Kris Bowers

Personal Info

Known For Sound

Gender Male

Birthday 1989-04-05 (35 years old)

Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As Kristopher Bowers

Kris Bowers

Biography

Kristopher Bowers (born April 5, 1989) is an American composer, pianist, and documentary director. He has composed scores for films, including Green Book, King Richard, The Color Purple, The Wild Robot and television series, including Bridgerton, Mrs. America, Dear White People, and When They See Us. Bowers is the recipient of the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for Amazon Prime Video's adaptation of The Snowy Day. He has garnered multiple nominations at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, and Critics' Choice Awards. Bowers co-directed, with Ben Proudfoot, the short documentaries A Concerto Is a Conversation (2021) and The Last Repair Shop (2023), winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film. Bowers has recorded, performed and collaborated with José James, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, and Kanye West throughout his career. He has also collaborated with filmmakers Blitz Bazawule, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Malcolm D. Lee, Chris Sanders, and Justin Simien. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kris Bowers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Sound

2024
Bob Marley: One Love

as Original Music Composer

2024
The Wild Robot

as Original Music Composer

2023
Haunted Mansion

as Original Music Composer

2023
Chevalier

as Original Music Composer

2023
The Color Purple

as Original Music Composer

2023
Origin

as Original Music Composer

2023
Secret Invasion

as Original Music Composer

2022
Inventing Anna

as Original Music Composer

2022
We Own This City

as Original Music Composer

2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy

as Original Music Composer

2021
King Richard

as Original Music Composer

2021
Respect

as Original Music Composer

2021
All These Sons

as Original Music Composer

2021
The Vandal

as Original Music Composer

2021
Bad Hair

as Original Music Composer

2021
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

as Original Music Composer

2021
Colin in Black and White

as Original Music Composer

2020
A Concerto Is a Conversation

as Original Music Composer

2020
Mrs. America

as Original Music Composer

2020
Bridgerton

as Music Arranger

2019
Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable

as Original Music Composer

2019
When They See Us

as Original Music Composer

2019
Black Monday

as Original Music Composer

2018
Green Book

as Original Music Composer

2018
Monsters and Men

as Original Music Composer

2018
For The People

as Original Music Composer

2018
Warriors of Liberty City

as Original Music Composer

2017
Copwatch

as Original Music Composer

2017
Little Boxes

as Original Music Composer

2017
Dear White People

as Original Music Composer

2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

as Original Music Composer

2015
Maul Dogs

as Original Music Composer

2015
Kobe Bryant's Muse

as Original Music Composer

2013
Seeds of Time

as Original Music Composer

Producer

2024
2024
The Last Repair Shop

as Executive Producer

Director

2024