Mike Higham

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Mike Higham
Genres Film score, pop
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • audio engineer
  • sound editor
  • music editor
  • music supervisor
  • composer
Years active1992–present

Michael John Higham (born 25 April 1970) is a British sound editor, record producer, audio engineer, and composer known for his work in film and television. [1] He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special for his work on the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.

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Career

Higham began his career as a recording engineer for producer Trevor Horn, and worked with artists like Seal, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton, and Sting. [2] Since the late 1990s, he has worked primarily as a music editor and supervisor for feature films; including High Fidelity, Bridget Jones's Diary, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Captain Phillips, and Edge of Tomorrow . [3] He was co-composer on the Tim Burton 2016 film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, substituting for Burton's usual collaborator Danny Elfman. [4] [5]

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References

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  3. "Mike Higham | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  4. "MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN – Mike Higham and Matthew Margeson". MOVIE MUSIC UK. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. "Michael Higham discography". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 8 February 2018.