Sean Renner is a composer and recording artist whose work blends bespoke organic-electronic production and modern orchestral instrumentation to create uniquely visceral and complex sound worlds. His musical contributions have included projects on Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV, Amazon Prime, MTV, PBS, and Sky TV, and have screened at festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, and Slamdance. Renner earned his MFA in Music Composition and Performance from California Institute of the Arts. His credits include additional music composer and string arranger on the Rian Johnson-produced Netflix thriller "Fair Play", which premiered to critical acclaim at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and additional music composer, orchestrator, and arranger on the Sky Television/Hulu series "Das Boot" (the successor to the iconic 1981 film) which won the 2022 Hollywood Music in Media Award for "Best Score for a Foreign TV Series". His credits also include composing and producing the scores for the upcoming feature film “Liz Here Now” starring Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, "Viper" starring Golden-Globe winner Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Stephen Dorff, Cairo Smith's 2023 psychological thriller "Screwdriver" from Buffalo 8, Violet Wave Productions' heartfelt 2021 drama "Spring", and the Podcast Academy Award-nominated audio fiction series "The Madness of Chartrulean". In 2019 he was nominated for a Jerry Goldsmith Award for the song "Underwater" which he performed and co-composed for the Austrian Academy Award-nominated feature film "The Tobacconist". Sean Renner earned his MFA in music composition at California Institute of the Arts. As a recording and touring artist he has performed over 150 shows across the US and Canada, and his music has been featured on networks including MTV and E!TV.

Sean Renner

Sean Renner is a composer and recording artist whose work blends bespoke organic-electronic production and modern orchestral instrumentation to create uniquely visceral and complex sound worlds. His musical contributions have included projects on Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV, Amazon Prime, MTV, PBS, and Sky TV, and have screened at festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, and Slamdance. Renner earned his MFA in Music Composition and Performance from California Institute of the Arts. His credits include additional music composer and string arranger on the Rian Johnson-produced Netflix thriller "Fair Play", which premiered to critical acclaim at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and additional music composer, orchestrator, and arranger on the Sky Television/Hulu series "Das Boot" (the successor to the iconic 1981 film) which won the 2022 Hollywood Music in Media Award for "Best Score for a Foreign TV Series". His credits also include composing and producing the scores for the upcoming feature film “Liz Here Now” starring Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, "Viper" starring Golden-Globe winner Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Stephen Dorff, Cairo Smith's 2023 psychological thriller "Screwdriver" from Buffalo 8, Violet Wave Productions' heartfelt 2021 drama "Spring", and the Podcast Academy Award-nominated audio fiction series "The Madness of Chartrulean". In 2019 he was nominated for a Jerry Goldsmith Award for the song "Underwater" which he performed and co-composed for the Austrian Academy Award-nominated feature film "The Tobacconist". Sean Renner earned his MFA in music composition at California Institute of the Arts. As a recording and touring artist he has performed over 150 shows across the US and Canada, and his music has been featured on networks including MTV and E!TV.

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Sean Renner is a composer and recording artist whose work blends bespoke organic-electronic production and modern orchestral instrumentation to create uniquely visceral and complex sound worlds. His musical contributions have included projects on Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV, Amazon Prime, MTV, PBS, and Sky TV, and have screened at festivals including Sundance, Tribeca, and Slamdance. Renner earned his MFA in Music Composition and Performance from California Institute of the Arts.

His credits include additional music composer and string arranger on the Rian Johnson-produced Netflix thriller “Fair Play”, which premiered to critical acclaim at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, and additional music composer, orchestrator, and arranger on the Sky Television/Hulu series “Das Boot” (the successor to the iconic 1981 film) which won the 2022 Hollywood Music in Media Award for “Best Score for a Foreign TV Series”. His credits also include composing and producing the scores for the upcoming feature film “Liz Here Now” starring Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, “Viper” starring Golden-Globe winner Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Stephen Dorff, Cairo Smith’s 2023 psychological thriller “Screwdriver” from Buffalo 8, Violet Wave Productions’ heartfelt 2021 drama “Spring”, and the Podcast Academy Award-nominated audio fiction series “The Madness of Chartrulean”. In 2019 he was nominated for a Jerry Goldsmith Award for the song “Underwater” which he performed and co-composed for the Austrian Academy Award-nominated feature film “The Tobacconist”.

Sean Renner earned his MFA in music composition at California Institute of the Arts. As a recording and touring artist he has performed over 150 shows across the US and Canada, and his music has been featured on networks including MTV and E!TV.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Composer / Recording Artist / Producer at Rennergy Productions
December 31, 2008 - Present
• Composer, orchestrator, arranger for over two dozen feature films, over 50 episodes of television, and over 50 short films, animations, and advertisements (Please see IMDB for full list of credits) • Composed and produced 5 LPs as Sean Renner for worldwide digital and physical distribution • Original music licensed for use in feature films and television series on national and international networks including E! TV and MTV • Received airplay on over 100 radio stations nationwide • Developed a unique and engaging live loop-based performance, with over 130 performances across the US, spanning over 30 states and 90 cities.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Digital Media Production at Elon University
September 3, 2002 - May 3, 2006
MFA - Music Composition & Performance at California Institute of the Arts
September 3, 2016 - May 3, 2018

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    uniE621 Viper (2026)
    Composer and score producer for the feature film starring Golden Globe-winner Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Peter Facinelli, Neil McDonough, and Stephen Dorff. Filmcomposer musiccomposer composer musicproducer
    uniE621 Fair Play (2023)
    Additional music composer, string arranger, electronics/synth performer for the Netflix feature film "Fair Play", which premiered to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival filmcomposer musiccomposer
    uniE621 Liz Here Now
    Composer and score producer for the feature film starring Academy Award nominee Anjanou Ellis-Taylor. filmscore filmmusic composer filmcomposer musicproducer