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- Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician and composer. A trumpeter and keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic.
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Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician and composer. A trumpeter and keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic. He is also a prolific and acclaimed composer of film scores, [1] [2] and has scored over 200 film and television productions since his debut in 1983.
As a performing artist, Mark has added his unique sound, melodic, moody, sexy and cool, to a wide variety of genres. He has graced the albums of such diverse artists as Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Ziggy Marley, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Chris Isaak, and Van Morrison.
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Born September 7, 1951, in New York, NY; son of Howard Fuller (a professor of humanities) and Patricia (a violinist; maiden name, Hammond) Isham; married Margaret Johnstone (a music publicist), May 24, 1986 (marriage ended); married Donna Linson, February 24, 1990. Education: Attended University of California, Santa Barbara; studied classical trump...
Film Work:
Horn player, The Secret Policeman's Other Ball,Almi Cinema 5, 1981. Musician, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman,Castle Hill, 1982. Musician, Never Cry Wolf,Buena Vista, 1983. Musician, The Times of Harvey Milk,New Yorker, 1984. Musician, Trouble in Mind,Island Alive, 1985. Musician, Made in Heaven,Lorimar, 1987. Song producer and musician, The Moderns,Alive Films, 1988. Song performer, title song, Cat Chaser,1989. Song performer, Everybody Wins,Orion, 1990. Band leader for Blue Danube and musicia...
Film Director:
The Cowboy and the Ballerina,1998.
Film Appearances:
Zeus, Made in Heaven,Lorimar, 1987.
Albums:
(With Art Lande) Rubisa Patrol,ECM, 1976. (With Lande) Desert Marauders,ECM, 1978. (With Van Morrison) Into the Music,Warner Bros., 1979. (With Morrison) Common One,Warner Bros., 1980. (With Morrison) Beautiful Vision,Warner Bros., 1980. (With Group 87) Group 87,Columbia, 1980. (With Morrison) Live at the Belfast Opera House,Mercury, 1983. (With Morrison) Inarticulate Speech of the Heart,Warner Bros., 1983. Vapor Drawings,Windham Hill, 1983. (With Group 87) A Career in Dada Processing,Capitol...
Videos:
The Steadfast Tin Soldier,Random House, 1987. Joni Mitchell: Painting with Words and Music,1998. The Hitcher—How Do These Movies Get Made?,Kinowelt Home Entertainment, 2003. "Moonlight Mile": A Journey to Screen,Buena Vista Home Video, 2003. The Sound of "Miracle," Buena Vista Home Video, 2004. The Making of "Miracle," Buena Vista Home Video, 2004.
Film Music:
Never Cry Wolf,Buena Vista, 1983. Mrs. Soffel,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1984. The Times of Harvey Milk,New Yorker, 1984. Additional music, Country,Buena Vista, 1984. Trouble in Mind,Island Alive, 1985. The Hitcher,American Film, 1986. Portraits of Anorexia,1986. Made in Heaven,Lorimar, 1987. Tibet (also known as Tibet—Widerstand des geistes), 1988. The Moderns,Alive Films, 1988. The Beast (also known as The Beast of War), Columbia, 1988. Title song, Cat Chaser,1989. Everybody Wins,Orion, 1990. Rev...
Songs Featured in Films:
"My Pander Bear," What Women Want,Paramount, 2000. The Princess Diaries,Buena Vista, 2001. "Foot Chase," Hot Fuzz,Rogue Pictures, 2007.
Screenplays:
The Cowboy and the Ballerina,1998.
Isham's compositions and his work as music producer and musician for motion pictureshave been recorded on numerous original soundtrack albums.
Books:
Contemporary Musicians,Volume 14, Gale, 1995.
Periodicals:
Downbeat,November, 1995, p. 30. Los Angeles,October, 1995, p. 74.
Electronic:
Mark Isham Official Site,http://www.isham.com/, May 18, 2007.
As a performing artist, Mark has added his unique sound, melodic, moody, sexy and cool, to a wide variety of genres. He has graced the albums of such diverse artists as Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Ziggy Marley, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Chris Isaak, and Van Morrison.
- September 7, 1951
Jun 17, 2005 · Composer Mark Isham has been composing film scores for over 20 years. In that time, he's tackled nearly every genre imaginable. From the tense horror of The Hitcher to the dramatic emotion in The Majestic; from the lush orchestra in A River Runs Through It to the seedy jazz of The Cooler.
From his days as one of the pioneering icons of electronic music to his current status as a world-renowned legendary film composer, Mark Isham continues to be one of the most prolific and provocative artists on the scene. His gift for creating unforgettable melodies and his love of fresh, innovative sonic palettes have earned Isham many awards including a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Clio, in addition to multiple Grammy, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his material both as a ...
Mark Isham (b. September 7, 1951, in New York) is an American trumpeter, synthesist and Academy Award-nominated composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic and film music. Isham studied classical music, but also became interested in jazz, rock, and pop music.
