Kris Bowers

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Kris Bowers
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Bowers in 2024
Background information
Birth nameKristopher Bowers
Born (1989-04-05) April 5, 1989 (age 35)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Jazz, classical, electronic, ambient
Occupation(s)Composer, musician
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboards
Years active2010–present
Spouse
  • (m. 2020)
Website krisbowers.com
Children1

Kristopher Bowers (born April 5, 1989) is an American composer, pianist, and documentary director. He has composed scores for films, including Green Book , King Richard , The Color Purple , and The Wild Robot and television series, among them Bridgerton , Mrs. America, Dear White People , and When They See Us .

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Bowers is the recipient of the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for Amazon Prime Video's adaptation of The Snowy Day . He has garnered multiple nominations at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, and Critics' Choice Awards.

Bowers co-directed, with Ben Proudfoot, the short documentaries A Concerto Is a Conversation (2021) and The Last Repair Shop (2023), the latter winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film. [1]

Throughout his career, Bowers has recorded, performed and collaborated with José James, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, and Kanye West.

He has also collaborated with filmmakers Blitz Bazawule, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Malcolm D. Lee, Chris Sanders, and Justin Simien.

Life and career

Bowers was born in Los Angeles, California, on April 5, 1989. [2] His father is a film and television writer, and his mother is an executive at DirecTV. [3] Although neither of his parents received more than a high school education, [4] they wanted their son to play the piano, so they played recordings of pianists while he was still in the womb. They sent him to lessons beginning at the age of 4. [3] He had private classical music lessons starting at around the age of 9. [3] He listened to "classic soul records and hip-hop before falling under the spell of jazz, classical music, and film scores." [2] Bowers studied jazz and classical piano at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts [2] where his teachers included Mulgrew Miller and Donald Vega. [5] He studied jazz at Colburn School for Performing Arts. [6] He graduated in 2006 [6] then attended Juilliard and obtained a bachelor's and master's degree in jazz performance. [2] While a student, he performed frequently in New York City. [2]

In the same year, Bowers played on Watch the Throne , a Jay Z and Kanye West album. [7] He then toured with Marcus Miller during 2012. [8] He has collaborated with musicians in several genres. [9] [10] In late 2013, he recorded his debut album Heroes + Misfits (Concord, 2014). [11] An AllMusic reviewer commented that the pianist was "based in jazz but with an ear for contemporary R&B, film scores, and electronic music". [11] The album premiered at No. 1 on the iTunes Jazz charts. [12] His first film composition was for the 2013 documentary Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me . [13] In 2014, Bowers performed at the International Jazz Day Concert in Japan, [14] [15] the Festival de Jazz de Vitoria-Gasteiz in Spain, [16] and at the London Jazz Festival. [17]

In 2015, his work on the showtime documentary Kobe Bryant's Muse gained him attention as an up-and-coming composer well-versed in a wide range of compositional styles. [18] [7] In the same year, he scored two other Showtime documentaries: I Am Giant about the football player Victor Cruz and Play It Forward about Tony Gonzalez. [7] He was one of six composers invited to the Sundance Composers Lab in 2015. [19] In 2016, Bowers was invited to perform at The White House for the International Jazz Day Concert hosted by President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama. [20]

In 2017, Bowers worked on the documentary Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You and the film Little Boxes , as well as the television programs Religion of Sports and Dear White People . [21] [22] Also in 2016, Bowers composed music for the Amazon children's Christmas special, The Snowy Day , based on the 1962 book of the same title by Ezra Jack Keats. [23] [24] It was for this show that Bowers received a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition. [25] [26] [27]

Bowers wrote the score for the 2018 film Green Book , which was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score. [28] He was also the piano teacher for the film's star, Mahershala Ali, and was Ali's stand in for some close ups of hands playing. [28] In 2019 Bowers wrote the score for Ava DuVernay's mini-series When They See Us . [29] [30] He received his first Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards nominations for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special.

In 2020, Bowers and Ben Proudfoot codirected the short documentary film A Concerto Is a Conversation , centering on Bowers' conversations with his grandfather about personal and family history. [31] The film, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, was an Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 93rd Academy Awards. [32] Since 2020, Bowers has been composing the score for Netflix's period drama, Bridgerton , being nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series.

