Kristopher Carter grew up in the small West Texas town of San Angelo. After graduating in 1993 magna cum laude with honors from the University of North Texas, Kristopher moved to Los Angeles, where he began his career as an assistant to the noted composer Shirley Walker. As an emerging young film composer, Kristopher has also been recognized as an orchestrator, film conductor, synthesist and concert music composer, and often mis-recognized as the creator of the hit TV show, The X-Files.