---
name: "Michael James"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-james-2046383"
fi1m_id: "michael-james-2046383"
tmdb_id: 2046383
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T11:14:38.593670+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 James

## Identity

Michael James

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-james-2046383
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-james-2046383
- **TMDB ID:** 2046383
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2046383

Composer.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Also known as:** Explosions in the Sky
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2046383

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*American Primeval*](https://film.one/tv/american-primeval.md) (58)

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## Biography

Michael James is an American musician and composer. He is a founding member of the post-rock band Explosions in the Sky, formed in Austin, Texas, in 1999, where he plays guitar, bass and keyboards alongside Chris Hrasky, Munaf Rayani and Mark Smith.

The band has composed original scores and contributed music to several films and television projects. These include *Friday Night Lights* (2004), *Lone Survivor* (2013), *Prince Avalanche* (2013), *Manglehorn* (2015) and the Netflix miniseries *American Primeval* (2025).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, filmmusic.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *American Primeval* (2025), Fi1m 58, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/american-primeval.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

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

- *American Primeval* (2025), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/american-primeval.md)
- *The Night Won't End* (2024), Music
- *Explosions in the Sky @ Capitol Theatre* (2017), Actor
- *Explosions in The Sky - Pitchfork Music Festival Paris 2016* (2016), Actor
- *Explosions in the Sky Live at NPR Front Row* (2016), Actor
- *Manglehorn* (2015), as Theme Song Performance
- *Lone Survivor* (2013), as Theme Song Performance

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