KRIS KOVACS
Photo by @annaazarov ABOUT
Kris Kovacs is a Birmingham (UK) born, Los Angeles-based award winning media composer, producer and songwriter who’s work has been used in video games by Epic Games, Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks, film, movie trailers, Network promos for HBO, Disney, Apple TV+, AMAZON Prime, and TV shows for Netflix, MTV, CW and Disney+.
SELECT FINISHED WORKS
EPIC GAME - FORTNITE C6 S2 - Backchat - Runamok (bespoke production)
XBOX SUMMER SHOWCASE - SWWARMS x Brooke Williams - Are We Dreaming?
SHINING VALE - Season 2 Trailer // Fjora - Crazy (cover)
EPIC GAMES / UNREAL ENGINE SiZZLE REEL // PORTALS - 'This Is Where We Come Alive'
SWWARMS - Here’s Where The Fun Begins
SWWARMS - Making History - CBS PROMO
FJORA - Deja Vu - Deathloop Trailer
Netflix - Love Death & Robots - Konata Small x SWWARMS - Now or Never
UFC 310 - Bachchat - Game Time Now
REDFALL VIDEO GAME TRAILER // BLACK. HOLE SUN (cover)
APPLE TV+ // WILD STORY - 'It's Happening' - Kris Kovacs Remix
PORTALS - We Have Arrived - HBO MAX PROMO
FJORA - What’s Up? (Cover) - AMAZON PRIME
MIZZI - New New // Lexxi - Up & Away
SELECT MUSIC
by Kris Kovacs
Photo by @annaazarov Kris composed and produced the theme song for 2021 Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks video game trailer Deathloop featuring Canadian singer Fjora, which was nominated for two Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) and won a Clio Award.
He also produced the chilling re-imaging of ‘What’s Up?’ for Amazon Prime’s ‘Welcome to the Blumhouse’. Which went on to win several awards including a Bronze Clio for ‘Use of Music in Trailers/Teasers’, and ‘Best Musician’ for the New York Independent Cinema Awards, to name a few.
His productions with Ellie Innocenti have been used by HBO, Ford, Jeep, Olay and Hyundai in national and global advertising campaigns. Most recently their work with Bally Sports received an EMMY nomination for ‘Best Short Promo Sports’.
An accomplished songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist, he is known for his aggressive Cinematic beat production, hard hitting trailer techniques, and inventive sample/sound design and soaring synth/orchestral scores .
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Awards & NOMINATIONS
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MUSIC AND SOUND AWARDS
WIN - BEST SYNC IN A VIDEO GAME TRAILER/PROMO
FORTNIGHT - LAWLESS TRAILER
Track: Runamok - Backchat x SWWARMS
NOMINATED - BEST SYNC IN A FILM, SERIES OR PROGRAMME TRAILER
LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS VOL 4 TRAILER
Track: ‘Now Or Never’ Konata x SWWARMS (Instrumental)
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MUSIC AND SOUND AWARDS
NOMINATED - BEST SYNC IN A VIDEO GAME TRAILER/PROMO
Xbox Games Showcase 2024 Trailer
Track: Are We Dreaming (feat. Brooke Williams) SWWARMS
NOMINATED - BEST SYNC IN A TELEVISION TRAILER FINALISTS
Here's What's New In 2024 | Apple TV+ TV Trailer
Track: ‘It's Happening (SWWARMS remix)’ by Wild Story
Power Surge: Sega Reveal Trailer
Track: ‘Step Into Madness’ Konata Small, Shyloom, SWWARMS
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MUSIC & SOUND AWARDS
WINNER - BEST RE-RECORD OR ADAPTATION IN A GAME TRAILER
Bethesda Softworks / REDFALL Video Game trailer
Track: Black hole Sun (cover) - ADONA
MUSIC & SOUND AWARDS
NOMINATED - BEST SYNC IN A VIDEO GAME TRAILER OR PROMO
Epic Games / FORTNITE Chapter 3 Season 4 Battle Pass Trailer
Track: GET DOWN - Fjora
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FJORA - DEJA VU From DEATHLOOP VIDEO GAME TRAILER
Paris Film Festival: Best Original Song: WINNER
New York International Film Awards: Best Song and Best Trailer: WINNER
Cannes World Film Festival: Best Original Song: WINNER
CLIO Entertainment Awards: Best Audio/Visual Craft: Music: WINNER SILVER <HERE>
CLIO Entertainment Awards: Games: Audio/Visual Craft: Motion Graphics: WINNER SILVER <HERE>
The Society of Composers & Lyricists ‘Outstanding Original Song for A Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production’ - Nominated
Hollywood Music In Media Awards ‘Best Video Game Song’: Nominated <HERE>
Music + Sound Awards ‘Best Original Composition in a Gaming Trailer’: Finalist <HERE>
FJORA - WHAT’S UP? (Cover) From AMAZON PRIME WELCOME TO THE BLUMHOUSE TRAILER
CLIO Entertainment Awards: Best Music in a Teaser/Trailer: WINNER BRONZE <HERE>
