About
Mike Cole
Mike
Cole writes and orchestrates scores for film, television and interactive
media. With a career in the music business spanning fifteen years
as a composer and orchestrator, Cole is a reliable collaborator
whose work successfully complements many diverse projects. Utilizing
his musical training and knowledge of the moving image, Mike Cole
is able to come up with a sound that enhances the underlying aesthetic
of the project and keeps the dramatic flow moving at the same
time. In addition to scoring for media, Cole has led an active
career as a concert composer and performer.
Educated at Bennington College, with a Master's Degree from New
York University, Mike Cole has written an opera entitled The Sacrifice
of Isaac and several symphonic works including Spirit Worlds,
which was recently performed by the Bucharest Orchestra in 2004.
He continues to write music in all genres including jazz, pop
and chamber music. As a performer, Cole frequently gives concerts
on the lute and guitar including most recently a series of lute
recitals scheduled for the fall of 2008. Mike Cole is an active
member of The American Federation of Musicians, The International
Documentary Association, A.S.C.A.P, The Game Audio Network Guild,
and Tribe Hollywood as well as being a 2004 A.S.C.A.P. Buddy Baker
participant.
Feature
Down and Distance
Mike Cole is currently scoring Down and Distance, a feature film
about football directed by Brian DePalma and starring Brian Bosworth,
Gary Busey, Master P and 'Lil Romeo.