Charles Denler

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About Charles Denler

Charles David Denler BIOGRAPHY Critics have called his music “a national treasure”. With over two hundred film and television scores and thousands of concerts to his credit, Charles David Denler’s EMMY AWARD winning fusion of Classical and Modern Composition can be heard all over the world. Charles received critical acclaim by winning an EMMY in 2004 for his work on “Bentley Creek” and went on to receive his second EMMY in 2005 for his score to “Beyond the Medal of Honor” and recently won his third EMMY in 2019 for his "Wild Mustang Suite". In 2010 Charles was awarded the Jury Choice GOLD MEDAL for his score to the Richard Gere film, “Teenage Witness”, and a second GOLD MEDAL for the film, “I AM”, at the Park City Film Music Festival. In 2011 Charles received the Ribaut Award for Excellence In Music For Film at the Beaufort International Film Festival and in 2015 he was given a GOLD MEDAL at the Houston World Fest for his symphony, “Portraits of Colorado”. His album,"Moment At Dawn", won a GOLD MEDAL at the 2016 Global Music Awards and his orchestral suite,"One Drop Became An Ocean", became a 2017 chart topping worldwide radio hit staying in the Top 10 for twelve consecutive weeks. His album,"Wild Mustang Suite", has had over 12 million plays on SoundCloud and received the GOLD MEDAL at the 2018 Global Music Awards for Best Neoclassical Album. In 2022 Charles won an EMMY and a One World Music Radio Award for his suite, “Portraits In Season”. Films and programs featuring Charles’ music include Disney, National Geographic, The History Channel, PBS, main themes for the STARZ! Kids' Television Network, music for Animal Planet, Discovery, Honda, Coca Cola, Oprah, American Chopper, Dirty Jobs, Dateline, NBC, NASA, the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees, and many feature films. Actors featured in Charles' films include Richard Gere, Burt Reynolds, Helen Mirren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Duvall, Susan Sarandon, Daryl Hannah, Richard Dreyfuss, Steve Guttenberg, Louis Gossett Jr, Michael Madsen, Charles Durning and many others… Charles' accomplishments have been featured in many articles including Keyboard Magazine, MIX Magazine, Recording Magazine, The Denver Post, WORLD Magazine, The Denver Business Journal, River East Magazine, The Indie Collaborative, Low Country Weekly, and POST Magazine.