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Christopher Lennertz

About Me

Chris is a composer, producer, conductor, and arranger for film, television, video games, and records. He has studied with Elmer Bernstein, David Raksin, and Christopher Young. He has worked with such artists as Basil Poledouris, Michael Kamen, Mark Mancina, Ozomatli, The RZA, and Alien Ant Farm. He won an Interactive Academy Award in 2004 for MOH:Rising Sun, was nominated again in 2006 for GUN, and was also nominated for an Emmy for his music on Supernatural. He also plays guitar, is a hip-hop dancer, and has a fat brown dalmatian named Miles Davis.The Comebacks

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Member Since: 06/09/2006
Band Website: www.christopherlennertz.com
Band Members: Chris scores the series Supernatural for Warner Brothers and recently finished scoring The Comebacks for FOX and director Tom Brady, due out Oct. 24th. Next up is Perfect Christmas starring Queen Latifah and Terrence Howard and FOX's Alvin and The Chipmunks, both due out at Christmas. He has also written the music for Medal of Honor, Gun, 007: From Russia With Love, Dr. Dolittle 3, and Clive Barker's Saint Sinner along with a ton of other movies.
Influences: The Beatles, U2, Jerry Goldsmith, Metallica, Bernard Hermann, Stevie Wonder, Nino Rota, The Police, John Coltrane, Basil Poledouris, Miles Davis, Ennio Morricone, Bela Bartok, John Williams, Jurassic 5, Arvo Part, Danny Elfman, Chick Corea, Thomas Newman, Dr. Dre, Igor Stravinsky, Ozomatli, Elmer Bernstein, Van Halen, Public Enemy, Michael Kamen, Keith Jarrett, Leonard Bernstein, and Richard Wagner.
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Record Label: Nettwerk, Dreamworks, Universal, La-La-Land
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

McCain Ad

Dear Family, Friends, and Fans:I have been receiving many emails and calls for the past week regarding the use of my music in a national television ad for John McCain's presidential campaign. The ad i...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:39:00 GMT

New News...

Sorry it's been so long,  things are wonderful here but have been very busy as of late. The big news is that my wife Shannon and I are expecting our first child in January, which we are thrilled ...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:05:00 GMT

Feeling Lucky and Blessed...

As you can all see, I've been doing a lot of soul searching as of late and have once again been reminded how very lucky I am. I have a wonderful family, a beautiful wife, amazing friends, adorable pet...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:26:00 GMT

Tell your representatives that they must do more...

Here is an article I found that everyone should read. Please tell your representatives in Washington that more needs to be done, and that the if the U.S. wants to repair it's badly tarnished image aro...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:28:00 GMT

Concert Next Weekend!

Just a quick entry to let everyone on the Los Angeles area know that I will be conducting my theme from Medal of Honor: European Assault on Saturday Feb. 3rd at 8pm with the Golden State Pops Orchestr...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 20:33:00 GMT

What a great trip...

Just a quick note to tell everyone what a fantastic trip to the Netherlands I had last week. The concert in Utrecht was amazing! The crowd was wild and everything sounded great. I had a wonderful time...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:03:00 GMT

Goodbye Basil, my friend.

I can't tell you all what a sad day this is. I lost a person today who was very important to me. Basil Poledouris was an amazing mentor, an inspired teacher, and above all, a good friend. Sadly, he lo...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:18:00 GMT

New Projects...

It's been a great few weeks. In addition to the upcoming concert and some really great episodes of Supernatural, I've just been signed to score two great  upcoming films. I'll be doing "The Perfe...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:23:00 GMT

Concert

I have been hired to conduct a concert of Video Game music with the Metropole Orchestra at the Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, Holland at 8pm on Sunday, November 26th. We will perform music of ...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 13:34:00 GMT

Requests...

I'll make one, and then I'll take some as well. There's a cause that has become very close to my heart recently. A dear family friend runs a charity in Haiti. He recently presided over my wedding and ...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:39:00 GMT