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Christian Kriegeskotte (BFA, MM) is a composer and performing arts professional with two decades of experience in film, television, video games, the recording industry and arts administration. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Music in composition from Carnegie Mellon University School of Music. Christian started his formal education in 1998 as Carnegie Mellon’s only performance major in the Highland Bagpipe under the tutelage of Pipe Majors Alasdair Gillies and James McIntosh, MBE.

Christian's compositions and arrangements have been performed by the Houston Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Opera, American Composers Orchestra, New York Pops, eighth blackbird, The Parker Quartet, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, DePaul Wind Symphony and others. His original music is featured in the arcade game Nicktoons Nitro, and he has over 100 film and television credits including Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, Sin City, War of the Worlds, The Simpsons and Family Guy.