---
name: "Kris Bowers"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kris-bowers"
fi1m_id: "kris-bowers"
imdb_id: "nm3929283"
tmdb_id: 1802871
wikidata_id: "Q19668232"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "5 April 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-23T04:22:32.406881+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kris Bowers

## Identity

Kris Bowers

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kris-bowers
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kris-bowers
- **IMDb ID:** nm3929283
- **TMDB ID:** 1802871
- **Wikidata ID:** Q19668232
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Bowers, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19668232, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3929283/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1802871

Composer. Born 5 April 1989 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 5 April 1989, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 2018–present
- **Also known as:** Kristopher Bowers
- **Frequently works with:** [Reinaldo Marcus Green](https://film.one/person/reinaldo-marcus-green.md), [Jon Bernthal](https://film.one/person/jon-bernthal.md), [Stephanie Hsu](https://film.one/person/stephanie-hsu.md), [Tracey Ullman](https://film.one/person/tracey-ullman.md), [Zach Baylin](https://film.one/person/zach-baylin.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 74 (2), 2020s 69 (9)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 70 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 10, History 3, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Adventure 1, Animation 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,060m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Bowers, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19668232, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3929283/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1802871

## Coming up

- *Steps* (2026-11-20), Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/steps.md)
- *Mr. Irrelevant* (2026-12-25), Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-irrelevant.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*When They See Us*](https://film.one/tv/when-they-see-us.md) (84), [*Bridgerton*](https://film.one/tv/bridgerton.md) (80), [*Green Book*](https://film.one/film/green-book.md) (64)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Wild Robot*](https://film.one/film/the-wild-robot.md) (80), [*Spider-Noir*](https://film.one/tv/spider-noir.md) (67)
- **Disney+:** [*Mrs. America*](https://film.one/tv/mrs-america.md) (79), [*Haunted Mansion*](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md) (51)
- **HBO Max:** [*We Own This City*](https://film.one/tv/we-own-this-city.md) (75), [*The Color Purple*](https://film.one/film/the-color-purple-2023.md) (73)
- **Paramount+:** [*Bob Marley: One Love*](https://film.one/film/bob-marley-one-love.md) (48)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Kris Bowers is an American composer, pianist and director. Born in Los Angeles, he studied jazz and classical piano at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and the Colburn School before earning bachelor's and master's degrees in jazz performance from the Juilliard School.

He has composed scores for films including *Green Book* (2018), *King Richard* (2021), *The Color Purple* (2023), *Bob Marley: One Love* (2024) and *The Wild Robot* (2024), and for television series including *Bridgerton* (2020–) and *When They See Us* (2019). Bowers co-directed the short documentaries *A Concerto Is a Conversation* (2021) and *The Last Repair Shop* (2023) with Ben Proudfoot; the latter won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for his work on *The Snowy Day*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, filmmusicreporter.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Spider-Noir* (2026), Fi1m 67, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/spider-noir.md)
- *Bob Marley: One Love* (2024), Fi1m 48, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/bob-marley-one-love.md)
- *The Wild Robot* (2024), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-wild-robot.md)
- *Haunted Mansion* (2023), Fi1m 51, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md)
- *The Color Purple* (2023), Fi1m 73, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-color-purple-2023.md)
- *We Own This City* (2022), Fi1m 75, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/we-own-this-city.md)
- *King Richard* (2021), Fi1m 68, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/king-richard.md)
- *Bridgerton* (2020), Fi1m 80, Music, Music Arranger, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/bridgerton.md)
- *Mrs. America* (2020), Fi1m 79, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-america.md)
- *When They See Us* (2019), Fi1m 84, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/when-they-see-us.md)
- *Green Book* (2018), Fi1m 64, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/green-book.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mr. Irrelevant* (2026), Original Music Composer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-irrelevant.md)
- *Steps* (2026), Original Music Composer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/steps.md)
- *Spider-Noir* (2026), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/tv/spider-noir.md)
- *The Punisher: One Last Kill* (2026), Original Music Composer, Music Score Producer
- *GOAT* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *The Eyes of Ghana* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *The Wild Robot* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-wild-robot.md)
- *The Last Repair Shop* (2024), Director, Executive Producer, Producer, Original Music Composer
- *Bob Marley: One Love* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/bob-marley-one-love.md)
- *The Color Purple* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-color-purple-2023.md)
- *Origin* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Haunted Mansion* (2023), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 51, [page](https://film.one/film/haunted-mansion.md)
- *Secret Invasion* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Anthem* (2023), Producer
- *Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story* (2023), series, Original Music Composer
- *Chevalier* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *We Own This City* (2022), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/we-own-this-city.md)
- *Inventing Anna* (2022), series, Original Music Composer
- *King Richard* (2021), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/king-richard.md)
- *Colin in Black and White* (2021), series, Original Music Composer
- *Respect* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *The Vandal* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Space Jam: A New Legacy* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *All These Sons* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Bad Hair* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *The United States vs. Billie Holiday* (2021), Musician, Original Music Composer
- *Bridgerton* (2020), series, Music Arranger, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/bridgerton.md)
- *A Concerto Is a Conversation* (2020), Producer, Original Music Composer, Director
- *Mrs. America* (2020), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/mrs-america.md)
- *Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *When They See Us* (2019), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/when-they-see-us.md)
- *Black Monday* (2019), series, Original Music Composer
- *Green Book* (2018), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/green-book.md)
- *Monsters and Men* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Warriors of Liberty City* (2018), series, Original Music Composer
- *For the People* (2018), series, Original Music Composer
- *Dear White People* (2017), series, Original Music Composer
- *Copwatch* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Little Boxes* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *Maul Dogs* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Kobe Bryant's Muse* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Seeds of Time* (2013), Original Music Composer

