Kris Bowers

Kris Bowers

Known for
Sound
Born
April 5, 1989 (age 37)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

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

Filmography

2026
The Eyes of Ghana poster

The Eyes of Ghana

Movie · Original Music Composer

2026
GOAT poster

GOAT

Movie · Original Music Composer

2026
Mr. Irrelevant poster

Mr. Irrelevant

Movie · Original Music Composer

2026
The Punisher: One Last Kill poster

The Punisher: One Last Kill

Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Score Producer

2026
Steps poster

Steps

Movie · Original Music Composer

2026
Hexed poster

Hexed

Movie · Original Music Composer

2026
Spider-Noir poster

Spider-Noir

TV · Original Music Composer · 8 eps

2024
Bob Marley: One Love poster

Bob Marley: One Love

Movie · Original Music Composer

2024
The Wild Robot poster

The Wild Robot

Movie · Original Music Composer

2024
The Last Repair Shop poster

The Last Repair Shop

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
Haunted Mansion poster

Haunted Mansion

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
Chevalier poster

Chevalier

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
The Color Purple poster

The Color Purple

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
Origin poster

Origin

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
Secret Invasion poster

Secret Invasion

TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps

2023
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story poster

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps

2022
Inventing Anna poster

Inventing Anna

TV · Original Music Composer · 9 eps

2022
We Own This City poster

We Own This City

TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps

2021
The United States vs. Billie Holiday poster

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Movie · Musician, Original Music Composer

2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy poster

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
King Richard poster

King Richard

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
Respect poster

Respect

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
All These Sons poster

All These Sons

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
Bad Hair poster

Bad Hair

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
The Vandal poster

The Vandal

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
Colin in Black and White poster

Colin in Black and White

TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps

2020
A Concerto Is a Conversation poster

A Concerto Is a Conversation

Movie · Original Music Composer

2020
Mrs. America poster

Mrs. America

TV · Original Music Composer · 9 eps

2020
Bridgerton poster

Bridgerton

TV · Music Arranger, Original Music Composer · 24 eps

2019
Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable poster

Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable

Movie · Original Music Composer

2019
Black Monday poster

Black Monday

TV · Original Music Composer · 30 eps

2019
When They See Us poster

When They See Us

TV · Original Music Composer · 4 eps

2019
Raising Dion poster

Raising Dion

TV · Original Music Composer · 17 eps

2018
Green Book poster

Green Book

Movie · Original Music Composer

2018
Monsters and Men poster

Monsters and Men

Movie · Original Music Composer

2018
Warriors of Liberty City poster

Warriors of Liberty City

TV · Original Music Composer · 6 eps

2018
For the People poster

For the People

TV · Original Music Composer · 20 eps

2017
Little Boxes poster

Little Boxes

Movie · Original Music Composer

2017
Copwatch poster

Copwatch

Movie · Original Music Composer

2017
Dear White People poster

Dear White People

TV · Original Music Composer · 20 eps

2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You poster

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Movie · Original Music Composer

2015
Maul Dogs poster

Maul Dogs

Movie · Original Music Composer

2015
Kobe Bryant's Muse poster

Kobe Bryant's Muse

Movie · Original Music Composer

2013
Seeds of Time poster

Seeds of Time

Movie · Original Music Composer