- John Henry Kreitler
infobox actor
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occupation=Television ,composer
spouse=John Henry Kreitler, also credited as John Henry, is an American television
composer andsong writer .Biography
John Henry grew up in a musical household, with his mother, Alice Kreitler, being a
pianist ,organist andmusic teacher .cite web |url=http://www.lclark.edu/dept/chron/johnkreitlers07.html |title=Lewis and Clark College Chronicle - article on John Henry Kreitler |publisher=Pattie Pace; Lewis and Clark Chronicle |date=Summer, 2007 |accessdate=2008-06-20] He learned to play theviolin ,guitar , andpiano beginning infourth grade , and attendedLewis and Clark College ,Portland, Oregon , and the College-Conservatory of Music at theUniversity of Cincinnati .cite web |url=http://www.hobfilmmusic.com/bios.html |title=Film Scoring by John Henry Kreitler and Wes Boatman |publisher=www.hobfilmmusic.com |accessdate=2008-06-20] He holds a B.A. in Composition.Henry is the founder of John Henry Music, LLC and the indie record label, Heart of Gold Records. He is a partner in the new indie label, Blue Hour Records, which has recently released the vocal duet act, Lamb & Meyer.
Henry currently resides in
Los Angeles, California .Credits
Composer
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Passions " (1999)
*"Law and Order " (1990)
*"Melrose Place " (1992)
*"" (1993)
*"" (1993)Writer
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Material Girls " (2006) (song: "Live Like I'm Rich")Awards/Nominations
Daytime Emmy awards:*Won, 1991, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "
The Guiding Light " (shared withBarbara Miller-Gidaly ,A.J. Gundell ,Rob Mounsey ,Richard Hazard ,Barry De Vorzon ,Theodore Irwin , andJamie Lawrence )
*Won, 1992, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for: "The Guiding Light" (shared withBarbara Miller-Gidaly ,A.J. Gundell ,Barry De Vorzon ,Richard Hazard ,Theodore Irwin ,Michael Licari , andWes Boatman )
*Won, 1994, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "The Guiding Light" (shared withBarbara Miller-Gidaly ,A.J. Gundell ,Wes Boatman ,Michael Licari ,Dominic Messinger ,Larry Hold ,Richard Hazard , andBarry De Vorzon )
*Won, 1995, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "Another World " (shared withCarole Severson Weiss ,Ron Brawer ,Susan-Beth Markowitz ,Wes Boatman ,Barry De Vorzon ,Richard Hazard ,Rick Rhodes ,Robert Sands , andEdward Dzubak )
*Won, 1996, Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "The Guiding Light" (shared withJonathan Firstenberg ,Robyn Cutler ,Michael Licari ,Rick Rhodes ,Ron Cohen ,Wes Boatman ,Danny Lawrence ,John E. Young ,David Grant ,Barry De Vorzon ,Richard Hazard ,Edward Dzubak , andAlan Bellink )
*Nominated, 2001, Outstanding Original Song for: "Passions " song "I Could Live Without You" (shared withPatsy Meyer , andR. Jay Flippin )
*Nominated, 2001, Outstanding Original Song for: "Passions" song "No Puedo Olvidar" (shared withGrant Geissman andAli B. Olmo )
*Nominated, 2001, Outstanding Original Song for: "Passions" song "Brown-eyed Beauty" (shared withWes Boatman andSteven J. Snyder )
*Nominated, 2001, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "Passions" (shared withPaul F. Antonelli ,Ed O'Donnell , andWes Boatman )
*Nominated, 2003, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "Passions" (shared withEd O'Donnell ,Paul F. Antonelli , andWesley B. Boatman Jr. )
*Won, 2003, Outstanding Original Song for: "Passions" song "Forever Near" (shared withFaith Rivera )
*Won, 2004, Outstanding Original Song for: "Passions" song "I Ain't Sorry" (shared withPete T. Rich )
*Won, 2004, Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "Passions" (shared withEd O'Donnell ,Paul F. Antonelli , andWes Boatman )
*Won, 2007, Outstanding Original Song for: "Passions" song "Love is Ecstasy" (shared withWes Boatman )References
External links
*IMDB name|1221094|John Henry Kreitler
* [http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233735 BMI congratulates the Daytime Emmy winners of 2003]
* [http://lambandmeyer.com/press.html Lamb and Meyer.com]
* [http://www.soapoperadigest.com/features/passions/features/passionshomagetowicked/ Soap Opera Digest article on Passions' tribute to "Wicked"]
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