While Star Wars, Van Halen, and Bye Bye Birdie may be responsible for his love of movies, music, and theater, it was a chance meeting with Henry Mancini in college that changed his life forever. In awe of Mancini’s ability to compose for any genre, Lennertz has modeled his career to be just as diverse. He has written music for some of the world’s greatest storytellers. Whether its biting action and satire for Amazon’s hit The Boys, or the lush orchestral melodies of Steven Spielberg’s Medal of Honor series…a stark, out of tune gospel piano for Mark Ruffalo’s battle with addiction in Thanks For Sharing, or soaring heroics for Seth Rogen as a hot dog saving the world in Sausage Party, this classic eclectic ability has now become his signature.
He has worked in almost every genre imaginable and spent weeks on Billboard charts. In 2025, he won the Emmy for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for his song “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas,” from The Boys. He is currently nominated for the 2026 Emmy in the same category for “Raise Him Up”, co-written with Daveed Diggs, also from The Boys. He has two additional nominations for The Boys and the cult hit Supernatural, a Grammy winning album with Ozomatli, and an amazing twenty four BMI awards for blockbusters like Bad Moms, Horrible Bosses, Ride Along, and more.
Lennertz’ recent work includes new songs for Marvel/Disney’s Rogers: The Musical, Netflix’s new comedy feature 72 Hours (Summer 2026), Amazon hits The Boys and Gen V produced by Eric Kripke, Disney100’s “When You Wish” with Sara Bareilles, Guns N Roses’ November Rain, and the hit Back In Action for Netflix starring Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx. He also wrote all of the songs for the animated musical UglyDolls featuring Kelly Clarkson, Janelle Monae, Lizzo, Bebe Rexha, Charlie XCX, Nick Jonas, and Blake Shelton. Chris has expanded into writing and directing with the acclaimed and Annie-Award nominated musical short Pacemaker, starring Tony-winner Alex Newell, and is currently writing the stage musical Tinsel.
“At the heart of everything is a collaboration.” says Lennertz. “Collaboration to tell stories that move people.” To embrace this spirit of musical storytelling, Chris has teamed up with legendary artists like Grammy winners Arturo Sandoval and Dave Grusin, The RZA, and Sheila E., as well as members of Pearl Jam, No Doubt, The Beastie Boys, Dave Matthews Band, Jurassic 5, and Jane’s Addiction. Collaborations with directors Tim Story, Seth Gordon, and John Favreau, as well as producers Chris Meledandri, J.J Abrams, Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Ed Norton, Melissa McCarthy, Will Packer, Joel Silver, and so many more have led to a stream of box office successes.
Equally comfortable on the small screen, on stage, and at festivals, Chris has written eclectic scores for Marvel’s Agent Carter and Sundance winner Adam for Searchlight. He has written with Broadway legends David Zippel, Glenn Slater, and EGOT winner Alan Menken on Sausage Party as well as the musical adventure Galavant. Chris is also one of the most in demand composers in video games with hits like Medal of Honor, James Bond, The Godfather, and the Mass Effect series. His passion for education and philanthropy plays a
major part in his life serving on the board of Education Through Music Los Angeles and The Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation as well as Hands Together in Haiti. He personally launched the Symphony of Hope project after the 2010 earthquake to rally the film music community around the cause.
Ultimately mixing his love of storytelling, his eclectic background, and his relentless passion for all styles of music, Chris has become one of the most valued and sought after composers, and now creators, in Hollywood today.