Sound
Michael Penn
Born August 1, 1958 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Michael Daniel Penn (born August 1, 1958) is an American musician, singer, composer, and occasional actor. Perhaps best known for his Top 40 hit single "No Myth", released in November 1989 - and featured in Amy Heckerling's 2000 romantic comedy Loser - Penn has primarily worked as a film composer. He has married to fellow 80's hitmaker Aimee Mann, of the band 'Til Tuesday.
Known for
7.6 TMDB
Boogie Nights
Nick the Engineer, Original Music Composer
6.8 TMDB
Hard Eight
Original Music Composer
6.6 TMDB
Sunshine Cleaning
Original Music Composer
7.8 TMDB
Good Girls
Original Music Composer
6.7 TMDB
Barefoot
Original Music Composer
6.9 TMDB
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
6.8 TMDB
Carrie Pilby
Original Music Composer
7.1 TMDB
Masters of Sex
Original Music Composer
6.1 TMDB
The Last Kiss
Original Music Composer
5.9 TMDB
Solitary Man
Original Music Composer
5.6 TMDB
The Anniversary Party
Original Music Composer
5.8 TMDB
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
Original Music Composer
5.6 TMDB
Boundaries
Original Music Composer
6.6 TMDB
Hollywood Stargirl
Executive Music Producer
6.8 TMDB
That Evening Sun
Original Music Composer
6.4 TMDB
American Teen
Original Music Composer
5.1 TMDB
Skateland
Original Music Composer
5.4 TMDB
Melvin Goes to Dinner
Original Music Composer
7.9 TMDB
Pee-wee as Himself
Original Music Composer
7.1 TMDB
MTV Unplugged
Self
Filmography
- 2026The Voice Still Carries: The Aimee Mann StorySelf (archive footage)Movie
- 2025FairylandOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2025Pee-wee as HimselfOriginal Music ComposerSeries
- 2025I Love You ForeverOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2022Hollywood StargirlExecutive Music ProducerMovie
- 2019Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, FrankensteinOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2018BoundariesOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2018Good GirlsOriginal Music ComposerSeries
- 2017Carrie PilbyOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2014BarefootOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2013Masters of SexOriginal Music ComposerSeries
- 2011SkatelandOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2009That Evening SunOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2009The One Man BeatlesMovie
- 2009Solitary ManOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2009Sunshine CleaningOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2008American TeenOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2008LargoSelfMovie
- 2008MellodramaSelfMovie
- 2006The Last KissOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2003Melvin Goes to DinnerOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 2001The Anniversary PartyOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1997Boogie NightsNick the Engineer, Original Music ComposerMovie
- 1997Hard EightOriginal Music ComposerMovie
- 1996Pop-Up VideoSeries
- 1989MTV UnpluggedSelfSeries
- 1987Solitaire’s SanctuaryMusicMovie
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest, Self - Cameo (uncredited)Series
- —Programme 4Movie