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{{short description|American composer (born 1972)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Christopher Lennertz
| name = Christopher Lennertz
| image = Mosma 2024 - Matt Bowen & Christopher Lennertz (cropped).jpg
| image =
| caption =
| caption = Lennertz in 2024
| birth_name = Christopher Joseph Lennertz
| birth_name = Christopher Joseph Lennertz
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|1|2}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|1|2}}
| birth_place = [[Methuen, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Methuen, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| occupation = Composer, songwriter
| occupation = Composer, songwriter
| instrument = [[Piano]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[guitar]]
| years_active = 1998–present
| years_active = 1998–present
| genre = [[Film score]], [[Video game music|video game score]], [[jazz]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]
| instruments = [[Piano]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[guitar]]
| genre = [[Film score]], [[Video game music|video game score]], [[jazz rock]], [[electronic rock]]
}}
}}
'''Christopher Joseph Lennertz''' (born January 2, 1972) is an American [[musical composer]] for films, television shows, and video games. His big break came with his musical scores for the 2007 film ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'', ''[[Hop (film)|Hop]]'', ''[[Think Like a Man]]'', and ''[[Horrible Bosses]]'' as well as the video game series ''[[Medal of Honor (video game series)|Medal of Honor]]'' created by [[Steven Spielberg]]. He composed the score for ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'' and more recently ''[[Revolution (TV series)|Revolution]]'', two television series created by [[Eric Kripke]]. He also scored ''[[Galavant]]'' and ''[[Sausage Party]]'' with [[Alan Menken]] and Marvel's ''[[Agent Carter (TV series)|Agent Carter]]'' including a first ever Marvel musical number co-written with Tony award winning lyricist [[David Zippel]]. He wrote the songs for ''[[UglyDolls]]'' with [[Glenn Slater]] for [[Kelly Clarkson]], [[Nick Jonas]], [[Lizzo]], [[Janelle Monae]], and [[Blake Shelton]]. Currently he composes the score for the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Lost in Space (2018 TV series)|Lost in Space]]'' and the ''[[Amazon Prime Video]]'' series ''[[The Boys (2019 TV series)|The Boys]]'' from Kripke, [[Seth Rogen]] and [[Evan Goldberg]].


'''Christopher Joseph Lennertz''' (born January 2, 1972) is an American composer of film, television, and video game scores. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Italy.{{cn|date=March 2024}} His musical scores have appeared in ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'', ''[[Hop (film)|Hop]]'', ''[[Think Like a Man]]'', and ''[[Horrible Bosses]]'', and the video game series ''[[Medal of Honor (video game series)|Medal of Honor]]'', created by [[Steven Spielberg]]. He composed the score for ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]'', ''[[Revolution (TV series)|Revolution]]'', and ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'', all television series created by [[Eric Kripke]]. He has collaborated with film directors [[Tim Hill (filmmaker)|Tim Hill]], [[Matthew O'Callaghan]], [[Seth Gordon]], [[Tim Story]], [[Tyler Perry]], [[Josh Greenbaum]] and [[Kelly Asbury]].
== Life and career ==
Lennertz was born in [[Methuen, Massachusetts]]. He attended [[Easton Area High School]] in [[Easton, Pennsylvania]] and then the [[USC Thornton School of Music|Thornton School of Music]] at the [[University of Southern California]], where he studied with [[Academy Award]]-winner [[Elmer Bernstein]].


He also has appeared in ''[[Galavant]]'' and ''[[Sausage Party]]'' with [[Alan Menken]] and Marvel's ''[[Agent Carter (TV series)|Agent Carter]]'' including a first ever Marvel musical number co-written with Tony award winning lyricist [[David Zippel]]. He wrote the songs for ''[[UglyDolls]]'' with [[Glenn Slater]]. He composed the score for the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Lost in Space (2018 TV series)|Lost in Space]]'' and the ''[[Amazon Prime Video]]'' series ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'' from Kripke, [[Seth Rogen]] and [[Evan Goldberg]].
Lennertz has written music for a variety of comedies such as ''[[Horrible Bosses]]'', ''[[Ride Along (film)|Ride Along]]'', as well as ''[[Identity Thief]]'', and ''[[Think Like a Man]]''. He has also worked on hit family films including ''[[Hop (film)|Hop]]'', and ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'' and critically acclaimed dramas ''[[Adam (2009 film)|Adam]]'' and ''Thanks For Sharing''.


==Early life and education==
He has worked with artists including [[Basil Poledouris]], [[Michael Kamen]], [[Ozomatli]], [[Dave Grusin]], [[Alan Menken]], [[The RZA]], [[Five For Fighting]], and [[Alien Ant Farm]]. His collaboration with [[Ozomatli]] on their record ''[[Street Signs (album)|Street Signs]]'' garnered a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock Album.
Lennertz was born in [[Methuen, Massachusetts]] to a [[Jews|Jewish]] family. He attended [[Easton Area High School]] in [[Easton, Pennsylvania]] and then [[USC Thornton School of Music|Thornton School of Music]] at the [[University of Southern California]], where he studied with [[Academy Award]]-winner [[Elmer Bernstein]].{{cn|date=March 2024}}


==Career==
He was named best new composer in 2002 for his score to [[Clive Barker]]'s ''[[Saint Sinner (TV film)|Saint Sinner]]''. He won several awards for his 2003 soundtrack to ''[[Medal of Honor: Rising Sun]]'', the first of three ''[[Medal of Honor (computer game)|Medal of Honor]]'' games composed by Lennertz. In 2006 he was nominated for an [[Emmy]] for Outstanding Musical Composition in a Series for his score for the pilot of the television series ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'', and he is the first recipient of the Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for an Independent Feature Film for ''[[Tortilla Heaven]]''.
Lennertz has written music for a variety of comedies such as ''[[Horrible Bosses]]'', ''[[Ride Along (film)|Ride Along]]'', as well as ''[[Identity Thief]]'', and ''[[Think Like a Man]]''. He has also worked on hit family films including ''[[Hop (film)|Hop]]'', and ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'' and critically acclaimed dramas ''[[Adam (2009 film)|Adam]]'' and ''Thanks For Sharing''. His collaboration with [[Ozomatli]] on their record ''[[Street Signs (album)|Street Signs]]'' garnered a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock Album.

