Background
Lennertz was born in Methuen, Massachusetts.
Lennertz was born in Methuen, Massachusetts.
He composed the score for Supernatural and more recently Revolution, two television series created by Eric Kripke. He is now scoring Galavant with Alan Menken and Marvel"s Agent Carter. Lennertz"s has written music for a variety of comedies like Horrible Bosses, Ride Along, as well as Identity Thief, and Think Like A Manitoba
He has also worked on hit family films including Hop, and Alvin and the Chipmunks and critically acclaimed dramas Adam and Thanks Foreign Sharing.
He has worked with distinguished artists including Basil Poledouris, Michael Kamen, Ozomatli, Dave Grusin, Alan Menken, The RZA, Five Foreign Fighting, and Alien Ant Farm. He was named best new composer in 2002 for his score to Clive Barker"s Saint Sinner.
In 2006 he was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Musical Composition in a Series for his score for the pilot of the television series Supernatural, and he is the first recipient of the Film & television Music Award for Best Score for an Independent Feature Film for Tortilla Heaven. = 2000s = 2010s.
He is perhaps best known for his musical score for the 2007 film Alvin and the Chipmunks, Hop, Think Like A Manitoba, and Warner Brothers comedy Horrible Bosses as well as the legendary Medal of Honor series created by Steven Spielberg. He attended Easton Area High School in Easton, Pennsylvania and then the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, where he studied with Academy Award-winner Elmer Bernstein. His collaboration with Ozomatli on their record "Street Signs" garnered a Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock Album. He won several awards for his 2003 soundtrack to Medal of Honor: Rising Sun, the first of three Medal of Honor games composed by Lennertz.
