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Kristopher Carter

Kristopher Carter

Composer · Born February 5, 1972 (54) · San Antonio, Texas, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee

Kristopher Carter began his career as one of the youngest composers to work for Warner Bros, scoring his first episode of "Batman: The Animated Series (1992)" at the age of 22. He received an Emmy Award for "Batman Beyond (1999)", as well as seven other Emmy nominations and four Annie Award nominations. Equally at home composing feature film scores, he has written music for films that have won awards at many prestigious international festivals, including a Gold Medal for the Best Use of Music in a Feature Film at the 2008 Park City Film Music Festival. He made his Hollywood Bowl debut in 2001 with a commission from John Mauceri and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. In the record world, he has collaborated with the Wallflower's Rami Jaffee and blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd. A prolific concert composer, he has received commissions from cellist Carter Enyeart, saxophonist Robert Austin, flautist Gaspar Hoyos, and the University of North Texas Men's Chorus. He was named Commissioning Composer of the Year by the Texas Music Teachers Association and also received a fellowship to Robert Redford's Sundance Composers Institute. He served as the first Composer-In-Residence of the Bel Canto Northwest Opera Festival and has given clinics across the country on film composition.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
February 5, 1972 (54)
From
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Kristopher Carter's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation19 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
28%
Morality
15%
Society
9%
Survival
7%
Power
3%
Ideas
1%
Identity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 15 · Serious 9 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 10

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 13 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 11

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 7

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
22
Joyful
15
Tense
11
Hopeful
9
Dread
5
Other
26

How their films linger

Fun20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kristopher Carter's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kristopher Carter's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1997 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)

$4.5M worldwide

Highest rated

The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 41: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleMusic36 of 41: 35 only music, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thOther crew5 of 41: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s22 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

Nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 2010, Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score).

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kristopher Carter's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 29; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · composer

An Act of Love (2015)

93rd percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Young Justice (2010)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 58/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kristopher Carter's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles33–87 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles10–63 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles6–67 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles10–59 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles33–79 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kristopher Carter work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kristopher Carter's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael McCuistion shares the most, 26.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Dee Bradley Baker8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Dee Bradley Baker
  • Grey DeLisle7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Grey DeLisle
  • John DiMaggio7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with John DiMaggio
  • Kevin Conroy5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Kevin Conroy

Composers and editors

  • Michael McCuistion26 titles    See newest 12 of 26 shared titles with Michael McCuistion
  • Lolita Ritmanis25 titles    See newest 12 of 25 shared titles with Lolita Ritmanis
  • Christopher D. Lozinski6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Christopher D. Lozinski
  • Craig Paulsen4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Craig Paulsen

Producers

  • Sam Register13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Sam Register
  • Michael E. Uslan8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Michael E. Uslan
  • Alan Burnett8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Alan Burnett
  • Amy McKenna7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Amy McKenna

Mixed roles