More excerpts and music from
SHAKESPEARE - THE TEMPEST, 12th NIGHT, AS YOU LIKE IT,
HAMLET, JULIUS CAESAR, PERICLES, HENRY IV, HENRY V
from THE TEMPEST with Christopher Plummer (Stratford, 2010)
FREEDOM - sung by Caliban, Stefano, and Trinculo
THE HARPIE - Ariel warns the conspirators - with Prospero's help
a new immersive production of THE TEMPEST featuring Michael's music was recently in Los Angeles (Spring/2023) -
click here for details - & program - and stay tuned for the upcoming graphic novel/animated version, coming soon -
Celebration of the CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER Memorial Stamp
HENRY IV - Los Angeles - featuring Tom Hanks (2018)
from HENRY IV, PARTS ONE AND TWO with Stacy Keach as Falstaff (Shakespeare Theatre Company, 2014)
montage/trailer
"Cast Away Care" - Falstaff sings his song, with Brad Bellamy as Bardolf
The Welsh Song - from HENRY IV-Part One - performed by Vanessa Sterling - lyrics adapted from anti war poetry of Hedd Wynn
"Sad truths in the production’s most haunting moment - wild and melancholy, the Welsh song acknowledges the deep hurt in the world that a victorious battle can only temporarily salve." (Washington Post)
Music video with score
Marina's song from PERICLES (Seattle, 1994)
Marina's song of recognition, sung by Alice Ripley (recorded 2006)
Welsh Song in performance
from HAMLET (New York, 2015)
Ophelia's songs from HAMLET, performed by Vanessa Sterling
Special Cup of Hemlock Podcast interview
special two-part interview
with Mackenzie Horner -
covering work with Shakespeare
including THE TEMPEST
with Christopher Plummer
12th NIGHT with Brian Dennehy
HENRY IV with Tom Hanks -
and THE WEB OPERA
from TWELFTH NIGHT (Stratford, 2011)
"The songs have been set to mind-blowing music." (Hamilton Spectator) - CD produced by Siegfried Meir - click here for more on 12TH NIGHT
TO THE DEVIL - Feste's song to Malvolio - Ben Carlson, with Tom Rooney
"COME AWAY DEATH brings the chill of mortality like an October breeze." (Toronto Star)
"THE WIND & THE RAIN" - finale - Ben Carlson and all; co-composed with Des McAnuff
TWELFTH NIGHT-Opening Credits/Overture - film of the Stratford Production
From HENRY V (Stratford, 2012)
TE DEUM - Slideshow/Trailer from HENRY V, featuring Sea Music and the Te Deum chorale
DEO GRATIAS ANGLIA, a setting of the Agincourt Carol, from HENRY V
MACBETH - graphic novel/animated adaptation - featuring Michael's music (2021-2)
ROMEO & JULIET (Arizona, 2015)
multi-media production directed by Kirsten Brandt - live score, featuring toy piano
AS YOU LIKE IT - Bravo special (Stratford Festival, 2010)
Songs composed by Justin Ellington; arrangements, music direction - Michael Roth
I've composed and/or worked on the sound and music for 17 of Shakespeare's 37 plays -
AS YOU LIKE IT (3), CYMBELINE, HAMLET, HENRY IV PART ONE & PART TWO (2), HENRY V,
MACBETH (3), MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, PERICLES, RICHARD III,
ROMEO & JULIET (4), TAMING OF THE SHREW (3), THE TEMPEST (2), TIMON OF ATHENS, TWELFTH NIGHT (2) -
(plus JULIUS CAESAR as part of the Al Pacino project)