- He wrote "Steal the Night" for the film Bloodsport (1988) after the producers, Mark DiSalle, Yoram Globus, and Menahem Golan could not secure the license for "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by "Tears for Fears." Bishop's song "Steal the Night" became an international cult hit, although it was never released on the movie soundtrack or elsewhere (until 2006 as a limited edition through RadiusArts).
- Michael Bishop's band "The Second Time" performed the music for the feature film "Wild in the Streets." Michael was the lead vocalist and arranger, along with his brother Harold Bishop on guitar. Together, the Bishop brothers arranged and recorded Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil's original songs for "Wild in the Streets," starring Shelley Winters, Richard Pryor, Christopher Jones, and Hal Holbrook. Michael Bishop performed the vocals for the musical numbers of the lead character Max, played by Christopher Jones.
- Michael Bishop is the only singer on a musical soundtrack recording with Tangerine Dream, aside from Jon Anderson from "Yes." In "Shy People" (1987) Bishop performed vocals with Tangerine Dream on the end title song "Shy People" and the "Goin' to Town" scene. Bishop and Barry Rudolph produced these two tracks for the film. Barry Rudolph is an award-winning engineer of albums and music for artists including Hall and Oates, Lynrd Skynyrd, and Enrique Iglesias.
- Brother of Harold Bishop.
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