Biography
Charles Carpenter is a Los Angeles based composer whose lifetime dedication to music has traversed many musical genres including jazz, rock, electronica, microtonal and classical symphonic orchestrations. His music has garnered him enthusiastic reviews and special mention in several audiophile publications including High Performance review, The Absolute Sound and Keyboard Magazine. Charles has released 5 recordings of art music, his most notable recordings in the microtonal Bohlen-Pierce tuning system.Charles is considered one of the most prolific composers in this tuning, and continues to write progressive music in his spare time.
In recent years, Charles has focused his efforts on music for media productions. Among his many projects, he has worked closely with producer Dave Christiano on the popular Christian TV show 7th Street Theater, scoring 31 episodes, and is scoring Davels next feature, Power of the Air. Charles has also partnered with award winning screenwriter Alfred Thomas Catalfo, scoring Bighorn and the New Hampshire Film festival award winning Rocketship.
Most Notable Credits
Power of the Air | 2014 |
Rocketship | 2012 |
7th Street Theater | 2009-2013 |
Charles has a degree in Music Composition from the Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, and received a diploma in Film Scoring from Music for the Media, West Sussex, UK.
Filmography List
2014 | Power of the Air | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 7, “Through the Years”) | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 8, “Evolution Solution”) | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 9, “Coach Gates”) | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 10, “Didn't Get the Chance”) | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 12, “Mayday”) | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 13, “Closed” Part 1) | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 14, “Closed” Part 2) | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 15, “Closed” Part 3) | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 16 “Closed” Part 4) | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 17 “No Gates”) | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 18 “Just Say Hello”) | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 19 “Pop Goes the Question”) | Original Music Composer |
2013 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 20 “The Gift”) | Original Music Composer |
2012 | Cafe Oscuro (corporate logo) | Original Music Composer |
2012 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 1 “Bobby's Girl” Part 1) | Original Music Composer |
2012 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 2 “Bobby's Girl” Part 2) | Original Music Composer |
2012 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 3 “The Name”) | Original Music Composer |
2012 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 5 “Two Gates”) | Original Music Composer |
2012 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 3, Episode 6 “The Box”) | Original Music Composer |
2012 | Rocketship (Short) | Original Music Composer |
2010 | Bighorn (Short) | Original Music Composer |
2010 | Some Holiday | Original Music Composer |
2010 | The Sting of the Viper | Original Music Composer |
2010 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 19 “The Man of My Dreams”) | Original Music Composer |
2010 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 20 “Ye Must”) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 5 “A Million Roads to Take”) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 6 “The Bus Stop”) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 7 “A Day Ahead”) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 9 “The Letter” Part 1) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 10 “The Letter” Part 2) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 11 “The Letter” Part 3) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 12 “The Letter” Part 4) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 13 “A Sudden Change” Part 1) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 14 “A Sudden Change” Part 2) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 16 “Black and White”) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | 7th Street Theater (TV Show - Season 2, Episode 17 “A Postcard from Florida”) | Original Music Composer |
2009 | A Father's Return (Short) | Original Music Composer |
2008 | Snake's Eyes (Short) | Original Music Composer |
2007 | The Toenail (Short) | Original Music Composer |
2006 | Montgolfieres (Documentary) | Original Music Composer |
2006 | Magic Happens (Short) | Original Music Composer |