Michael Stevens (composer)

{{short description|American musician and composer}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP one source|date=November 2024}} {{Unreliable sources|date=November 2024}} }} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Michael Stevens | image = Michael-stevens.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|10|7|df=y}} | birth_place = | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Film score]] * [[jazz]] }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Composer * musician }} | years_active = | label = }}

'''Michael Stevens''' is an American musician and composer. He has collaborated with [[Kyle Eastwood]] on numerous projects, including the film scores to [[Clint Eastwood]]'s films, ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]'' (2003), ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' (2004), ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' (2006), ''[[Gran Torino]]'' (2008), and ''[[Invictus (film)|Invictus]]'' (2009). He was nominated with Kyle Eastwood for a 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Original Score for ''Letters from Iwo Jima''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0828630/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_michael%2520stevens%2520 |title=Michael Stevens on IMDb |website=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=October 8, 2024}}</ref> In 2008, he was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song]] for the song "Gran Torino".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0828630/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_michael%2520stevens%2520 |title=Michael Stevens on IMDb |website=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=October 8, 2024}}</ref>

==Selected works== Stevens has worked extensively as a composer and in the music department for various films, television, and video productions. Some of his notable contributions include:

===As composer=== * ''[[Letters from Iwo Jima (soundtrack)|Letters from Iwo Jima]]'' (2006) * ''[[Gran Torino]]'' (2008) * ''[[Invictus (film)|Invictus]]'' (2009) * ''[[Rails & Ties]]'' (2007) * ''Pieds nus sur les limaces'' (2010) * ''[[2036 Origin Unknown]]'' (2018) * ''Back to Berlin'' (2018) * ''Cacciaguida'' (2019, Short) * ''The Human Factor'' (2013) * ''Médecin-chef à la Santé'' (2012, TV Movie) * ''In Turmoil'' (2011) * ''An Unlikely Weapon'' (2008) * ''Eastwood Symphonic - Une affaire de Famille'' (2023, TV Special)

===Music department=== * ''[[Changeling (film)|Changeling]]'' (2008) – Music Arranger * ''Grace Is Gone'' (2007) – Music arranger, Musician (guitar) * ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' (2004) – Additional Music Composer * ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]'' (2003) – Additional Music Composer * ''[[Flags of Our Fathers (film)|Flags of Our Fathers]]'' (2006) – Special Musical Arrangements * ''The Rock'' (1996) – Musician: guitar (uncredited) * ''Two If by Sea'' (1996) – Music recordist * ''The House of the Spirits'' (1993) – Assistant to Hans Zimmer * ''Toys'' (1992) – Musician

===Soundtrack contributions=== * ''[[Gran Torino]]'' (2008) – Writer of "Gran Torino" * ''Pieds nus sur les limaces'' (2010) – Writer and performer of "Where we go" and "Vagabond" * ''[[Invictus (film)|Invictus]]'' (2009) – Writer of "Invictus 9,000 Days" * ''Grace Is Gone'' (2007) – Producer of "Grace Is Gone" * ''[[Flags of Our Fathers (film)|Flags of Our Fathers]]'' (2006) – Performer and writer of "Knock Knock", performer of "Flags of Our Fathers" * ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' (2004) – Writer of "Boxing Baby," "Solferino," and "Blue Diner" * ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]'' (2003) – Writer of "Cosmo" and "Black Emerald Blues" * ''The Rookie'' (1990) – Writer of "Red Zone" ==References== {{Reflist}}

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