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Batu Sener | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Izmir, Turkey |
| Genres | Film score, television score |
| Occupation(s) | Music composer Producer Arranger Orchestrator |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Crashington Music |
| Website | batusener |
Batu Sener is a Los Angeles based composer, orchestrator, and arranger, best known for his work on Ice Age franchise, Harold and the Purple Crayon (film), and Better Man.
He actively works alongside Oscar-nominated composer John Powell and has written additional music for films including Pan, Jason Bourne, Ferdinand, Solo: A Star Wars Story, as well as How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Migration and most recently Wicked (2024 film) and the 2025 live action remake of How to Train Your Dragon.
His recent works include the studio album 'Lugano Impressions,' an a cappella choir single titled 'LII Dies Tenebrarum,' and the score for the film Better Man, which earned him his AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score.[1] He was a nominee for Breakthrough Composer of the Year in 2022 at IFMCA Awards.[2]
Early Life and Education
[edit]From the age of 3, he trained as a pianist for 17 years[3][4] at Bilkent University Faculty of Music and Performance Arts and Anadolu University State Conservatory before moving to the United States to study film scoring at Berklee College of Music[5] and composition at Columbia College Chicago[6]. Once in Los Angeles, he met John Powell and has been his collaborator on every single film score and project since 2014.[7]
Career
[edit]Sener's first feature lenght score was in the Ice Age franchise titled The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild. He was mentored by John Powell during this project and he was able to use themes written by John Powell throughout his score in January 2022. A few months later, in the same franchise, Sener scored Ice Age: Scrat Tales, a mini television series produced by Blue Sky Studios, which turned out to be the last project they released before the studio closed. Sener had collaborated with director Carlos Saldanha via John Powell on the animated feature film Ferdinand. This relationship eventually led to his next feature score Harold and the Purple Crayon. He continued working out of John Powell's 5 Cat Studios and Powell is credited as Score Consultant on this score.
Meanwhile in Turkey and Europe, Sener scored Atatürk, atwo-part Turkish epic biographical historical drama film directed by Mehmet Ada Öztekin and written by Necati Şahin. The film follows the life of the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.[8] This project was initially intended to be a 6-episode television series. It stars Aras Bulut İynemli in the title role. The first part of the film, titled Atatürk 1881 - 1919 premiered on October 29, 2023 and the second one, Atatürk II 1881 - 1919 premiered on January 5, 2024, both in Turkey and across Europe. Both films and the television version were later released on Amazon Prime Video.[9]
In 2024, he released an album of arrangements of some of the most recognized traditional pop songs, Reset, by Ben Fuller. Sener is credited as a performer and producer on the album as well. He later scored Michael Gracey's Better Man, a biographical jukebox musical drama film based on the life of the English singer Robbie Williams.
While collaborating with John Powell collaborated, Sener providing compositions, arrangements and orchestrations to 15 film productions as well as numerous other records, including Jason Bourne, Solo: A Star Wars Story, How to Train Your Dragon franchise, Don't Worry Darling, Wicked and Wicked: For Good. Sener is also credited as producer on multiple albums including Ferdinand[10], The Call of the Wild[11] and archival soundtracks from 5 Cat Studios. He performed on soundtrack festivals and film music concerts across the world.[12][13][14] He also worked as an arranger on Home, a single by Nick Jonas for the animated film Ferdinand.[15]
Filmography
[edit]As Primary Score Composer
[edit]As Additional Music Composer
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Lead Composer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pan | Joe Wright | John Powell |
| 2016 | Jason Bourne | Paul Greengrass | |
| 2017 | Ferdinand | Carlos Saldanha | |
| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Ron Howard | |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Dean DeBlois | |
| 2020 | The Call of the Wild | Chris Sanders | |
