Draft:Michael Afanasyev

Michael Afanasyev
Michael Afanasyev
	Michael Afanasyev in 2020
Born	February 1, 1995 (age 30); Stavropol, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Occupation(s)	Composer, sound designer, music producer
Years active	2013–present
Awards	Clio Awards (Bronze, 2018)
Website	michaelafanasyev.com

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Comment: Looks like your references have some red "unknown parameter" errors. GoldRomean (talk) 04:56, 2 June 2025 (UTC)

Michael Afanasyev (рус. Михаил Афанасьев, born February 1, 1995, in Stavropol, Russia) is a Russian composer, sound designer, and music producer, best known for his work in film and video game music.^[1] He gained recognition primarily through the foundation of the Russian production music library Imagine Music.^[2] Currently lives in Los Angeles.

From 2020 to 2024, Michael Afanasyev curated the course “Music for Visual Media” at the Sound Design Institute,^[3] and taught music theory there as well.^[4] He was also a faculty member at the Moscow Film School.^[5]

In 2018, the premiere trailer for Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which included music composed by Michael Afanasyev,^[6] won a Bronze award at the Clio Entertainment Awards.^[7] In 2019, the trailer for the third season of Stranger Things, featuring his music, was also nominated for a Clio Award.

Filmography

Music for films and series

2013 — The Last Hunt (Последняя охота), feature film, dir. Alexander Karpov
2018 — God Exists, or Where Do Children Come From (Бог есть, или Откуда берутся дети), short film, dir. Guzel Sultanova
2019 — The Balkan Line (Балканский рубеж), feature film, dir. Andrey Volgin
2020 — Ice 2 (Лёд 2), feature film, dir. Zhora Kryzhovnikov
2021 — 8 Ways to Love (8 способов любить), TV series, dir. Hamlet Dulyan
2023 — Followers (Последователи), TV series, dir. Hamlet Dulyan
2023 — Abrek (Абрек), TV series, dir. Ivan Shurkhovetsky
2024 — One Life (Одна Жизнь), feature film, dir. Vladimir Borovoy
2024 — Multichildhood (Многодетство), TV series, dirs. Roman Samgin, Ekaterina Alikina
2024 — Four Quarters (Четыре Четверти), feature film, dir. Evgeniya Tirdatova
2024 — Fedya. The People's Footballer (Федя. Народный футболист), feature film, dir. Nikolay Akelkin
2025 — Red Silk (Красный шелк), feature film, dir. Andrey Volgin
Cancelled — We (Мы), feature film, dir. Hamlet Dulyan

Music for film promotions (trailers, teasers, TV spots) – selected

2017 — Attraction (Притяжение), dir. Fyodor Bondarchuk
2017 — The Last Warrior (Последний Богатырь), dir. Dmitry Dyachenko
2017 — Gogol. The Beginning (Гоголь. Начало), dir. Yegor Baranov
2018 — Coach (Тренер), dir. Danila Kozlovsky
2018 — Sicario: Day of the Soldado, dir. Stefano Sollima
2018 — Hoffmaniada (Гофманиада), animated film, dir. Stanislav Sokolov
2019 — The Mystery of Dragon Seal (Тайна Печати Дракона), dir. Oleg Stepchenko
2019 — Godzilla: King of the Monsters, dir. Michael Dougherty
2019 — Stranger Things (Season 3), dirs. The Duffer Brothers
2019 — The Ninth (Девятая), dir. Nikolay Khomeriki
2019 — Invasion (Вторжение), dir. Fyodor Bondarchuk
2020 — Ice 2 (Лёд 2), dir. Zhora Kryzhovnikov
2020 — The Last Warrior: Root of Evil (Последний Богатырь: Корень Зла), dir. Dmitry Dyachenko
2020 — Cosmoball (Вратарь Галактики), dir. Dzhanik Fayziev
2020 — Ratched, created by Ryan Murphy
2023 — All the Light We Cannot See, dir. Shawn Levy
2023 — 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, dir. Daniel Percival

Music and sound design for video games

2017 — Shadow Fight 3 (Android, iOS; Banzai Games) — sound design and promo music
2017 — 11x11 (Android, iOS; Nekki) — sound design and music
2017 — Astellia (Windows; Studio 8) — promo music
2018 — Heroes of the Storm (Windows, macOS; Blizzard Entertainment) — promo music
2020 — Shadow Fight Arena (Android, iOS; Banzai Games) — sound design
2021 — Spine (Android, iOS; Banzai Games) — sound design

External links

Official website

References

^ "Как писать музыку для Голливуда?". atvmedia.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
^ Синемафия. "Михаил Афанасьев: «Мы старательно завоевывали доверие российских кинокомпаний, и сейчас я могу смело сказать, что нам доверяют»". Синемафия (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
^ "Обучение звуковому дизайну и написанию музыки в Москве - Институт звукового дизайна". sounddesigninstitute.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
^ "Михаил Афанасьев: Как не попасть в петлю бесплатной работы и начать получать деньги". sounddesigninstitute.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
^ "Михаил Афанасьев". Московская школа кино (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
^ Ollie Barder. "What's Up With The New 'Godzilla: King Of The Monsters' Trailer Using Debussy's 'Clair De Lune'?". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
^ "Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Life". Clios. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

References

[1] "Как писать музыку для Голливуда?". atvmedia.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[2] Синемафия. "Михаил Афанасьев: «Мы старательно завоевывали доверие российских кинокомпаний, и сейчас я могу смело сказать, что нам доверяют»". Синемафия (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[3] "Обучение звуковому дизайну и написанию музыки в Москве - Институт звукового дизайна". sounddesigninstitute.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[4] "Михаил Афанасьев: Как не попасть в петлю бесплатной работы и начать получать деньги". sounddesigninstitute.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[5] "Михаил Афанасьев". Московская школа кино (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2020-10-26.

[6] Ollie Barder. "What's Up With The New 'Godzilla: King Of The Monsters' Trailer Using Debussy's 'Clair De Lune'?". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

[7] "Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Life". Clios. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2020-08-04.

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