Between 2020 and 2021, Bowers was involved in several projects. He worked on comedy horror film Bad Hair. [33]

Bowers wrote the score of the 2021 film Space Jam: A New Legacy . [34] [35] and the 2022 film Chevalier. [36] In May 2022, the Monterey Jazz Festival commissioned Bowers to compose a work, which he presented that September at the annual event. The piece, Ásylo (Greek for sanctuary), commemorates the 30th anniversary of the nearby Monterey National Marine Sanctuary. Bowers had previously performed at the festival as a high school student for three years starting in 2003. [37] [38]

In May 2023, Bowers worked on two original soundtrack projects for the series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story : the first one as the score of the series, [39] while the second one provided for the reinterpretation in a classical music key of pop songs, [40] working with Alicia Keys on the remaining of her song "If I Ain't Got You" as the lead single of the album. [41] In December 2023, Bowers composed the score of The Color Purple by Blitz the Ambassador. [42]

Collaborating and performing

In 2015, Bowers teamed up with the choreographer Kyle Abraham, to create Absent Matter, which premiered at the Joyce Theater in New York City. [43] During the following year, Bowers and Abraham collaborated again on Untitled America for Alvin Ailey. [44] [45]

Bowers performed at the White House for the 2016 International Jazz Day, hosted by President of the United States Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. [46] Bowers participated as a composer in the Sundance Film Composers Lab at Skywalker Sound in 2015. [47]

Bowers has paired his music with extensive and immersive dining experiences. In 2016, he was hired by Bang & Olufsen to create a score to accompany a multi-course meal prepared by chef Fredrik Berselius, founder of Aska. [48] In 2017, Krug commissioned Bowers to write compositions inspired by and paired with a signature Krug champagne. [49]

Artistry

In a review of one of his early shows as a bandleader, The New York Times referred to Bowers' playing as "serious, thoughtful, organized, restrained; he made the piano sound good. His set had range and ambition and said something strong, sweet, and normative about phrasing and rhythm in jazz right now." [50]

Bowers' influences include "Oscar Peterson, Wynton Kelly ('for his comping and incredible feel'), Duke Ellington ('for his compositions'), Ahmad Jamal and Count Basie", [8] as well as John Williams. [51]

Awards and honors

CeremonyYearCategoryNominated WorkResultRef.
Academy Awards 2021 Best Documentary Short Subject A Concerto Is a Conversation (with Ben Proudfoot)Nominated [52]
2024 The Last Repair Shop (with Ben Proudfoot)Won [53]
2025 Best Original Score The Wild Robot Nominated [54]
African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2024Best MusicThe Color PurpleWon [55]
2025Best Original ScoreThe Wild RobotWon [56]
Annie Awards 2025 Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production The Wild Robot Won [57]
Astra Film and Creative Awards 2024 Best Short Film The Last Repair Shop Nominated [58]
2025 Artisan Achievement AwardHimselfHonoree
Best Original Score The Wild Robot Nominated
Black Reel Awards 2019 Outstanding Music (Comedy, Drama or Limited Series)When They See UsNominated [59]
2022 Outstanding Original Score RespectNominated [60]
Outstanding Musical Score (TV Movie or Limited Series)BridgertonNominated
2024 Outstanding Original ScoreChevalierNominated [60]
The Color PurpleWon
Outstanding Independent Short Film The Last Repair Shop(directior with Ben Proudfoot)Nominated
2025 Outstanding ScoreThe Wild RobotWon [61]
Calgary International Film Festival 2023 Best Documentary Short FilmThe Last Repair ShopWon [62]
Celebration of Black Cinema and Television 2024 Composer AwardThe Wild RobotWon [63]
Critics' Choice Awards 2018 Best Score Green Book Nominated [64]
2025 The Wild Robot Nominated
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 2023 Best Short DocumentaryThe Last Repair ShopWon [65]
Best ScoreNominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2024 Best Musical Score The Wild RobotWon [66]
Daytime Emmy Award 2017 Outstanding Music Direction and CompositionThe Snowy Day(with Rossanna S. Wright)Won [67] [68]
Golden Globe Award 2025 Best Original Score The Wild Robot Nominated
Grammy Awards 2020 Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella "Blue Skies"Nominated [69]
2022 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Bridgerton: Season 1Nominated
2025 Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media The Color Purple Nominated
Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2018 Best Original Score in a Feature Film Green BookNominated [59]
2019 Best Original Score in a TV Show/Limited Series When They See UsWon [70]
2021 Best Original Score in a Feature FilmKing RichardNominated [71]
Best Original Song in a TV Show/Limited Series"Together All the Way" from Dear White People(with Siedah Garrett)Nominated
2023 Best Original Score in a Feature FilmChevalierNominated [72]
Best Original Score – Short Film (Documentary)The Last Repair Shop(with Katya Richardson)Nominated
Best Main Title Theme – TV Show/Limited SeriesQueen Charlotte: A Bridgerton StoryNominated
2024 Best Original Score – Animated FilmThe Wild RobotWon [73]
Best Exhibitions, Theme Parks or Special ProjectsDreaming Freedom(as part of musicians)Nominated
Middleburg Film Festival 2023Sheila Johnson Vanguard AwardHimselfWon [74]
NAACP Image Awards 2023 Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation AlbumBridgerton Season Two (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)Nominated [75]
2024 Outstanding Original Score for TV/FilmKris BowersNominated [76]
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2019 Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special "Part 2" in When They See UsNominated [77]
2020 "Reagan" in Mrs. AmericaNominated
2021 Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Bridgerton(with Michael Dean Parsons)Nominated
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series "Diamond of the First Water" in BridgertonNominated
San Francisco International Film Festival 2021Best Family FilmA Concerto Is a Conversation(with Ben Proudfoot)Nominated [78]
Special Jury AwardWon
2024 Best Original ScoreThe Wild Robot Nominated [79]
Satellite Awards 2025 Best Original Score The Wild Robot Nominated [80]
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 2024 Best Original ScoreThe Wild Robot Nominated [81]
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards 2020Outstanding Original Score for a Television or Streaming ProductionWhen They See UsNominated [82]
2022Outstanding Original Song for a Comedy or Musical Visual Media Production"Together All the Way" in Dear White People(with Siedah Garrett)Nominated [83]
2025 Outstanding Original Score for a Studio FilmThe Wild Robot Won [84]
St. Louis Film Critics Association 2024 Best ScoreThe Wild Robot Nominated [85]
Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition 2011HimselfWon [86]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2024 Best Original Score The Wild Robot Nominated [87]
World Soundtrack Awards 2019 Discovery of the Year Green BookNominated [88]
Television Composer of the YearWhen They See UsNominated

