Jennifer Kes Remington is an American composer and filmmaker. She has done music for titles such as The Powerpuff Girls, Scary Movie 4, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Socket, and Clerks II. Her work on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends garnered her two Annie Award wins in 2005 and 2006 as well as a third Annie nomination in 2007. All three were in the category "Best Music in an Animated Television Production" and shared with series composer James L. Venable.[1][2][3] Her documentary film Hollywood, 90038 won the award for Best Documentary at the 2007 LA Femme Film Festival.[4] She has also composed music for the video games Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time, Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking, and Rabbids Land.
Personal life
editRemington attended Pittsford Mendon High School and later Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. She obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in music technology at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2000.[5][6]
Filmography
edit| Year | Work | Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dancing with Agnes | Weapons specialist | Short |
| 2002 | Project Redlight | Composer | |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | Music pre-mix | Film |
| 2003–2004 | The Powerpuff Girls | Additional music score, Music score by | TV series |
| 2004 | EuroTrip | Music pre-mix | Film |
| Jersey Girl | |||
| 2005 | Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo | ||
| Venom | |||
| 2005–2009 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Music editor, composer | 39 episodes |
| 2006 | Scary Movie 4 | Composer: additional music | Film |
| Clerks II | Music pre-mix; Performer: "An Evening in Paradise" | ||
| The Reef | Composer: additional music | ||
| Happily N'Ever After | |||
| The Legend of the Grand Director | Composer | Short | |
| 2007 | Kickin' It Old Skool | Composer: additional music | Film |
| The Last Day of Summer | |||
| Socket | Writer | "Last Night", "Everything Real", "Electric Current", "New Girl", "Saturday Afternoon" | |
| Hollywood, 90038 | Director, editor, producer | Documentary | |
| 2008 | Turok: Son of Stone | Music editor | Video |
| Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: Destination Imagination | Music editor, composer | TV movie | |
| The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! | Composer: additional music | TV short | |
| Benny: Escaped Convict | Composer | Short | |
| Tour de Fright | Video short | ||
| Yay! Planes | |||
| 2009 | The Powerpuff Girls: Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares? | Composer: additional music | Video documentary short |
| Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel | Composer: additional music, music editor | Film | |
| I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell | Music editor | ||
| L.A. Bag Brothers | Composer | Short | |
| 2010 | Pretty the Series | Musician | 1 episode |
| Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Music editor | Video | |
| Broken Springs | News reporter | Film | |
| Rubdown | Composer | Short | |
| 2012 | Californication | Performer: "Can't Get Worse" (uncredited) | TV series |
| 2014 | If We Took a Holiday | Composer: theme music; actress (Dancer) | Short |
| 2017 | Armstrong | Composer | Film |
| 2022 | Oren's Way | Short |
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Shared with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Annie Awards | Best Music in an Animated Television Production[1][2] | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | James L. Venable for "Duchess of Wails" |
Won |
| 2007 | James L. Venable for "One False Movie" |
Won | |||
| 2007 | LA Femme Filmmaker Award | Best Documentary[4] | Hollywood, 90038 | — | Won |
| 2008 | Annie Awards | Best Music in an Animated Television Production[3] | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | James L. Venable for "The Bloo Superdude and the Magic Potato Power" |
Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b "33rd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Recipients". AnnieAwards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ a b "34th Annual Annie Award Nominations and Awards Recipients". AnnieAwards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ a b "35th Annual Annie Award Nominations and Awards Recipients". AnnieAwards.org. ASIFA-Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ a b "Filmmaker Winners 2005–2011". LA Femme Film Festival. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ "Hey Dogg! Productions, Inc". HeyDogg.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ Goolian, Betsy (2010). "Wired for Sound: Performing Arts Technology Celebrates 25 Years". Michigan Muse. 4 (2). University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2013-04-22.