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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 .
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 .
[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.
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Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Director(s) / Producer(s)
Studio(s)
Notes
1988–92
Superboy
DC Comics
Syndication
—
1990–92
Super Force
James J. McNamara
Premiere Limited Productions
Viacom 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 Gayton
Tony 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
Video games
Personal life
Kiner has two children, Sean and Deana, who are also music composers.
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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 .
External links
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