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Michael McCann's (a.k.a. Behavior) award winning work work as composer, sound designer and
producer, has been recognized and showcased worldwide. His broadcast and
client resume includes some of the biggest companies in entertainment
and advertising, including MTV, NBC, Ubisoft, Deutsch Inc., Fox, Ogilvy
& Mather, Alliance Atlantis, and more. (See
portfolio for more details.)
The last few years have resulted
in McCann's biggest successes. His critically
acclaimed soundtrack for Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell:
Double Agent has amassed over 1 Million single MP3 downloads since
late 2006. The soundtrack also received an
IGN ‘Best
Original Score’ Award, and 2 ‘Best Original Score’ nominations from
the
Academy
of Interactive Arts & Sciences and
G.A.N.G.
Michael's music editing and sound design work for the film
It's All
Gone Pete Tong also earned him 2
Genie
nominations; while the film went on to win 5 'Best Film' awards
including the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
In the last year, Michael has composed
advertising music for ‘Tom
Clancy's EndWar’, has been signed on as composer for Michael's
Dowse's new half-hour dark comedy series 'The Foundation' (coming to
Showcase in 2009), and also scored the upcoming indie film
Burning Mussolini starring David
Zayas (Dexter,
Michael Clayton) and Peter Outerbridge
(24, Lucky Number Slevin).
2008 also brought the last season of
the 10-time Genie nominated series
Regenesis,
which uses Michael's track Anywhere But Here as
the opening theme. In August 2008 the music was nominated for 'Best TV
Theme' at the 2008 Hollywood Music Awards. The awards show will be held
on November 20th, at the prestigious Kodak Theater Complex in Hollywood
- the same location as the Academy Awards. In June, Michael also scored 20 clips for the
Canadian Space Agency, showcasing their incredible successes,
including their major involvement with
NASA on the
Mars Phoenix
landing this summer.
Michael's work continues into
advertising, working with some of the top ad agencies in the world,
including Ogilvy &
Mather and Deutsch
Inc. He has scored high profile
ads from
Old
Navy, Rotary International (World Peace Ads), BP,
Alliance
Atlantis (feature film trailers), as well as licensing a ton of
music for shows and promos from
MTV &
VH1.
Other highlights from
Michael's past include being sound-designer and music editor for the
cult film FUBAR,
which was Official Selection at the 2002
Sundance
Film Festival. FUBAR screened in the festival's prestigious
'Midnight Screening' that also launched The Blair Witch Project and
Reservoir Dogs.
Michael is also a long time collaborator with
vocalist / songwriter
Andrea Revel,
who has appeared in almost every one of Michael's projects. He produced
her 2004 LP Citysong,
as well as her 2007 cover version of Manu Chao's 'Clandestino'.
Michael and Andrea's extremely popular track
Clap! Shake! Jump!, used in the 2006 Old Navy
spring ads was just released as a full single on
iTunes.
Andrea also appears on the Splinter Cell: Double Agent soundtrack, the
Regenesis opening theme, and Behavior's 2001 debut, which was their first
collaboration in 2001.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF MICHAEL’S WORK, PLEASE SEE
HIS PORTFOLIO.

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MCCANN'S TOP EVERYTHING LISTS
(NO ORDER)
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FAVORITE FILMS!
