Batu Sener
BornIzmir, Turkey
GenresFilm score, television score
Occupation(s)Composer, orchestrator, arranger
InstrumentsPiano, keyboards,
Years active2014–present
LabelsCrashington Music
Websitebatusener.com

Batu Sener is a Los Angeles based composer, orchestrator, and arranger, known for his work on The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Ice Age: Scrat Tales and upcoming film 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. Sener also has composed several award-winning short films and numerous television series. His music and arrangements have also been featured in live performances all around the world, including at the Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.

His recent works include the studio album 'Lugano Impressions,' an a cappella choir single titled 'LII Dies Tenebrarum,' and the music for the upcoming film Better Man.

Filmography

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Film and television

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As primary score composer

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Year Title Director Studio / Publisher Notes
2022 The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild John C. Dobkin Walt Disney Pictures
20th Century Studios
20th Century Animation
Bardel Entertainment
Sener's first score for an animated film.

Themes from Ice Age: The Meltdown and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs by John Powell

Ice Age: Scrat Tales Donnie Long Blue Sky Studios
20th Century Animation
Blue Sky Studios' last project.

End Titles Theme by John Powell

2023 Atatürk 1881-1919 Mehmet Ada Öztekin Lanistar Media Initially released as 2-part theatrical films. To be released on digital platforms as 6-episode TV series.
2024 Harold and the Purple Crayon Carlos Saldanha Columbia Pictures
Davis Entertainment
Additional Music by Markus Siegel

Score Consultant: John Powell

Better Man Michael Gracey Distributed by Paramount Pictures Original Score by Batu Sener.

Songs by Robbie Williams

As composer of additional music

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Year Title Director Composer Notes
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