Michael has been scoring the long running series Wild Kingdom, produced by Mutual Of Omaha.
Check local TV listings for times.
COME WALK IN MY SHOES
"Come Walk In My Shoes", award winning director Robin Smith's new feature documentary. The film follows Rep. John Lewis on an emotional journey to Alabama and his reminisces of the nonviolent protests that challenged segregation laws in the South and led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965.
Directed by Robin Smith
DATELINE SAIGON
New York Times reporter David Halberstam says when the government's twisting the truth, reporters have their biggest role to play. The new film DATELINE – SAIGON explores that idea through the work of Halberstam and four Pulitzer-prize winning journalists known as the "Saigon Boys." Young reporters in the early days of the Vietnam War, they were soon at odds with the Kennedy White House, and their work landed them on South Vietnamese assassination lists. Filmmaker Thomas Herman says though that their work ushered in an era of journalism aimed at holding the government accountable.
Directed by Thomas Herman
DANGEROUS EDGE : A LIFE OF GRAHAM GREENE
Graham Greene biopic for PBS
The film is narrated by British actor Sir Derek Jacobi, and actor Bill Nighy provides the voice of Greene. Other major participants include Novelist and screenwriter Sir John Mortimer, Novelist and former SIS agent John Le Carre, award winning literary critic and novelist David Lodge, acclaimed writer Paul Theroux, former CIA operative and author of The Great Game Frederick Hitz, and Graham Greene’s daughter Caroline Bourget.
Written and Directed by Thomas O'Connor
Executive Producer
BarbaraDe Fina
Produced by David Taylor
BIG MUDDY
Michael finished the score for the feature film "Big Muddy", in which two two long estranged brothers reconnect after the sudden death of their mother.
WORD FOR WORD
Michael was honored to score the debut feature film of Writer/Director Jens Josephs, "Word For Word".
New Filmmakers New York Feature Presentation 2016
Word For Word: "The things you never had, you lose them too."
GENERATION ZERO
“Generation Zero” provides a unique perspective on the causes of the recent financial meltdown."
"Generation Zero goes beneath the shallow media headlines and talking head sound bites to get to the source of today's economic nightmare. With a cutting edge style and haunting imagery, “Generation Zero” will change everything you thought you knew about Wall Street and Washington."
PBS NEWS HOUR
Michael wrote a new orchestral arrangement of the PBS News Hour Theme for PBS and MacNeil / Lehrer Productions
NIXON
From his early glory days in the White House to his increasing paranoia, the break-ins, the cover-ups, and his fatal hubris and misuse of power - it's all here.
"Nixon" should be mandatory viewing for anyone considering a run at the big one. (New York Post)
Directed by David Taylor
PRESONUS INTERVIEW
Michael was interviewed by Presonus about their music notation software; "Notion".
NINE DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Pope John Paul II's historic nine-day pilgrimage to Poland in June of 1979 created a revolution of conscience that transformed Poland and fundamentally reshaped the spiritual and political landscape of the 20th Century.
Nine Days That Changed The World is a story of human liberation, revealing the extraordinary power of Pope John Paul II's worldwide message of freedom through faith
Directed by Kevin Knoblock
"This beautifully inspired film is supported by the masterful musical scoring by Michael Josephs, sacred music by the Choir of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception of Washington, DC, providing a powerful complement to the miraculous story of Pope John Paul II. The highly emotive music serves extraordinarily well the compelling cinematography that captures the profound events that were the genesis of the most significant political change of the 20th century."
-Luis Haza: The Americano
"The cinematography is fantastic and the score by Emmy-nominated Michael Josephs is absolutely beautiful."
-The Catholic World Report
RICHARD NIXON
The Richard Nixon Memorial Library re-opened in October 2016 after an extensive one-year $15-million dollar renovation.
Michael Composed the score for the Great Room Orientation Theatre signature film, as well as music for the seven main exhibits.
Directed by Amy Maddux for;
Cortina Productions and The Thinkwell Group
AUDIENT INTERVIEW
Michael was interviewed about his music by Audient, a maker of high-end audiophile recording equipment.
Read the article at the Audient Website
BLONDE
Michael scored a short film by Writer/Director Jens Josephs.
Minneapolis Underground Film Festival Official Selection.
WOMEN OF SUBSTANCE
Michael enjoyed writing the score for Rory Kennedy and Vanessa Vadim's feature documentary, "Women of Substance".
Narrated by Joanne Woodward, this film is a comprehensive portrait of the legal, moral and health care battles being waged to improve treatment opportunities for pregnant addicts and women with children. Revealing the human and social problems encountered and social problem encountered by pregnant and parenting addicts who seek treatment, their personal stories reveal the true face of this country's health care crisis.
Directed by Rory Kennedy and Vanessa Vadim
Narrated by Joanne Woodward
BETWEEN WESTERN AND CALIFORNIA
Director Nicholas Medina's feature film debut; a drama of a young artist and his family in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Directed by Nicholas Medina
Edited by Martin Nelson
PERFECT VALOR
"Based on the story of Operation
Phantom Fury and the fight for the control of Fallujah."
"Perfect Valor is the story of the price extracted from US forces
and the legacy of that battle."
Directed by David Taylor
-Winner Best Feature
2009 GI Film Festival
-Winner Best Feature
2010 Beaufort International Film Festival
WITH ONE VOICE
"With One Voice" brings together mystics from fourteen different spiritual traditions to share their perspectives on the unifying truth that transcends all religions. In this seventy-eight minute documentary, these awakened teachers address profound questions about life and love, the existence of God, the path to spiritual awakening and the way to true peace in the world.
Directed by Eric Temple
Produced by Matthew Flickstein
FDR: A PRESIDENCY REVEALED
FDR: A PRESIDENCY REVEALED
Four hour mini-series
''FDR'' does what a political documentary should. It takes a strong, recognizable point of view, pursues it aggressively and does not backtrack, temporize or rely on ambience or inflection to create ideological innuendos. (New York Times)
FDR: A Presidency Revealed Scores on History Channel:
The debut of the History Channel special, FDR: A Presidency Revealed, on Sunday, April 17 was the most-watched (3 million viewers) and highest rated program on the cable network. (Variety)
Directed by David Taylor
NEWSEUM 4-D FEATURE
"I-Witness", an original 4-D feature that takes visitors on a time-travel experience through three stories spanning more than 150 years. The film’s 3-D effects (visitors wear special glasses) are combined with environmental effects — motion, air gusts, water and more.
Playing at the 535-seat Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater at the Newseum in Washington D.C.
Produced by Jack Hurley and Joe Cortina Directed by Joe Cortina.
