Michael McCann

Michael Anthony McCann is a Canadian composer for television, video games and film. He is best known for composing the scores to the video games Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Borderlands 3.

McCann's music incorporates elements of electronic, orchestral and traditional acoustic instruments, and often includes the use of world, choral, and solo vocals (primarily female, and primarily lyric-less). His scoring work, as well as solo and production work, bridges multiple genres including ambient, world, jazz, break-beat, post-rock, trip-hop, drum and bass, industrial, rock and pop.

McCann has received award nominations for his work in television, games & film, from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, IGN, Spike TV Video Game Awards, G.A.N.G., Hollywood Music In Media Awards, and G4TV X-Play. His sound-design work on the film It's All Gone Pete Tong also earned him two Genie Award nominations for Best Overall Sound Editing and Best Overall Sound.

Past projects include original composition work for MTV, VH1, Discovery Channel, The Gap / Old Navy, Paramount Pictures, Alliance Atlantis (various films / trailers), Showcase, Audiokinetic, Odeon Films, Ubisoft, NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, FUBAR (as supervising sound-designer), and various commercials and independent films.

Awards and nominations Year Award Title Category Result 2020 G.A.N.G. Awards Borderlands 3 Music of the Year 2020 G.A.N.G. Awards Borderlands 3 Best Original Score 2019 Hollywood Music in Media Awards Borderlands 3 Original Score - Video Game 2015 CLIO Awards Deus Ex: Mankind Divided "Announce Trailer" Silver Key Art Award (Audio / Visual) 2012 BAFTA Video Game Awards Deus Ex: Human Revolution Best Original Music 2012 Canadian Video Game Awards Deus Ex: Human Revolution Best Original Music 2011 Cue Awards Breakout Composer of the Year 2011 Cue Awards Deus Ex: Human Revolution Best Score in Film / Media 2011 Cue Awards Deus Ex: Human Revolution Best Score for a Video Game 2011 Cue Awards Deus Ex: Human Revolution "Icarus" Most Memorable Theme 2011 Spike TV Video Game Awards Deus Ex: Human Revolution Best Original Score 2011 Hollywood Music In Media Awards Deus Ex: Human Revolution Best Original Score 2011 G4TV X-Play Awards Deus Ex: Human Revolution Best Original Score 2008 Hollywood Music Awards ReGenesis Best TV Theme 2007 Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Best Original Score 2007 G.A.N.G. Awards Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Best Interactive Score 2006 IGN's "Best of 2006" Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Best Original Score (Xbox 360) 2006 Genie Awards It's All Gone Pete Tong Best Overall Sound 2006 Genie Awards It's All Gone Pete Tong Best Achievement in Sound Editing 2005 Leo Awards It's All Gone Pete Tong Best Overall Sound 2005 Leo Awards It's All Gone Pete Tong Best Overall Sound Editing 2004 Toronto International Film Festival It's All Gone Pete Tong Best Canadian Feature Film 2002 Sundance Film Festival FUBAR Official Selection