“Christian’s concept of harmony and orchestration is mind-bogglingly awesome.”
— Steven Feifke
GRAMMY-winning Composer
“Kriegeskotte's music is jewel-like and fascinating.”
— Dorothy Lawson
ETHEL Quartet
“Kriegeskotte managed to both maintain a consistent musical language and explore each movement’s generative ideas with clarity.”
— Justin Rito
I Care If You Listen
With over twenty years of combined experience on the administrative and creative sides of the performing arts and entertainment industries, Christian Kriegeskotte’s expertise in the orchestral idiom is fueled by real-world experience. Trained as a copyist at JoAnn Kane Music in Hollywood, musicians delight at the quality and organization of Christian’s meticulously prepared materials. Christian’s original compositions win unanimous praise from audiences and performers alike, and he is equally comfortable navigating any musical genre as a skilled and inventive arranger. FULL BIO
As Composer & Conductor*
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra • Pittsburgh Opera* • Las Cruces Symphony* • Juno Orchestra • American Composers Orchestra • eighth blackbird • Manhattan School of Music Chamber Orchestra* • Budapest Scoring Orchestra • Ethel Quartet • Parker Quartet • Cuarteto Latinoamericano • Carnegie Mellon Jazz Choir* • Carnegie Mellon University Choirs • Heinz Chapel Choir • Duquesne Trombone Choir
As Orchestrator & Arranger
The New York Pops • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra • Houston Symphony • Toronto Symphony • Budapest Scoring Orchestra
Film & Television Credits
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith • Stephen Spielberg’s War of the Worlds • Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City • Robots • Idiocracy • Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • The Skeleton Key • The Longest Yard • The World’s Fastest Indian • The Interpreter • Hide and Seek • Meet the Fockers • The Pacifier • Red Eye • XXX 2: State of the Union • Ice Princess • The Fantastic Four • Elektra • The Simpsons • Family Guy • King of the Hill • American Dad