CITY OF GOD VERTIGO NETWORK HIGH AND LOW
MANHATTAN THE 400 BLOWS FULL METAL JACKET SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION DAYS OF HEAVEN
GODFATHER PART II DR. STRANGELOVE HEAT ALIEN BEFORE SUNSET REAR WINDOW
THE SEVEN SAMURAI GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY DIE HARD BRIDGE
ON THE RIVER KWAI IN COLD BLOOD RAGING BULL THE KILLING FIELDS
BREAKING THE WAVES THE PRINCESS BRIDE AMADEUS BACK TO THE FUTURE
FA YEUNG NIN WA AMELIE PATHS OF GLORY GOODFELLAS TOUCH OF EVIL
THE SEARCHERS DAS BOOT PULP FICTION REBECCA
THE FRENCH CONNECTION DANCER IN THE DARK THE APARTMENT NIGHT OF THE
HUNTER TAXI DRIVER EMPIRE STRIKES BACK PERSONA BREATHLESS
(ORIGINAL)
2001 PAN'S LABYRINTH ONGBAK THE INSIDER
FAVORITE DIRECTORS
AKIRA KURASAWA ALFRED HITCHCOCK MARTIN
SCORSESE STANLEY KUBRICK MICHAEL MANN SIDNEY LUMET DAVID LEAN
RIDLEY SCOTT
BILLY WILDER DAVID FINCHER DAVID CRONNENBERG FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT
SERGIO LEONE
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FAVORITE FILM SCORES
VERTIGO
(HERMANN)
THE LAST TEMPTATION (GABRIEL)
GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY (MORRICONE) THE GODFATHER
(NINO ROTA) SOLARIS
(MARTINEZ) THE MISSION
(MORRICONE) HEAT
(ELLIOT GOLDENTHAL) STAR WARS
(JOHN WILLIAMS) DAYS OF HEAVEN
(ENNIO MORRICONE) THERE WILL BE BLOOD (JOHNNY GREENWOOD) SUNSHINE (JOHN MURPHY
& UNDERWORLD)
FAVORITE COMPOSERS
(FOR FILM)
BERNARD HERMANN ENNIO MORRICONE JOHN BARRY
ANGELO BADLAMENTI JERRY GOLDSMITH MICHAEL GIACCHINO
PHILIP GLASS DANNY ELFMAN JOHN MURPHY MICHAEL NYMAN JOHN
WILLIAMS - back in the day.
FAVORITE PRODUCERS
(MUSIC)
RICK RUBIN PHIL SPECTOR BRIAN
ENO TIMBALAND MARIUS DE VRIES FLOOD GEORGE MARTIN DANIEL
LANOIS THE BOMB SQUAD STEVE LILLYWHITE
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FAVORITE SONGS
HALLELUJAH
(JEFF BUCKLEY VERSION)
I GOTTA WOMAN
(RAY CHARLES)
EXIT MUSIC FOR A FILM
(RADIOHEAD)
SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (STONES)
GRACELAND (PAUL SIMON)
BOOM BOOM (JOHN LEE
HOOKER)
LILAC WINE (NINA
SIMONE) IGUAZU
(GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA)
COMPARED TO WHAT
(REBERTA FLACK) WHERE DO I BEGIN
(CHEMICAL BROTHE.. ONE
(U2 or JOHNNY CASH)
FAVORITE ALBUMS
IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS
(PUBLIC ENEMY)
MEZZANINE
(MASSIVE ATTACK)
RADIOHEAD (OK COMPUTER)
THE SCORE (THE
FUGEES)
WILD IS THE WIND
(NINA SIMONE)
OH BROTHER WHERE ART THOU
(SOUNDTRACK)
BEST OF (CESARIA EVORA)
ULTIMATE COLLECTION - 1949-90 (JOHN LEE HOOKER
- 2 DISCS!)
SHIINING LIKE A NATIONAL GUITAR (PAUL SIMON)
RATTLE & HUM
(U2) THE ARCADE
FIRE
(FUNERAL)
FAVORITE BOOKS
CRIME &
PUNISHMENT (FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY)
CATCH-22
(JOSEPH
HELLER)
THE FOUNTAINHEAD
(AYN RAND) THE LIFE
OF PI (YANN MARTEL)
THE LAST TEMPTATION (NIKOS KAZANTSAKIS) THE INVISIBLE MAN
(RALPH ELLISON)
BLINDNESS (JOSE SARAMAGO)
COLLECTED WORKS (EDGAR ALLEN POE)
LES MISERABLES (VICTOR HUGO)
THE COMPLETE STORIES (FRANZ KAFKA)
HEART OF DARKNESS (JOSEPH CONRAD)
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