Michael Stevens is an American musician and composer. He has collaborated with Kyle Eastwood on numerous projects, including the film scores to

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's films, ''

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'' (2003), ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2006), ''

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'' (2008), and ''

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'' (2009). He was nominated with Kyle Eastwood for a 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Original Score for ''Letters from Iwo Jima''. In 2008, he was nominated for a

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for the song "Gran Torino".

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

* ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Rails & Ties'' (2007) * ''Pieds nus sur les limaces'' (2010) * ''

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'' (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

* ''

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'' (2008) – Music Arranger * ''Grace Is Gone'' (2007) – Music arranger, Musician (guitar) * ''

'' (2004) – Additional Music Composer * ''

'' (2003) – Additional Music Composer * '' 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

* ''

'' (2008) – Writer of "Gran Torino" * ''Pieds nus sur les limaces'' (2010) – Writer and performer of "Where we go" and "Vagabond" * ''

'' (2009) – Writer of "Invictus 9,000 Days" * ''Grace Is Gone'' (2007) – Producer of "Grace Is Gone" * '' Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006) – Performer and writer of "Knock Knock", performer of "Flags of Our Fathers" * ''

'' (2004) – Writer of "Boxing Baby," "Solferino," and "Blue Diner" * ''

'' (2003) – Writer of "Cosmo" and "Black Emerald Blues" * ''The Rookie'' (1990) – Writer of "Red Zone"

References

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