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Christopher Lennertz | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Christopher Joseph Lennertz |
Born | Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Occupation | Composer |
Instruments | |
Years active | 1998–present |
Website | christopherlennertz |
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Christopher Joseph Lennertz is an American composer of film, television, and video game scores. A dual citizen of the United States and Italy,[ citation needed ] he has composed the scores for films such as Alvin and the Chipmunks , Hop , Horrible Bosses , Think Like a Man and Smurfs: The Lost Village , and the Medal of Honor video game series created by Steven Spielberg. He additionally composed the scores for Supernatural , Revolution , The Boys and Gen V , all created by Eric Kripke.
He composed the score for Sausage Party and Galavant with Alan Menken, and the television series Agent Carter , which included a first-ever Marvel musical number co-written by him and Glenn Slater. He later composed the scores for Lost in Space and Sausage Party: Foodtopia .
Lennertz 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 ] He was mentored as an assistant, arranger, and orchestrator to legendary composers Basil Poledouris and Michael Kamen.
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. He also co-wrote a documentary score with Academy Award winner Dave Grusin.
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 . In 2025, Lennertz won a BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award in the "Streaming Series" category for his music for The Boys . [1]
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 | Third collaboration with Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer | |
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 | Illumination Entertainment | Second collaboration with Tim Hill |
Lemonade Mouth | Patricia Riggen | Disney Channel | Television film | |
Horrible Bosses | Seth Gordon | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema | First collaboration with Seth Gordon | |
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 Animation | Short film; released as part of The Smurfs three-disc holiday gift set [2] | |
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 | First collaboration with Tim Story | |
Thanks for Sharing | Stuart Blumberg | Lionsgate | ||
Girl in Progress | Patricia Riggen | Pantelion Films Lionsgate | ||
Item 47 | Louis D'Esposito | Marvel Studios | Marvel One-Shot direct-to-video short film; inspired the TV series of the same name | |
2013 | Identity Thief | Seth Gordon | Universal Pictures | Second collaboration with Seth Gordon |
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 direct-to-video short film; inspired the TV series of the same name | |
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow | Stephen Franck | Sony Pictures Animation | Direct-to-video short film | |
Battle of the Year | Benson Lee | Screen Gems | ||
Gimme Shelter | Patricia Riggen | Lionsgate Pantelion Films | ||
2014 | Ride Along | Tim Story | Universal Pictures | Second collaboration with Tim Story |
Flash in the Pain | Matthew O'Callaghan | Warner Bros. Animation Reel FX Creative Studios | ||
Think Like a Man Too | Tim Story | Screen Gems | Third collaboration with Tim Story | |
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 Fourth collaboration with Tim Story |
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 [3] | Greg Tiernan Conrad Vernon | Columbia Pictures Nitrogen Studios | R-rated animated film; composed with Alan Menken | |
Kevin Hart: What Now? | Leslie Small Tim Story | Universal Pictures | Fifth collaboration with Tim Story | |
2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village [4] | Kelly Asbury | Sony Pictures Animation | Additional music provided by Philip White First collaboration with Kelly Asbury |
Baywatch | Seth Gordon | Paramount Pictures | Additional music provided by Alexander Bornstein, Joshua R. Mosley, Nathan Rightour & Zack Ryan Third collaboration with Seth Gordon | |
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween | Tyler Perry | 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 | 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 | Tyler Perry Studios | Score producer only; score composed by Phillip White | |
2019 | A Madea Family Funeral | Tyler Perry Studios | Themes only; score composed by Phillip White | |
UglyDolls | Kelly Asbury | STX Entertainment | Also wrote songs with Glenn Slater Second collaboration with Kelly Asbury | |
Shaft | Tim Story | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema | Additional music provided by Alexander Bornstein, Dara Taylor & Stu Thomas Sixth collaboration with Tim Story | |
Jexi | Jon Lucas Scott Moore | Lionsgate | Composed with Philip White |
Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
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2021 | Tom & Jerry [5] | Tim Story | Warner Animation Group | Seventh collaboration with Tim Story |
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar | Josh Greenbaum | Gloria Sanchez Productions | Composed with Dara Taylor | |
The Loud House Movie | Dave Needham | Nickelodeon Movies | Composed with Philip White | |
2022 | 13: The Musical | Tamra Davis | Zadan/Meron Productions | Song lyrics by Jason Robert Brown |
The Curse of Bridge Hollow | Jeff Wadlow | Ugly Baby Productions | ||
2023 | Dashing Through the Snow [6] | Tim Story | Walt Disney Pictures | Eighth collaboration with Tim Story |
2025 | Back in Action [7] | Seth Gordon | Chernin Entertainment | |
The Pickup | Tim Story | Amazon MGM Studios | Ninth collaboration with Tim Story |
Year | Title | TV Channel | Notes |
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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 [8] | NBC | |
2015–2016 | Galavant | ABC | Composed with Alan Menken Song lyrics by Glenn Slater |
Agent Carter | |||
2018–2021 | Lost in Space | Netflix | Original Lost in Space Theme by John Williams |
2018 | Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever. | Composed with Matt Bowen | |
2019–present | The Boys | Amazon Prime Video | Composed with Matt Bowen |
2022–present | Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock | Apple TV+ | |
2023 | Gen V | Amazon Prime Video | Composed with Matt Bowen |
2024–present | Sausage Party: Foodtopia |
Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
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2003 | Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | EA Games | Original Medal of Honor theme by Michael Giacchino |
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 | Project cancelled in 2017 Composed with Hitomi Kurokawa and Naoto Tanaka |