American film and television composer (born 1958)
Musical artist
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 .
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]
Year Title Director(s) / Producer(s) Studio(s) Notes 1988–92 Superboy DC Comics Syndication — 1990–92 Super Force James J. McNamara Premiere Limited ProductionsViacom 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 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 Rick Berman Brannon Braga 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 GaytonTony Gayton 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 Akiva Goldsman Geoff Johns Greg Berlanti Warner Bros. Television DC Universe HBO Max Composed with Clint Mansell 2018–21 Narcos: Mexico Eric Newman 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 Brad Rau 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 Jay Oliva Base Entertainment Composed 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 2022-present 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 Dave Filoni Jon Favreau Lucasfilm Disney+ Star Wars themes by John Williams Additional music by Sean Kiner, Deana Kiner, and David Glen Russell
Kiner has two children, Sean and Deana, who are also music composers.[3] [4]
^ Ferreira, Viviana. "Kevin Kiner: Exclusive interview for ScoreTrack.Net" . ScoreTrack.Net . Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2015 . ^ Patterson, Ashley. "Kevin Kiner Press Kit" (PDF) . cw3pr.com . CW3 Public Relations. Retrieved December 27, 2015 . ^ Pillot, Dempsey (February 10, 2022). "Kevin, Dean, and Sean Kiner on the Pressures of Composing 'Peacemaker' as a Family" . FilmSpeak . Retrieved 2022-10-11 . ^ Lola, Lauren (2023-08-08). "Deana Kiner on Discovering and Orchestrating Her Trans Identity" . Mixed Asian Media . Retrieved 2023-09-20 .
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