Kevin Kiner
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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. 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.
Filmography
Film
Television
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1988–92 |
Superboy |
Superboy by |
DC Comics Syndication |
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1990–92 |
Super Force |
James J. McNamara |
Premiere Limited Productions Viacom Enterprises First-run syndication |
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1991–92 |
Land of the Lost |
The Chiodo Brothers Sid and Marty Krofft |
Krofft Entertainment ABC |
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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
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1997–01 |
Walker, Texas Ranger |
Leslie Greif Paul Haggis |
CBS |
Won – BMI TV Music Award
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1997–03 |
Stargate SG-1 |
Brad Wright Jonathan Glassner |
MGM Television Showtime |
Co-composed with Joel Goldsmith, Richard Band, Dennis McCarthy, and Neal Acree.
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2000–02 |
The Invisible Man |
Matt Greenberg |
Stu Segall Productions USA Cable Entertainment |
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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
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2003 |
Stuart Little |
Rich Wilkie |
Sony Pictures Television HBO Family |
Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition
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2004–05 |
Star Trek: Enterprise |
Rick Berman Brannon Braga |
Paramount Domestic Television UPN |
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2003–12 |
CSI: Miami |
Anthony E. Zuiker Ann Donahue Carol Mendelsohn |
CBS |
Co-composed with Jeff Cardoni Won – BMI TV Music Award
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2008 |
Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann |
BBC Worldwide |
BBC Worldwide ABC |
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2008–14, 2020
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
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George Lucas (Seasons 1-6)
Dave Filoni (Season 7)
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Lucasfilm Animation Cartoon Network Netflix Disney+
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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)
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2011–16 |
Hell on Wheels |
Joe Gayton Tony Gayton |
Entertainment One AMC |
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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)
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2014–19 |
Jane the Virgin |
Jennie Snyder Urman |
Electus CBS Television Studios The CW |
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2015–17 |
Transformers: Robots in Disguise |
Adam Beechen Duane Capizzi Jeff Kline |
Hasbro Studios Cartoon Network |
Composed with Kevin Manthei
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2015–18 |
Making a Murderer |
Laura Ricciardi Moira Demos |
Netflix |
Won – BMI TV Music Award
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2018–19 |
Single Parents |
Elizabeth Meriwether J. J. Philbin |
20th Century Fox Television ABC |
Co-composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner
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2018–23 |
Titans |
Akiva Goldsman Geoff Johns Greg Berlanti |
Warner Bros. Television DC Universe HBO Max |
Composed with Clint Mansell
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2018–21 |
Narcos: Mexico |
Eric Newman |
Netflix |
Composed with Gustavo Santaolalla; Won – BMI Visual Media Award
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2019–2022 |
City on a Hill |
Charlie MacLean |
Showtime |
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2019–2023 |
Doom Patrol |
Jeremy Carver |
Warner Bros. Television DC Universe HBO Max |
Composed with Clint Mansell
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2021–2024
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Star Wars: The Bad Batch
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Brad Rau
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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
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2021
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Trese
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Jay Oliva
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Base Entertainment |
Composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner
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2022–present
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Peacemaker
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James Gunn
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Warner Bros. Television DC Studios The Safran Company Troll Court Entertainment HBO Max
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Composed with Clint Mansell
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2022-present
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Star Wars: Tales
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Dave Filoni
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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
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2023
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Ahsoka
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Dave Filoni Jon Favreau
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Lucasfilm Disney+ |
Star Wars themes by John Williams
Additional music by Sean Kiner, Deana Kiner, and David Glen Russell
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Video games
Personal life
Kiner has two children, Sean and Deana, who are also music composers.
See also
References
- ^ 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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