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Kris Bowers

Sound

Born April 5, 1989 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as Kristopher 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.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Documentary (Short Subject) · 2024
  • Academy AwardBest Original Score · 2025 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Documentary (Short Subject) · 2024 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Documentary (Short Subject) · 2021 · nominated

Filmography37 titles

Seeds of Time

2013Original Music Composer

Spider-Noir

2026Original Music Composer

The Punisher: One Last Kill

2026Music Score Producer, Original Music Composer

The Wild Robot

2024Original Music Composer

When They See Us

2019Original Music Composer

Green Book

2018Original Music Composer

GOAT

2026Original Music Composer

Bridgerton

2020Music Arranger, Original Music Composer

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

2023Original Music Composer

Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable

2018Original Music Composer

King Richard

2021Original Music Composer

The Last Repair Shop

2023Director, Executive Producer, Original Music Composer, Producer

Mrs. America

2020Original Music Composer

For the People

2018Original Music Composer

We Own This City

2022Original Music Composer

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

2016Original Music Composer

The Color Purple

2023Original Music Composer

Inventing Anna

2022Original Music Composer

Respect

2021Original Music Composer

Black Monday

2019Original Music Composer

Bob Marley: One Love

2024Original Music Composer

Space Jam: A New Legacy

2021Original Music Composer

Colin in Black & White

2021Original Music Composer

Secret Invasion

2023Original Music Composer

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

2021Musician, Original Music Composer

Haunted Mansion

2023Original Music Composer

Chevalier

2022Original Music Composer

Origin

2023Original Music Composer

Little Boxes

2017Original Music Composer

Dear White People

2017Original Music Composer

Warriors of Liberty City

Original Music Composer

Copwatch

2017Original Music Composer

Monsters and Men

2018Original Music Composer

Bad Hair

2020Original Music Composer

Anthem

2023as Self

Maul Dogs

2015Original Music Composer

All These Sons

2021Original Music Composer