Michael Andrews

Michael Peter Andrews (born November 17, 1967), also known as Elgin Park, is an American multi-instrumental musician, producer, and film score composer. He is best known for a cover version of the Tears for Fears song "Mad World", which he recorded with Gary Jules for the Donnie Darko soundtrack, and which became the 2003 UK Christmas number one. He is a founding member of the San Diego soul-jazz band The Greyboy Allstars, where he goes by the moniker Elgin Park.

Soundtrack composing and production After joining The Greyboy Allstars following the dissolution of his band The Origin, Andrews fell into film score composition by chance in 1998 when The Greyboy Allstars were asked to score Jake Kasdan's first feature Zero Effect and worked on the music for the highly regarded (though short-lived) TV series, Freaks and Geeks. In 2000, Richard Kelly commissioned him to do the soundtrack for the film Donnie Darko. Its original score album went on to sell over 100,000 copies (in part because of Andrews's remake of Tears for Fears' "Mad World", featuring Gary Jules), and Andrews became a composer to watch. He has since gone on to compose scores for the movies Out Cold, Nothing, Cypher, Orange County, My Suicidal Sweetheart, Me and You and Everyone We Know, The TV Set, a segment of Paris, je t'aime, Unaccompanied Minors, Bridesmaids, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story and Daddy's Home, among others.

Donnie Darko In early 2000, Jim Juvonen gave Andrews a copy of the script for the as-yet-unmade feature film Donnie Darko. Director Richard Kelly knew Andrews worked with The Greyboy Allstars, and made music under the name Elgin Park.

Like his role models John Barry and Ennio Morricone, Andrews wanted a song on his otherwise instrumental score. He chose "Mad World" by Tears for Fears (originally released in 1982), which his childhood friend Gary Jules sang as Andrews played piano.

The first soundtrack record was released by Andy Factor, a friend of Andrews, through his Everloving Records label in 2002. As Donnie Darko was not a hit at first, there was little interest in the soundtrack in the US. The film was more popular in Europe, especially in the UK, where it outgrossed the US release.

This sparked interest in the soundtrack and "Mad World", which was a 2003 Christmas #1 on the UK Singles Chart. It reached the top 30 of the American Billboard Modern Rock chart in 2004 and hit No. 1 on the Canadian Digital Singles chart in January 2007.

Discography Albums Elgin Park (2000) Hand on String (2006) Spilling a Rainbow (2012)

Singles YearSinglePeak positions AUS AUT BEL (Fl) DEN FRA GER NED SWE SWI 2001"Mad World" (featuring Gary Jules)281323230341023

Productions/appearances The Origin – The Origin (1990) The Origin – Bend (1992) 'The Greyboy Allstars – West Coast Boogaloo (1993) Robert Walter – Spirit of '70 (player) (1994) Brendan Benson – One Mississippi (bass, guitars, background vocals) (1994) DJ Greyboy – Land of the Lost (guitar) (1996) Gary Jules – Greetings From The Side (producer) (1998) Elgin Park - Elgin Park (2000) DJ Greyboy – Mastered The Art (guitar) (2000) The Greyboy Allstars – Greyboy Allstars Live (2001) Gary Jules – Trading Snakeoil For Wolftickets (piano, producer) (2001) Michael Andrews – Donnie Darko: Music from the Original Motion Picture Score (songwriter, performer) (2002) Brendan Benson – Metarie EP (producer) (2003) Metric – Old World Underground, Where Are You Now? (producer) (2004) Les Sans Culottes – Fixation Orale (producer) (2004) DJ Greyboy – Soul Mosaic (guitar) (2004) Inara George – All Rise (producer) (2005) Michael Andrews – Me and You and Everyone We Know (Original Motion Picture Score) (composer, performer) (2005) Michael Andrews – Hand on String (2005) Charlie Wadhams – Free Up Your Schedule (producer/player) (2007) The Greyboy Allstars – What Happened to Television (2007) Inara George & Van Dyke Parks – An Invitation (producer) (2008) Inara George – Accidental Experimental (producer/cowriter) (2009) Michael Andrews – Spilling a Rainbow (2012) The Greyboy Allstars – Inland Emperor (2013) Robert Walter – Get Thy Bearings (producer/player) (2013) Inara George – Dearest Everybody (producer) (2019) The Greyboy Allstars – Como De Allstars (2020) Brooks Nielsen – One Match Left (producer/player/songwriter) (2022) Brooks Nielsen – The Circle EP (producer/player/songwriter) (2023) Fitz and the Tantrums – Perfect Holiday (producer/songwriter) (2023) Fitz (of Fitz and the Tantrums) Summer Of Us (producer/songwriter)(2024) The Greyboy Allstars – Grab Bag 2007–2023 (2024)

Filmography RPC For the Table Hey Buddy

Television scores Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000) Undeclared (2001–2002) Wonderfalls (2004) Desire – Ford Mondeo (2007) – TV advertisement New Girl (2011) – Main Title Theme Ben and Kate (2012) – Main Title Theme Togetherness (Seasons 1 and 2 – 2016 HBO) The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2017 HBO) Friends from College (2019 Netflix) City of Ghosts (2021 Netflix) El Deafo (2022 Apple TV+) Laid (2024 Peacock) Platonic (2023 and 2024 Apple TV+)