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Michael Landau(I)

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Michael Landau
Michael Landau was born on 1 June 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a composer, known for The Secret of My Success (1987), Smokin' Aces (2006) and The Bourne Legacy (2012).
BornJune 1, 1958
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater in The Secret of My Success (1987)
    The Secret of My Success
    6.5
    • Music Department
    • 1987
    Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Alicia Keys, and Chris Pine in Smokin' Aces (2006)
    Smokin' Aces
    6.6
    • Music Department(as Mike Landau)
    • 2006
    Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
    The Bourne Legacy
    6.6
    • Music Department
    • 2012
    Eddie Murphy in Metro (1997)
    Metro
    5.6
    • Music Department
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Tobey Maguire in Pawn Sacrifice (2014)
      Pawn Sacrifice
      7.0
      • musician: guitar
      • 2014
    • Jake Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler (2014)
      Nightcrawler
      7.8
      • musician: electric guitar, soloist
      • 2014
    • Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)
      The Bourne Legacy
      6.6
      • musician: guitar
      • 2012
    • Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mary J. Blige, Malin Akerman, Paul Giamatti, Russell Brand, Diego Boneta, and Julianne Hough in Rock of Ages (2012)
      Rock of Ages
      5.9
      • featured musician: guitars
      • 2012
    • Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in Larry Crowne (2011)
      Larry Crowne
      6.1
      • musician: guitars (as Mike Landau)
      • 2011
    • Kelly Asbury and Matt Lucas in Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
      Gnomeo & Juliet
      5.9
      • musician: electric guitar
      • 2011
    • Seth Rogen and Jay Chou in The Green Hornet (2011)
      The Green Hornet
      5.8
      • musician
      • 2011
    • Angelina Jolie in Salt (2010)
      Salt
      6.5
      • musician: guitar
      • 2010
    • Osric Chau in 2012 (2009)
      2012
      5.9
      • musician: guitar (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
      ER
      7.9
      TV Series
      • musician: guitar
      • 1994–2009
    • Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
      Duplicity
      6.1
      • musician: electric guitar
      • 2009
    • Isla Fisher in Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
      Confessions of a Shopaholic
      5.9
      • musician (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... (2008)
      Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
      8.4
      TV Series
      • musician: guitar (as Mike Landau)
      • 2008
    • Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, and Katie Holmes in Mad Money (2008)
      Mad Money
      5.9
      • musician: electric guitar (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
      Charlie Wilson's War
      7.0
      • musician: electric guitar, slide guitar solo (uncredited)
      • 2007

    Composer

    • Die Friedensmission (1997)
      Die Friedensmission
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • Faust (1994)
      Faust
      4.2
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1996
    • Der Schattenmann (1996)
      Der Schattenmann
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1996
    • A Case for Two (1981)
      A Case for Two
      6.4
      TV Series
      • composer
      • 1995
    • Doppelter Einsatz (1994)
      Doppelter Einsatz
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Ein Mann am Zug
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Der große Bellheim (1993)
      Der große Bellheim
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Wilder Westen inclusive (1988)
      Wilder Westen inclusive
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 1988
    • Bibo's Männer (1986)
      Bibo's Männer
      4.9
      • Composer
      • 1986
    • Jürgen Prochnow in Killing Cars (1986)
      Killing Cars
      4.1
      • Composer
      • 1986
    • Tiffany (1985)
      Tiffany
      5.5
      • Composer
      • 1985
    • René Weller in Macho Man (1985)
      Macho Man
      4.2
      • Composer
      • 1985
    • Das Nürnberger Bett
      6.2
      • Composer
      • 1983
    • Am Ufer der Dämmerung (1983)
      Am Ufer der Dämmerung
      5.7
      • Composer
      • 1983

    Soundtrack

    • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
      CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
      7.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "I Will Always Love You"
      • 2026
    • Austin Stowell in NCIS: Origins (2024)
      NCIS: Origins
      7.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "I Will Always Love You"
      • 2026
    • Carrie Preston in Elsbeth (2024)
      Elsbeth
      7.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "Borrowed Time"
      • 2026
    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "The Secret of My Success" (uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Night Ranger: 24 Strings and a Drummer (2012)
      Night Ranger: 24 Strings and a Drummer
      8.6
      Video
      • writer: "The Secret of My Success" (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Calista Flockhart in Ally McBeal (1997)
      Ally McBeal
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "The Wildest Time Of The World"
      • 1998
    • Shelley Long, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Gary Cole, Jennifer Elise Cox, Olivia Hack, Jesse Lee Soffer, Henriette Mantel, Paul Sutera, and Christine Taylor in A Very Brady Sequel (1996)
      A Very Brady Sequel
      5.9
      • writer: "Out There", "Closer To God"
      • 1996
    • Der Schattenmann (1996)
      Der Schattenmann
      7.8
      TV Series
      • producer: "Lies", "A Breath Away"
      • 1996
    • The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
      The Brady Bunch Movie
      6.3
      • writer: "Have a Nice Day", "We Are Phlegm", "Whatever", "I'm Lookin' Around"
      • 1995
    • Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, Ian Ziering, and Gabrielle Carteris in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
      Beverly Hills, 90210
      6.6
      TV Series
      • writer: "DRIVE ME" (uncredited)
      • 1994–1995
    • Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater in The Secret of My Success (1987)
      The Secret of My Success
      6.5
      • writer: "The Secret of My Success"
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Alternative name
      • Mike Landau
    • Born
      • June 1, 1958
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Relatives
      • Allison Bernardi Stauth(Cousin)

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    • Trivia
      Long time friend with fellow session guitarist Steve Lukather.

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