Christopher Lennertz

Lennertz in 2015

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**Christopher Joseph Lennertz** (born January 2, 1972) is an American composer, songwriter, and conductor of film, television, and video game scores. He is a dual citizen of the USA and Italy. His musical scores 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*, and *Revolution*, two television series created by Eric Kripke. He is the composer for the PBS Kids educational television series *The Adventures of Dash and Dot*, replacing James Newton Howard. He is also the composer for *The Movie of a Teenage Robot*.

Lennertz is also the composer of the Reel FX *Looney Tunes* short films directed by Matthew O'Callaghan. He has also has appeared *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 for Kelly Clarkson, Nick Jonas, Lizzo, Janelle Monae, and Blake Shelton. He also composed the score for the Netflix series *Lost in Space* and the Amazon Prime Video series *The Boys* from Kripke, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

With a career that has lasted for over 25 years, Christopher Lennertz is a frequent collaborator with filmmakers such as Seth Gordon, Tim Story, Max Mayer, Kelly Asbury, Tom Dey, Matthew O'Callaghan and Tim Hill. His most recent compositions include *The Loud House Movie* (in which he wrote the themes with Philip White), *The Movie of a Teenage Rabbot* and *Dashing Through the Snow*. His next soundtrack was for the 2024 film *Dash and Dot*, in which its soundtrack was released on January 1, 2024.

## Early life

Christopher Joseph Lennertz was born in Methuen, Massachusetts in the United States on January 2, 1972. 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.

## 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*. Some of his other acclaimed work also include *The Movie of a Teenage Robot*, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Score.

He has worked with artists including Basil Poledouris, Michael Kamen, Ozomatli, Dave Grusin, Alan Menken, The RZA, Five For Fighting, and Alien Ant Farm. His collaboration with Ozomatli on their record *Street Signs* garnered a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock Album.

## 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*. In 2008, Lennertz received the Academy Award for Best Original Score for his composition of *The Movie of a Teenage Robot*.