Kevin Manthei

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Kevin Manthei is a composer for film, television, and video games.

Biography

Manthei grew up in Minnesota. He played the piano in his youth and played the trumpet in high school.Fact|date=June 2008 He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Music degree in Theory and Composition.Fact|date=June 2008 He also studied at the University of Southern California under Jerry Goldsmith.Fact|date=June 2008 He has collaboratedFact|date=June 2008 with other graduates of the program, Christophe Beck, Marco Beltrami, and [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251363 Jon Ehrlich] , writing additional music for Beck on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and other shows, and composing additional music for Beltrami on films including Scream 2, Scream 3, The Faculty, Scary Movie 2, and Resident Evil.

Manthei began his game writing career working on titles such as Panzer General 2, , Sacrifice, Wizardry 8, . His other work on video game titles includes Kung Fu Panda, Marvel Universe Online, Upshift Strikeracer, Xiaolin Showdown, Ultimate Spider-Man, City of Villains, The Sims 2, , Shrek 2, and Shark Tale.

For his work on Invader Zim, Manthei received an Annie Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Music for an animated series. Invader Zim also led to Xiaolin Showdown for Warner Brothers Animation as well as Brandy and Mr. Whiskers for Disney. In scoring with Warner Brothers' television series Johnny Test, he wrote the emo punk inspired main title and score to the first season.

Manthei has also worked on scores for independent filmmakers such as The 24th Day. He has recently written the music for the feature films and .

Scores

Film Projects

External links

* [http://www.kmmproductions.com/home.html Kevin Manthei's Official Site]
*imdb name|0544101|Kevin Manthei

Available Soundtracks

* [http://www.kmmproductions.com/st_jlnf.html Justice League: The New Frontier]
* [http://www.kmmproductions.com/st_usrace.html Upshift StrikeRacer]
* [http://www.kmmproductions.com/st_xs.html Xiaolin Showdown]
* [http://www.kmmproductions.com/st_ultspid.html Ultimate Spiderman]
* [http://www.kmmproductions.com/st_shark.html Shark Tale]
* [http://www.kmmproductions.com/st_shrek.html Shrek 2]
* [http://www.kmmproductions.com/st_pfall.html Pitfall: The Lost Expedition]
* [http://www.kmmproductions.com/st_ksw.html Kill Switch]
* [http://www.kmmproductions.com/st_dr.html Dead to Rights]
* [http://www.kmmproductions.com/st_wiz8.html Wizardry 8]
* [http://www.kmmproductions.com/st_ssi.htmlClassic SSI Panzer General Series]

Interviews

* [http://music.ign.com/articles/809/809548p1.html Kevin Manthei and Dan Spitz Interview 1]
* [http://biz.gamedaily.com/industry/feature/?id=16967 Kevin Manthei and Dan Spitz Interview 2]
* [http://music.ign.com/articles/515/515409p1.html Kevin Manthei Interview]
* [http://music.ign.com/articles/516/516780p1.html Shrek 2 Score Interview]
* [http://music.ign.com/articles/517/517631p1.html StarCraft: Ghost Interview]