In a way, the history of jazz's development is a small mirror of classical music's development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form.

He initially made a splash in America in the 1990s with the gritty thriller Internal Affairs that helped to revive the career of Richard Gere. In 2008 Figgis was called upon by Transport for London to help shoot a PIF entitled A Little Thought From Each of Us A Big Difference For Everyone encouraging more considerate behaviour on London's public transport systems which was then shown in London cinemas. Personal life
Figgis was born in Carlisle England and grew up in Africa.

Michael "Mike" Figgis (born 28 February 1948) is an English film director writer and composer.