Mark Isham
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Mark Isham | |
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| Birth name | Mark Ware Isham |
| Born | September 7, 1951 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, electronic |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Trumpet, synthesizer |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | ECM, Windham Hill, Columbia, Virgin |
| Website | isham |
Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician. A trumpeter and synthesist, he works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic.[1][2] He is also a film composer, having worked on films and television series, including The Hitcher, Point Break, Of Mice and Men, Warrior, Nell, Blade, Crash, The lucky One and Once Upon a Time.
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Life and career[edit]
Isham was born in New York City, the son of Patricia (née Hammond), a violinist, and Howard Fuller Isham, a Professor of Humanities.[3]
His discography is extensive and varied, including participation with artists like Group 87, Art Lande, Pharoah Sanders, Van Morrison, David Torn, and sessions with people like Joni Mitchell, Terry Bozzio, Bill Bruford, XTC, and Doug Lunn.
Isham is a Scientologist.[4][5] He is married to Donna Isham.[5]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums and compilations[edit]
Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics[edit]
Other[edit]
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As sideman[edit]
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Contributions to soundtracks[edit]
1980s[edit]
- Never Cry Wolf (1983)
- The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
- Country (1984)
- Mrs. Soffel (1984)
- Portraits of Anorexia (1985)
- Trouble in Mind (1985)
- The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1985)
- The Hitcher (1986)
- Made in Heaven (1987)
- The Moderns (1988)
- The Beast (1988)
1990s[edit]
- Everybody Wins (1990)
- Tibet (1990)
- Love at Large (1990)
- Reversal of Fortune (1990)
- Mortal Thoughts (1991)
- Crooked Hearts (1991)
- Point Break (1991)
- Little Man Tate (1991)
- Billy Bathgate (1991)
- A Midnight Clear (1992)
- Sketch Artist (1992)
- Cool World (1992)
- A River Runs Through It (1992)
- The Public Eye (1992)
- Of Mice and Men (1992)
- Hawaii: Born in Paradise (1993)
- Nowhere to Run (1993)
- Fire in the Sky (1993)
- Made in America (1993)
- Short Cuts (1993)
- Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
- The Getaway (1994)
- The Browning Version (1994)
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
- Thumbelina (1994; with William Ross)
- Quiz Show (1994)
- Timecop (1994)
- Chicago Hope (1994)
- Nell (1994)
- Safe Passage (1994)
- Miami Rhapsody (1995)
- Waterworld (1995) (Rejected score)
- Losing Isaiah (1995)
- The Net (1995)
- Home for the Holidays (1995)
- Last Dance (1996)
- Gotti (1996)
- Fly Away Home (1996)
- Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
- EZ Streets (1996) (TV series theme and two episodes)
- Afterglow (1997)
- Kiss the Girls (1997)
- Michael Hayes (1997) (TV series theme)
- Nothing Sacred (1997) (TV series theme)
- The Defenders: Payback (1997)
- The Education of Little Tree (1997)
- The Defenders: Choice of Evils (1998)
- The Gingerbread Man (1998)
- From the Earth to the Moon (1998) (two episodes)
- Blade (1998)
- The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)
- Free Money (1998)
- The Blood Tide (1998)
- At First Sight (1999)
- Varsity Blues (1999)
- Breakfast of Champions (1999)
- October Sky (1999)
- Family Law (1999)
- Body Shots (1999)
- Galapagos (1999)
2000s[edit]
- Rules of Engagement (2000)
- Where the Money Is (2000)
- Trixie (2000)
- Men of Honor (2000)
- What Women Want (2000)
- From the Ground Up (2001)
- Save the Last Dance (2001)
- Life as a House (2001)
- Hardball (2001)
- Don't Say a Word (2001)
- The Majestic (2001)
- Impostor (2002)
- Moonlight Mile (2002)
- The Cooler (2003)
- Spartan (2004)
- Miracle (2004)
- Highwaymen (2004)
- Twisted (2004)
- Crash (2004)
- Racing Stripes (2005)
- Kicking & Screaming (2005)
- In Her Shoes (2005)
- Running Scared (2006)
- Eight Below (2006)
- Invincible (2006)
- Bobby (2006)
- The Black Dahlia (2006)
- Freedom Writers (2007)
- In the Valley of Elah (2007)
- Lions for Lambs (2007)
- Gracie (2007)
- Reservation Road (2007)
- No Reservations (2007)
- Next (2007)
- The Mist (2007)
- Pride and Glory (2008)
- The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (2008)
- The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
- Crossing Over (2009)
- Not Forgotten (2009)
- Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
- Fame (2009)
2010s[edit]
- The Crazies (2010)
- The Mechanic (2011)
- Dolphin Tale (2011)
- Once Upon a Time (2011–2018)
- Warrior (2011)
- The Factory (2012)
- The Lucky One (2012)
- Beauty and the Beast (2012) (theme and pilot score)
- The Conjuring (2013)
- The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete (2013)
- 42 (2013)
- Homefront (2013)
- Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013–2014)
- Beyond the Lights (2014)
- American Crime (2015)
- The Longest Ride (2015)
- Mr. Church (2016)
- Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
- The Accountant (2016)
- Fallen (2016)
- Dirty Dancing (2017)
- Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 (2017)
- Marvel's Cloak & Dagger (2018)
- Bolden (2019)
2020s[edit]
- Togo (2020)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Mark Isham Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Film Reference
- ^ Richardson, John M. (September 11, 1993). "The Scientology Church of Hollywood". The Globe and Mail. Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc.
- ^ a b Wright, Lawrence (February 14, 2011). "The Apostate: Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
- ^ Nickerson, Thomas (November 9, 2006). "The making of Army Strong". United States Army. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
External links[edit]
Categories:
- 1951 births
- American electronic musicians
- American film score composers
- American jazz composers
- American jazz trumpeters
- American male trumpeters
- American Scientologists
- American television composers
- Chamber jazz trumpeters
- ECM Records artists
- Emmy Award winners
- Grammy Award winners
- Jazz musicians from New York (state)
- Living people
- Male film score composers
- Male jazz composers
- Male television composers
- Musicians from New York City
- New-age synthesizer players
- Post-bop trumpeters
- Windham Hill Records artists