==Honors and awards==
He was named best new composer in 2002 for his score to [[Clive Barker]]'s ''[[Saint Sinner (TV film)|Saint Sinner]]''. He won several awards for his 2003 soundtrack to ''[[Medal of Honor: Rising Sun]]'', the first of three ''[[Medal of Honor (computer game)|Medal of Honor]]'' games composed by Lennertz. In 2006 he was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Musical Composition in a Series for his score for the pilot of the television series ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'', and he is the first recipient of the Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for an Independent Feature Film for ''[[Tortilla Heaven]]''.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==


=== Films ===
=== Films ===
=== 2000s ===
==== 2000s ====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Notes
|-
|-
| 2000
| rowspan=2|2000
!''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins]]''
|''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins]]''
|[[Tad Stones]]
|[[Tad Stones]]
|[[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br />[[Walt Disney Television Animation]]<br />[[Pixar Animation Studios]]
|[[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br />[[Walt Disney Television Animation]]<br />[[Pixar Animation Studios]]
| Direct-to-video film<br />"Orchestrations by" credit<br />Score composed by [[Adam Berry]]
| [[Direct-to-video]]; as orchestrator and additional music only; score by [[Adam Berry]]
|-
|''[[A Diva's Christmas Carol]]''
|[[Richard Schenkman]]
|[[VH1]]
| [[Television film]]
|-
|-
| 2002
| 2002
! ''[[Saint Sinner (TV film)|Saint Sinner]]''
| ''[[Saint Sinner (TV film)|Saint Sinner]]''
| [[Joshua Butler]]
| [[Joshua Butler]]
| [[Syfy]]
| [[Syfy]]
| Television film
| Televisìon film
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
! ''[[Soul Plane]]''
| ''[[Soul Plane]]''
| [[Jessy Terrero]]
| [[Jessy Terrero]]
| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| 2005
| 2005
! ''[[Confessions of an Action Star]]''
| ''[[Confessions of an Action Star]]''
| Brad Martin
| Brad Martin
| [[Vivendi Entertainment]]<br />[[Lightyear Entertainment]]
| [[Vivendi Entertainment]]<br />[[Lightyear Entertainment]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006
|rowspan=2| 2006
! ''[[Dr. Dolittle 3]]''
| ''[[Dr. Dolittle 3]]''
| Rich Thorne
| Rich Thorne
| [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]
| [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]]
| Direct-to-video film
| Direct-to-video film
|-
|-
! ''[[Shark Bait]]''
| ''[[Shark Bait (2006 film)|Shark Bait]]''
| Howard E. Baker<br />John Fox
| Howard E. Baker<br />John Fox
| [[CJ Entertainment]]<br />[[The Weinstein Company]]
| [[CJ Entertainment]]<br />[[The Weinstein Company]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=4| 2007
|rowspan=4| 2007
! ''[[Tortilla Heaven]]''
| ''[[Tortilla Heaven]]''
| Judy Hecht Dumontet
| Judy Hecht Dumontet
| Archangel Releasing
| Archangel Releasing
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[The Comebacks]]''
| ''[[The Comebacks]]''
| [[Tom Brady (film director)|Tom Brady]]
| [[Tom Brady (film director)|Tom Brady]]
| [[Fox Atomic]]
| [[Fox Atomic]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[The Perfect Holiday]]''
| ''[[The Perfect Holiday]]''
| Lance Rivera
| Lance Rivera
| [[Destination Films]]<br />[[Yari Film Group]]
| [[Destination Films]]<br />[[Yari Film Group]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''
| ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''
| [[Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]
| [[Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]
| rowspan="2" | [[20th Century Fox]]
| [[20th Century Fox]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 2008
|rowspan=2| 2008
! ''[[Meet the Spartans]]''
| ''[[Meet the Spartans]]''
| [[20th Century Fox]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Jason Friedberg]]<br />[[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Aaron Seltzer]]
| [[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Jason Friedberg]]<br />[[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Aaron Seltzer]]
| {{N/A}}
|
|-
|-
! ''[[Disaster Movie]]''
| ''[[Disaster Movie]]''
| [[Lionsgate]]
| [[Lionsgate]]
| [[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Jason Friedberg]]<br />[[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Aaron Seltzer]]
| {{N/A}}
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| rowspan="3" | 2009
! ''[[Adam (2009 film)|Adam]]''
| ''[[Adam (2009 film)|Adam]]''
| Max Mayer
| Max Mayer
| [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]
| [[Fox Searchlight Pictures]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[The Open Road]]''
| ''[[The Open Road]]''
| [[Michael Meredith (film director)|Michael Meredith]]
| [[Michael Meredith (film director)|Michael Meredith]]
| [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]]
| [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[La Horde]]''
| ''[[La Horde]]''
| Benjamin Rocher<br />Yannick Dahan
| Benjamin Rocher<br />Yannick Dahan
| [[Canal+]]
| [[Groupe Canal+|Canal+]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|}
|}


