Mike Breidegam(I)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Sound Department
Mike Breidegam is an award-winning composer for film and video games based in Los Angeles, known for his dramatic orchestral scores to films and video games. His scoring credits include the film Winter Lockdown, Award of Excellence winner for Best Original Score at the 2022 Depth of Field International Film Festival, and The Message, Award of Exceptional Merit winner for Original Score at the 2021 Depth of Field International Film Festival, as well as a nomination for Best Film Score at the 2020 MLC Awards. His score to the dramatic film A Life Within combined a dramatic sensibility with a touch of suspense.
Mike created an eerie, intense and otherworldly score to the sci-fi thriller Nation of the Third Eye: Dark Files, an Official Selection for the 2020 Golden State Film Festival. He also provided additional music to the comedy/horror film Possessed and the comedy film Numbers. His game credits include music for the adventure game The Great Bleaching and music, as well as sound effects, for the games Trader Joes and Monster Slumber.
As a longtime teammate of the composer Evan Evans, Mike contributed to over a dozen feature films and television projects, including The Perception featuring Eric Roberts, Senior Entourage starring Ed Asner, My Brother's Keeper" starring Joey Lawrence, and the Amazon mini-series Backlash. Mike has performed extensively as a multi-instrumentalist, having played saxophone, flute, clarinet and bassoon with jazz ensembles, orchestras, musical theatre and rock groups. He regularly performed at the iconic Los Angeles swing club The Derby with The Swingin' Sophisticates, as well as running his own small jazz group The Jazz Collective. Prior to moving to Los Angeles he worked for Carnival Cruise Lines as a showband musician, where performed with visiting artists like singer/flamenco guitarist Charo, singer/guitarist Trini Lopez, and entertainer John Davidson. He lives in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles with his wife, son Miles (named after the legendary trumpet player) and dog, and when not working loves to be out in nature.
Mike created an eerie, intense and otherworldly score to the sci-fi thriller Nation of the Third Eye: Dark Files, an Official Selection for the 2020 Golden State Film Festival. He also provided additional music to the comedy/horror film Possessed and the comedy film Numbers. His game credits include music for the adventure game The Great Bleaching and music, as well as sound effects, for the games Trader Joes and Monster Slumber.
As a longtime teammate of the composer Evan Evans, Mike contributed to over a dozen feature films and television projects, including The Perception featuring Eric Roberts, Senior Entourage starring Ed Asner, My Brother's Keeper" starring Joey Lawrence, and the Amazon mini-series Backlash. Mike has performed extensively as a multi-instrumentalist, having played saxophone, flute, clarinet and bassoon with jazz ensembles, orchestras, musical theatre and rock groups. He regularly performed at the iconic Los Angeles swing club The Derby with The Swingin' Sophisticates, as well as running his own small jazz group The Jazz Collective. Prior to moving to Los Angeles he worked for Carnival Cruise Lines as a showband musician, where performed with visiting artists like singer/flamenco guitarist Charo, singer/guitarist Trini Lopez, and entertainer John Davidson. He lives in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles with his wife, son Miles (named after the legendary trumpet player) and dog, and when not working loves to be out in nature.
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