Christopher Lennertz
Birth Name:
Christopher Joseph Lennertz
Birth Place:
Methuen, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Composer, Music department, Actor
Fast Facts
- First recipient of the Best Score for an Independent Feature Film Award by the Film & TV Music Awards
- Named Best New Composer for his work on Clive Barker's "Saint Sinner" in 2002
- Attended the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California
- Often composes scores for comedic films and series including "The Comebacks", "Marmaduke" and several others
- While not working on television and film soundtracks, he also enjoys writing for video games and working with popular music artists
- Often collaborates with show runner, Eric Kripke
- Studied under Elmer Bernstein while at USC
Awards
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score):Nominated
- 2008BMI Film Music AwardWinner
- 2011IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Comedy Film:Nominated
- 2012BMI Film Music Award - Film Music:Winner
- 2013BMI Film Music Award - Film Music:Winner
- 2013BMI Film Music Award - Film Music:Winner
- 2013BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 2017HMMA Award - Best Song - Animated Film:Nominated
- 2019IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Winner
- 2021BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award - BMI Streaming Series Award:Winner
- 2021Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics:Nominated
- 2021Reel Music Award - Original score for a television series:Winner
- 2022IFMCA Award - Best Original Score for a Television Series:Nominated
- 2024HMMA Award - Best Original Song - TV Show/Limited Series:Nominated
- 2025HMMA Award - Best Original Score - TV/Streamed Movie:Nominated
- 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics:Winner
- 2025SCL Award - Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production:Nominated
- 2026Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics:Nominated