## Gallery

- ![Kris Bowers and Damian Woetzel following a screening and discussion of The Last Repair Shop in Paul Hall at The Juilliard School on February 18, 2024](https://film.one/media/person/10799/gallery-58c536a1890e.jpg) Kris Bowers and Damian Woetzel following a screening and discussion of The Last Repair Shop in Paul Hall at The Juilliard School on February 18, 2024 — CmdrDan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Extract_of_Damian_Woetzel_from%3DKris_Bowers_and_Damian_Woetzel_at_The_Juilliard_School%3DPXL_20240219_014015931.RAW-01.COVER_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kris Bowers](https://film.one/media/person/10799/gallery-4b0754940ba5.jpg) Kris Bowers — CmdrDan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Kris_Bowers_%28and_Damian_Woetzel%27s_hand%29_19_Feb_2024_at_The_Juilliard_School.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![wikipedia:Damian_WoetzelDamian Woetzel leads a discussion following a screening of Kris Bowers' film: The Last Repair Shop at The Juilliard School. The Last Rep (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10799/gallery-a94ace5c7115.jpg) wikipedia:Damian_WoetzelDamian Woetzel leads a discussion following a screening of Kris Bowers' film: The Last Repair Shop at The Juilliard School. The Last Rep (2024) — CmdrDan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Kris_Bowers_and_Damian_Woetzel_at_The_Juilliard_School%3DIMG20240218195537_01.jpg/1280px-Kris_Bowers_and_Damian_Woetzel_at_The_Juilliard_School%3DIMG20240218195537_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![wikipedia:Damian_WoetzelDamian Woetzel leads a discussion following a screening of Kris Bowers' film: The Last Repair Shop at The Juilliard School. The Last Rep (2024)](https://film.one/media/person/10799/gallery-31c0aa7b05ab.jpg) wikipedia:Damian_WoetzelDamian Woetzel leads a discussion following a screening of Kris Bowers' film: The Last Repair Shop at The Juilliard School. The Last Rep (2024) — CmdrDan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Kris_Bowers_and_Damian_Woetzel_at_The_Juilliard_School%3DIMG20240218195537_02.jpg/1280px-Kris_Bowers_and_Damian_Woetzel_at_The_Juilliard_School%3DIMG20240218195537_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kris Bowers and Damian Woetzel following a screening and discussion of The Last Repair Shop in Paul Hall at The Juilliard School on February 18, 2024](https://film.one/media/person/10799/gallery-781ac42586db.jpg) Kris Bowers and Damian Woetzel following a screening and discussion of The Last Repair Shop in Paul Hall at The Juilliard School on February 18, 2024 — CmdrDan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Kris_Bowers_and_Damian_Woetzel_at_The_Juilliard_School%3DPXL_20240219_014015931.RAW-01.COVER.jpg/1280px-Kris_Bowers_and_Damian_Woetzel_at_The_Juilliard_School%3DPXL_20240219_014015931.RAW-01.COVER.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2025: Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Wild Robot*
- 2024: Best Documentary (Short Subject) (won), for *The Last Repair Shop*
- 2021: Best Documentary (Short Subject) (nominated), for *A Concerto Is a Conversation*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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