"Extraordinary music accents the tension... a stroke of shining craftsmanship."

"Michael Jay's music contributed mightily to conjuring up the 17th Century...

    All in all, splendid."

"Perhaps the most memorable aspects are the multi-directional music and sound            

    effects. They're brilliantly conceived and the sound is first rate."

"Michael Jay's swirling background music is indispensable."

"The music is crucial to the intense sense of time, place and mood that gives this

    production its power."

"The music is full of light and shadow."

"Michael Jay has done a masterful job of integrating a powerful musical

    soundtrack, music so appropriate that one is deeply affected by it."

"The music sings with magic."

“Subtle, haunting, enchanting music.”

"The score melds into the overall picture like melted butter into a cake batter."

Michael Jay began his composing career with scores for theatre as Composer In Residence for New York’s Colonnades Theatre Lab. There he pioneered the use of live multitrack playback, providing real-time remixing that allowed the music to follow the actors. Such scores, including one for Moliere In Spite of Himself (with a production starring Richard Kiley), also featured elaborate surround sound designs with up to 12 speaker locations. Other productions include national tours of Tallulah starring Kathleen Turner and Cyrano starring John Cullum, plus productions at The Actor’s Studio.

After studying orchestration at Julliard’s extension school, Michael went on to compose music for PBS, CBS, AT&T, Unisys, Prudential, LL Bean, E Channel and the short film Peacemaker. He also composed a new orchestral signature theme for DTS home entertainment.

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