Michael Frankenberger is an Austrian film composer and classical artist, known for his work on Kennedy (History Channel / Hulu), Mind over Matter (Servus TV | Composer & Producer), Stable (BBC | Main Theme by Lorne Balfe), We Shall Not Die Now (Heartland International Film Festival Award Winner | Main Theme by Benjamin Wallfisch), and Bang on Time (Red Bull). Alongside his work in film and television, Michael has established an international audience as a contemporary classical artist, with his original music surpassing 42 million streams on Spotify. In recognition of his artistic achievements, he was named to the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2020.

Michael spent several years working alongside Grammy Award-winning composer Lorne Balfe, writing and arranging additional music for major international film and television productions. His credits include Gran Turismo, Steven Spielberg’s Primetime Emmy-nominated Life on Our Planet (Netflix), its follow-up series The Dinosaurs (Netflix), His Dark Materials (HBO/BBC), Man vs. Bee (Netflix), The War Between the Land and the Sea (BBC/Disney) and Michael Bay’s We Are Storror. Through his work with 14th Street Music, founded by Lorne Balfe and Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer, Michael contributed to more than a dozen productions spanning feature films and over 65 episodes of television. He has also written and arranged additional music for composers including Andrew Kawczynski, Kevin Matley, Taran Mitchell, Alfie Godfrey, and Shashwat Sachdev. Earlier in his career, he completed an internship at Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions in Los Angeles.

The eight-part documentary series Kennedy marked Michael’s third collaboration with director and composer Ashton Gleckman. Narrated by Emmy Award winner Peter Coyote, the series explores the life and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. It premiered on the History Channel in 2023 and was subsequently released on Hulu. More recently, Michael composed the score for Mind over Matter, a two-part documentary for Servus TV, which also marked his debut as a producer. His score earned him a nomination at the 2026 Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) for Original Score – Documentary Series (TV/Digital).

Michael’s work extends beyond the screen to concert music and commissioned compositions. He has written music for acclaimed percussionist Christoph Sietzen and The Wave Quartet, with his work featured at the Brucknerhaus Linz in collaboration with the DIALOGE Festival of the Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg. At just 17, one of his earliest compositions was selected as the official musical theme for Salzburg’s 200th anniversary of becoming part of Austria in 2016. His piano composition Revelation was also prominently featured in Mélanie Laurent’s Amazon Prime film Libre.

A Voting Member of the Recording Academy, Michael holds bachelor degrees in Composition and Music Theory from Mozarteum University Salzburg. Before pursuing his career as a composer, he performed internationally as a classical accordionist, appearing in numerous concerts and winning several international competitions.