Michael Bitton (The Burning Girls) is a composer born in and currently working from Los Angeles, CA.

Michael began his career working as part of acclaimed composer Lorne Balfe’s team at Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control Productions. There he worked on blockbuster films such as Top Gun: Maverick, Black Widow, and Bad Boys for Life and has contributed additional music and additional arrangements for television series such as His Dark Materials (HBO), Dopesick (Hulu), Life on Our Planet (Netflix), and The Wheel of Time (Amazon). Michael’s role in The Wheel of Time did not stop at writing music - Michael is the sole lyricist for the first three seasons of the show, working with Linguist Naomi Todd to craft lyrics into the unique language of the series’ universe, Old tongue, and has contributed vocals and bowed guitar throughout the series. In 2023 Michael composed the music for Paramount’s The Burning Girls alongside Lorne Balfe and is currently slated as composer for the upcoming comedy Harry and the Mutant Mid-Century Furniture.

Michael also produces an eclectic assortment of electronic music and is interested in exploring the applications of synthesis and non-traditional creative techniques in scoring.