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! Notes
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |2010
| rowspan="7" |2010
! ''[[Marmaduke (film)|Marmaduke]]''
| ''[[Marmaduke (2010 film)|Marmaduke]]''
| [[Tom Dey]]
| [[Tom Dey]]
| [[20th Century Fox]]
| [[20th Century Fox]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore]]''
| ''[[Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore]]''
| [[Brad Peyton]]
| [[Brad Peyton]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Coyote Falls]]''
| [[Matthew O'Callaghan]]
| [[Warner Bros. Animation]]<br>[[Reel FX Creative Studios]]
| [[Short film]]; released with ''[[Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore]]''
|-
|-
! ''[[Vampires Suck]]''
| ''[[Vampires Suck]]''
| [[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Jason Friedberg]]<br />[[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Aaron Seltzer]]
| [[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Jason Friedberg]]<br />[[Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer|Aaron Seltzer]]
| [[20th Century Fox]]
| [[20th Century Fox]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam]]''
| ''[[Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam]]''
| [[Paul Hoen]]
| [[Paul Hoen]]
| [[Disney Channel]]
| [[Disney Channel]]
| Television film
| [[Television film]]
|-
|-
! ''[[Rabid Rider]]''
| ''[[Fur of Flying]]''
| [[Matthew O'Callaghan]]
| [[Matthew O'Callaghan]]
| [[Warner Bros. Animation]]
| [[Warner Bros. Animation]]<br>[[Reel FX Creative Studios]]
|Short film; released with ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole]]''
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| ''[[Rabid Rider]]''
|rowspan=3| 2011
| [[Matthew O'Callaghan]]
! ''[[Hop (2011 film)|Hop]]''
| [[Warner Bros. Animation]]<br>[[Reel FX Creative Studios]]
|Short film; released with ''[[Yogi Bear (film)|Yogi Bear]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2011
| ''[[Hop (film)|Hop]]''
| [[Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]
| [[Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]<br />[[Illumination Entertainment]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]<br />[[Illumination Entertainment]]<br />[[Relativity Media]]<br />[[Dentsu]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[Lemonade Mouth (film)|Lemonade Mouth]]''
| ''[[Lemonade Mouth (film)|Lemonade Mouth]]''
| [[Patricia Riggen]]
| [[Patricia Riggen]]
| [[Disney Channel]]
| [[Disney Channel]]
| Television film
| Television film
|-
|-
! ''[[Horrible Bosses]]''
| ''[[Horrible Bosses]]''
| [[Seth Gordon]]
| [[Seth Gordon]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br />[[New Line Cinema]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br />[[New Line Cinema]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat]]''
| [[Matthew O'Callaghan]]
| [[Warner Bros. Animation]]<br>[[Reel FX Creative Studios]]
|Short film; adaptation score only; song by [[Billy May]], [[Warren Foster]] and [[Michael Maltese]]; released with ''[[Happy Feet Two]]''
|-
| ''[[The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol]]''
|[[Troy Quane]]
|[[Sony Pictures Digital Productions]]<br>[[Sony Pictures Animation]]<br>[[Sony Pictures Imageworks]]<br>[[Duck Studios]]
|Short film; released as part of ''[[The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]'' three-disc holiday gift set<ref>{{cite web |last=S. Palmer |first=Michael |date=December 1, 2011 |title=A Sneak Peek at 'The Smurfs' Second Screen and Exclusive Blu-ray Special Features |url=http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Michael_S_Palmer/Smurfs/Apps/Fun_Stuff/A_Sneak_Peak_at_The_Smurfs_Second_Screen_and_Exclusive_Blu-ray_Special_Features/8221 |access-date=January 19, 2024 |website=[[High-Def Digest]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" |2012
| ''[[Daffy's Rhapsody]]''
|[[Matthew O'Callaghan]]
|[[Warner Bros. Animation]]<br>[[Reel FX Creative Studios]]
|Short film; adaptation score only; song by [[Billy May]], [[Warren Foster]] and [[Michael Maltese]]; released with ''[[Journey 2: The Mysterious Island]]''
|-
|-
| ''[[Think Like a Man]]''
|rowspan=4| 2012
! ''[[Think Like a Man]]''
| [[Tim Story]]
| [[Tim Story]]
| [[Screen Gems]]
| [[Screen Gems]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[Thanks for Sharing]]''
| ''[[Thanks for Sharing]]''
| Stuart Blumberg
| Stuart Blumberg
| [[Lionsgate]]
| [[Lionsgate]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
!''[[Girl in Progress]]''
| ''[[Girl in Progress]]''
| [[Patricia Riggen]]
| [[Patricia Riggen]]
| [[Pantelion Films]]<br>[[Lionsgate]]
| [[Pantelion Films]]<br>[[Lionsgate]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
!''[[Item 47]]''
| ''[[Item 47]]''
| [[Louis D'Esposito]]
| [[Louis D'Esposito]]
| [[Marvel Studios]]<br>[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]]
| [[Marvel Studios]]<br>[[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment]]
| Marvel One-Shot film that inspired the [[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.|TV series of the same name]].<br>Short film
| [[Marvel One-Shots|Marvel One-Shot]] [[direct-to-video]] short film; inspired the [[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.|TV series of the same name]]
|-
|-
|rowspan=6| 2013
| rowspan="7" | 2013
! ''[[Identity Thief]]''
| ''[[Identity Thief]]''
| [[Seth Gordon]]
| [[Seth Gordon]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''Remember Sunday''
| ''Remember Sunday''
| [[Jeff Bleckner]]
| [[Jeff Bleckner]]
| [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]
| [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]]
| Television film
| Television film
|-
|-
! ''[[As Cool as I Am (film)|As Cool as I Am]]''
| ''[[As Cool as I Am (film)|As Cool as I Am]]''
| Max Moyer
| Max Moyer
| [[IFC Films]]
| [[IFC Films]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[Agent Carter (film)|Agent Carter]]''
