Jennifer Kes Remington

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Jennifer Kes Remington is an American composer and filmmaker. She has done music for titles such as The Powerpuff Girls , Scary Movie 4 , Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , Socket , and Clerks II . Her work on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends garnered her two Annie Award wins in 2005 and 2006 as well as a third Annie nomination in 2007. All three were in the category "Best Music in an Animated Television Production" and shared with series composer James L. Venable. [1] [2] [3] Her documentary film Hollywood, 90038 won the award for Best Documentary at the 2007 LA Femme Film Festival. [4] She has also composed music for the video games Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time , Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking , and Rabbids Land .

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Personal life

Remington attended Pittsford Mendon High School and later Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. She obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in music technology at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2000. [5] [6]

Filmography

YearWorkCreditNotes
1999Dancing with AgnesWeapons specialistShort
2002Project RedlightComposer
2003 Scary Movie 3 Music pre-mixFilm
20032004 The Powerpuff Girls Additional music score, Music score byTV series
2004 EuroTrip Music pre-mixFilm
Jersey Girl
2005 Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Venom
20052009 Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Music editor, composer39 episodes
2006 Scary Movie 4 Composer: additional musicFilm
Clerks II Music pre-mix; Performer: "An Evening in Paradise"
The Reef Composer: additional music
Happily N'Ever After
The Legend of the Grand DirectorComposerShort
2007 Kickin' It Old Skool Composer: additional musicFilm
The Last Day of Summer
Socket Writer"Last Night", "Everything Real", "Electric Current", "New Girl", "Saturday Afternoon"
Hollywood, 90038Director, editor, producerDocumentary
2008 Turok: Son of Stone Music editorVideo
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination Music editor, composerTV movie
The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! Composer: additional musicTV short
Benny: Escaped ConvictComposerShort
Tour de FrightVideo short
Yay! Planes
2009 The Powerpuff Girls: Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares? Composer: additional musicVideo documentary short
Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel Composer: additional music, music editorFilm
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Music editor
L.A. Bag BrothersComposerShort
2010Pretty the SeriesMusician1 episode
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Music editorVideo
Broken Springs News reporterFilm
RubdownComposerShort
2012 Californication Performer: "Can't Get Worse" (uncredited)TV series
2014If We Took a HolidayComposer: theme music; actress (Dancer)Short
2017ArmstrongComposerFilm
2022Oren's WayShort

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkShared withResult
2006 Annie Awards Best Music in an Animated Television Production [1] [2] Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends James L. Venable
for "Duchess of Wails"
Won
2007 James L. Venable
for "One False Movie"
Won
2007 LA Femme Filmmaker Award Best Documentary [4] Hollywood, 90038Won
2008 Annie Awards Best Music in an Animated Television Production [3] Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends James L. Venable
for "The Bloo Superdude and the Magic Potato Power"
Nominated

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