Michael Afanasyev
| Michael Afanasyev | |
|---|---|
 Michael Afanasyev.png Michael Afanasyev in 2020 | |
| Born | February 1, 1995 Stavropol, Russia |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Russian |
| 💼 Occupation | Composer, sound designer, music producer |
| 📆 Years active | 2013–present |
| 🏅 Awards | Clio Awards (Bronze, 2018) |
| 🌐 Website | michaelafanasyev.com |
Michael Afanasyev (рус. Михаил Афанасьев, born February 1, 1995, in Stavropol, Russia) is a Russian composer, sound designer, and music producer, best known for his work in film and video game music.[1] He gained recognition primarily through the foundation of the Russian production music library Imagine Music.[2] Currently lives in Los Angeles.
From 2020 to 2024, Michael Afanasyev curated the course “Music for Visual Media” at the Sound Design Institute,[3] and taught music theory there as well.[4] He was also a faculty member at the Moscow Film School.[5]
In 2018, the premiere trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which included music composed by Michael Afanasyev,[6] won a Bronze award at the Clio Entertainment Awards.[7] In 2019, the trailer for the third season of Stranger Things, featuring his music, was also nominated for a Clio Award.
Filmography
Music for films and series
- 2013 — The Last Hunt (Последняя охота), feature film, dir. Alexander Karpov
- 2018 — God Exists, or Where Do Children Come From (Бог есть, или Откуда берутся дети), short film, dir. Guzel Sultanova
- 2019 — The Balkan Line (Балканский рубеж), feature film, dir. Andrey Volgin
- 2020 — Ice 2 (Лёд 2), feature film, dir. Zhora Kryzhovnikov
- 2021 — 8 Ways to Love (8 способов любить), TV series, dir. Hamlet Dulyan
- 2023 — Followers (Последователи), TV series, dir. Hamlet Dulyan
- 2023 — Abrek (Абрек), TV series, dir. Ivan Shurkhovetsky
- 2024 — One Life (Одна Жизнь), feature film, dir. Vladimir Borovoy
- 2024 — Multichildhood (Многодетство), TV series, dirs. Roman Samgin, Ekaterina Alikina
- 2024 — Four Quarters (Четыре Четверти), feature film, dir. Evgeniya Tirdatova
- 2024 — Fedya. The People's Footballer (Федя. Народный футболист), feature film, dir. Nikolay Akelkin
- 2025 — Red Silk (Красный шелк), feature film, dir. Andrey Volgin
- Cancelled — We (Мы), feature film, dir. Hamlet Dulyan
- 2017 — Attraction (Притяжение), dir. Fyodor Bondarchuk
- 2017 — The Last Warrior (Последний Богатырь), dir. Dmitry Dyachenko
- 2017 — Gogol. The Beginning (Гоголь. Начало), dir. Yegor Baranov
- 2018 — Coach (Тренер), dir. Danila Kozlovsky
- 2018 — Sicario: Day of the Soldado, dir. Stefano Sollima
- 2018 — Hoffmaniada (Гофманиада), animated film, dir. Stanislav Sokolov
- 2019 — The Mystery of Dragon Seal (Тайна Печати Дракона), dir. Oleg Stepchenko
- 2019 — Godzilla: King of the Monsters, dir. Michael Dougherty
- 2019 — Stranger Things (Season 3), dirs. The Duffer Brothers
- 2019 — The Ninth (Девятая), dir. Nikolay Khomeriki
- 2019 — Invasion (Вторжение), dir. Fyodor Bondarchuk
- 2020 — Ice 2 (Лёд 2), dir. Zhora Kryzhovnikov
- 2020 — The Last Warrior: Root of Evil (Последний Богатырь: Корень Зла), dir. Dmitry Dyachenko
- 2020 — Cosmoball (Вратарь Галактики), dir. Dzhanik Fayziev
- 2020 — Ratched, created by Ryan Murphy
- 2023 — All the Light We Cannot See, dir. Shawn Levy
- 2023 — 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, dir. Daniel Percival
Music and sound design for video games
- 2017 — Shadow Fight 3 (Android, iOS; Banzai Games) — sound design and promo music
- 2017 — 11x11 (Android, iOS; Nekki) — sound design and music
- 2017 — Astellia (Windows; Studio 8) — promo music
- 2018 — Heroes of the Storm (Windows, macOS; Blizzard Entertainment) — promo music
- 2020 — Shadow Fight Arena (Android, iOS; Banzai Games) — sound design
- 2021 — Spine (Android, iOS; Banzai Games) — sound design
External links
References
- ↑ "Как писать музыку для Голливуда?". atvmedia.ru (in русский). Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-08-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Синемафия. "Михаил Афанасьев: «Мы старательно завоевывали доверие российских кинокомпаний, и сейчас я могу смело сказать, что нам доверяют»". Синемафия (in русский). Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Обучение звуковому дизайну и написанию музыки в Москве - Институт звукового дизайна". sounddesigninstitute.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-08-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Михаил Афанасьев: Как не попасть в петлю бесплатной работы и начать получать деньги". sounddesigninstitute.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2020-08-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Михаил Афанасьев". Московская школа кино (in русский). Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-10-26. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ollie Barder. "What's Up With The New 'Godzilla: King Of The Monsters' Trailer Using Debussy's 'Clair De Lune'?". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2020-08-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Life". Clios. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2020-08-04. Unknown parameter
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