| ''[[Agent Carter (film)|Agent Carter]]''
| [[Louis D'Esposito]]
| [[Louis D'Esposito]]
| [[Marvel Studios]]
| [[Marvel Studios]]
| Marvel One-Shot film that inspired the [[Agent Carter (TV series)|TV series of the same name]].<br />Short film
| Marvel One-Shot direct-to-video short film; inspired the [[Agent Carter (TV series)|TV series of the same name]]
|-
|-
! ''[[Battle of the Year (film)|Battle of the Year]]''
| ''[[The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow]]''
|Stephen Franck
|[[Sony Pictures Digital Productions]]<br>[[Sony Pictures Animation]]<br>[[Sony Pictures Imageworks]]<br>[[Duck Studios]]
| Direct-to-video short film
|-
| ''[[Battle of the Year (film)|Battle of the Year]]''
| [[Benson Lee]]
| [[Benson Lee]]
| [[Screen Gems]]
| [[Screen Gems]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[Gimme Shelter (2013 film)|Gimme Shelter]]''
| ''[[Gimme Shelter (2013 film)|Gimme Shelter]]''
| [[Patricia Riggen]]
| [[Patricia Riggen]]
| [[Lionsgate]]<br />[[Pantelion Films]]
| [[Lionsgate]]<br />[[Pantelion Films]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2014
|rowspan="4"| 2014
! ''[[Ride Along (film)|Ride Along]]''
| ''[[Ride Along (film)|Ride Along]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Tim Story]]
| [[Tim Story]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[Think Like a Man Too]]''
| ''Flash in the Pain''
| [[Matthew O'Callaghan]]
| [[Warner Bros. Animation]]<br>[[Reel FX Creative Studios]]
|
|-
| ''[[Think Like a Man Too]]''
| [[Tim Story]]
| [[Screen Gems]]
| [[Screen Gems]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[Horrible Bosses 2]]''
| ''[[Horrible Bosses 2]]''
| [[Sean Anders]]
| [[Sean Anders]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br />[[New Line Cinema]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br />[[New Line Cinema]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| 2015
| 2015
! ''[[The Wedding Ringer]]''
| ''[[The Wedding Ringer]]''
| [[Jeremy Garelick]]
| [[Jeremy Garelick]]
| [[Screen Gems]]<br />[[Miramax Films]]
| [[Screen Gems]]<br />[[Miramax Films]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="5"| 2016
|rowspan="5"| 2016
! ''[[Ride Along 2]]''
| ''[[Ride Along 2]]''
| [[Tim Story]]
| [[Tim Story]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Universal Pictures]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]
| Featuring Shelia E & [[Arturo Sandoval]] Additional Music Provided By Alexander Bornstein,Matt Bowen & Jess Stroup
| Featuring Shelia E & [[Arturo Sandoval]]; additional music provided by Alexander Bornstein, Matt Bowen & Jess Stroup
|-
|-
! ''[[My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2]]''
| ''[[My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2]]''
| [[Kirk Jones (director)|Kirk Jones]]
| [[Kirk Jones (director)|Kirk Jones]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|
|-
|-
! ''[[The Boss (2016 film)|The Boss]]''
| ''[[The Boss (2016 film)|The Boss]]''
| [[Ben Falcone]]
| [[Ben Falcone]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|
|-
|-
! ''[[Bad Moms]]''
| ''[[Bad Moms]]''
| [[Jon Lucas]] [[Scott Moore (screenwriter)|Scott Moore]]
| [[Jon Lucas]] [[Scott Moore (screenwriter)|Scott Moore]]
| [[STX Entertainment]]
| [[STX Entertainment]]
| Featuring Soloist By [[KT Tunstall]]
| Featuring Soloist by [[KT Tunstall]]
|-
|-
! ''[[Sausage Party]]''<ref name="film-music">{{cite news|title=Christopher Lennertz Scoring 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2'|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/02/15/christopher-lennertz-scoring-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/|access-date=March 22, 2016|work=Film Music Reporter|publisher=Film Music Reporter|date=February 15, 2016}}</ref>
| ''[[Sausage Party]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Christopher Lennertz Scoring 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2'|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/02/15/christopher-lennertz-scoring-my-big-fat-greek-wedding-2/|access-date=March 22, 2016|website=filmmusicreporter.com |date=February 15, 2016}}</ref>
| [[Greg Tiernan]]<br />[[Conrad Vernon]]
| [[Greg Tiernan]]<br />[[Conrad Vernon]]
| [[Columbia Pictures]]
| [[Columbia Pictures]]
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|-
|rowspan="6"| 2017
|rowspan="6"| 2017
! ''[[Smurfs: The Lost Village]]''<ref name="filmmusicreporter">{{cite web | url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/10/11/christopher-lennertz-to-score-sony-pictures-animations-smurfs-the-lost-village/ | title= Christopher Lennertz to score Smurfs: The Lost Village | publisher=filmmusicreporter.com | access-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref>
| ''[[Smurfs: The Lost Village]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/10/11/christopher-lennertz-to-score-sony-pictures-animations-smurfs-the-lost-village/ |date=2016-10-11 | title= Christopher Lennertz to score Smurfs: The Lost Village | website=filmmusicreporter.com | access-date=October 11, 2016}}</ref>
| [[Kelly Asbury]]
| [[Kelly Asbury]]
| [[Columbia Pictures]]<br />[[Sony Pictures Animation]]<br />Kerner Entertainment Company
| [[Columbia Pictures]]<br />[[Sony Pictures Animation]]<br />Kerner Entertainment Company
| Additional Music Provided By Phillip White
| Additional music provided by Philip White
|-
|-
! ''[[Baywatch (film)|Baywatch]]''
| ''[[Baywatch (film)|Baywatch]]''
| [[Seth Gordon]]
| [[Seth Gordon]]
| [[Paramount Pictures]]
| [[Paramount Pictures]]
| Additional Music Provided By Alexander Bornstein, Joshua R.Mosley, Nathan Rightour & Zack Ryan
| Additional music provided by Alexander Bornstein, Joshua R. Mosley, Nathan Rightour & Zack Ryan
|-
|-
! ''[[Boo 2! A Madea Halloween]]''
| ''[[Boo 2! A Madea Halloween]]''
| [[Tyler Perry]]
| [[Tyler Perry]]
| [[Lionsgate]] <br /> [[Tyler Perry Studios]]
| [[Lionsgate]] <br /> [[Tyler Perry Studios]]
