Biography

Mike is a composer for film and television, known for his combination of contemporary electronics with orchestral scoring. He has scored a variety of soundtracks for TV, film and other media - recent work includes the Netflix natural history feature 'Living With Leopards' (nominated for Best Score at the 2024 Wildscreen Panda Awards).

He has contributed additional music to the scores of composers such as David Arnold (Inside Man), Paul Leonard-Morgan (Dynasty), and Peter Gregson (Lost Boys and Fairies). Alongside composing, Mike has also provided orchestrations and arrangements for a number of films and TV projects, including 'Last Breath' (starring Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu & Finn Cole), 'Boston Strangler' (starring Keira Knightley), 'Outlaw King', 'Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty', and the third series of 'Designated Survivor'.

As well as composing for film & TV, Mike has established himself as a classical artist. He has released two singles ('Changing Skies' and 'Nocturne') as part of a series of pieces inspired by astropolaroid photography, and his album 'Caelestia' (released by Chromium Music Group) received critical acclaim from Scala Radio, who made it their 'Album of the Week'.

Mike works out of his studio in Oxfordshire, and he is a full voting member of BAFTA.
- IMDb mini biography by: Mike MacLennan