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.

1 day ago · Kris Bowers sat in the dark, watching the Oscar nominations while his pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter slept. He wasn’t trying to wake them up or cause chaos. Although an Oscar winner for ...

Kris Bowers. Composer: The Wild Robot. Kris Bowers is known for The Wild Robot (2024), Green Book (2018) and The Last Repair Shop (2023). He has been married to Briana Henry since 6 June 2020. They have one child.

Emmy Award-winning composer and pianist, Kris Bowers, creates genre-defying music that pays homage to his jazz roots with inflections of alternative and R&B influences. The result is a sound rife with contradictions, a work of nuanced alchemy situated at the summit of his influences.

- Kris . Projects Latest News . Edit Latest News. Jul 13, 2021 'Bridgerton' secures 12 Emmy nominations including "Outstanding Music Composition" and "Outstanding Original Main Title Theme"

Dec 13, 2023 · Kris Bowers grew up in Los Angeles, and by age 12 had mapped out a career path to make music for Hollywood movies. Now 34, the pianist-turned-composer’s prolific collaborations with high-profile filmmakers have earned him a spot among The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2023.

Dec 19, 2023 · This year, the Emmy-nominated Bridgerton composer returned to Shondaland and Netflix’s hit costume drama to compose its prequel series, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story; he also...

Dec 25, 2024 · Kris Bowers is no stranger to using music to build a world. The Oscar-winning composer has worked on films like "Green Book," 'Origin," and "The Color Purple," and on the hit Netflix series ...

Dec 13, 2023 · This year alone, Bowers has scored Marvel’s “Secret Invasion” series, “Chevalier” and “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” (he’s a veteran of Shonda Rhimes projects ),...

Kris Bowers. Composer: The Wild Robot. Kris Bowers is known for The Wild Robot (2024), Green Book (2018) and The Last Repair Shop (2023). He has been married to Briana Henry since 6 June 2020. They have one child.

May 15, 2024 · Kris Bowers, the musical voice behind Green Book, King Richard, Dear White People, and the hit Netflix series Bridgerton, is quickly becoming one of Hollywood’s most sought-after composers. Earlier this year, Bowers won an Oscar for his short film The Last Repair Shop about a musical instrument workshop in LA, which since the Oscars has had ...

Feb 9, 2022 · The homework that film composer and music mentor Kris Bowers had to do before taking on his latest assignment speaks volumes about the unique niche in contemporary American music that pianist...

1 day ago · Kris Bowers sat in the dark, watching the Oscar nominations while his pregnant wife and 3-year-old daughter slept. He wasn’t trying to wake them up or cause chaos. Although an Oscar winner for live action short, the esteemed composer had never been nominated for one of his orchestrations — until now, with his recognized work on “The Wild Robot.”

May 17, 2023 · Composer and musician Kris Bowers explains how he created a more intimate sound for the 'Bridgerton' prequel, 'Queen Charlotte.'

Feb 21, 2019 · And so, the third pianist is Kris Bowers, who does all the playing for Ali in the film. Bowers recreated the music Don Shirley played just as Shirley, a jazz and classical virtuoso, played it.

Feb 26, 2021 · Kris Bowers Reflects On Coming 'Full Circle' In Composing The Score For 'Respect' Aretha Franklin liked how Kris Bowers played piano at a competition in 2011. It was his big break — a fact...

Emmy Award-winning composer and pianist, Kris Bowers, creates genre-defying music that pays homage to his jazz roots with inflections of alternative and R&B influences. A confluence of jazz greats, classical standards, and the alternative and experimental music of his youth, along with the cinematic storytelling of his most studied film scores.

Kristopher Bowers (born 1989) is an American composer and pianist who has composed scores for films, video games, television and documentaries including Green Book, Madden NFL, Dear White People, and Kobe Bryant's Muse. He has recorded, performed, and collaborated with the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, and José James.

Dec 13, 2023 · Having been nominated once for an Oscar — as a filmmaker, for his short documentary, “A Concerto is a Conversation” — his scores for Blitz Bazawule's “The Color Purple” and DuVernay's...

Bowers werd geboren in Los Angeles en maakte op jonge leeftijd kennis met de piano. Hij studeerde aan de Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, waar hij les kreeg van onder andere Mulgrew Miller en Donald Vega en aan de Colburn School of Performing Arts met een diploma in 2006. Daarna studeerde hij aan de Juilliard School in New York met een bachelor- …

2 days ago · Kris Bowers won his first Oscar just last year, as co-director of the documentary short film The Last Repair Shop.But receiving his first nomination as a composer, for his soaring and emotional work on The Wild Robot, is another thing entirely. “So many people in the music branch are people that I’ve literally studied for years and who I've looked up to for years,” …

Feb 26, 2021 · Kris Bowers Reflects On Coming 'Full Circle' In Composing The Score For 'Respect' February 26, 2021 • Aretha Franklin liked how Kris Bowers played piano at a competition in 2011. It was his...

Kris Bowers is an award-winning film composer and pianist known for his thought-provoking playing style and genre-defying film compositions that pay homage to his classical and jazz roots.