| Theme Only<br />Score Composed By Phillip White
| Themes only; score composed by Philip White
|-
|-
! ''[[A Bad Moms Christmas]]''
| ''[[A Bad Moms Christmas]]''
| [[Jon Lucas]] [[Scott Moore (screenwriter)|Scott Moore]]
| [[Jon Lucas]] [[Scott Moore (screenwriter)|Scott Moore]]
| [[STX Entertainment]]
| [[STX Entertainment]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[El Camino Christmas]]''
| ''[[El Camino Christmas]]''
| [[David E. Talbert]]
| [[David E. Talbert]]
| [[Netflix]]
| [[Netflix]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[Pitch Perfect 3]]''
| ''[[Pitch Perfect 3]]''
| [[Trish Sie]]
| [[Trish Sie]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2018
|rowspan="4"| 2018
! ''[[Acrimony (film)|Acrimony]]''
| ''[[Acrimony (film)|Acrimony]]''
| [[Tyler Perry]]
| [[Tyler Perry]]
| [[Lionsgate]] <br /> [[Tyler Perry Studios]]
| [[Lionsgate]] <br /> [[Tyler Perry Studios]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[Uncle Drew (film)|Uncle Drew]]''
| ''[[Uncle Drew (film)|Uncle Drew]]''
| [[Charles Stone III]]
| [[Charles Stone III]]
| [[Summit Entertainment]]<br />[[Temple Hill Entertainment]]
| [[Summit Entertainment]]<br />[[Temple Hill Entertainment]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[The Happytime Murders]]''
| ''[[The Happytime Murders]]''
| [[Brian Henson]]
| [[Brian Henson]]
| [[STX Entertainment]]
| [[STX Entertainment]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[Nobody's Fool (2018 film)|Nobody's Fool]]''
| ''[[Nobody's Fool (2018 film)|Nobody's Fool]]''
| [[Tyler Perry]]
| [[Tyler Perry]]
| [[Paramount Pictures]] <br /> [[Tyler Perry Studios]]
| [[Paramount Pictures]] <br /> [[Tyler Perry Studios]]
| "Score Produced By" credit<br />Score Composed By Phillip White
| Score producer only; score composed by Phillip White
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2019
|rowspan="3"| 2019
! ''[[A Madea Family Funeral]]''
| ''[[A Madea Family Funeral]]''
| [[Tyler Perry]]
| [[Tyler Perry]]
| [[Lionsgate]]<br />[[Tyler Perry Studios]]
| [[Lionsgate]]<br />[[Tyler Perry Studios]]
| Theme Only<br />Score Composed By Phillip White
| Themes only; score composed by Phillip White
|-
|-
! ''[[UglyDolls]]''
| ''[[UglyDolls]]''
| [[Kelly Asbury]]
| [[Kelly Asbury]]
| [[STX Entertainment]]
| [[STX Entertainment]]
| Songs by [[Glenn Slater]] and Christopher Lennertz
| Songs by [[Glenn Slater]] and Christopher Lennertz
|-
|-
! ''[[Shaft (2019 film)|Shaft]]''
| ''[[Shaft (2019 film)|Shaft]]''
| [[Tim Story]]
| [[Tim Story]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br />[[New Line Cinema]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br />[[New Line Cinema]]
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|rowspan=3| 2021
|rowspan=3| 2021
!''[[Tom & Jerry (2021 film)|Tom & Jerry]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=says|first=Anthony Dazet Nevarez|title=Christopher Lennertz to Score Tim Story's 'Tom & Jerry' {{!}} Film Music Reporter|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2020/07/22/christopher-lennertz-to-score-tim-storys-tom-jerry/|access-date=July 23, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>
| ''[[Tom & Jerry (2021 American film)|Tom & Jerry]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Christopher Lennertz to Score Tim Story's 'Tom & Jerry' |date=2020-07-22 |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2020/07/22/christopher-lennertz-to-score-tim-storys-tom-jerry/|access-date=July 23, 2020|website=filmmusicreporter.com}}</ref>
| [[Tim Story]]
| [[Tim Story]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br />[[Warner Animation Group]]
| [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br />[[Warner Animation Group]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
!''[[Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar]]''
| ''[[Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar]]''
| [[Josh Greenbaum]]
| [[Josh Greenbaum]]
| [[Lionsgate]]<br />[[Gloria Sanchez Productions]]<br />Stellie
| [[Lionsgate]]<br />[[Gloria Sanchez Productions]]<br />Stellie
| With Dara Taylor.
| With Dara Taylor.
|-
|-
!''[[The Loud House Movie]]''
| ''[[The Loud House Movie]]''
| Dave Needham
| Dave Needham
| [[Netflix]]<br />[[Nickelodeon Animation Studios]]<br />[[Nickelodeon Movies]]
| [[Netflix]]<br />[[Nickelodeon Movies]]
| Themes only. Score by Philip White.
| Themes only. Score by Philip White.
|-
|-
|rowspan=2| 2022
| ''[[13: The Musical]]''
| [[Tamra Davis]]
| [[Netflix]]<br />Zadan/Meron Productions
| Song lyrics by [[Jason Robert Brown]]
|-
| ''[[The Curse of Bridge Hollow]]''
| [[Jeff Wadlow]]
| [[Netflix]]<br>Ugly Baby Productions
|
|-
|2023
| ''[[Dashing Through the Snow]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Christopher Lennertz Scoring Tim Story's Disney+ Movie ''Dashing Through the Snow'' |date=2023-06-26 |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/06/26/christopher-lennertz-scoring-tim-storys-disney-movie-dashing-through-the-snow/ |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=filmmusicreporter.com}}</ref>
|[[Tim Story]]
|[[Walt Disney Pictures]]<br>[[Will Packer Productions]]<br>Smart Entertainment
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| 1999
| 1999
! ''[[Brimstone (TV series)|Brimstone]]''
| ''[[Brimstone (TV series)|Brimstone]]''
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| 2000
| 2000
! ''[[The Strip (U.S. TV series)|The Strip]]''
| ''[[The Strip (U.S. TV series)|The Strip]]''
| [[UPN]]
| [[UPN]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| 2005–2020
| 2005–2020
! ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''
| ''[[Supernatural (U.S. TV series)|Supernatural]]''
| [[The WB]] (2005–2006)<br />[[The CW]] (2006–present)
| [[The WB]] (2005–2006)<br />[[The CW]] (2006–2020)
| Composed with [[Jay Gruska]]
| Composed with [[Jay Gruska]]
|-
|-
| 2012–2014
| 2012
