Michael Dean Parsons – Composer for Film & TV

MICHAEL DEAN PARSONS is a Primetime Emmy-nominated composer whose work spans major films, television, and contemporary classical music.

His recent projects include PAIN HUSTLERS, directed by David Yates (Harry Potter series), starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans, which he composed with nine-time Academy Award nominee James Newton Howard. He also scored the three-part Netflix docuseries GOLD & GREED: THE HUNT FOR FENN’S TREASURE, and scored LIGHT & MAGIC (Season 2) on Disney+ (dir. Joe Johnston) with Xander Rodzinski. He wrote the main title theme for BRIDGERTON with Kris Bowers, earning them a Primetime Emmy Nomination.

He contributed additional music to THE WILD ROBOT (Academy Award-nominated for score), THE LOST BUS (dir. Paul Greengrass), KING RICHARD, CHEVALIER, and SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY. His other scores as lead composer include ONLY, HOW TO BE ALONE, SOULS OF TOTALITY, the Marvel Studios documentary STAN LEE, and the Lucasfilm documentary OBI-WAN KENOBI: A JEDI’S RETURN.

In television, he has contributed additional music to Marvel’s SECRET INVASION, QUEEN CHARLOTTE, BRIDGERTON, and RAISING DION. He scored the Disney+ docuseries SKETCHBOOK, and composed additional music for the Emmy-nominated scores of LIGHT & MAGIC (Season 1) and HOSTILE PLANET. He also scored the fiction podcast series DARK WOODS from Wolf Entertainment.

A frequent collaborator of James Newton Howard, he served as score producer on THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE, ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, and WILLOW.

Beyond film and television, Michael’s contemporary classical compositions have been performed by the New York Philharmonic, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Virtuoso Singers, at venues including David Geffen Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Alice Tully Hall.

Originally from New Jersey, Michael now resides in Santa Monica. He earned his degree in music composition from The Juilliard School, studying under Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Christopher Rouse.

He is represented by Sam Schwartz and Andrew Zack at The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency.

Contact (Personal) – michaeldeanparsons@gmail.com – 908-642-5459 (cell)

Contact (Representation) – Sam Schwartz and Andrew Zack – The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency

ssoffice@gsamusic.com – azoffice@gsamusic.com – 818-260-8500 (office)