Original Music for Film, Games, Ads and Visual Stories

Compose The Story

Michael J. Battle composes cinematic instrumental music for creative projects that need emotion, atmosphere, and a memorable musical voice.


From film scenes and video games to commercials, apps, trailers, press kits, and author projects, Michael writes music that supports the story, strengthens the mood, and helps the audience feel what words and visuals alone cannot fully express.

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Original Music for Film, Games, Ads and Visual Stories

Compose The Story

Michael J. Battle composes cinematic instrumental music for creative projects that need emotion, atmosphere, and a memorable musical voice.


From film scenes and video games to commercials, apps, trailers, press kits, and author projects, Michael writes music that supports the story, strengthens the mood, and helps the audience feel what words and visuals alone cannot fully express.

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Listen to the Work

Explore examples of Michael’s composition work, including personalized pieces and music written for visual stories and creative projects.

Music That Serves the Story

The right music does more than fill silence. It shapes how a scene feels.


A score can create tension, tenderness, wonder, movement, peace, suspense, or resolution. It can give a character a theme, make a moment feel bigger, or add emotional depth to a story without saying a word.


Michael approaches each project with the goal of writing music that belongs to the story — not just music that sits behind it.

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Music That Serves the Story

The right music does more than fill silence. It shapes how a scene feels.


A score can create tension, tenderness, wonder, movement, peace, suspense, or resolution. It can give a character a theme, make a moment feel bigger, or add emotional depth to a story without saying a word.


Michael approaches each project with the goal of writing music that belongs to the story — not just music that sits behind it.

DISCUSS A PROJECT →

Composing For

Film & Short Film

Original themes, cues, and score elements designed around story, character, pacing, and emotion.

Games & Interactive Media

Music that supports atmosphere, movement, world-building, and player experience.

Commercials & Brand Videos

Custom music for ads, promotional videos, product stories, and campaign content.

Apps & Digital Experiences

Original music for guided experiences, interactive products, educational tools, and creative applications.

Trailers, Press Kits & Author Projects

Cinematic music for promotional media, book trailers, launch videos, and story-driven presentations.

Why Work With a Human Composer?

Stock music can be useful. AI-generated music can be fast. But a custom score is different.


A human composer can respond to the story, the characters, the timing, the emotional subtext, and the creative intent behind the project. Michael writes with those details in mind, creating music that feels connected to the work rather than placed on top of it.


The goal is not just to make something sound good. The goal is to make the project feel right.

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Why Work With a Human Composer?

Stock music can be useful. AI-generated music can be fast. But a custom score is different.


A human composer can respond to the story, the characters, the timing, the emotional subtext, and the creative intent behind the project. Michael writes with those details in mind, creating music that feels connected to the work rather than placed on top of it.


The goal is not just to make something sound good. The goal is to make the project feel right.

DISCUSS A PROJECT →

A Collaborative Composition Process

1. Discover

Align on the story, audience, tone, and emotional arc behind the project.

2. Theme

Explore melodies, motifs, and ideas to find the right musical direction.

3. Compose

Build the score with instrumentation, arrangement, pacing, and feeling.

4. Refine

Review, adjust, and finalize the music to support the creative vision.

Listen to Composition Samples

Explore selected works from Michael’s composition portfolio, including cinematic pieces, visual media samples, and original instrumental music.

Let’s Talk About the Music Your Project Needs

Whether you already have a finished cut, a rough scene, a script, a concept, or only a feeling you want to capture, Michael can help shape the musical direction from there.

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Let’s Talk About the Music Your Project Needs

Whether you already have a finished cut, a rough scene, a script, a concept, or only a feeling you want to capture, Michael can help shape the musical direction from there.

DISCUSS A PROJECT →

“Michael has a gift for turning story and emotion into music. His composition added a depth and atmosphere that made the project feel more complete, more personal, and more alive.”

– Derrick Smythe, Author, The Other Magic

Start a Project Conversation

To get started, please call (315) 269-3882, e-mail Michael@MichaelJBattle.com, or fill out the form below.

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A Song Written Just for Them

Celebrate someone you love with a personalized composition created around their name, story, and the emotion behind the gift. Michael transforms meaningful details into an original piano piece designed to feel personal, timeless, and entirely one of a kind.

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“Michael has a gift for turning story and emotion into music. His composition added a depth and atmosphere that made the project feel more complete, more personal, and more alive.”

– Derrick Smythe, Author, The Other Magic

A Song Written Just for Them

Celebrate someone you love with a personalized composition created around their name, story, and the emotion behind the gift. Michael transforms meaningful details into an original piano piece designed to feel personal, timeless, and entirely one of a kind.

LEARN MORE →
FOUR YEAR RECIPIENT OF THE CURRAN SCHOLARSHIP

2ND PLACE RECIPIENT OF THE UTICA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA YOUTH COMPETITION

1ST PLACE RECIPIENT OF THE BARBARA MICALE PIANO SCHOLARSHIP HELD BY ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

1ST PLACE RECIPIENT OF THE STUDENTS HONORS AWARD HELD BY ONONDAGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS "STUDENT OF NOTE" AWARD FROM THE CIVIC MORNING MUSICALS OF SYRACUSE

RECORDING ARTIST. DEBUT ALBUM "CHOPIN AFTER MIDNIGHT" EARNED A THREE-WEEK #9 POSITION ON THE CLASSICAL BILLBOARD CHART NATIONWIDE
DIPLOMA DEGREE IN PIANO PERFORMANCE, ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC (ABRSM)

EXTENSIVE MUSIC THEORY & AURAL EXAMS COMPLETED (ABRSM)

CERTIFIED "PROFESSIONAL KEYBOARD COUNSELLOR" OF KAWAI PIANO'S BY KAWAI KEYBOARD ACADEMY  

AWARDED "BEST PERFORMANCE IN GROUP" BY KAWAI KEYBOARD ACADEMY 

CO-FOUNDER OF "BATTLE FOR A CURE" (B4AC). NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER THROUGH MUSIC.