Michael Curran is a composer and sound designer who has worked in the game industry for more than 20 years. His sound design and composition work has earned several awards, including IFMCA Best Original Score, and ASCAP Composer’s Award Nomination for Beyond Earth OST. His original music for Civilization V has been performed by orchestras worldwide as part of the PLAY! A Video Game Symphony world tour. His most recent work, Ara History Untold, was released in 2024.

He is founder of Mid-Atlantic Game Composers. Created to bring together local composers and musicians who are interested in, or who have participated in the creation of game music in the Mid-Atlantic region. Their first concert is planned for June of 2026.