! ''[[Revolution (TV series)|Revolution]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2012/03/14/christopher-lennertz-to-score-seth-gordons-identity-thief-and-eric-kripkes-j-j-abrams-revolution/|title=Christopher Lennertz to Score Eric Kripke's & J.J. Abrams' 'Revolution'}}</ref>
| ''[[Revolution (TV series)|Revolution]]''<ref>{{cite web |date=2012-03-14 |url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2012/03/14/christopher-lennertz-to-score-seth-gordons-identity-thief-and-eric-kripkes-j-j-abrams-revolution/|title=Christopher Lennertz to Score Eric Kripke's & J.J. Abrams' 'Revolution' |website=filmmusicreporter.com |access-date=2012-04-27}}</ref>
| [[NBC]]
| [[NBC]]
|
| {{N/A}}
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|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015–2016
| rowspan="2" | 2015–2016
! ''[[Galavant]]''
| ''[[Galavant]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| Composed with [[Alan Menken]]<br />Song lyrics by [[Glenn Slater]]
| Composed with [[Alan Menken]]<br />Song lyrics by [[Glenn Slater]]
|-
|-
! ''[[Agent Carter (TV series)|Agent Carter]]''
| ''[[Agent Carter (TV series)|Agent Carter]]''
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| {{N/A}}
|
|-
|-
| 2018–2021
| 2018–present
! ''[[Lost in Space (2018 TV series)|Lost in Space]]''
| ''[[Lost in Space (2018 TV series)|Lost in Space]]''
| [[Netflix]]
| [[Netflix]]
| Original [[Lost in Space#Theme music|''Lost in Space'']] Theme by [[John Williams]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
|2018
|''[[Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever.]]''
|[[Netflix]]
|Composed with Matt Bowen
|-
|-
| 2019–present
| 2019–present
! ''[[The Boys (2019 TV series)|The Boys]]''
| ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]''
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| 2022–present
| 2022–present
! ''[[Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock]]''
| ''[[Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock]]''
| [[Apple TV+]]
| [[Apple TV+]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2024–present
| ''[[Sausage Party: Foodtopia]]''
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|
|}
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| 2003
| 2003
! ''[[Medal of Honor: Rising Sun]]''
| ''[[Medal of Honor: Rising Sun]]''
| rowspan="3" | [[EA Games]]
| [[EA Games]]
| rowspan = "3"|Original ''[[Medal of Honor (1999 video game)|Medal of Honor]]'' Theme by [[Michael Giacchino]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
! ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]''
| ''[[Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault]]''
| [[EA Games]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| rowspan="3" | 2005
! ''[[Medal of Honor: European Assault]]''
| ''[[Medal of Honor: European Assault]]''
| [[EA Games]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
! ''[[From Russia with Love (video game)|From Russia with Love]]''
| ''[[From Russia with Love (video game)|From Russia with Love]]''
| [[Electronic Arts]]
| [[Electronic Arts]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
!''[[Gun (video game)|Gun]]''
| ''[[Gun (video game)|Gun]]''
| [[Activision]]
| [[Activision]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| rowspan="2" | 2007
! ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''
| ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''
| Electronic Arts
| Electronic Arts
| Additional music composed with [[Tim Wynn]]. Score composed by [[Hans Zimmer]] and [[James Dooley (composer)|James Dooley]]
| Additional music composed with [[Tim Wynn]]. Score composed by [[Hans Zimmer]] and [[James Dooley (composer)|James Dooley]]
|-
|-
! ''[[Warhawk (PlayStation 3 game)|Warhawk]]''
| ''[[Warhawk (PlayStation 3 game)|Warhawk]]''
| [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| Composed with Tim Wynn
| Composed with Tim Wynn
|-
|-
| 2008
| 2008
! ''[[Quantum of Solace (video game)|Quantum of Solace]]''
| ''[[Quantum of Solace (video game)|Quantum of Solace]]''
| Activision
| Activision
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| 2009
| 2009
! ''[[The Godfather II (video game)|The Godfather II]]''
| ''[[The Godfather II (video game)|The Godfather II]]''
| rowspan="5" | Electronic Arts
| Electronic Arts
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| rowspan="2" | 2010
! ''[[Mass Effect 2: Overlord]]''
| ''[[Mass Effect 2: Overlord]]''
| Electronic Arts
| rowspan="2" | [[Downloadable content]] for ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''
| [[Downloadable content]] for ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''
|-
|-
! ''[[Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker]]''
| ''[[Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker]]''
| Electronic Arts
| [[Downloadable content]] for ''[[Mass Effect 2]]''
|-
|-
| 2011
| 2011
! ''[[The Sims 3: Pets]]''
| ''[[The Sims 3: Pets]]''
| Electronic Arts
| Expansion pack for ''[[The Sims 3]]''
| Expansion pack for ''[[The Sims 3]]''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| rowspan="2" | 2012
! ''[[Mass Effect 3]]''
| ''[[Mass Effect 3]]''
| Electronic Arts
| Composed with [[Sascha Dikiciyan]], [[Clint Mansell]], [[Cris Velasco]], and Sam Hulick
| Composed with [[Sascha Dikiciyan]], [[Clint Mansell]], [[Cris Velasco]], and Sam Hulick
|-
|-
! ''[[Starhawk (2012 video game)|Starhawk]]''
| ''[[Starhawk (2012 video game)|Starhawk]]''
| Sony Computer Entertainment
| Sony Computer Entertainment
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
! ''[[Madden NFL 25]]''
| ''[[Madden NFL 25 (2013 video game)|Madden NFL 25]]''
| [[EA Sports]]
| [[EA Sports]]
|
| {{N/A}}
|-
|-
| Cancelled
| Cancelled
! ''[[Scalebound]]''
| ''[[Scalebound]]''
| [[Microsoft Studios]]
| [[Microsoft Studios]]
| Composed with Hitomi Kurokawa and Naoto Tanaka
| Project cancelled in 2017<br>Composed with Hitomi Kurokawa and Naoto Tanaka
|}
|}

