Michael Stevens (composer)

Michael Stevens
Genres	Film score, Jazz
Occupation(s)	Composer, Musician

Michael Stevens is an American musician and composer. He has collaborated with Kyle Eastwood on numerous projects, including the film scores to Clint Eastwood's films, Mystic River (2003), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Gran Torino (2008), and Invictus (2009). He was nominated with Kyle Eastwood for a 2006 Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Original Score for Letters from Iwo Jima. In 2008, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for the song "Gran Torino".

Selected works

Stevens has worked extensively as a composer and in the music department for various films, television, and video productions. Some of his notable contributions include:

• Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) – Composer
• Gran Torino (2008) – Composer (Music by)
• Invictus (2009) – Composer
• Jamie Cullum: Gran Torino (2008) – Composer (Music Video)
• Rails & Ties (2007) – Composer
• Pieds nus sur les limaces (2010) – Composer
• 2036 Origin Unknown (2018) – Composer
• Eastwood Symphonic - Une affaire de Famille (2023) – Composer

Additionally, Stevens has contributed to film scores and worked as a music arranger and performer in the music departments of major films, including:

• Changeling (2008) – Music Arranger
• Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Additional Music Composer
• Mystic River (2003) – Additional Music Composer
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006) – Special Musical Arrangements

Stevens has also been involved in soundtracks, contributing original music or performances in:

• Gran Torino (2008) – Writer of the song "Gran Torino"
• Mystic River (2003) – Writer of "Cosmo" and "Black Emerald Blues"
• Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Writer of "Boxing Baby," "Solferino," and "Blue Diner"