"Tim Kelly was orchestrating for [us] and he turned out to be a wonderful composer."

—Richard Stone, supervising composer: Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, etc.

For nearly twenty years, Tim Kelly has composed and orchestrated music for film and television, including Warner Bros. animated shows Steven Spielberg Presents: Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Batman: The Animated Series. Tim has also scored several live-action movies, a diverse range of television shows, commercials, video games and more. He has been nominated for Emmys four times, winning in 1999 for Animaniacs and in 2000 for Histeria.

A native of Washington state, Tim began classical piano instruction at the age of four, eventually studying clarinet and violin along the way. In high school, he received awards for his arranging and compositions for the jazz band and vocal jazz choir, while playing keyboards and synths with local rock bands. After moving to Los Angeles, he earned his Bachelor of Music degree in composition at California State University, Northridge, graduating with honors, and completed commercial composition and performance programs at the Grove School of Music. Additionally, Tim studied conducting with Lucas Richman, Music Director and Conductor for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, and the techniques of scoring to picture with veteran film and television composers Earl Hagen and Fred Karlin.

In the mid 90's, Tim was captivated with the new sound of electronica, which had exploded across the international music scene. Having a life-long love for synthesizers and groove oriented music, Tim started writing and producing in this style and recently his techno-influenced music was used in the movie trailers for Spiderman 3 and Untraceable.

Tim lives in Thousand Oaks, California with his wife, son and daughter. He enjoys hiking and backpacking whenever possible and begins most days trail running with Jenny the dog.