Michael Hodges (producer)

Michael Hodges
Michael Hodges at Grammys P&E Red Carpet 2013
Background information
Birth name	Michael E Hodges
Born	Little Rock, AR, US
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee
Genres	pop pop rock acoustic rock alternative rock hip hop adult contemporary television
Occupation(s)	singer-songwriter, record producer, composer, musician
Instrument(s)	vocals guitar piano keyboards
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Epic ASG Sony Universal
Website	sleepinggiant.media

Michael Hodges is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, composer, executive music producer and music executive best known for his work in music for film and television most notably on The Garfield Movie (2024), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Point Break (2015), The Expanse (2015–2020) and Pete the Cat (2017–present). He has received three Grammy nominations for his work as a songwriter and producer. In 2017, Hodges was an executive music producer on Blade Runner 2049, produced the Blade Runner 2049 soundtrack and co-wrote and produced the only original song on the album "Almost Human" performed by Lauren Daigle.^[1] In October 2017, Hodges signed on as executive music producer and co-composer of the Amazon Original Series Pete the Cat^[2]. In 2018, The Blade Runner 2049 Soundtrack, co-produced by Hodges, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. The album debuted at No. 1 in the "Billboard" Soundtrack Sales Charts and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music at the 71st British Academy Film Awards.^{[3] [4] [5]} In 2023, it was announced that Hodges would be an Executive Producer of "Hey AJ", a new Disney series expected to release in 2025. ^[6] In 2023-2024, Hodges was the Executive Music Producer for The Garfield Movie. He co-wrote and produced the 10 song soundtrack album which include his works with Jon Batiste, Keith Urban, Snoop Dogg and Calum Scott.^[7]