Mihály Víg

Mihály Víg

Mihály Víg (born 1957, Budapest) is a Hungarian composer, poet, songwriter, guitarist, singer and actor.
Born into a family of musicians. He is the co-founder of bands Trabant (1980–1986) and Balaton (1979–present). Although the bands' songs were not officially released in the 1980s, they became underground hits. He composed film scores for the films of János Xantus, András Szirtes, Ildikó Szabó, Péter Müller Sziámi and Béla Tarr. He also plays the lead role - Irimiás - in the film Sátántangó. His score for the film The Turin Horse was nominated for the European Film Prize for Best Composer in 2011. He also appears in the cast of Gábor Fabricius' film Erasing Frank.

Awards

In 2003 he was awarded the Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend lovagkeresztje polgári tagozata (Knight of Cross from the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic).
In 2008 he was awarded the Film Composer of the Year prize at the EU XXL Film Festival in Vienna.