# Christopher Lennertz

Christopher Joseph Lennertz (born January 2, 1972) is an American songwriter and composer of film, television, and video game scores. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Italy. 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 songs and scores for the Amazon Prime Video series The Boys and Gen V from Kripke, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

## Early life and education

Lennertz was born in Methuen, Massachusetts. 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. He was mentored as an assistant, arranger, and orchestrator to legendary composers Basil Poledouris and Michael Kamen.

## Career

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. He also co-wrote a documentary score with Academy Award winner Dave Grusin.

## Honors and awards

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
### Films
#### 2000s

| 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 |
| 2000 | 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 | |
| 2005 | Three Wise Guys | Robert Iscove | USA Network | Television film |
| 2006 | Dr. Dolittle 3 | Rich Thorne | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Direct-to-video film |
| 2006 | Shark Bait | Howard E. Baker John Fox | CJ Entertainment The Weinstein Company | |
| 2007 | Tortilla Heaven | Judy Hecht Dumontet | Archangel Releasing | |
| 2007 | The Comebacks | Tom Brady | Fox Atomic | |
| 2007 | The Perfect Holiday | Lance Rivera | Destination Films Yari Film Group | |
| 2007 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Tim Hill | 20th Century Fox | |
| 2008 | Meet the Spartans | 20th Century Fox | Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer | |
| 2008 | Disaster Movie | Lionsgate | Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer | |
| 2009 | Adam | Max Mayer | Fox Searchlight Pictures | |
| 2009 | The Open Road | Michael Meredith | Anchor Bay Entertainment | |
| 2009 | La Horde | Benjamin Rocher Yannick Dahan | Canal+ | |

#### 2010s

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
| 2010 | Marmaduke | Tom Dey | 20th Century Fox | |
| 2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Brad Peyton | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
| 2010 | Coyote Falls | Matthew O'Callaghan | Warner Bros. Animation Reel FX Creative Studios | Short film; released with Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore |
| 2010 | Vampires Suck | Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer | 20th Century Fox | |
| 2010 | Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | Paul Hoen | Disney Channel | Television film |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2010 | 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 | |
| 2011 | Lemonade Mouth | Patricia Riggen | Disney Channel | Television film |
| 2011 | Horrible Bosses | Seth Gordon | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema | |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 2012 | Think Like a Man | Tim Story | Screen Gems | |
| 2012 | Thanks for Sharing | Stuart Blumberg | Lionsgate | |
| 2012 | Girl in Progress | Patricia Riggen | Pantelion Films Lionsgate | |
| 2012 | 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 | |
| 2013 | Remember Sunday | Jeff Bleckner | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Television film |
| 2013 | As Cool as I Am | Max Moyer | IFC Films | |
| 2013 | Agent Carter | Louis D'Esposito | Marvel Studios | Marvel One-Shot direct-to-video short film; inspired the TV series of the same name |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2013 | Battle of the Year | Benson Lee | Screen Gems | |
| 2013 | Gimme Shelter | Patricia Riggen | Lionsgate Pantelion Films | |
| 2014 | Ride Along | Tim Story | Universal Pictures | |
| 2014 | Flash in the Pain | Matthew O'Callaghan | Warner Bros. Animation Reel FX Creative Studios | |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man Too | Tim Story | Screen Gems | |
| 2014 | 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 |
| 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Kirk Jones | Universal Pictures | |
| 2016 | The Boss | Ben Falcone | Universal Pictures | |
| 2016 | Bad Moms | Jon Lucas Scott Moore | STX Entertainment | Featuring Soloist by KT Tunstall |
| 2016 | Sausage Party | Greg Tiernan Conrad Vernon | Columbia Pictures | R-rated animated film composed with Alan Menken |
| 2016 | Kevin Hart: What Now? | Leslie Small Tim Story | Universal Pictures | |
| 2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Kelly Asbury | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation Kerner Entertainment Company | Additional music provided by Philip White |
| 2017 | Baywatch | Seth Gordon | Paramount Pictures | Additional music provided by Alexander Bornstein, Joshua R. Mosley, Nathan Rightour & Zack Ryan |
| 2017 | Boo 2! A Madea Halloween | Tyler Perry | Lionsgate Tyler Perry Studios | Themes only; score composed by Philip White |
| 2017 | A Bad Moms Christmas | Jon Lucas Scott Moore | STX Entertainment | |
| 2017 | El Camino Christmas | David E. Talbert | Netflix | |
| 2017 | Pitch Perfect 3 | Trish Sie | Universal Pictures | |
| 2018 | Acrimony | Tyler Perry | Lionsgate Tyler Perry Studios | |
| 2018 | Uncle Drew | Charles Stone III | Summit Entertainment Temple Hill Entertainment | |
| 2018 | The Happytime Murders | Brian Henson | STX Entertainment | |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2019 | UglyDolls | Kelly Asbury | STX Entertainment | Songs by Glenn Slater and Christopher Lennertz |
| 2019 | Shaft | Tim Story | Warner Bros. Pictures New Line Cinema | Additional music provided by Alexander Bornstein, Dara Taylor & Stu Thomas |
| 2019 | Jexi | Jon Lucas Scott Moore | Lionsgate | Composed with Philip White |

#### 2020s

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio(s) | Notes |
| 2021 | Tom & Jerry | Tim Story | Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Animation Group | |
| 2021 | Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar | Josh Greenbaum | Lionsgate Gloria Sanchez Productions Stellie | With Dara Taylor. |
| 2021 | 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 |
| 2022 | The Curse of Bridge Hollow | Jeff Wadlow | Netflix Ugly Baby Productions | |
| 2023 | Dashing Through the Snow | Tim Story | Walt Disney Pictures Will Packer Productions Smart Entertainment | |
| 2025 | Back in Action | Seth Gordon | Netflix Chernin Entertainment | |
| TBA | The Pickup | Tim Story | Amazon MGM Studios The Story Company Davis Entertainment Eddie Murphy Productions | |

### Television

| 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 | NBC | |
| 2015–2016 | Galavant | ABC | Composed with Alan Menken Song lyrics by Glenn Slater |
| 2015–2016 | 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

| 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 | Original Medal of Honor Theme by Michael Giacchino |
| 2005 | Medal of Honor: European Assault | EA Games | Original Medal of Honor Theme by Michael Giacchino |
| 2005 | From Russia with Love | Electronic Arts | |
| 2005 | Gun | Activision | |
| 2007 | The Simpsons Game | Electronic Arts | Additional music composed with Tim Wynn. Score composed by Hans Zimmer and James Dooley |
| 2007 | 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 |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2012 | 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 |