Kevin Kiner

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Kevin Kiner
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Kiner at the 2022 WonderCon
Background information
Born (1958-09-03) September 3, 1958 (age 66)
Escondido, California, U.S.
Genres Film score, video game music
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1986–present
Website kevinkiner.com

Kevin Kiner (born September 3, 1958) is an American film and television composer best known for scoring Star Wars: The Clone Wars , Star Wars Rebels , Star Wars: The Bad Batch , Star Wars: Tales , and Ahsoka . Kiner was nominated for multiple Primetime Emmy, Daytime Emmy and Annie Awards for Clone Wars and Rebels, while winning several BMI Awards for his work on CSI: Miami , Narcos: Mexico , Making a Murderer , and Walker, Texas Ranger .

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Career

Kiner was raised in Escondido, California, where his interest in music flourished through listening to different bands such as Yes, Pink Floyd, and the Eagles. [1] After high school, Kiner attended the University of California, Los Angeles as a pre-medical student but later decided to pursue his passion for music instead. He then began traveling the world as a musical director for an international touring group before settling in Hollywood, where he began composing for film and television. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirector(s)Studio(s)Notes
1993 Leprechaun Mark Jones Trimark Pictures
1993 Freaked Alex Winter
Tom Stern
20th Century Fox Nominated – Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for Best Score
1995 Black Scorpion Jonathan Winfrey
Showtime
1997 The Pest Paul Miller TriStar Pictures
The Bubble Factory
1998 Safe House Eric Steven Stahl Showtime
1999 Wing Commander Chris Roberts 20th Century Fox
2001 The Other Side of Heaven Mitch Davis Excel Entertainment Group
2001 Tremors 3: Back to Perfection Brent Maddock Universal Pictures Direct-to-video
2005 Madison William Bindley Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Dave Filoni Lucasfilm Animation
Warner Bros. Pictures
Star Wars themes by John Williams
2017 Inconceivable Jonathan Baker Lionsgate Premiere
2017 Ghost in the Shell Rupert Sanders Paramount Pictures Additional Music Composer
2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 James Gunn Marvel Studios
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Additional Music Composer

Television

YearTitleShowrunner(s)Studio(s)Notes
1988–92 Superboy IIya Salkind and Alexander Salkind DC Comics
Syndication
1990–92 Super Force James J. McNamaraPremiere Limited Productions
Viacom Enterprises
First-run syndication
1991–92 Land of the Lost The Chiodo Brothers
Sid and Marty Krofft
Krofft Entertainment
ABC
1996–97 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Peter Lawrence

Takashi Masunaga

Warner Bros. Television
Cartoon Network
Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
1997–01 Walker, Texas Ranger Leslie Greif
Paul Haggis
CBS Won – BMI TV Music Award
1997–03 Stargate SG-1 Brad Wright
Jonathan Glassner
MGM Television
Showtime
Co-composed with Joel Goldsmith, Richard Band, Dennis McCarthy, and Neal Acree.
2000–02 The Invisible Man Matt Greenberg Stu Segall Productions
USA Cable Entertainment
2001 Harold and the Purple Crayon Carin Greenberg
Jeff Kline
Adelaide Productions
Columbia TriStar Television
Nominated – Annie Award For Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production
2003 Stuart Little Rich Wilkie Sony Pictures Television
HBO Family
Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
2004–05 Star Trek: Enterprise Brannon Braga and Manny Coto Paramount Domestic Television
UPN
2003–12 CSI: Miami Anthony E. Zuiker
Ann Donahue
Carol Mendelsohn
CBS Co-composed with Jeff Cardoni
Won – BMI TV Music Award
2008 Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann BBC Worldwide BBC Worldwide
ABC
2008–14, 2020 Star Wars: The Clone Wars George Lucas (Seasons 1-6)

Dave Filoni (Season 7)

Lucasfilm Animation
Cartoon Network
Netflix
Disney+
Star Wars themes by John Williams
Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
Nominated – Annie Award for Music in a Television Production
Won – Annie Award for Best Music in an Animated Television Production or Short Form

Additional music by David Glen Russell, Matthew St. Laurent, Takeshi Furukawa, Nolan Markey, Reuven Herman, Sean Kiner (Season 7), and Deana Kiner (Season 7)

2011–16 Hell on Wheels Joe Gayton
Tony Gayton

John Wirth

Entertainment One
AMC
2014–18 Star Wars Rebels Dave Filoni Lucasfilm Animation
Disney XD
Star Wars themes by John Williams
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
Nominated – Annie Award For Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production

Additional music by David Glen Russell, Matthew St. Laurent, Sean Kiner (Seasons 3 & 4), and Deana Kiner (Seasons 3 & 4)

2014–19 Jane the Virgin Jennie Snyder Urman Electus
CBS Television Studios
The CW
2015–17 Transformers: Robots in Disguise Adam Beechen
Duane Capizzi
Jeff Kline
Hasbro Studios
Cartoon Network
Composed with Kevin Manthei
2015–18 Making a Murderer Laura Ricciardi
Moira Demos
Netflix Won – BMI TV Music Award
2018–19 Single Parents Elizabeth Meriwether
J. J. Philbin
20th Century Fox Television
ABC
Co-composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner
2018–23 Titans Greg Walker Warner Bros. Television
DC Universe
HBO Max
Composed with Clint Mansell
2018–21 Narcos: Mexico Chris Brancato
Carlo Bernard
Doug Miro
Netflix Composed with Gustavo Santaolalla; Won – BMI Visual Media Award
2019–2022 City on a Hill Charlie MacLean Showtime
2019–2023 Doom Patrol Jeremy Carver Warner Bros. Television
DC Universe
HBO Max
Composed with Clint Mansell
2021–2024 Star Wars: The Bad Batch Jennifer Corbett Lucasfilm Animation
Disney+
Star Wars themes by John Williams

Composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner; additional music by David Glen Russell, Nolan Markey, and Peter Lam

2021 Trese Budjette Tan

Kajo Baldisimo

Base EntertainmentComposed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner
2022–present Peacemaker James Gunn Warner Bros. Television
DC Studios
The Safran Company
Troll Court Entertainment
HBO Max
Composed with Clint Mansell
Star Wars: Tales Dave Filoni Lucasfilm Animation
Disney+
Star Wars themes by John Williams

Composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner; additional music by David Glen Russell and Nolan Markey

2023 Ahsoka Lucasfilm
Disney+
Star Wars themes by John Williams

Additional music by Sean Kiner, Deana Kiner, and David Glen Russell

2024–present Creature Commandos Dean Lorey DC Studios
Warner Bros. Animation
Composed with Clint Mansell

Video games

YearTitleNotes
2010 GoldenEye 007 Composed with David Arnold
2012 007 Legends

Personal life

Kiner has two children, Sean and Deana, who are also music composers. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Ferreira, Viviana. "Kevin Kiner: Exclusive interview for ScoreTrack.Net". ScoreTrack.Net. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  2. Patterson, Ashley. "Kevin Kiner Press Kit" (PDF). cw3pr.com. CW3 Public Relations. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  3. Pillot, Dempsey (February 10, 2022). "Kevin, Dean, and Sean Kiner on the Pressures of Composing 'Peacemaker' as a Family". FilmSpeak. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  4. Lola, Lauren (2023-08-08). "Deana Kiner on Discovering and Orchestrating Her Trans Identity". Mixed Asian Media. Retrieved 2023-09-20.