Michael Frankenberger is a film composer and classical artist born in Salzburg (Austria), known for his work Kennedy (History Channel), Stable (BBC | Main Theme by Lorne Balfe), Salzburg. Eine Kunstgeschichte, We Shall Not Die Now (Main Theme by Benjamin Wallfisch), Bang on Time (RedBull) and his solo albums Love Letters, Healing & In Silentio. With more than 39.000.000 Streams on Spotify Michael counts to one of the most streamed young classical Artists. For his work Michael was rewarded with a placement in the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 List in 2020 powered by Forbes Dach.
The eight-part documentary series Kennedy, Michael´s third collaboration with director and composer Ashton Gleckman, explores the life and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. It premiered on History Channel and was later released on Hulu, quickly becoming one of the network´s standout programs of the year.
Michael has been writing and arranging additional music under Grammy-winner Lorne Balfe on over a dozen Projects including Gran Turismo, Steven Spielberg´s Primetime Emmy nominated Life on Our Planet (Netflix) His Dark Materials (HBO/BBC), Man Vs. Bee (Netflix) and Michael Bay´s We Are Storror. Having spent almost two years working with 14th Street Music, which was founded by Lorne Balfe and Oscar-Winner Hans Zimmer, Michael had the chance to gain a vast experience on various projects and styles in his early twenties on several films and over 60 Episodes of TV Series.
This led to writing additional Music for Ping-Pong: The Triumph and Yesteryear by Andew Kawczynski, Alexander: The Making of a God (Netflix) by Taran Mitchell and A Town Called Malice (Sky) by Alfie Godfrey. After working with 14th street Music, Michael continued to work with the Fragmented Music Team writing and arranging additional Music for Lorne´s Projects from time to time. Early on he also completed an internship at Hans Zimmer´s Remote Control Productions in Los Angeles in Summer 2018. In his early years, Michael performed at dozens of concerts and won several international competitions on the accordion. He then studied Composition (BA) and Music theory (BA) at the worldwide renowned University of Mozarteum in Salzburg.
His music has been licensed and screened by major TV stations such as Netflix, HBO, BBC, NBC, Fox Network, 3Sat, ORF and many more. Michael´s piano composition Revelation from one of his solo albums was prominently featured in Melanie Laurent´s Amazon Prime Film Libre. Laurent (known for her roles in Inglorious Basterds and Now you See Me) featured his music prominently into the film´s narrative. In 2022 he had the opportunity to be a speaker at TedX Salzburg talking about his work, creativity and much more.