| 2021 | Locked Down | Doug Liman | |
| 2022 | Don't Worry Darling | Olivia Wilde | |
| 2023 | Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie | Davis Guggenheim | |
| Migration | Benjamin Renner | ||
| 2024 | Thelma the Unicorn | Jared Hess Lynn Wang | |
| That Christmas | Simon Otto | ||
| Wicked (2024 film) | Jon M. Chu | ||
| 2025 | How to Train Your Dragon | Dean Deblois | |
| Wicked: For Good | Jon M. Chu |
Studio Albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes | Label | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Score) | Score to the film by the same title directed by Jim DanDee | Crashington Music[26] | CM001 |
| 2019 | Lugano Impressions | Sener's first studio album for chamber music. Includes 'Lugano Suite' for cello and piano. Performed by Charlie Tyler and Batu Sener. Written, Recorded and Produced at 5 Cat Studios by John Michael Caldwell. | 5 Cat Studios[27] | FCS002 |
| 2020 | LII Dies Tenebrarum | A Cappella Choir Single | FCS004 | |
| 2021 | Piano Solos from "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World"[28] | Arranged and Performed by Batu Sener. | FCS005 | |
| 2020 | Piano Solos from "The Call of the Wild" | FCS006 | ||
| 2021 | Wade in the Water (Music from the Motion Picture) | From the motion picture title Wade in the Water, directed by David Bianchi. Music by Batu Sener. Vocals by Onyi Love. | Crashington Music[26] | CM002 |
| 2024 | Reset | Traditional Pop album by Ben Fuller. Arranged and Performed by Batu Sener. | CM004 | |
| 2024 | Night and Day | Single by Ben Fuller. Arranged and Performed by Batu Sener. | CM005 |
See Also
[edit]External Links
[edit]- Batu Sener - Official Site
- Batu Sener at IMDb
- Batu Sener at AllMusic
- Batu Sener - Kraft-Engel Management
References
[edit]- ^ "Winners & Nominees". www.aacta.org. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "IFMCA Award Nominations 2022". Breakthrough Composer of the Year 2022. 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Independent Türkçe Interview with Composer Batu Sener". 14 November 2024.
- ^ "Andante.com.tr Interview (in Turkish)".
- ^ "Batu Sener at Berklee College of Music". berklee.edu Interview with Batu Sener.
- ^ "The World's Best Music Schools, Ranked". Hollywood Reported article - Batu Sener in the alumni. 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Film Music Media Interview".
- ^ "Atatürk premiere in Istanbul". Hurriyet Daily News. 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Atatürk Amazon Prime Video Release Date". Teknoloji Haberleri - ShiftDelete.Net (in Turkish). 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Ferdinand (Original Motion Picture Score) Credits". Produced by John Powell & Batu Sener. 2017.
- ^ "The Call of the Wild Soundtrack Album Credits". Discogs. 21 February 2020.
- ^ "Film Music Prague 2019 – Festival summary".
- ^ "Hollywood in Hamburg Concert (in German)". 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Kraków Film Music Festival 2022". Masterclass and Concerts by Batu Sener.
- ^ "Various – Ferdinand (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Credits". Discogs. 2017.
- ^ Shuler, Skyler (2021-08-03). "Batu Sener to Score Disney+ 'Ice Age' Spin-Off 'Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild'". Daily Disney News. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ says, JackS. "Batu Sener Scoring Disney+'s 'Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild' | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ Kasule2022-09-16T13:00:00+01:00, Melissa. "World Soundtrack Awards unveils second wave of 2022 nominations". Screen. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "2023 BMI Film, TV & Visual Media Award". BMI.com. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Batu Sener Scoring Disney+'s 'Ice Age: Scrat Tales'".
- ^ "2022 HMMA Nominations and Winners". Hollywood Music In Media Awards. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Batu Sener Scoring Carlos Saldanha's 'Harold and the Purple Crayon' | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ "Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024) - Soundtrack.Net". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ "Batu Sener Scoring Michael Gracey's 'Better Man' | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (2025-02-06). "2025 AACTA Awards Industry Gala: All the Winners". Variety Australia. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
- ^ a b "Crashington Music Catalogue". Discogs.
- ^ "5 Cat Studios Catalogue". Discogs.
- ^ "Piano Solos from 'How to Train Your Dragon: A Hidden World' Released".