Composer
Kris Bowers
Born April 5, 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA29 films
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.
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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.
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First watchThe Wild Robot20248.3After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned…View filmEssential films
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29 films- 2026Mr. IrrelevantOriginal Music Composer
- 2026StepsOriginal Music Composer
- 2026The Punisher: One Last KillOriginal Music Composer
- 2026GOATOriginal Music Composer
- 2025The Eyes of GhanaOriginal Music Composer
- 2024The Wild RobotOriginal Music Composer
- 2024The Last Repair ShopOriginal Music Composer
- 2024Bob Marley: One LoveOriginal Music Composer
- 2023The Color PurpleOriginal Music Composer
- 2023OriginOriginal Music Composer
- 2023Haunted MansionOriginal Music Composer
- 2023ChevalierOriginal Music Composer
- 2021King RichardOriginal Music Composer
- 2021RespectOriginal Music Composer
- 2021The VandalOriginal Music Composer
- 2021Space Jam: A New LegacyOriginal Music Composer
- 2021All These SonsOriginal Music Composer
- 2021Bad HairOriginal Music Composer
- 2021The United States vs. Billie HolidayMusician
- 2020A Concerto Is a ConversationOriginal Music Composer
- 2019Bethany Hamilton: UnstoppableOriginal Music Composer
- 2018Green BookOriginal Music Composer
- 2018Monsters and MenOriginal Music Composer
- 2017CopwatchOriginal Music Composer
- 2017Little BoxesOriginal Music Composer
- 2016Norman Lear: Just Another Version of YouOriginal Music Composer
- 2015Maul DogsOriginal Music Composer
- 2015Kobe Bryant's MuseOriginal Music Composer
- 2013Seeds of TimeOriginal Music Composer