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Guy Michelmore is an English film and television composer and former television news presenter.


Early life

Michelmore is the son of
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Cliff Michelmore Arthur Clifford Michelmore (11 December 1919 – 16 March 2016) was an English television presenter and producer. He is best known for the BBC television programme ''Tonight'', which he presented from 1957 to 1965. He also hosted the BBC's tel ...
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Jean Metcalfe Jean Metcalfe (2 March 1923 – 28 January 2000) was an English radio personality, radio broadcaster. Early life Jean Metcalfe was the eldest child of Guy Vivian Metcalfe, a railway clerk with the Southern Railway (UK), Southern Railway at ...
. His mother Jean was the presenter of ''
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''. His father Cliff was best known for the
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programme ''
Tonight Tonight may refer to: Television * ''Tonight'' (1957 TV programme), a 1957–1965 British current events television programme hosted by Cliff Michelmore that was broadcast on BBC * ''Tonight'' (1975 TV programme), a 1975–1979 British current ...
''. Cliff once interviewed himself, and asked whether either his son or daughter had shown any interest in television – Cliff answered by saying that ten-year-old Guy was "at that point where he is fascinated and interested in all things... even his father's job!" Michelmore was educated at the independent St John's School in
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, Surrey and Pembroke College, Oxford.


News presenter

Michelmore began reporting on
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'' before joining the
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Newsroom South East ''Newsroom South East'' was the BBC's regional news programme aired on BBC One in the South East. It was launched on Tuesday 28 March 1989 as the successor to ''London Plus'', the South East's previous news programme. In 1992, ''South Today'' ...
'' in 1993. He left the programme to be replaced by Tim Ewart from ITN. Michelmore famously spilt his drink all over himself and his desk before going into a live link on ''Newsroom South East''. The incident was shown on the BBC's ''
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show.


Composer

Michelmore is a composer of music for film and television. He is best known for his work with Eyewitness composing the main theme; and for
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which includes eight animated feature films and a number of TV series, including '' Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', '' Iron Man: Armoured Adventures'' and ''
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''. He scored the puppet feature film ''
Jackboots on Whitehall ''Jackboots on Whitehall'' (a.k.a. ''Nazi Invasion: Team Europe'') is a 2010 British adult animated/puppet satirical action comedy film set in an alternative history Second World War, in which Nazi Germany has seized London. The British must b ...
'' in 2010. His other work includes ''
The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, ...
'', ''
Growing Up Creepie ''Growing Up Creepie'' is an animated television series created by Anthony Gaud, Chris Woods, and Carin Greenberg, and produced by Mike Young Productions. In other countries, the series was simply titled ''Creepie''. The series premiered on Sept ...
'', for which he received an
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nomination, and scores for
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winner ''
Tutenstein ''Tutenstein'' is an American animated television series, produced by Porchlight Entertainment for Discovery Kids based on the comics by Jay Stephens. The series premiered on November 1, 2003 and ended on October 11, 2008. It features young mumm ...
'', ''The Woodlies'', ''The DaVincibles'', amongst others. He worked extensively scoring natural history films and was nominated for an
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Award for his score to "The Queen of Trees" for the ''
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'' series on
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.


