Michael A. Levine: Resumé
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  Film/Television  
       
   

Surviving Sid (2008)
Blue Sky Studios d. Galen T. Chu & Karen Disher p. John C. Donkin, Lori Forte, Carlos Saldanha & Chris Wedge

Misconceptions
(2008)
Cineglobe d. Ron Satlof p. Ira Pearlstein, Ron Satlof, Steven J. Brown & others
cast: Orlando Jones, A.J. Cook, Sarah Carter, David Sutcliffe, Samuel Ball and Tom Bower


Columbus Day
(2008)
Trigger Street d. Charles Burmeister p. Val Kilmer, Kevin Spacey, Fred Roos & others
cast: Val Kilmer, Marg Helgenberger, Wilmer Valderrama, Bobb'e J. Thompson

Bee Movie (2007) additional music (score by Rupert Gregson-Williams)
Dreamworks d. Steve Hickner, Simon J. Smith p. Jerry Seinfeld, Christina Steinberg, Cameron Stevning

The Simpsons Movie (2007) additional music (score by Hans Zimmer)
Twentieth Century Fox d. David Silverman p. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening & others

Adrift in Manhattan (2007) score and end title song ("Through Your Eyes" with Carolee Mann)
Washington Square Films p. Josh Blum, Steve Brown, Ian Jessel d. Alfredo de Villa
cast: Heather Graham, William Baldwin, Victor Rasuk, Dominic Chianese

The Naked Brothers Band (TV series) (2007) music producer
Nickelodeon p. Polly Draper, Albie Hecht
cast: Nat Wolff, A
lex Wolff

No Time For Nuts (2006) title and end themes
Blue Sky p. John Donkin, Lori Forte d. Chris Renaud, Mike Thurmeier
cast: Chris Wedge

The Naked Brothers Band (movie) (2005) music producer
Nickelodeon p. Polly Draper, Tim Draper, Michael Wolff d. Polly Draper
cast: Nat Wolff, Alex Wolff

Close To Home (CBS TV, 2005-) score and main title sting
Warner Bros. p. Jerry Bruckheimer/Eric Overmyer
cast: Jennifer Finnigan, Kimberly Elise, David James Elliot, Cress Williams, Jon Seda

Shrek 2 (2004) arranger (score by Harry Gregson Williams)
Dreamworks d. Andrew Adamson and others p. Jeffery Katzenburg
cast: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas

Cold Case (CBS TV, 2003-) score and partial main title
Warner Bros. p. Jerry Bruckheimer/Veena Sud

cast: Kathryn Morris, Danny Pino, John Finn, Jeremy Ratchford, Thom Barry, Tracie Thoms

Wicker Park (2004) additional music (score by Cliff Martinez)
Lakeshore/MGM d. Paul McGuigan p. Henry Winterstern
cast: Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger

Veronica Guerin (2003) additional music (score by Harry Gregson-Williams)
Jerry Bruckheimer Films d. Joel Schumacher p. Jerry Bruckheimer
cast: Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley

Wonderland (2003) additional music (score by Cliff Martinez)
Emmet/Furla/Killer/Lions Gate d. James Cox p.
Randall Emmett, George Furla
cast: Val Kilmer, Lisa Kudrow, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott


Family Tree (2003) score
Spanakopita d. Vicky Jenson p. Lisa Beroud
cast: Harland Williams, Talia Shire, Ethan Phillips

Tears of the Sun (2003) additional music (score by Hans Zimmer)
Revolution Studios d. Antoine Fuqua p. Joe Roth
cast: Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser

Matchstick Men (2003) additional music (score by Hans Zimmer)
Warner Bros d. Ridley Scott p. Robert Zemeckis
cast: Nicholas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) additional music (score by Harry Gregson-Williams)
Dreamworks d. Patrick Gilmore p. Jeffery Katzenberg
cast: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer

Scrat's Missing Adventure: Gone Nutty (2002) score
Blue Sky/Fox d. Carlos Saldanha p. John Donkin
cast: Chris Wedge as "Scrat"

The John Garfield Story (2002) score (w/Mark Suozzo)
Top Hat/Turner d. David Heeley p. Joan Kramer
cast: Joanne Woodward, Danny Glover, James Cromwell, Julia Garfield

