Patrick Kirst

German-born, Los Angeles–based composer Patrick Kirst is best known for Netflix’s hit trilogy The Kissing Booth, which broke streaming records across all three films.

His work spans feature films, television, documentaries, and immersive media, including Woman of the Dead (Netflix), Breaking Surface (Amazon Prime), Inherit the Viper (Lionsgate), and documentaries such as An African Election (Sundance), Welcome to Pine Lake (CBSN), and Wasteland (Paramount+). He also scored the theme-park show Orca Encounter and Dominique Rey’s video installation Motherground.

Most recently, he contributed additional music to Alex Prager’s feature debut Dreamquil. Since 2007, Kirst has taught in USC’s film-scoring master’s program—serving as chair in 2021—and is core faculty of the Chigiana Film Music Workshops in Siena, Italy.

His international background shapes a distinctive voice marked by conceptual clarity and emotional depth.