Composer Michael Bishop Continues to make exciting moves

Michael Bishop is a musician and composer with a very broad range of skills which spread across orchestral, rock, jazz and blues music plus much more. Having studied piano at a younger age and now currently playing gypsy jazz in a band, we discovered that the musician has even had samba guitar music featured in Julien Temple’s ‘Rio 50 degrees’ international edit and has played in many various genres which explain why he has such a broad scope as a composer. Before he excelled in the world of music, he was previously an illustrator and painter,

 “Film music seemed a good way to combine the visual and musical experience.

I think it’s very important for a composer to be visually aware, it really helps you

‘see’ the music working.” (Michael Bishop)

Having recently finished the score for a film titled ‘The Thirteenth’ (1066 Productions) set on the island of Symi Greece which was mainly orchestral and also working with. Red and Bear Ltd who got Michael the Julien Temple work and more. This was as he stated some the 2 best career highlights he’s been privileged to embark on. He was also able to write and produce a song with Ashley Slater (of Freak Power and Kitten and the Hip fame) sang and played some cool trombone on – Video out soon.

Having been involved in such amazing projects in the past, we asked Bishop what has been his biggest music inspiration? He simply replied,

“Musically I love Morricone  and the great film composers like Williams, Barry, Herrmann, Shore, and Newman.

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