Kristopher Carter

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Kristopher Carter
Carter at the 2017 WonderCon
Carter at the 2017 WonderCon
Background information
Birth nameKristopher Lee Carter
Born (1972-02-05) February 5, 1972 (age 49)
Occupation(s)
InstrumentsKeyboard
Years active1994-present
Associated acts
Websitehttp://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 Bexar County, 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 , 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. 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 and also received a fellowship to Robert Redford's Sundance Composers Institute. He served as the first Composer-In-Residence of the and has given clinics across the country on film composition.

Works[]

DC Animated Universe[]

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
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

Marvel animated works[]

Year Title Note
2008-09 Spectacular Spider-Man a
2012-19 Avengers Assemble a
2018 Marvel Rising: Initiation a
Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors a
2019 Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts a
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron a
Marvel Rising: Operation Shuri a
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire a

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
  • ^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[]

  1. ^ 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)

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