Manhattan Composer Michael Keck has a passion for theatre and film, working in numerous genres, including World Music. His compositions abound in theatrical productions around the world, including The Kennedy Center, Mark Taper Forum, Arena Stage, The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Barbican Center, and Bristol Old Vic. Michael appears in Film and TV: 43 Days, Seeing Art, Peoples Of America, African Americans of Achievement, and Holidays For Children. Excelling in African, Middle-Eastern and Jewish music, Michael's tracks are always lyrical and memorable.
Michael Keck's song "Aaminah Lady of Peace" is the winner of our Editor's Choice Award for April 2012. This song is gifted with one of the most exotic and masterful female vocal performances we have ever heard, utilizing an unusual warbling vibrato vocal technique.
Michael's love for the theatre, combined with his originality in composing contemporary music with flair, has made him a most popular guy around the world. In addition to the stage productions above, Michael has composed music for the Cincinnati Playhouse, The Alliance, Milwaukee Repertory, Indiana Repertory, Portland Center Stage, and many other American theaters, plus The National Theater of Croatia.
Whether you are producing a documentary, feature-length film, TV commercial, fashion runway, industrial promo, theatre production or art installation, Michael's music will nail it for you. He can conjure up music that is perfect for action thrillers, espionage, romance, a shamanic dance, a bar mitzvah, or a bone-chilling CSI murder episode. Did we forget to mention that "Versatility" is his middle name?
Tribal Fusion is a mesmerizing instrumental creating an atmosphere that is both mysterious and celebratory. The music features a combination of chanting voices, a captivating guitar, and the rhythmic pulse of a bata drum's tribal and primal energy to the composition,, Humming, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
"Ancient Echoes" is a captivating instrumental music track that draws upon a rich tapestry of diverse sounds and evokes a sense of deep-rooted spirituality and connection to the past. The composition seamlessly weaves together elements from various cultures and musical traditions. Vocal Samples, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
Haunting melodies and sizzling rhythms evoke images of Mumbai Harbor, Himalayan peaks, Taj Mahal or Indian Ocean. A vibrant title and underscore score for documentary, TV film, food and travel productions. Instrumental, World Music, Indian World Fusion
A beautiful gong opens this haunting elegant, uplifting track with an exciting ethnic feel. Featuring Ney flutes and exotic rhythms this track is great for film and underscore for nature, wildlife, world travel, documentaries travel or corporate events. Humming, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
This evocative and beautiful male singing and chanting to rhythmic percussion is perfect for anasheed productions. Excellent dreamy atmospheric background music for restaurants commercials documentary, travel, hotels desert scenes or exotic cinematic productions, Male Vocals, Middle East, Anasheed Contemporary
Erotic Belly Dancers circle about the Hookahs. Male vocals chant with the Oud and Clarinet. Intrigue, mysterious haunting and edgy in the market place with vendors and customers trading goods on the streets in the market place. For TV Film Documentary, travel, food shows, and commercial productions, Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
Beautiful ethereal, with a sense of wonder featuring the gentle magic of African flute, delicate bells. Mystical relaxed tabla rhythm. World cultural travel documentary, meditation spa Yoga. Film, restaurant, commercial, cooking show, travel agency promo, Instrumental, New Age, Meditation
Sensual and dreamy, this rhythmic Ethnic fusion, featuring deep marimba, Tablas, temple blocks, flutes, Djembe and Oud evokes the influence the Middle East and Africa for TV Film Fragrances. Alluring exotic and romantic. Safari love affair, travel, flashbacks, intrigue and mystery. Serengeti nights, Instrumental, World Music, African World Fusion
Quiet dark and brooding, evocative of a misty landscape from the Middle East to the Sahara, North Africa, and beyond. Great underscore for global themed productions, TV, Film, Documentary, Commercial, narration. Action thriller espionage aftermath. Lost lonely haunting melody. Emotional & passionate, Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
