Kim Planert

Kim Planert is a German film and television composer based in Los Angeles. He has composed music for over 230 episodes of prime-time television shows and feature films. His collection of TV credits include: eight seasons on the score for ABC's television show, ''Castle'', ''Timeless'' (NBC), ''Missing'' (ABC), ''The Whispers'' (ABC series produced by Steven Spielberg), ''The McKenna Files'' (Mark Gordon, ABC Pilot), ''The Unit'' (CBS), ''Lie To Me'' (FOX'')'', ''The Gates'' (ABC), The Chicago Code (FOX), ''Last Resort (ABC) and Rush (USA Network)''

His film credits include ''I Into The Blue 2: The Reef.'' ''A Reason'' and ''Chasing Grace''. Feature documentary film credits include ''Skid Row Marathon'', and ''The Game: Gambling Between Life and Death'', which had its theatrical premiere at the Hof International Film Festival in 2021, followed by the television premiere on the Bayerischer Rundfunk. Planert has also written music for video games such as Final Fantasy’s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbEcQCqCezg Agni's Philosophy] E3 Trailer and the spatial audio score for Oculus’ virtual reality (VR) game DAVID. In 2022, Studio Babelsberg launched their new image trailer for which Planert contributed the music. The film and music can also be seen and heard in an exhibition in one of Germany’s major film museums, the Potsdam Film Museum.

Besides scoring, Planert has released two solo albums thus far. His first solo album ''Skylight: Notes from a Logbook'' takes inspiration from his passion for flying as a former Wingsuit Skydiver, and the recovery from a life-altering accident. In 2022, Planert released his second solo project: neoclassical album ''Being''. Stand-alone singles include ''Lux Ex Tenebris'' and ''Dawn''. The corresponding music video of ''Dawn'' supported the inclusion campaign ''Ability in Progress''. The music video of ''Lux Ex Tenebris'' screened at Oscar qualifying festivals CineQuest, ''BronzeLens'', and the ''Dawn'' won ‘Best Music Video’ at the Oxford International Film Festival as well as ‘Director’s Choice Award’ at the 41st ''Thomas Edison Film Festival''. Provided by Wikipedia