Michael McCann (composer)
{{Short description|Canadian composer (born 1976)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Michael McCann
|image = BW Studio - Head ON Edit CROP.jpg
|caption = Michael McCann in 2010
|background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
|birth_name = Michael Anthony McCann
|alias = Behavior, Suture, Michael A. McCann
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|3|5|mf=y}}
|instrument = Piano, Percussion, Drums, Guitar, Synthesizer, sampling, Programming
|genre = Electronic, ambient, trip hop, soundtrack, classical, pop
|occupation = Composer, producer, musician, sound designer
|label = Behavior Music, Sumthing Else, Skill Tree, IAm8Bit,
|website = {{url|https://michaelmccann.io}}
}}
Michael Anthony McCann is a Canadian composer for television, video games and film. He is best known for composing the scores to the video games Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Borderlands 3.
McCann's music incorporates elements of electronic, orchestral and traditional acoustic instruments, and often includes the use of world, choral, and solo vocals (primarily female, and primarily lyric-less). His scoring work, as well as solo and production work, bridges multiple genres including ambient, world, jazz, break-beat, post-rock, trip-hop, drum and bass, industrial, rock and pop.
McCann has received award nominations for his work in television, games & film, from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, IGN, Spike TV Video Game Awards, G.A.N.G.,[http://www.audiogang.org/ G.A.N.G. website] Hollywood Music In Media Awards,[https://web.archive.org/web/20110107090930/http://www.hmmawards.org/ Hollywood Music In Media Awards website] and G4TV X-Play. His sound-design work on the film It's All Gone Pete Tong also earned him two Genie Award nominations for Best Overall Sound Editing and Best Overall Sound.
Past projects include original composition work for MTV, VH1, Discovery Channel, The Gap / Old Navy, Paramount Pictures, Alliance Atlantis (various films / trailers), Showcase, Audiokinetic, Odeon Films, Ubisoft, NASA,{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} the Canadian Space Agency, FUBAR (as supervising sound-designer), and various commercials and independent films.
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Award ! Title ! Category ! Result |
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| 2020
| G.A.N.G. Awards[https://www.audiogang.org/18th-annual-g-a-n-g-awards-nominees/ 18th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Award Nominees] | Music of the Year | {{nom}} |
| 2020
| G.A.N.G. Awards[https://www.hmmawards.com/2019-music-in-visual-media-nominations/ 18th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Award Nominees] | Best Original Score | {{nom}} |
| 2019
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards[https://www.hmmawards.com/2019-music-in-visual-media-nominations/ HMMA 2019 Nominees] | Original Score - Video Game | {{nom}} |
| 2015
| CLIO Awards[https://clios.com/entertainment/winner/games-audio-visual/announcement-trailer-2064/ CLIO Awards Website] | Deus Ex: Mankind Divided "Announce Trailer" | Silver Key Art Award (Audio / Visual) | {{won}} |
| 2012
| BAFTA Video Game Awards[http://www.bafta.org/games/awards/nominees-winners-2012,2892,BA.html/ 2011 BAFTA Game Awards Website] | Best Original Music | {{nom}} |
| 2012
| Canadian Video Game Awards[http://www.canadianvideogameawards.com/ Canadian Video Game Awards website] | Best Original Music | {{won}} |
| 2011
| Cue Awards[http://tracksounds.com/specialfeatures/cue/2011/cue_awards_2011_nominees.htm Cue Awards 2011 nominees] | | Breakout Composer of the Year | {{nom}} |
| 2011
| Cue Awards | Best Score in Film / Media | {{nom}} |
| 2011
| Cue Awards | Best Score for a Video Game | {{nom}} |
| 2011
| Cue Awards | Deus Ex: Human Revolution "Icarus" | Most Memorable Theme | {{nom}} |
| 2011
| Best Original Score | {{nom}} |
| 2011
| Hollywood Music In Media Awards | Best Original Score | {{nom}} |
| 2011
| G4TV X-Play Awards | Best Original Score | {{nom}} |
| 2008
| Hollywood Music Awards | Best TV Theme | {{nom}} |
| 2007
| Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences[http://www.dicesummit.org/awards.php AIAS website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202005941/http://www.dicesummit.org/awards.php |date=2007-02-02 }} | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent | Best Original Score | {{nom}} |
| 2007
| G.A.N.G. Awards | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent | Best Interactive Score | {{nom}} |
| 2006
| IGN's "Best of 2006" | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent | Best Original Score (Xbox 360) | |
| 2006
| Best Overall Sound | {{nom}} |
| 2006
| Best Achievement in Sound Editing | {{nom}} |
| 2005
| Best Overall Sound | {{won}} |
| 2005
| Best Overall Sound Editing | {{won}} |
| 2004
| Toronto International Film Festival | Best Canadian Feature Film | {{won}} |
| 2002
| FUBAR | Official Selection | |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Michael McCann (composer)}}
- [https://michaelmccann.io Official Website for Michael McCann]
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Category:21st-century Canadian composers
Category:Canadian electronic musicians
Category:Canadian film score composers
Category:Canadian male film score composers
Category:Canadian sound designers
Category:Canadian sound editors