Biography
Mike Matessino is a writer, film historian and preservationist, with particular emphasis on the restoration of classic film music.
An accomplished music mixer and editor, he has produced and/or edited, mixed and mastered music for hundreds of soundtrack projects spanning nine decades including the Star Wars Trilogy, Poltergeist, Superman, Alien, The Goonies, Back to the Future, Home Alone, the Star Trek feature films and Empire of the Sun. Also among his credits are comprehensive box sets of Jerry Goldsmith's and Bernard Herrmann’s music for 20th Century-Fox and many scores from Hollywood's Golden Age including The Robe, Demetrius and the Gladiators, The Egyptian, David and Bathsheba and Ben-Hur. Several releases also feature Mike's extensively researched liner notes.
An accomplished music mixer and editor, he has produced and/or edited, mixed and mastered music for hundreds of soundtrack projects spanning nine decades. Currently he handles restorations and expansions for composer John Williams, with releases including The Star Wars trilogy, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Superman, Home Alone, The Fury, 1941, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Empire of the Sun and Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Projects for Amblin Entertainment include Poltergeist, Gremlins, The Goonies and the Back to the Future trilogy. Additionally he has worked on releases for many of the Star Trek feature films and numerous scores by Jerry Goldsmith. Also among his credits are comprehensive box sets of Jerry Goldsmith's and Bernard Herrmann’s music for 20th Century-Fox and many scores from Hollywood's Golden Age including The Robe, Demetrius and the Gladiators, The Egyptian, David and Bathsheba and Ben-Hur. Several releases also feature Mike's extensively researched liner notes.
A native of New York and graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Mike has also directed children's choirs and has taught music theory and voice training.