Kevin Kiner

Not to be confused with Kevin Kilner or Kevin Kline.

Kevin Kiner
Kiner at the 2022 WonderCon
Background information
Born	(1958-09-03) September 3, 1958 (age 67) Escondido, California, U.S.
Genres	Film score, video game music
Occupations	Composer, conductor
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1986–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 .

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

Year	Title	Director(s)	Notes
1993	Leprechaun	Mark Jones	—N/a
	Freaked	Alex Winter Tom Stern	Nominated – Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for Best Score
1995	Black Scorpion	Jonathan Winfrey	—N/a
1997	The Pest	Paul Miller	—N/a
1998	Safe House	Eric Steven Stahl	—N/a
1999	Wing Commander	Chris Roberts	—N/a
2001	The Other Side of Heaven	Mitch Davis	—N/a
	Tremors 3: Back to Perfection	Brent Maddock	Direct-to-video
2005	Madison	William Bindley	—N/a
2008	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Dave Filoni	Star Wars themes by John Williams
2017	Inconceivable	Jonathan Baker	—N/a
	Ghost in the Shell	Rupert Sanders	Score composed by Clint Mansell and Lorne Balfe. Additional music composer.
2022	Samaritan	Julius Avery	Composed with Jed Kurzel. Additional music by Sean Kiner & Deana Kiner.
2023	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3	James Gunn	Score composed by John Murphy. Original Guardians of the Galaxy theme by Tyler Bates. Additional music composer.
2024	Madame Web	S.J. Clarkson	Score composed by Johan Söderqvist. Additional music composer.

Television

Year	Title	Showrunner(s)	Notes
1988–92	Superboy	IIya Salkind and Alexander Salkind	—N/a
1990–92	Super Force	James J. McNamara	—N/a
1991–92	Land of the Lost	The Chiodo Brothers Sid and Marty Krofft	—N/a
1996–97	The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest	Peter Lawrence and Takashi Masunaga	Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
1997–01	Walker, Texas Ranger	Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis	Won – BMI TV Music Award
1997–03	Stargate SG-1	Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner	Co-composed with Joel Goldsmith, Richard Band, Dennis McCarthy, and Neal Acree.
2000–02	The Invisible Man	Matt Greenberg	—N/a
2001	Harold and the Purple Crayon	Carin Greenberg and Jeff Kline	Nominated – Annie Award For Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production
2003	Stuart Little	Rich Wilkie	Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
2004–05	Star Trek: Enterprise	Brannon Braga and Manny Coto	—N/a
2003–12	CSI: Miami	Anthony E. Zuiker, Ann Donahue and Carol Mendelsohn	Co-composed with Jeff Cardoni Won – BMI TV Music Award
2008	Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann	BBC Worldwide	—N/a
2008–14, 2020	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	George Lucas (Seasons 1-6) Dave Filoni (Season 7)	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 and Deana Kiner (Season 7)
2011–16	Hell on Wheels	Joe Gayton, Tony Gayton and John Wirth	—N/a
2014–18	Star Wars Rebels	Dave Filoni	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	—N/a
2015–17	Transformers: Robots in Disguise	Adam Beechen, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline	Composed with Kevin Manthei
2015–18	Making a Murderer	Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos	Won – BMI TV Music Award
2018–19	Single Parents	Elizabeth Meriwether and J. J. Philbin	Co-composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner
2018–23	Titans	Greg Walker	Composed with Clint Mansell
2018–21	Narcos: Mexico	Chris Brancato and Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro	Composed with Gustavo Santaolalla; Won – BMI Visual Media Award
2019–2022	City on a Hill	Charlie MacLean	—N/a
2019–2023	Doom Patrol	Jeremy Carver	Composed with Clint Mansell
2021–2024	Star Wars: The Bad Batch	Jennifer Corbett	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 and Kajo Baldisimo	Composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner
2022–present	Dark Winds	Graham Roland	Composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner
	Peacemaker	James Gunn	Composed with Clint Mansell
	Star Wars: Tales	Dave Filoni	Star Wars themes by John Williams Composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner; additional music by David Glen Russell and Nolan Markey
2023	Ahsoka		Star Wars themes by John Williams Additional music by Sean Kiner, Deana Kiner and David Glen Russell
2024–present	Creature Commandos	Dean Lorey	Composed with Clint Mansell

Video games

Year	Title	Notes
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]}

See also

• Music of Star Wars
• Music of Star Trek

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.

External links

• Official website
• Kevin Kiner at IMDb