Selected filmography


Film

*'' Thor: Tales of Asgard'' – 2011 direct-to-video animated film *''The Commuter'' – 2010 short film *''
Jackboots on Whitehall ''Jackboots on Whitehall'' (a.k.a. ''Nazi Invasion: Team Europe'') is a 2010 British adult animated/puppet satirical action comedy film set in an alternative history Second World War, in which Nazi Germany has seized London. The British must b ...
'' – 2010 puppet film *''
Planet Hulk "Planet Hulk" is a Marvel Comics storyline that ran primarily through issues of ''The Incredible Hulk'' starting in 2006. Written by Greg Pak, it dealt with the Marvel heroes' decision to send the Hulk away, his acclimation to and conquest of the ...
'' – 2010 direct-to-video animated film *''
Beyond the Pole ''Beyond the Pole'' is a 2009 British mockumentary adapted from the cult BBC radio series of the same name. It received its UK cinema release in 2010. Directed and produced by David L. Williams ''Beyond the Pole'' was shot on floating sea ice ...
'' – 2009 film *''
Hulk Vs ''Marvel Animated Features'' (''MAF'') is a series of the first eight direct-to-video animated superhero films made by MLG Productions, a joint venture between Marvel Studios (later Marvel Animation) and Lions Gate Entertainment. History In ...
'' – 2009 direct-to-video animated release *'' Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow'' – 2008 direct-to-video animated film *'' Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme'' – 2007 direct-to-video animated film *'' The Invincible Iron Man'' – 2007 direct-to-video animated film *''
Ultimate Avengers ''Marvel Animated Features'' (''MAF'') is a series of the first eight direct-to-video animated superhero films made by MLG Productions, a joint venture between Marvel Studios (later Marvel Animation) and Lions Gate Entertainment. History In ...
'' – 2006 direct-to-video animated film *''
Ultimate Avengers 2 ''Marvel Animated Features'' (''MAF'') is a series of the first eight direct-to-video animated superhero films made by MLG Productions, a joint venture between Marvel Studios (later Marvel Animation) and Lions Gate Entertainment. History In ...
'' – 2006 direct-to-video animated film *''Voices Inside'' – 2005 short film *'' Frozen'' – 2005 film *''Mavis and the Mermaid'' – 2004 short film *''Flyfishing'' – 2002 film *''Hellion'' – 2001 short film *''
Distant Shadow ''Distant Shadow'' is a 1999 film. A thriller made in the UK, it is 100 minutes in length and was directed by Howard J. Ford. Plot summary Michelle witnesses the brutal murder of her mother while she is a four-year-old child. Sixteen years la ...
'' – 2000 film *''The Killing Zone'' – 1999 film *''
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'' – 1998 short film *''Phoenix'' – 1997 short film


Television

*''The Woodlies'' – 2012 animated TV series *''The DaVincibles'' – 2011 animated TV series *'' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' – 2010 animated TV series *''
The Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, ...
'' – 2010 animated TV series *'' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' – 2009 animated TV series *''
The Super Hero Squad Show ''The Super Hero Squad Show'' is an American superhero animated series produced by Marvel Animation. It is based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad action figure line from Hasbro, which portray the Avengers, the X-Men, and various other characters o ...
'' – 2009 animated TV series *''Me, Robot'' – 2009 ''
Cosmic Quantum Ray ''Cosmic Quantum Ray'' is a CGI- animated television series. The series premiered in the United States on November 5, 2007 on Animania HD, then in 2009 in Germany on KI.KA, and then later on October 10, 2010 on The Hub (later in 2014 became D ...
'' animated TV episode *''
A Martian Christmas ''A Martian Christmas'' is a Mexican-American sci-fi Christmas animated film, released direct-to-video on November 11, 2009. The film was produced by Ánima Estudios and Porchlight Entertainment. The film was directed by José Alejandro García Mu ...
'' – 2008 animated TV film *''Growing Up Creepie'' – 2006 animated TV series *''The Queen of Trees'' – 2005 ''
Natural World ''Natural World'' is a strand of British wildlife documentary programmes broadcast on BBC Two and BBC Two HD and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history series. It is the longest-running documentary in its genre on British televis ...
'' (2006 ''Nature'') TV episode *''Roman Vice'' – 2005 TV film *''Time Machine'' – 2004 TV series *''Di's Guys'' – 2004 TV mini-series *''
Tutenstein ''Tutenstein'' is an American animated television series, produced by Porchlight Entertainment for Discovery Kids based on the comics by Jay Stephens. The series premiered on November 1, 2003 and ended on October 11, 2008. It features young mumm ...
'' – 2003 animated TV series *''
Cousins Most generally, in the lineal kinship system used in the English-speaking world, a cousin is a type of familial relationship in which two relatives are two or more familial generations away from their most recent common ancestor. Commonly, " ...
'' – 2000 TV series *''Tale of the Tides: The Hyaena and the Mudskipper'' – 1998 TV film *''Africa's Paradise of Thorns'' – 1997 TV film *''Robin Hood: Outlaw of the Forest'' – 1995 ''
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'' TV episode *'' Eyewitness'' – 1994 TV series


Training courses

Michelmore is CEO and founding member of the online education provider ThinkSpace Education, which trains composers for jobs in music for visual media. ThinkSpace Education was the world's first online postgraduate degree provider in composition for film, games and television. ThinkSpace Education's YouTube channel is hosted by Michelmore, where he performs scoring demonstrations and teaches compositional techniques.


References


External links

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Deepwater Blue
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