Classically trained, Michael is an experienced composer, orchestrator and conductor who holds a Doctorate in composition (Leeds) in addition to numerous Fellowship awards. His catalogue of chamber music is published globally and he has been fortunate to receive three Royal Premieres, in addition to several broadcasts on national radio and television.
In 2010, he orchestrated numerous tracks for the Columbia Artists US touring show Celtic Circle before becoming increasingly in demand for production music.
Notable successes include composing the winning entry to the ThinkSpace Trailer Competition (‘The Edge’) in 2016. In 2017, he received recognition for his scores to the dark drama ‘Hookworm’ (BFI premiere) and 'Beyond the Horizon' (RTS Nomination). 2019 bought more success with ‘Tundra’ being a winning entry at the Short Sounds Film Festival. This was followed up by ‘Edge of Audible’ also winning in the same category in 2020 (jury chair Rupert Gregson-Williams). ‘Edge of Audible’ also won Best Music Track at the LA Motion Picture Festival in 2021 and the Global Music Awards in 2022. His score to ‘Annie Pannie’ won Best Original Score at the 2023 London Movie Awards. 2024 saw continued success being awarded Best Composer at the Colossus Film Festival in Paris.
His catalogue of library music is available to industry through numerous labels published by BMG, APM & Boost, and can regularly be heard across numerous platforms and global territories through BBC, ITV, C4, C5, Sky, Prime, Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney, Discovery and HBO, including BAFTA nominated and Emmy award winning productions.
Feature film credits include ‘Adventures of the Crystal Skull’ (Sky, Prime), the horror 'Harvest of the Dead: Halloween Night' (Darkside) and ‘A Fluorescent Sky’ (Prime). 2024 will see Michael scoring the WW1 feature SOMME16.
Full filmography and additional credits can be viewed on IMDb.
