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Michael McCann (composer)
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<p>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 <i><a href="/facts/Tom_Clancy%2527s_Splinter_Cell%3a_Double_Agent/bhwFJQ9c">Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Deus_Ex%3a_Human_Revolution/Q3PXLCda">Deus Ex: Human Revolution</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/XCOM%3a_Enemy_Unknown/LF3yu0ju">XCOM: Enemy Unknown</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Deus_Ex%3a_Mankind_Divided/8AayM9N0">Deus Ex: Mankind Divided</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Borderlands_3/ymvbNKSx">Borderlands 3</a></i>. </p><p>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. </p><p>McCann has received award nominations for his work in television, games & film, from the <a href="/facts/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts/j85zRMSa">British Academy of Film and Television Arts</a>, <a href="/facts/Academy_of_Interactive_Arts_%2526_Sciences/lKYgW59L">Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences</a>, <a href="/facts/IGN/kNcWSmFY">IGN</a>, <a href="/facts/Spike_TV_Video_Game_Awards/bkWKg3pV">Spike TV Video Game Awards</a>, G.A.N.G., Hollywood Music In Media Awards, and G4TV X-Play. His sound-design work on the film <i><a href="/facts/It%2527s_All_Gone_Pete_Tong/PgHbVwfT">It's All Gone Pete Tong</a></i> also earned him two <a href="/facts/Genie_Award/3uGBI2jb">Genie Award</a> nominations for Best Overall Sound Editing and Best Overall Sound. </p><p>Past projects include original composition work for <a href="/facts/MTV/S5gxqCxh">MTV</a>, <a href="/facts/VH1/QHke2pHv">VH1</a>, <a href="/facts/Discovery_Channel/mmhjAhgr">Discovery Channel</a>, <a href="/facts/Gap_(clothing_retailer)/wJDus84S">The Gap</a> / <a href="/facts/Old_Navy/JybwJu0u">Old Navy</a>, <a href="/facts/Paramount_Pictures/F6UIvDD9">Paramount Pictures</a>, <a href="/facts/Alliance_Atlantis/lgzzx3NW">Alliance Atlantis</a> (various films / trailers), <a href="/facts/Showcase_(U.S._TV_channel)/1yjns2Wy">Showcase</a>, Audiokinetic, Odeon Films, <a href="/facts/Ubisoft/Pnw08RvF">Ubisoft</a>, <a href="/facts/NASA/TIMCV0yV">NASA</a>, the <a href="/facts/Canadian_Space_Agency/zL2njRvS">Canadian Space Agency</a>, <i><a href="/facts/FUBAR_(film)/6Gaj9yRs">FUBAR</a></i> (as supervising sound-designer), and various commercials and independent films. </p>