Carter, Kristopher 1972–

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CARTER, Kristopher 1972–

PERSONAL

Born February 5, 1972, in San Antonio, TX; father's name, James Carter (a minister); mother's name, Judy Muncrief. Education: University of North Texas, graduated (magna cum laude), 1993.

Career: Composer, orchestrator, conductor, and musician (synthesist). Began career as assistant to composer Shirley Walker.

Awards, Honors: Winner of "composer of the year" competition, Texas Music Teachers Association, 1999; Daytime Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in music direction and composition (with others), 2000, and Daytime Emmy Award (with others), 2001, both for Batman Beyond; Annie Award nomination, outstanding music score for an animated television production (with others), International Animated Film Society, 2001, for "The Accomplice," The Zeta Project; Daytime Emmy Award nominations, outstanding achievement in music direction and composition (with others), 2002 and 2003, both for The Zeta Project; Annie Award nomination, outstanding music in an animated television production (with others), 2004, for "Divide and Conquer," Teen Titans; fellow in composition, Sundance Institute.

CREDITS

Film Work:

(Uncredited) Orchestrator, Fear (also known as No Fear ), Universal, 1996.

(Uncredited) Orchestrator, Escape from L.A. (also known as John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. ), Paramount, 1996.

(Uncredited) Orchestrator, Turbulence, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1997.

Music supervisor, conductor, and musician, Lethal Seduction (also known as Lethal Betrayal ), Dreamcatcher Home Video, 1997.

Music supervisor, Midsummer, Kerwin Productions/MainPix/Realistic Productions/Midsummer Partnership, 1999.

(Uncredited) Musician, Mystery Men, MCA/Universal, 1999.

Music supervisor, Screenland Drive, Zzyzx Films, 2000.

Television Work; Movies:

(Uncredited) Orchestrator, The Haunting of Seacliff Inn, USA Network, 1994.

(Uncredited) Orchestrator and musician, The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space, Starz!, 1995.

Orchestrator, It Came from Outer Space II, Sci–Fi Channel, 1996.

(Uncredited) Orchestrator, The Love Bug, ABC, 1997.

(With others) Orchestrator, Batman & Mr. Freeze: Sub-Zero (animated; also known as Subzero ), The WB, 1998.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Composer, conductor, and producer, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (soundtrack recording), Rhino Records, 2000.

WRITINGS

Film Composer:

The Parasite, Digital Multimedia, 1995.

A Matter of Honor, Arrow Video, 1995.

The Appointment, Bundle–Up Productions, 1996.

Gunplay, Rubicon River Productions, 1996.

Lethal Seduction (also known as Lethal Betrayal ), Dreamcatcher Home Video, 1997.

Boys Will Be Boys, A–Pix Entertainment/Ardustry Home Entertainment, 1997.

The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A–Pix Entertainment, 1998.

Midsummer, Kerwin Productions/MainPix/Realistic Productions/Midsummer Partnership, 1999.

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (animated; also known as Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker and Return of the Joker ), Warner Bros., 2000.

Treading Water, Tunnel Vision Productions, 2001.

The Marriage Undone, Bel Age Pictures/Bokken Films, 2002.

Television Composer; Series:

(With others) Main title theme and underscore, Batman Beyond (animated), The WB, 1999.

(With others; including the episode "The Accomplice") The Zeta Project (animated), beginning 2001.

Also composer for Batman: The Animated Series (also known as The Adventures of Batman & Robin ), Fox; Justice League; The New Batman/Superman Adventures, The WB; (uncredited) Space: Above and Beyond, Fox; and Superman (also known as Superman: The Animated Series ), The WB.

Television Composer; Movies:

(With others) It Came from Outer Space II, Sci–Fi Channel, 1996.

(Uncredited; with others) The Love Bug, ABC, 1997.

(With others) Main title theme, Batman Beyond: The Movie (animated), 1999.

Television Composer; Episodic:

(With others) "Divide and Conquer," Teen Titans (animated), 2003.

Television Composer; Other:

(Uncredited; with others) Asteroid (miniseries), NBC, 1997.

Holy Tortilla (special), PBS, 1998.

Free a Man to Fight (special), History Channel, 1999.

Other:

Other compositions include "A Titan's Epitaph" for full orchestra, 1992; "Grand Duo Concertante" for alto saxophone and piano, 1992; "Variations Tableaux" for chamber group and dancers, 1993; "Sonata for a Rainy Morning" for cello and piano, 1993; and "Never Again Would Birds' Song Be the Same" for men's chorus, 1994.