== See also ==
*[[Music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://www.christopherlennertz.com}}
*{{Official website}}
*{{IMDb name|501999}}
*{{IMDb name}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131207234639/http://tracksounds.com/specialfeatures/Interviews/interview_christopher_lennertz_2006.htm Interview at Tracksounds]


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Christopher Lennertz
Lennertz in 2024
Lennertz in 2024
Background information
Birth nameChristopher Joseph Lennertz
Born (1972-01-02) January 2, 1972 (age 52)
Methuen, Massachusetts, U.S.
GenresFilm score, video game score, jazz rock, electronic rock
Occupation(s)Composer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, guitar
Years active1998–present

Christopher Joseph Lennertz (born January 2, 1972) is an American composer of film, television, and video game scores. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Italy.[citation needed] His musical scores have appeared in Alvin and the Chipmunks, Hop, Think Like a Man, and Horrible Bosses, and the video game series Medal of Honor, created by Steven Spielberg. He composed the score for Supernatural, Revolution, and The Boys, all television series created by Eric Kripke. He has collaborated with film directors Tim Hill, Matthew O'Callaghan, Seth Gordon, Tim Story, Tyler Perry, Josh Greenbaum and Kelly Asbury.

He also has appeared in Galavant and Sausage Party with Alan Menken and Marvel's Agent Carter including a first ever Marvel musical number co-written with Tony award winning lyricist David Zippel. He wrote the songs for UglyDolls with Glenn Slater. He composed the score for the Netflix series Lost in Space and the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys from Kripke, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

Early life and education

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Lennertz was born in Methuen, Massachusetts to a Jewish family. He attended Easton Area High School in Easton, Pennsylvania and then Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, where he studied with Academy Award-winner Elmer Bernstein.[citation needed]

Career

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Lennertz has written music for a variety of comedies such as Horrible Bosses, Ride Along, as well as Identity Thief, and Think Like a Man. He has also worked on hit family films including Hop, and Alvin and the Chipmunks and critically acclaimed dramas Adam and Thanks For Sharing. His collaboration with Ozomatli on their record Street Signs garnered a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock Album.

Honors and awards

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He was named best new composer in 2002 for his score to Clive Barker's Saint Sinner. He won several awards for his 2003 soundtrack to Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, the first of three Medal of Honor games composed by Lennertz. In 2006 he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Composition in a Series for his score for the pilot of the television series Supernatural, and he is the first recipient of the Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for an Independent Feature Film for Tortilla Heaven.

Filmography

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Films

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2000s

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Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes
2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins Tad Stones Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Television Animation
Pixar Animation Studios 		Direct-to-video; as orchestrator and additional music only; score by Adam Berry
A Diva's Christmas Carol Richard Schenkman VH1 Television film
2002 Saint Sinner Joshua Butler Syfy Televisìon film
2004 Soul Plane Jessy Terrero Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
2005 Confessions of an Action Star Brad Martin Vivendi Entertainment
Lightyear Entertainment
2006 Dr. Dolittle 3 Rich Thorne 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Direct-to-video film
Shark Bait Howard E. Baker
John Fox 		CJ Entertainment
The Weinstein Company
2007 Tortilla Heaven Judy Hecht Dumontet Archangel Releasing
The Comebacks Tom Brady Fox Atomic
The Perfect Holiday Lance Rivera Destination Films
Yari Film Group
Alvin and the Chipmunks Tim Hill 20th Century Fox
2008 Meet the Spartans 20th Century Fox Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer
Disaster Movie Lionsgate Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer
2009 Adam Max Mayer Fox Searchlight Pictures
The Open Road Michael Meredith Anchor Bay Entertainment
La Horde Benjamin Rocher
Yannick Dahan 		Canal+

