Michael Duncan | Composer

ABOUT

Michael Duncan is a New York City–based composer and orchestrator for film and television, focused on creating expressive, story-driven music that blends rich sonic textures with orchestral color.

A summa cum laude graduate of Berklee College of Music, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Music Composition for Film, Television, and Games while studying under composer Patrick Kirst (The Kissing Booth, Woman of the Dead), orchestrators Vicente Avella (Family Guy, American Dad) and George Oldziey (Sin City, Kill Bill Vol. 2), and six-time Grammy nominee Susan Rogers (Prince, David Byrne).

Before shifting his focus to composition, Michael spent over a decade working in high-level recording studios, assisting acclaimed producers and engineers Dan Romer, John Siket, and Andrew Maury. He also served as an audio archivist and assistant broadcast engineer at United Stations Radio Networks, where he contributed to syndicated radio show Nights with Alice Cooper and podcast Alice Cooper’s Vintage Vault. These experiences continue to inform his approach to writing music for visual media.

His studio work includes collaborations with artists such as Ra Ra Riot, High Highs, Atlas Genius, Jenny Owen Youngs, Static Jacks, Farah Siraj, Spencer Ludwig, Andy Suzuki & the Method, Joshua Winstead (of Metric), Saint Blonde, Cruisr, Girls Who Care, RAC, and Ian Axel, with music featured in series such as Shameless, Nurse Jackie, Broad City, Nashville, Faking It, and BoJack Horseman.