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Michael Stearns

American composer
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Michael Stearns

Summary

Michael Stearns is a human[1]. Born in United States[2], he… he was born on October 16, 1948[3]. He worked as a composer[4] and film score composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Michael Stearns's place of birth was United States[2].
  • Michael Stearns was born on October 16, 1948[3].
  • Michael Stearns held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Michael Stearns's professions included composer[4].
  • Michael Stearns's professions included film score composer[5].
  • Michael Stearns was influenced by Jerry Goldsmith[8].
  • Michael Stearns was influenced by Maurice Jarre[9].
  • Michael Stearns was influenced by Lalo Schifrin[10].
  • Michael Stearns was influenced by Ennio Morricone[11].
  • Michael Stearns was influenced by John Williams[12].
  • Michael Stearns was influenced by Igor Stravinsky[13].
  • Michael Stearns is recorded as male[14].
  • Michael Stearns's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Michael Stearns's genre is ambient music[16].
  • Michael Stearns's family name is recorded as Stearns[17].
  • Michael Stearns's given name is recorded as Michael[18].
  • Michael Stearns's instrument is recorded as synthesizer[19].
  • Michael Stearns's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Michael Stearns's start of work period is recorded as 1970[21].
  • Michael Stearns's related category is recorded as Category:Films scored by Michael Stearns[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1948[25]

  • Genre(s): ambient, electronic, space ambient[26]

  • Community tags: ambient, electronic, space ambient[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d85b8725-81eb-4ce0-81c3-daf5cf4cb7b7[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Michael Stearns was born in United States[2]. He was born on October 16, 1948[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4] and film score composer[5].

Why It Matters

Michael Stearns ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month, #7,252 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

Where was Michael Stearns born?

Born in United States[2], Michael Stearns…

What did Michael Stearns do for work?

Michael Stearns worked as composer[4] and film score composer[5].

Related Entities

Alpha Elmer Bernstein Ennio Morricone Henry Mancini Igor Stravinsky Jerry Goldsmith John Barry John Williams Lalo Schifrin Maurice Jarre Michel Legrand United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Related category → Category:Films scored by Michael Stearns
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Given name → Michael
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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