
Horrible Bosses 2 | Sean Anders | Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema | —
2015  | The Wedding Ringer | Jeremy Garelick | Screen Gems
Miramax Films | —
2016  | Ride Along 2 | Tim Story | Universal Pictures | Featuring Shelia E & Arturo Sandoval; additional music provided by Alexander Bornstein, Matt Bowen & Jess Stroup
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Kirk Jones | —
The Boss | Ben Falcone | —
Bad Moms | Jon Lucas Scott Moore | STX Entertainment | Featuring Soloist by KT Tunstall
Sausage Party[2] | Greg Tiernan
Conrad Vernon | Columbia Pictures | R-rated animated film composed with Alan Menken
2017  | Smurfs: The Lost Village[3] | Kelly Asbury | Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation
Kerner Entertainment Company  | Additional music provided by Philip White
Baywatch | Seth Gordon | Paramount Pictures | Additional music provided by Alexander Bornstein, Joshua R. Mosley, Nathan Rightour & Zack Ryan
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween | Tyler Perry | Lionsgate
Tyler Perry Studios | Themes only; score composed by Philip White
A Bad Moms Christmas | Jon Lucas Scott Moore | STX Entertainment | —
El Camino Christmas | David E. Talbert | Netflix | —
Pitch Perfect 3 | Trish Sie | Universal Pictures | —
2018  | Acrimony | Tyler Perry | Lionsgate
Tyler Perry Studios | —
Uncle Drew | Charles Stone III | Summit Entertainment
Temple Hill Entertainment | —
The Happytime Murders | Brian Henson | STX Entertainment | —
Nobody's Fool | Tyler Perry | Paramount Pictures
Tyler Perry Studios | Score producer only; score composed by Phillip White
2019  | A Madea Family Funeral | Lionsgate
Tyler Perry Studios | Themes only; score composed by Phillip White
UglyDolls | Kelly Asbury | STX Entertainment | Songs by Glenn Slater and Christopher Lennertz
Shaft | Tim Story | Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema | Additional music provided by Alexander Bornstein, Dara Taylor & Stu Thomas

#### 2020s

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Year  | Title  | Director(s)  | Studio(s)  | Notes

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2021  | Tom & Jerry[4] | Tim Story | Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Animation Group | —
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar | Josh Greenbaum | Lionsgate
Gloria Sanchez Productions
Stellie  | With Dara Taylor.
The Loud House Movie | Dave Needham  | Netflix
Nickelodeon Movies | Themes only. Score by Philip White.
2022  | 13: The Musical | Tamra Davis | Netflix
Zadan/Meron Productions  | Song lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
The Curse of Bridge Hollow | Jeff Wadlow | Netflix
Ugly Baby Productions  | —
2023  | Dashing Through the Snow[5] | Tim Story | Walt Disney Pictures
Will Packer Productions
Smart Entertainment  | —

### Television

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1999  | Brimstone | Fox | —
2000  | The Strip | UPN | —
2005–2020  | Supernatural | The WB (2005–2006)
The CW (2006–2020)  | Composed with Jay Gruska
2012–2014  | Revolution[6] | NBC | —
2015–2016  | Galavant | ABC | Composed with Alan Menken
Song lyrics by Glenn Slater
Agent Carter | —
2018–2021  | Lost in Space | Netflix | Lost in Space Theme by John Williams
2019–present  | The Boys | Amazon Prime Video | —
2022–present  | Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock | Apple TV+ | —
2024-present  | Sausage Party: Foodtopia | Amazon Prime Video | —

### Video games

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Year  | Title  | Publisher  | Notes

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2003  | Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | EA Games | —
2004  | Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault | —
2005  | Medal of Honor: European Assault | —
From Russia with Love | Electronic Arts | —
Gun | Activision | —
2007  | The Simpsons Game | Electronic Arts  | Additional music composed with Tim Wynn. Score composed by Hans Zimmer and James Dooley
Warhawk | Sony Computer Entertainment | Composed with Tim Wynn
2008  | Quantum of Solace | Activision  | —
2009  | The Godfather II | Electronic Arts  | —
2010  | Mass Effect 2: Overlord | Downloadable content for Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker
2011  | The Sims 3: Pets | Expansion pack for The Sims 3
2012  | Mass Effect 3 | Composed with Sascha Dikiciyan, Clint Mansell, Cris Velasco, and Sam Hulick
Starhawk | Sony Computer Entertainment  | —
2013  | Madden NFL 25 | EA Sports | —
Cancelled  | Scalebound | Microsoft Studios | Composed with Hitomi Kurokawa and Naoto Tanaka

## References

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1. ^ S. Palmer, Michael (December 1, 2011). "A Sneak Peek at 'The Smurfs' Second Screen and Exclusive Blu-ray Special Features". High-Def Digest. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
2. ^ "Christopher Lennertz Scoring 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2'". Film Music Reporter. February 15, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
3. ^ "Christopher Lennertz to score Smurfs: The Lost Village". filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
4. ^ says, Anthony Dazet Nevarez. "Christopher Lennertz to Score Tim Story's 'Tom & Jerry' | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved July 23, 2020.
5. ^ "Christopher Lennertz Scoring Tim Story's Disney+ Movie Dashing Through the Snow". Film Music Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
6. ^ "Christopher Lennertz to Score Eric Kripke's & J.J. Abrams' 'Revolution'".

## External links

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* Official website
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* Christopher Lennertz at IMDb
* Christopher Lennertz interview with Tracksounds

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