michael raye

table for two

Table for Two is an award winning short that was directed by Tom Logan with music by Michael Raye… The movie was released August 9th 2023 and has won Best Thriller at the L.A. Jorjezian Film Awards, Best Director at the Hawaii International Film Awards (2023), the New Orleans International Film Festival (2024), the Athens International Art Film Festival (2024 – Semi-Finalist), Best Short Film at the International Black & Diversity Film Festival (2024), Best Picture at the San Francisco Arthouse Festival (2023 – Semi-Finalist), Best Picture Short Film at the New Orleans International Film Festival (2023), and many other awards at other film festivals…

after saturn

the music for “after saturn” was created by my collaborator pru montin and myself, and we were nominated for best original score at the st. kilda’s film festival in 2021…

mission statement

i wake up wanting to make the world a better place, so i use the vibrations of music to lift the world and its people. music has the power to transcend the many challenges and adversities life offers. it carries us somewhere else, helps us dream, causes elated feelings, and delivers us to memories of smells, scenes, or images from our past. it can lead us to a new way of seeing or perceiving things that we have never considered before. music makes us dance, evokes good times, and pulls us out of the doldrums. that is why i create music–to offer a bridge for people to cross.

i remember years ago, a friend introduced me to a song called “las vegas” by an artist that i really liked. her name was rikki lee jones, and i listened to this song incessantly as it became #1 on my car playlist… i was singing the the title “las vegas” over and over again, almost like a chant. after a few months, by some magical providence i received a job offer to conduct a show on the strip in las vegas. i ended up moving to that city and conducting that show for over a year. the song empowered an event that changed my life forever.

music is a powerful soundtrack for our lives. so i invite you to listen, purchase, and download all songs or compositions that speak to you. i’m also offering the soundtrack to your life customized songs. if you’d like to commemorate a special event (wedding, birthday valentine’s day, marriage proposal) uniquely, ask me. i will write, customize, and/or perform a song that is personal and speaks to you and your situation.

thank you for perusing my site, and i look forward to connecting with you musically soon…