Michael Andrews
A versatile film composer, singer, songwriter, and producer, San Diego native Michael Andrews began his professional music career in the early '90s as the frontman and co-founder of West Coast alt-pop band the Origin. The group issued a pair of major-label outings in 1990 (Origin) and 1992 (Bend) before the bandmembers went their separate ways. In 1993, Andrews joined the genre-defying acid jazz outfit Greyboy Allstars (he performed under the moniker Elgin Park), with whom he would score his first film, 1998's Jake Kasdan-directed Zero Effect.
He contributed music to the Judd Apatow and Paul Feig-created cult comedy Freaks & Geeks in 1998, and in 2000 he was commissioned by director Richard Kelly to write the score for the sci-fi drama Donnie Darko. Along with the evocative score, the soundtrack also featured Andrews' spooky rendering of Tears for Fears' "Mad World," which would go on to become an international hit and a surprising American Idol staple -- Andrews' version of the song features vocalist Gary Jules, who was also an early member of the Origin.
Andrews continued to work in television and film throughout the early 2000s, and in 2006 released his debut solo album, Hand on a String. Subsequent film scores include Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Funny People (2009), Bridesmaids (2011), and The Five-Year Engagement (2012). He released his second solo album, Spilling a Rainbow, in 2012. With some blockbusters to his credit, though he worked outside the genre, he became associated with comedies and went on to compose music for films such as Tammy (2014), Kasdan's Sex Tape (2014), Dirty Grandpa (2016), and The Big Sick (2017).
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Donnie Darko (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Everloving Records on 2 Apr 2002
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Me and You and Everyone We Know (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Everloving Records on 12 Jul 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The King Of Staten Island (Music From The Motion Picture)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Back Lot Music on 10 Jun 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Hand On String
Techno - Released by We Love You (PIAS - Wall of Sound) on 22 Apr 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Road Angel Project, Vol. 5
Daedelus, Michael Andrews, Gabe Noel
Alternative & Indie - Released by Release Me Records on 26 Feb 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Spilling A Rainbow
Alternative & Indie - Released by Everloving Records on 12 Aug 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Elgin Park
Alternative & Indie - Released by Everloving Records on 1 Jan 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Instant Family (Original Motion Picture Score)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Paramount Music on 19 Dec 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Just a Thought/Orange Meet Lemon
Folk - Released by We Love You (PIAS - Wall of Sound) on 25 Mar 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Big Sick (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Varese Sarabande on 2 Jun 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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One of These Days
Rock - Released by Michael Andrews on 31 Jul 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Waltzing With Bears
Country - Released by ontario records on 25 Jun 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Calculation Theme
Alternative & Indie - Released by Everloving Records on 10 Dec 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tammy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by WaterTower Music on 24 Jun 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Adderall Diaries (Original Motion Picture Score)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Position Music on 15 Apr 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
You never know what tomorrow holds
Rock - Released by Michael Andrews on 4 Aug 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo