Kevin Kiner (born September 3, 1958) is an American film and television composer best known for scoring CSI: Miami, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Star Wars Rebels. 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.
Kevin Kiner | |
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Background information | |
Born | (1958-09-03) September 3, 1958 (age 64) Escondido, California, U.S. |
Genres | Film score, video game music |
Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 1986–present |
Website | kevinkiner.com |
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.[2]
Year | Title | Director(s) / Producer(s) | Studio(s) | Notes | |
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1988-92 | Superboy | Superboy by
| 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 | — | |
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 | — | |
2008–2014, 2020 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Dave Filoni | Lucasfilm Animation Cartoon Network Netflix Disney+ |
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 | |
2011–16 | Hell on Wheels | Joe Gayton Tony Gayton | Entertainment One AMC | — | |
2014–18 | Star Wars Rebels | Dave Filoni | Lucasfilm Animation Disney XD | 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 | |
2014–19 | Jane the Virgin | Jennie Snyder Urman | 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 Dean Kiner | |
2018–present | Titans | Akiva Goldsman Geoff Johns Greg Berlanti | Warner Bros. Television DC Universe | Composed with Clint Mansell | |
2018–2021 | Narcos: Mexico | Eric Newman | Netflix | Composed with Gustavo Santaolalla; Won – BMI Visual Media Award | |
2019–present | City on a Hill | Charlie MacLean | Showtime | — | |
2019–present | Doom Patrol | Jeremy Carver | Warner Bros. Television DC Universe HBO Max | Composed with Clint Mansell | |
2019–22 | الآنسة فرح (Miss Farah) | Jennie Snyder Urman Mahmoud Ezzat Amr Medhat (Arabic version) | S Productions Electus International CBS Studios International MBC 4 Shahid | Arabic-language remake of Jane the Virgin; Composed with Adel Hakki | |
2021–present | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Brad Rau | Lucasfilm Animation Disney+ | — | |
2021 | Trese | Jay Oliva | Base Entertainment | Composed with Sean Kiner and Dean Kiner | |
2022 | Peacemaker | James Gunn | Warner Bros. Television | Composed with Clint Mansell | |
2022 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Dave Filoni | Lucasfilm Animation Disney+ | — |
Year | Title | Director(s) / Producer(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
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1993 | Leprechaun | Mark Jones | Trimark Pictures | — |
1993 | Freaked | Alex Winter Tom Stern | 20th Century Fox | Nominated – Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for Best Score |
1995 | Black Scorpion | Jonathan Winfrey Roger Corman | Showtime | — |
1997 | The Pest | Paul Miller Bill Sheinberg Jonathan Sheinberg Sid Sheinberg | TriStar Pictures The Bubble Factory | — |
1998 | Safe House | Eric Steven Stahl | Showtime | — |
1999 | Wing Commander | Chris Roberts | 20th Century Fox | — |
2001 | The Other Side of Heaven | Mitch Davis | Excel Entertainment Group | — |
2001 | Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | Brent Maddock | Universal Pictures | Direct-to-video |
2005 | Madison | William Bindley | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | — |
2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Dave Filoni | Lucasfilm Animation Warner Bros. Pictures | — |
2017 | Inconceivable | Jonathan Baker | Lionsgate Premiere | — |
2017 | Ghost in the Shell | Rupert Sanders | Paramount Pictures | Additional Music Composer |
2018 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: What We Left Behind | Ira Steven Behr David Zappone | 455 Films | Co-composed with Dennis McCarthy |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2010 | GoldenEye 007 | Composed with David Arnold |
2012 | 007 Legends | |
Kiner has two sons, Sean and Dean, who are also music composers.[3]
Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production | |
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