Kevin Kiner

Kevin Kiner (born September 3, 1958) is an American film and television composer best known for scoring Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars: Tales, and Star Wars: Ahsoka. Kiner was nominated for multiple Primetime Emmy, Daytime Emmy and Annie Awards for Clone Wars and Rebels, while winning several BMI Awards for his work on CSI: Miami, Narcos: Mexico, Making a Murderer, and Walker, Texas Ranger.

Career Kiner was raised in Escondido, California, where his interest in music flourished through listening to different bands such as Yes, Pink Floyd, and the Eagles. After high school, Kiner attended the University of California, Los Angeles as a pre-medical student but later decided to pursue his passion for music instead. He then began traveling the world as a musical director for an international touring group before settling in Hollywood, where he began composing for film and television.

Filmography Film Year Title Director(s) Notes 1993 Leprechaun Mark Jones Freaked Alex WinterTom Stern Nominated – Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for Best Score 1995 Black Scorpion Jonathan Winfrey 1997 The Pest Paul Miller 1998 Safe House Eric Steven Stahl 1999 Wing Commander Chris Roberts 2001 The Other Side of Heaven Mitch Davis Tremors 3: Back to Perfection Brent Maddock Direct-to-video2003The Legend of Johnny LingoSteven RamirezDirect-to-video 2005 Madison William Bindley 2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Dave Filoni Star Wars themes by John Williams 2017 Inconceivable Jonathan Baker Ghost in the Shell Rupert Sanders Score composed by Clint Mansell and Lorne Balfe. Additional music composer. 2022 Samaritan Julius Avery Composed with Jed Kurzel. Additional music by Sean Kiner & Deana Kiner. 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 James Gunn Score composed by John Murphy. Original Guardians of the Galaxy theme by Tyler Bates. Additional music composer. 2024 Madame Web S.J. Clarkson Score composed by Johan Söderqvist. Additional music composer.

Television Year Title Showrunner(s) Notes 1988–92 Superboy IIya Salkind and Alexander Salkind 1990–92 Super Force James J. McNamara 1991–92 Land of the Lost The Chiodo BrothersSid and Marty Krofft 1996–97 The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Peter Lawrence and Takashi Masunaga Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition 1997–01 Walker, Texas Ranger Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis Won – BMI TV Music Award 1997–03 Stargate SG-1 Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner Co-composed with Joel Goldsmith, Richard Band, Dennis McCarthy, and Neal Acree. 2000–02 The Invisible Man Matt Greenberg 2001 Harold and the Purple Crayon Carin Greenberg and Jeff Kline Nominated – Annie Award For Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production 2003 Stuart Little Rich Wilkie Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition 2004–05 Star Trek: Enterprise Brannon Braga and Manny Coto 2003–12 CSI: Miami Anthony E. Zuiker, Ann Donahue and Carol Mendelsohn Co-composed with Jeff CardoniWon – BMI TV Music Award 2008 Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann BBC Worldwide 2008–14, 2020 Star Wars: The Clone Wars George Lucas (Seasons 1-6)Dave Filoni (Season 7) Star Wars themes by John WilliamsNominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and CompositionNominated – Annie Award for Music in a Television ProductionWon – Annie Award for Best Music in an Animated Television Production or Short FormAdditional music by David Glen Russell, Matthew St. Laurent, Takeshi Furukawa, Nolan Markey, Reuven Herman, Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner (Season 7) 2011–16 Hell on Wheels Joe Gayton, Tony Gayton and John Wirth 2014–18 Star Wars Rebels Dave Filoni Star Wars themes by John WilliamsNominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series Nominated – Annie Award For Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast ProductionAdditional music by David Glen Russell, Matthew St. Laurent, Sean Kiner (Seasons 3 & 4), and Deana Kiner (Seasons 3 & 4) 2014–19 Jane the Virgin Jennie Snyder Urman 2015–17 Transformers: Robots in Disguise Adam Beechen, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline Composed with Kevin Manthei 2015–18 Making a Murderer Laura Ricciardi and Moira DemosWon – BMI TV Music Award 2018–19 Single Parents Elizabeth Meriwether and J. J. Philbin Co-composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner 2018–23 Titans Greg Walker Composed with Clint Mansell 2018–21 Narcos: Mexico Chris Brancato and Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro Composed with Gustavo Santaolalla; Won – BMI Visual Media Award 2019–22 City on a Hill Charlie MacLean 2019–23 Doom Patrol Jeremy Carver Composed with Clint Mansell2021–24 Star Wars: The Bad Batch Jennifer Corbett Star Wars themes by John WilliamsComposed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner; additional music by David Glen Russell, Nolan Markey, and Peter Lam2021 Trese Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo Composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner 2022–present Dark Winds Graham Roland Composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner 2022–25 Peacemaker James Gunn Composed with Clint Mansell 2022–present Star Wars: Tales Dave FiloniStar Wars themes by John WilliamsComposed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner; additional music by David Glen Russell and Nolan Markey2023–present Ahsoka Star Wars themes by John WilliamsAdditional music by Sean Kiner, Deana Kiner and David Glen Russell 2024–present Creature Commandos Dean Lorey Composed with Clint Mansell 2026 Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Dave Filoni and Matt Mitchnovetz Composed with Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner

Video games Year Title Notes 2010 GoldenEye 007Composed with David Arnold 2012 007 Legends

Personal life Kiner has two children, Sean and Deana, who are also music composers.