Honor

Discography

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

Year recordedTitleLabelPersonnel/Notes
2012Heroes + Misfits Concord With Adam Agati (guitar), Burniss Earl Travis II (electric bass), Jamire Williams (drums); some tracks with Casey Benjamin (alto sax, vocoder) added; some tracks with Kenneth Whalum III (tenor sax) added; vocalists added are Chris Turner (3 tracks), Julia Easterlin (1 track), José James (1 track)

As sideman

Year recordedLeaderTitleLabel
2010–11 Jay Z and Kanye West Watch the Throne Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation, Def Jam
2013* Etienne Charles  [ de ]Creole SoulCulture Shock
Next CollectiveCover Art Concord
2014* Robin Eubanks Klassik Rock, Vol. 1Artist Share
José James While You Were Sleeping Blue Note
Takuya Kuroda Rising Son
Harvey Mason ChameleonConcord Jazz
2016* A Tribe Called Quest We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service Epic
2017* Maurice Brown The MoodRopeadope

Works

Films

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2016 Little Boxes Rob Meyer
2018 Monsters and Men Reinaldo Marcus Green
Green Book [28] Peter Farrelly
2020 Bad Hair Justin Simien
2021 The United States vs. Billie Holiday Lee Daniels
Space Jam: A New Legacy [34] Malcolm D. Lee Replaced Hans Zimmer
Respect Liesl Tommy
King Richard Reinaldo Marcus Green
2022 Chevalier Stephen Williams
2023 Haunted Mansion Justin Simien
Origin Ava DuVernay
The Color Purple Blitz Bazawule
2024 Bob Marley: One Love Reinaldo Marcus Green
The Wild Robot Chris Sanders Bowers' first score for an animated film

Television

YearTitleNetworkNotes
2016 American Masters [91] PBS Episode "Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You"
The Snowy Day [23] Amazon Studios TV special
Won—Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
Religion of Sports DirecTV Composed for 4 episodes
2017–2021 Dear White People [7] Netflix
2018Warriors of Liberty City Starz TV series documentary
2018–2019 For the People ABC
2019 When They See Us [29] Netflix TV miniseries
Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition (for "Part 2")
2019–2022 Raising Dion
2019–2021 Black Monday Showtime
2019 Star Trek: Short Treks CBS All Access Episode "The Girl Who Made the Stars"
2020 Mrs. America FX on Hulu TV miniseries
Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition (for "Reagan")
Bridgerton Netflix Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (for "Diamond Of The First Water")
Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Nominated — Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
2021Colin in Black & White Netflix
2022 Inventing Anna Netflix TV miniseries
DMZ HBO Max TV miniseries
We Own This City HBO TV miniseries
2023 Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Netflix TV miniseries
Secret Invasion Disney+ TV miniseries

Documentaries

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2013 Seeds of Time [92] Sandy McLeod
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me [93] Chiemi KarasawaCredited as Kristopher Bowers
2015Kobe Bryant's Muse [94] Gotham Chopra
I Am Giant: Victor Cruz [91]
Play It Forward [91] Andrea Blaugrund Nevins
2017 Copwatch [95] Camilla Hall
2021 A Concerto Is a Conversation Co-director with Ben Proudfoot and composer
2023 The Last Repair Shop Co-director with Ben Proudfoot and composer Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film

Video games

YearTitleStudioNotes
2019 Madden NFL 20 EA Sports
2020 Madden NFL 21 [96]
2024 EA Sports College Football 25 Campus Clash Theme only

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