Hubert's Brain (2001) score
Wildbrain d. Rhil Robinson p. Nina Rappaport
cast: Jonathan Harris, Peter Falk

The Mainstream (2001) score (w/Mark Suozzo)
PPP d.& p. Roger Weisberg
cast: Roy Blount, Jr., Garrison Keillor, Winona Laduke

Trigger Happy (2001) score
Independent Film Channel d. Julian West p. Mark Kassen
cast: Michael Weatherly, Rosario Dawson

Any Given Sunday (1999) additional music
Warner d. Oliver Stone p. Oliver Stone & others
cast: Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, LL Cool J, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, James Woods

Inventing a Girl (1999) score
Maga Films d. & p. Fernanda Rossi
documentary

The Lady with the Torch (1999) score
Sony Pictures d. David Heeley p. Joan Kramer
cast: Glenn Close

The End of the Road (1998) score and song
20th Century Hound Ent. d. Keith Thomson p. Rick Munroe, Lloyd Fales
cast: Billie Lou Watt, Tim Artz

Orangutans: Just Hangin` On (1997) for Nature (TV)
PBS d. Mike Searle p. Jessica Siegel

Sex and Other Matters of Life and Death (1997) score
Public Policy Productions d. & p. Roger Weisberg

The Mantis Murder (1996) score and song
Oak Tree Productions d. Keith Thomson p. Bruce Weiss
cast: Athony Rapp, David Wohl

The Universal Story (1995) score (Gold at NYIFF 1996)
MCA d. David Heeley p. Joan Kramer
cast: Richard Dreyfuss

Cupidity (1995) score
(shown at Sundance Film Festival 1996)
20th Century Hound Ent. d. Keith Thomson p. Lloyd Fales
cast: Matt Servito, David Lipman

 
  Songs only:  
       
    Walker: Texas Ranger (CBS)
(You know, the Chuck Norris show where twice a week he finds himself in
hand-to-hand combat with really bad people.)
 
  As player:  
       
    Cher, Carla Bley, Michael Bolton
Rick Derringer, Marianne Faithful, Grandmaster Flash
John Greaves, Dave Grusin, Joe Jackson
Lenny Kravitz, Mtume, Bruce Willis
 
  Television Commercials  
       
   

Esurance ("Carbon Copy"
Mucinex ("Mr.Mucus" Series)
AT&T
IBM
Kit Kat ("Gimme a Break")
Motts ("Motts & Motts of Motts")
NYNEX
Bell Atlantic
Kool Aid ("Wacky Wild Kool Aid Style")
Mitsubishi Eclipse
Nuprin ("Nupe It")
NYS Lottery
Reebok
Panasonic
Sprint
3M
Northwest Air
Prodigy
Pediatric Aids Foundation

 
  Art/Theater  
       
   

"Battle Hymn" - Incidental music composed by Michael A. Levine
d. Jim Leonard, written by John Langs
perf. 2009 [Inside] the Ford Theater

"Concerto For Pedal Steel and Orchestra "
perf. Gary Morse with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Paul Gambill, April 16, 2005, Nashville

"Divination by Mirrors for Saw and Strings"
perf. New Century Chamber Orchestra, Oct 11, 2003 Herbst Theatre, San Fransisco
perf. 1998 Merkin Hall, NYC by NY Virtuosi

"Hunter`s Moon" - electric String Quartet
perf. 1993 Kitchen, NYC by Sirius Quartet

"Quartet for Violin, Oboe, Bassoon, & Cello"
perf. 1985 DTW, NYC oboe: Paul McCandless

"Worlds" - Opera
perf. 1983 Minetta Lane Theatre, NYC

Works with choreographers Laura Dean, Lar Lubovitch,
Louis Falco, and Jennifer Muller

 
  Grants/Awards  
       
   

ASCAP 2004 Film and Television Music Award
ASCAP 2005 Film and Television Music Award

ASCAP 2006 Film and Television Music Award
ASCAP 2007 Film and Television Music Award
ASCAP 2008 Film and Television Music Award
ASCAP 2009 Film and Television Music Award
Clio
N.E.A.
Massachusetts Arts Council
Meet the Composer
Richard J. Levy Award
Mobius
Addy
New York International Film Festival
Houston Film Festival