Miguel is an extremely versatile composer working mainly in music for the moving image. His music has been broadcast on terrestrial television in the United Kingdom and at film festivals around the world.

He also teaches film composition at the Royal College of Music and at the Dartington International Summer School. He read music at York University and has a postgraduate degree in Music Design for Film and Television from Bournemouth University.

Recent works include the films Yellow Bird (Icarus Productions), The Goodbye Plane(Kewhaven Pictures), The Greek Man From Pakistan (Snakeheads Productions), Love After a Fashion (Powell Productions), the documentaries The First World Cup Remembered (FIFA/TWI), Galloper Jack (Coneyhurst Productions), Secrets of the Guillotine (Uden Associates/Five), and The Last Few (Corporate Film Company/Five,), a drama about the plight of refugees, ‘Fugee Girl (Vicarious Productions/Channel 4), and the animated shorts, Driving Kid (RCA/Yong Seek Oh), Sweet Smell of Roses(SIAD/Sandra Murta), and Last Best Friend (RCA, Steve Smith). Miguel's score for the film Moth (Amulet Films) is currently in the final stages post-prodcution.

Miguel also composes for theatre with recent work commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Regent’s Park Theatre, and the Webber Douglas Academy.

Miguel appears in a six-part documentary about film music, Music Behind the Scenes(CreaTVty/Channel 4) and is a member of BAFTA.