2010s

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Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes
2010 Marmaduke Tom Dey 20th Century Fox
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Brad Peyton Warner Bros. Pictures
Coyote Falls Matthew O'Callaghan Warner Bros. Animation
Reel FX Creative Studios 		Short film; released with Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Vampires Suck Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer 		20th Century Fox
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam Paul Hoen Disney Channel Television film
Fur of Flying Matthew O'Callaghan Warner Bros. Animation
Reel FX Creative Studios 		Short film; released with Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Rabid Rider Matthew O'Callaghan Warner Bros. Animation
Reel FX Creative Studios 		Short film; released with Yogi Bear
2011 Hop Tim Hill Universal Pictures
Illumination Entertainment
Relativity Media
Dentsu
Lemonade Mouth Patricia Riggen Disney Channel Television film
Horrible Bosses Seth Gordon Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema
I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat Matthew O'Callaghan Warner Bros. Animation
Reel FX Creative Studios 		Short film; adaptation score only; song by Billy May, Warren Foster and Michael Maltese; released with Happy Feet Two
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol Troy Quane Sony Pictures Digital Productions
Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Duck Studios 		Short film; released as part of The Smurfs three-disc holiday gift set[1]
2012 Daffy's Rhapsody Matthew O'Callaghan Warner Bros. Animation
Reel FX Creative Studios 		Short film; adaptation score only; song by Billy May, Warren Foster and Michael Maltese; released with Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Think Like a Man Tim Story Screen Gems
Thanks for Sharing Stuart Blumberg Lionsgate
Girl in Progress Patricia Riggen Pantelion Films
Lionsgate
Item 47 Louis D'Esposito Marvel Studios
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment 		Marvel One-Shot direct-to-video short film; inspired the TV series of the same name
2013 Identity Thief Seth Gordon Universal Pictures
Remember Sunday Jeff Bleckner Hallmark Hall of Fame Television film
As Cool as I Am Max Moyer IFC Films
Agent Carter Louis D'Esposito Marvel Studios Marvel One-Shot direct-to-video short film; inspired the TV series of the same name
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow Stephen Franck Sony Pictures Digital Productions
Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Duck Studios 		Direct-to-video short film
Battle of the Year Benson Lee Screen Gems
Gimme Shelter Patricia Riggen Lionsgate
Pantelion Films
2014 Ride Along Tim Story Universal Pictures
Flash in the Pain Matthew O'Callaghan Warner Bros. Animation
Reel FX Creative Studios
Think Like a Man Too Tim Story Screen Gems
Horrible Bosses 2 Sean Anders Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema
2015 The Wedding Ringer Jeremy Garelick Screen Gems
Miramax Films
2016 Ride Along 2 Tim Story Universal Pictures Featuring Shelia E & Arturo Sandoval; additional music provided by Alexander Bornstein, Matt Bowen & Jess Stroup
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Kirk Jones Universal Pictures
The Boss Ben Falcone Universal Pictures
Bad Moms Jon Lucas Scott Moore STX Entertainment Featuring Soloist by KT Tunstall
Sausage Party[2] Greg Tiernan
Conrad Vernon 		Columbia Pictures R-rated animated film composed with Alan Menken
2017 Smurfs: The Lost Village[3] Kelly Asbury Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures Animation
Kerner Entertainment Company 		Additional music provided by Philip White
Baywatch Seth Gordon Paramount Pictures Additional music provided by Alexander Bornstein, Joshua R. Mosley, Nathan Rightour & Zack Ryan
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween Tyler Perry Lionsgate
Tyler Perry Studios 		Themes only; score composed by Philip White
A Bad Moms Christmas Jon Lucas Scott Moore STX Entertainment
El Camino Christmas David E. Talbert Netflix
Pitch Perfect 3 Trish Sie Universal Pictures
2018 Acrimony Tyler Perry Lionsgate
Tyler Perry Studios
Uncle Drew Charles Stone III Summit Entertainment
Temple Hill Entertainment
The Happytime Murders Brian Henson STX Entertainment
Nobody's Fool Tyler Perry Paramount Pictures
Tyler Perry Studios 		Score producer only; score composed by Phillip White
2019 A Madea Family Funeral Tyler Perry Lionsgate
Tyler Perry Studios 		Themes only; score composed by Phillip White
UglyDolls Kelly Asbury STX Entertainment Songs by Glenn Slater and Christopher Lennertz
Shaft Tim Story Warner Bros. Pictures
New Line Cinema 		Additional music provided by Alexander Bornstein, Dara Taylor & Stu Thomas

2020s

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Year Title Director(s) Studio(s) Notes
2021 Tom & Jerry[4] Tim Story Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Animation Group
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Josh Greenbaum Lionsgate
Gloria Sanchez Productions
Stellie 		With Dara Taylor.
The Loud House Movie Dave Needham Netflix
Nickelodeon Movies 		Themes only. Score by Philip White.
2022 13: The Musical Tamra Davis Netflix
Zadan/Meron Productions 		Song lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
The Curse of Bridge Hollow Jeff Wadlow Netflix
Ugly Baby Productions
2023 Dashing Through the Snow[5] Tim Story Walt Disney Pictures
Will Packer Productions
Smart Entertainment

Television

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Year Title TV Channel Notes
1999 Brimstone Fox
2000 The Strip UPN
2005–2020 Supernatural The WB (2005–2006)
The CW (2006–2020) 		Composed with Jay Gruska
2012–2014 Revolution[6] NBC
2015–2016 Galavant ABC Composed with Alan Menken
Song lyrics by Glenn Slater
Agent Carter ABC
2018–2021 Lost in Space Netflix Original Lost in Space Theme by John Williams
2018 Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever. Netflix Composed with Matt Bowen
2019–present The Boys Amazon Prime Video
2022–present Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Apple TV+
2024–present Sausage Party: Foodtopia Amazon Prime Video

Video games

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Year Title Publisher Notes
2003 Medal of Honor: Rising Sun EA Games Original Medal of Honor Theme by Michael Giacchino
2004 Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault EA Games
2005 Medal of Honor: European Assault EA Games
From Russia with Love Electronic Arts
Gun Activision
2007 The Simpsons Game Electronic Arts Additional music composed with Tim Wynn. Score composed by Hans Zimmer and James Dooley
Warhawk Sony Computer Entertainment Composed with Tim Wynn
2008 Quantum of Solace Activision
2009 The Godfather II Electronic Arts
2010 Mass Effect 2: Overlord Electronic Arts Downloadable content for Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker Electronic Arts Downloadable content for Mass Effect 2
2011 The Sims 3: Pets Electronic Arts Expansion pack for The Sims 3
2012 Mass Effect 3 Electronic Arts Composed with Sascha Dikiciyan, Clint Mansell, Cris Velasco, and Sam Hulick
Starhawk Sony Computer Entertainment
2013 Madden NFL 25 EA Sports
Cancelled Scalebound Microsoft Studios Project cancelled in 2017
Composed with Hitomi Kurokawa and Naoto Tanaka

See also

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References

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  1. ^ S. Palmer, Michael (December 1, 2011). "A Sneak Peek at 'The Smurfs' Second Screen and Exclusive Blu-ray Special Features". High-Def Digest. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Christopher Lennertz Scoring 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2'". filmmusicreporter.com. February 15, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Christopher Lennertz to score Smurfs: The Lost Village". filmmusicreporter.com. October 11, 2016. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "Christopher Lennertz to Score Tim Story's 'Tom & Jerry'". filmmusicreporter.com. July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. ^ "Christopher Lennertz Scoring Tim Story's Disney+ Movie Dashing Through the Snow". filmmusicreporter.com. June 26, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Christopher Lennertz to Score Eric Kripke's & J.J. Abrams' 'Revolution'". filmmusicreporter.com. March 14, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
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