---
name: "Michael Asante"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-asante"
fi1m_id: "michael-asante"
imdb_id: "nm4647621"
tmdb_id: 2991184
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T16:54:59.697168+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Asante

## Identity

Michael Asante

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-asante
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-asante
- **IMDb ID:** nm4647621
- **TMDB ID:** 2991184
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4647621/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2991184

Composer. Born in London.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Also known as:** Mikey J, Michael 'Mikey' J Asante
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4647621/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2991184

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Criminal Record*](https://film.one/tv/criminal-record.md) (81)
- **Disney+:** [*Kneecap*](https://film.one/film/kneecap.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael Asante, also credited as Mikey J or Michael 'Mikey' J Asante, is a British composer, producer and DJ. He co-founded the Olivier Award-winning hip-hop dance company Boy Blue in 2001, which is associate artists at the Barbican theatre, where he serves as a board member.

Asante received an MBE in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to hip-hop dance and music. He is an Honorary Fellow and Professor of electronic music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and a Governor at The Place theatre. He composes for film, television and theatre, and has worked with major-label artists.

His credits include the original scores for the film *Kneecap* (2024) and the series *Criminal Record* (2024). Other work includes *Top Boy* and *African Queens: Njinga*.

*Sources: imdb.com, outloudculture.com, filmmusicreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Criminal Record* (2024), Fi1m 81, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-record.md)
- *Kneecap* (2024), Fi1m 80, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/kneecap.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Kneecap* (2024), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/kneecap.md)
- *Criminal Record* (2024), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-record.md)
- *National Theatre Live: The Effect* (2024), Music
- *Free Your Mind: The Matrix Now* (2023), Music
- *Dancing Nation* (2021), series, Music, Choreographer, Creative Director

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/michael-asante