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'', '' Hop'', '' Think Like a Man'', and '' Horrible Bosses'', and the video game series ''

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'', created by

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. He composed the score for ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' The Boys'', all television series created by

Eric Kripke Eric Kripke (born 1974) is an American screenwriting, writer and television producer. Kripke came to prominence in the late 2000s for creating The WB/The CW, CW fantasy drama series ''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural'' (2005–2020) ...

. He has collaborated with film directors Tim Hill,

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, Josh Greenbaum and Kelly Asbury. He also has appeared in '' Galavant'' and '' Sausage Party'' with

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and Marvel's '' Agent Carter'', including a first-ever Marvel musical number co-written with Tony award winning lyricist

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. He wrote the songs for '' UglyDolls'' with Glenn Slater. He composed the score for the

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series '' Lost in Space'' and songs and scores for the ''

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'' series '' The Boys'' and '' Gen V'' from Kripke,

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and

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Early life and education

Lennertz was born in

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. He attended Easton Area High School in

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and then Thornton School of Music at the

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, where he studied with

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-winner

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. He was mentored as an assistant, arranger, and orchestrator to legendary composers Basil Poledouris and

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Career

Lennertz has written music for a variety of comedies such as '' Horrible Bosses'', '' Ride Along'', as well as '' Identity Thief'', and '' Think Like a Man''. He has also worked on hit family films including '' Hop'', and ''

'' and critically acclaimed dramas ''

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'' and ''Thanks For Sharing''. His collaboration with Ozomatli on their record '' Street Signs'' garnered a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock Album. He also co-wrote a documentary score with Academy Award winner

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Honors and awards

He was named best new composer in 2002 for his score to

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's '' Saint Sinner''. He won several awards for his 2003 soundtrack to '' Medal of Honor: Rising Sun'', the first of three ''

'' games composed by Lennertz. In 2006 he was nominated for an

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for Outstanding Musical Composition in a Series for his score for the pilot of the television series ''

'', and he is the first recipient of the Film & TV Music Award for Best Score for an Independent Feature Film for '' Tortilla Heaven''. In 2025, Lennertz won a BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award in the "Streaming Series" category for his music for

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Filmography

Films

2000s

2010s

2020s

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lennertz, Christopher 1972 births Living people American film score composers American male film score composers American male television composers American television composers American video game composers Animated film score composers Easton Area High School alumni Illumination (company) people La-La Land Records artists Musicians from Easton, Pennsylvania Sony Pictures Animation people USC Thornton School of Music alumni