Michael James Owen Pallett (born September 7, 1979) is a composer, violinist, and singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and winner of the inaugural Polaris Music Prize. Pallett is best known as the principal member of the band formally known as Owen Pallett, formerly "Final Fantasy", which is essentially a solo project, although Leon Taheny is also credited as drummer and engineer. The name Final Fantasy was a tribute to the well-known video game series, of which Pallett is a fan. Pallett is to retire the name Final Fantasy with the release of Heartland