# Kevin Manthei

Kevin Manthei (born 1970 in Maplewood, Minnesota) is an American composer for film, television, and video games.

## Biography

Manthei grew up in Minnesota. He played the piano in his youth and played the trumpet in high school. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Music degree in Theory and Composition. He also studied at the University of Southern California under Jerry Goldsmith. He has collaborated with other graduates of the program, Christophe Beck and Marco Beltrami, writing additional music for Beck on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other shows, and composing additional music for Beltrami on films including Scream 2, Scream 3, The Faculty, Scary Movie 2 and Resident Evil.
Manthei began his game writing career working on titles such as Panzer General II, Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption, Sacrifice, Wizardry 8, Twisted Metal: Black. His other work on video game titles includes Kung Fu Panda, Marvel Universe Online, Upshift Strikeracer, Xiaolin Showdown, Ultimate Spider-Man, City of Villains, The Sims 2, StarCraft: Ghost, Shrek 2, Silent Hunter II, and Shark Tale.
For his work on Invader Zim, Manthei received an Annie Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Music for an animated series. Invader Zim also led to Xiaolin Showdown for Warner Bros. Animation as well as Brandy & Mr. Whiskers for Disney. In scoring with Warner Bros' television series Johnny Test, he provided the punk rock-infused main title and score to the first season. Manthei also created music for shows like Cartoon Network's Generator Rex and Adult Swim's Robot Chicken.
Manthei has also worked on scores for independent filmmakers such as The 24th Day. He wrote the music for the feature films Justice League: The New Frontier and Batman: Gotham Knight and scored the animated series Ultimate Spider-Man.

## Scores
### Film projects

| Project | Studio |
| Batman: Gotham Knight | Warner Brothers Pictures |
| Justice League: The New Frontier | Warner Brothers Pictures |
| Lapse | NYU Thesis |
| The 24th Day | Screen Media Films |
| Milo | Sterling Home Entertainment |
| Redemption High | Digital Entertainment Network |
| Resident Evil | Sony Pictures * |
| Scary Movie 2 | Dimension Films * |
| Dracula 2000 | Dimension Films * |
| Scream 3 | Dimension Films * |
| The Faculty | Dimension Films * |
| Scream 2 | Dimension Films * |
| Deep Impact | DreamWorks SKG * |
| Crossworlds | Trimark Pictures * |
| Cursed | Dimension Films trailer |
| Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | Warner Brothers trailer |
| Gangs of New York | Miramax trailer |
| They | Dimension Films trailer |
| Below | Dimension Films trailer |
| Spy Kids | Miramax trailer |
| The Yards | Miramax trailer |
| Imposter | Dimension Films trailer |
| Air Force One | Sony Pictures/sequencing |
| Scream | Dimension Films/sequence orch. |
| Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Dimension Films/sequencing |
| Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest | Paramount Studios/synth programming |
| | * additional music |

### Television projects

| Project | Studio |
| Ultimate Spider-Man | Disney XD |
| Generator Rex | Cartoon Network |
| Random! Cartoons | Nickelodeon |
| The Bubbas | Comedy Central/Film Roman Pilot |
| The Wizzard of Krudd | Nickelodeon Animated Short |
| Johnny Test | Warner Brothers animated series Season 1 only |
| Xiaolin Showdown | Warner Brothers animated series |
| Brandy & Mr. Whiskers | Disney animated series |
| Invader Zim | Nickelodeon animated series |
| Robot Chicken | Adult Swim animated series |
| Tuesdays with Morrie | ABC prime time movie * |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Warner Brothers action series * |
| The Pretender | NBC action drama series * |
| Mr. & Mrs Smith | CBS action spy prime time * |
| Dellaventura | CBS detective drama series * |
| Turning Point | ABC news magazine * |
| Second Noah | ABC family drama prime time * |
| F/X The Series | Syndicated action series * |
| Land's End | Syndicated detective drama * |
| Pigs Sty | United Paramount Network * |
| Mixels | Cartoon Network |
| Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Cartoon Network |
| Ben 10 | Cartoon Network |
| Villainous | Cartoon Network |
| Omnibus | Laika |

### Video game projects

| Game | Developer |
| Battle Realms | Liquid Entertainment |
| Star Trek Online | Cryptic Studios/Atari |
| Champions Online | Cryptic Studios/Atari |
| Shrek's Carnival Craze | DreamWorks/Activision |
| Kung Fu Panda | DreamWorks/Activision |
| Marvel Universe Online | Cryptic Studios/Microsoft |
| Upshift Strikeracer | Gala-Net |
| Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts! | DreamWorks/Amaze |
| Xiaolin Showdown | Konami/BottleRocket Entertainment |
| Ultimate Spider-Man (video game) | Activision / Treyarch |
| Shrek SuperSlam | Activision / Shaba |
| The Sims 2 PSP | Electronic Arts / Amaze |
| City of Villains | NCSoft / Cryptic Studios |
| StarCraft: Ghost | Nihilistic Software/Blizzard |
| Shark Tale | Activision / DreamWorks |
| Nancy Drew series – 26 titles | Her Interactive |
| Shrek 2 | Activision / DreamWorks |
| Pitfall: The Lost Expedition | Activision / Edge of Reality |
| Kill Switch | Namco |
| Dead to Rights | Namco |
| New Legends | Infinite Machine/THQ |
| Destroyer Command | Ultimation / SSI / Mattel Interactive |
| Twisted Metal: Black | Sony |
| Silent Hunter II | Ultimation / SSI / Mattel Interactive |
| Wizardry 8 | Sir Tech Canada |
| Sacrifice | Shiny Entertainment / Interplay |
| Panzer General III: Scorched Earth | SSI / Mattel Interactive |
| Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption | Nihilistic Software / Activision |
| Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | Cyberlore Studios / Hasbro Interactive |
| Deer Hunt Challenge | Electronic Arts - EA Outdoor Sports |
| Championship Bass | Electronic Arts - EA Outdoor Sports |
| Ultimate Hunt Challenge | Electronic Arts - EA Outdoor Sports |
| Championship Bass | Electronic Arts - EA Outdoor Sports |
| The Next Tetris DLX | Blue Planet Software - Japanese release |
| Army Men: Sarge's Heroes | Studio 3DO |
| Panzer General 3D Assault | SSI / Mattel Interactive |
| Jagged Alliance 2 | Sir-Tech Software / TalonSoft |
| Kings Quest 8: Mask of Eternity | Sierra On-Line |
| Panzer General II | Strategic Simulations (SSI) |
| People's General | Strategic Simulations (SSI) |
| Civilization II: Fantastic Worlds | MicroProse |
| Indian in the Cupboard | Viacom New Media |