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Michael Bearden(I)

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  • Composer
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Michael Bearden on the podium at Sony Soundstage
The TV trailer for the Michael Jackson performance documentary, This Is It.
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This Is It (2009)
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Michael Bearden is known for This Is It (2009), Super Bowl LI (2017) and Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only (2023).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Michael Jackson in This Is It (2009)
    This Is It
    7.2
    • Music Department(keyboard)
    • 2009
    Super Bowl LI (2017)
    Super Bowl LI
    8.4
    TV Special
    • Music Department
    • 2017
    Chris Rock and Kevin Hart in Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only (2023)
    Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 2023
    Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
    A Star Is Born
    7.6
    • Super Group Keyboardist
    • 2018

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • The Oscars
      TV Special
      • music director
      • 2025
    • Saturday Night (2024)
      Saturday Night
      7.1
      • musician
      • 2024
    • Lady Gaga in Gaga Chromatica Ball (2024)
      Gaga Chromatica Ball
      8.2
      • Music Director
      • 2024
    • Adam Sandler: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2023)
      Adam Sandler: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
      7.2
      TV Special
      • music director
      • 2023
    • The 64th Annual Grammy Awards (2022)
      The 64th Annual Grammy Awards
      5.7
      TV Special
      • music director and conductor for Lady Gaga
      • 2022
    • Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga in One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga (2021)
      One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
      8.3
      TV Special
      • conductor
      • music director
      • 2021
    • The Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (2021)
      The Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
      4.5
      TV Special
      • arranger: National Anthem for Lady Gaga
      • musical director: Lady Gaga
      • 2021
    • 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (2020)
      2020 MTV Video Music Awards
      5.9
      TV Special
      • music director: Lady Gaga
      • 2020
    • An Opry Salute to Ray Charles (2019)
      An Opry Salute to Ray Charles
      TV Special
      • music director
      • 2019
    • Motown Magic (2018)
      Motown Magic
      7.9
      TV Series
      • musician: keyboard
      • 2018–2019
    • The Oscars (2019)
      The Oscars
      5.5
      TV Special
      • musical director: Lady Gaga
      • 2019
    • The 61st Annual Grammy Awards (2019)
      The 61st Annual Grammy Awards
      5.4
      TV Special
      • musical director
      • 2019
    • The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018)
      The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • musical director
      • 2018
    • Whitney Houston in Whitney (2018)
      Whitney
      7.3
      • keyboards whitney houston band
      • musician (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2018)
      The Oscars
      5.8
      TV Special
      • musician
      • 2018

    Composer

    • Black Boys Don't Sew
      • Composer
      • Pre-production
    • Lady Gaga in Gaga Chromatica Ball (2024)
      Gaga Chromatica Ball
      8.2
      • composer
      • 2024
    • Chris Rock and Kevin Hart in Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only (2023)
      Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only
      6.2
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (2021)
      High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2023
    • Barry Bostwick, Anika Noni Rose, Michael Jai White, and Erica Ash in Outlaw Johnny Black (2023)
      Outlaw Johnny Black
      5.6
      • head composer
      • 2023
    • The Park Bench (2022)
      The Park Bench
      6.0
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • Hip Hop Uncovered (2021)
      Hip Hop Uncovered
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Primetime Emmys Backstage Live!
      TV Special
      • Composer
      • 2016
    • April Apocalypse (2013)
      April Apocalypse
      4.9
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Michael Jackson in This Is It (2009)
      This Is It
      7.2
      • Composer (original score composed and produced by)
      • 2009
    • Jill Marie Jones in Redrum (2007)
      Redrum
      4.3
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • America the Beautiful (2007)
      America the Beautiful
      6.8
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • American Blackout (2006)
      American Blackout
      7.6
      • Composer (original music composed by)
      • 2006
    • Constellation (2005)
      Constellation
      4.3
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Dense
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • Allergic to Nuts
      8.6
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2003

    Actor

    • Barry Bostwick, Anika Noni Rose, Michael Jai White, and Erica Ash in Outlaw Johnny Black (2023)
      Outlaw Johnny Black
      5.6
      • Teeny (Piano Player)
      • 2023
    • Motown Magic (2018)
      Motown Magic
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Doc Ellington
      • 2019
    • Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
      A Star Is Born
      7.6
      • Super Group Keyboardist
      • 2018

    Videos3

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    Clip: Billie Jean
    This Is It: TV Trailer
    Trailer 0:34
    This Is It: TV Trailer
    This Is It: TV Trailer
    Trailer 0:34
    This Is It: TV Trailer
    This Is It
    Trailer 2:34
    This Is It

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