Kim Planert

Before moving to Los Angeles, Planert lived in the UK where he collaborated with several music producers and musicians including Craig Armstrong, Capercaillie, Secret Garden, John McLaughlin (FIVE), Dave James (Take That), Gordon Goudie (Simple Minds), Karen Matheson, Phil Cunningham, James Grant, Karen Casey, Michael McGoldrick, The Dhol Foundation, Phamie Gow, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and the Scottish Ensemble.

Planert and Robert Duncan have collaborated since 2011 on numerous shows including ABC's series Castle, The Unit (CBS), Lie to Me (Fox), The Gates (ABC) as well as the movie Into The Blue 2: The Reef.

Planert and Duncan won "Best Score in a TV Show" at the Hollywood Music In Media Awards for Missing (ABC), in addition A Reason was nominated for "Best Score in an "Indie Feature". His score for Nest of Spiders won the award for "Best Use of Music in a Short Film" at the Park City Film Music Festival and he was awarded the Gold Medal for "Best Original Score" at the Global Music Awards for the feature film A Reason.

Planert completed the project Skid Row Marathon, a feature-length documentary following the story of a Los Angeles judge who starts a running club on Skid Row to give its members a second chance at life as they battle their addictions. Planert invited a former addict and homeless musician (one of the subjects of the documentary) to work on the score with him and also conduct at the final scoring session.

As a producer, he joined the teams on Skid Row Marathon,[1] A Reason[2] and Chasing Grace[3] in bringing the projects to life. He also has his own productions in development.

As a sound engineer and producer, he worked in the UK for over a decade, recording and mixing more than 40 albums and also soundtracks for several films including American Cousins, The Bone Collector, One Last Chance and the TV show Crowdie + Cream - which won a BAFTA award for "Best Soundtrack" and "Best Theme".

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• Kim Planert at IMDb