Cowabunga! I’m way excited to be writing cutscene music for the upcoming VR game "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City", supplementing the virtuosic 90s techno score by Alex May. Stay tuned for the game’s release later this year! #gamemusic #TMNTVR www.cortopia.com/project/tmnt...

Better late than never! I'm pleased to release the album for the feature film "Home Room" starring Busy Philipps, Erika Christensen, Holland Taylor and Victor Garber. Releasing this album has been on my "to do" list for an embarrassing length of time. I hope you enjoy it! #filmmusic

I'm pleased to be an ASCAP Plus award recipient this year! Thanks as always to ASCAP for acknowledging music outside of the spotlight as well as within.

I'm happy to have submitted this album to CDBaby for distribution! This one is rather overdue - the film was released in 2002 - but as it predominantly features live musicianship it's aged rather well. More details once it's available! #filmmusic

Cue of the Week: This week’s music from "Escaping Wonderland" accompanies a surreal landscape of images and echoing memories where Molly (a.k.a. the player) navigates her own psyche, literally building a bridge to recovery. #gamemusic

Cue of the Week: this music selection from the soundtrack of "Escaping Wonderland" accompanies another well-known character from Lewis Carroll’s lore. #cueoftheweek #gamemusic

Cue of the Week: Happy Halloween to those who observe! In honor of this spooky occasion, please enjoy some of my music from the game “Ghost Attackers VR”. #cueoftheweek #gamemusic

It's Christmas in November! I was delighted to score this charming holiday movie directed by Matthew Toronto. (I had bonus fun using "Carol of the Bells" as a musical leitmotif to underscore small-town crime.) Coming to solve your mysteries and boost your cheer on November 4th.

Cue of the Week: Here’s another minigame cue from "Escaping Wonderland", this one a smidge of vibraphone-fronted jazz. Echoing the mood of the activity, the feeling here is playful and a touch eccentric. #cueoftheweek #gamemusic

Cue of the Week: Written for the mobile strategy game "Wizard Ops Tactics", this week’s music selection accompanies a beach level with a pirate-y flavor. #cueoftheweek #gamemusic michaelgordonshapiro.bandcamp.com/track/beach-...

Cue of the Week: This week’s music selection accompanies one of Escaping Wonderland‘s mini-games, which advance the story and also allow a bit of artistic self-expression. To keep the mood light and fun, I wrote a bouncy piece with a retro game-show vibe. #gamemusic #cueoftheweek

Cue of the Week: this music was written for Erik Loyer’s top-selling interactive art app “Strange Rain” — a blend of atmospheric simulation and interactive fiction. #cueoftheweek

Happy first birthday to "Escaping Wonderland"! The post below contains celebratory discount codes on the game, and its precursor "Down the Rabbit Hole". And links to every imaginable means of listening to the OST can be found at escapingwonderlandost.mikemusic.com .

Cue of the Week: In "Escaping Wonderland" the player spends a good portion of the game underground. Gradually their ascent brings them to the surface, as they arrive a sunny and picturesque village. This atmospheric cue is meant to convey the change of mood and scenery. #cueoftheweek #gamemusic

Cue of the Week: Here’s another village music cue from "Escaping Wonderland", this one with a lightly playful character. #cueoftheweek #gamemusic michaelgordonshapiro.bandcamp.com/track/shoppe...

Cue of the Week: This week’s selection is one of three cues for the village biome in "Escaping Wonderland". (Follow the link for more context. Bluesky is stingy with character limits!) #cueoftheweek #gamemusic

Cue of the Week: This cue from the OST of "Escaping Wonderland" falls into the creepy/disquieting/what’s-that-crawling-on-your-arm school of game underscore. #cueoftheweek #gamemusic michaelgordonshapiro.bandcamp.com/track/the-at...

Filmmaker George Adams recently cleaned house in prep for a move to Spain, unearthing this trophy, which he kindly sent my way. I am indebted to filmmakers like George who spring for live musicians in their film scores. The artistic expressiveness added to the film always pays back the investment.

Cue of the Week: This music from "Escaping Wonderland" accompanies a game level with some clever time-travel problem solving, and is meant to evoke some of the supernatural flavor of the experience. #cueoftheweek #gamemusic

Cue of the Week: "The Mouse Witch" This is my second favorite piece of music from "Escaping Wonderland": a mysterious theme for a mouse enchantress. #cueoftheweek #gamemusic michaelgordonshapiro.bandcamp.com/track/the-mo...

Cue of the Week: In the game "Escaping Wonderland", the player needs to negotiate with several teen mice, who have adopted a rather risk-indifferent lifestyle. This week’s music accompanies the mice with a dark carnival tune. #gamemusic michaelgordonshapiro.bandcamp.com/track/reckle...

Cue of the Week: This week's music selection from "Escaping Wonderland" accompanies the mischievous puzzle-solving happenings in the game's estate biome. #cueoftheweek #gamemusic michaelgordonshapiro.bandcamp.com/track/estate...

Cue of the Week: From the "Escaping Wonderland" soundtrack, this week’s music selection accompanies a region inhabited by rebellious teen mice. The score reflects their blasé attitude with a theme for solo whistler. #cueoftheweek #gamemusic

Cue of the Week: In the game "Escaping Wonderland", available for finer virtual reality headsets everywhere, the player ascends by means of an elevator. Naturally the score includes elevator music. #cueoftheweek #gamemusic

I've just finished scoring this charming romantic comedy, which will be coming your way around (you guessed it) Christmas. More details later this year!

My family-friendly stage musical "Gideon and the Blundersnorp", is now published and available for licensing via Pioneer Drama Service! I'm excited to see how schools and theater companies will interpret this adventurous show. And if you belong to one such theater group, check out the link below!

I'm thrilled that my stage musical "Gideon and the Blundersnorp" has won the 2025 Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest run by Pioneer Drama Service! More news about this show in the near future!

Cue of the Week: The upside down version of last week's cue! #cueoftheweek #gamemusic

Music Cue of the Week: "Downside Up" #gamemusic

I had a blast orchestrating and producing a famous Bizet aria for the upcoming VR game "Gorn 2", which you can hear in this not-entirely-peaceful game trailer. Operatic vocals courtesy of the fabulous Jesse Merlin.

Music Cue of the Week: There's no stopping *these* Snowy Woods on an... evening... er, okay that sounded better in my head. Enjoy the music. #cueoftheweek #filmmusic michaelgordonshapiro.bandcamp.com/track/snowy-...

Cue of the Week: High strings and melancholy voices evoke the snow-capped forest in the Bitter Glade region of "Escaping Wonderland". #cueoftheweek #gamemusic michaelgordonshapiro.bandcamp.com/track/the-bi...

Hello to my small but budding friends list. On BlueSky I'll continue a weekly tradition of sharing some of my music for films/games/TV. (Or you can view the same at cueoftheweek.com ) Since BlueSky posts are required to be short, I'll start in a separate post. Coming maximally soon!