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Mark Isham

Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician and film composer. A trumpeter and keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic.[1][2] He is also a film composer, having worked on numerous films and television series, including The Hitcher, Point Break, A River Runs Through It, Of Mice and Men, Warrior, Nell, Blade, Crash, The Black Dahlia, The Lucky One and Once Upon a Time.

Mark Isham
Birth nameMark Ware Isham
Born (1951-09-07) September 7, 1951 (age 71)
New York City, U.S.
GenresJazz, electronic, new age
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrument(s)Piano, keyboards, trumpet
Years active1976–present
LabelsECM, Windham Hill, Columbia, Virgin
Websiteisham.com
External image
Portrait of Mark Isham[3].

Isham acted as well in Made in Heaven by Alan Rudolph (1987) and directed The Cowboy and the Ballerina in 1998.

Life and career

Isham was born in New York City,[4] the son of Patricia (née Hammond), a violinist, and Howard Fuller Isham, a professor of humanities.[5]

His discography is extensive and varied, including participation with artists including David Sylvian, Group 87, Art Lande, Pharoah Sanders, Van Morrison, David Torn, and sessions with people like Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell, Terry Bozzio, Bill Bruford, XTC,[4] and Siouxsie Sioux.[6] His musical styles include crossover jazz, post-bop, ambient, progressive electronic, chamber jazz, and new age.[7]

Isham is a Scientologist.[8][9] He is married to Donna Isham.[9]

Discography

Contributions to soundtracks

Films

Year Title Director Notes
1983 Never Cry Wolf Carroll Ballard
1984 Country Richard Pearce
1984 Mrs. Soffel Gillian Armstrong
1985 Trouble in Mind Alan Rudolph
1986 The Making of Liberty Charles Guggenheim
1986 The Hitcher Robert Harmon
1987 Made in Heaven Alan Rudolph
1988 The Moderns Alan Rudolph
1988 The Beast Kevin Reynolds
1990 Everybody Wins Karel Reisz
1990 Love at Large Alan Rudolph
1990 Reversal of Fortune Barbet Schroeder
1991 Mortal Thoughts Alan Rudolph
1991 Crooked Hearts Michael Bortman
1991 Point Break Kathryn Bigelow
1991 Little Man Tate Jodie Foster
1991 Billy Bathgate Robert Benton
1992 A Midnight Clear Keith Gordon
1992 Sketch Artist Phedon Papamichael
1992 Cool World Ralph Bakshi
1992 A River Runs Through It Robert Redford Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score.
Nominated for an Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Music.
Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
1992 The Public Eye Howard Franklin
1992 Of Mice and Men Gary Sinise
1993 Nowhere to Run Robert Harmon
1993 Fire in the Sky Robert Liebarman Nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Music.
1993 Made in America Richard Benjamin
1993 Short Cuts Robert Altman
1993 Romeo Is Bleeding Peter Medak
1994 The Getaway Roger Donaldson
1994 The Browning Version Mike Figgis
1994 Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Alan Rudolph
1994 Quiz Show Robert Redford
1994 Timecop Peter Hyams
1994 Nell Michael Apted Nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Score - Motion Picture.
1994 Safe Passage Robert Allan Ackerman
1995 Miami Rhapsody David Frankel
1995 Waterworld Kevin Reynolds Rejected score
Replaced by James Newton Howard
1995 Losing Isaiah Stephen Gyllenhaal
1995 The Net Irwin Winkler
1995 Home for the Holidays Jodie Foster
1996 Last Dance Bruce Beresford
1996 Gotti Steve Shagan
1996 Fly Away Home Carroll Ballard
1996 Night Falls on Manhattan Sidney Lumet
1997 Afterglow Alan Rudolph
1997 Kiss the Girls Gary Fleder
1997 The Defenders: Payback Andy Wolk
1997 The Education of Little Tree Richard Friedenberg
1998 The Defenders: Choice of Evils Andy Wolk
1998 The Gingerbread Man Robert Altman
1998 Blade Stephen Norrington
1998 The Defenders: Taking the First Andy Wolk
1998 Free Money Yves Simoneau
1999 At First Sight Irwin Winkler
1999 Varsity Blues Brian Robbins
1999 Breakfast of Champions Alan Rudolph
1999 October Sky Joe Johnston
1999 Body Shots Michael Cristofer
2000 Rules of Engagement William Friedkin
2000 Where the Money Is Marek Kanievska
2000 Trixie Alan Rudolph
2000 Men of Honor George Tillman, Jr.
2001 Save the Last Dance Thomas Carter
2001 Life as a House Irwin Winkler
2001 Hardball Brian Robbins
2001 Don't Say a Word Gary Fleder
2001 The Majestic Frank Darabont
2002 Impostor Gary Fleder
2002 Moonlight Mile Brad Silberling
2003 The Cooler Wayne Kramer
2004 Spartan David Mamet
2004 Miracle Gavin O'Connor
2004 Highwaymen Robert Harmon
2004 Twisted Philip Kaufman
2004 Crash Paul Haggis
2005 Racing Stripes Frederik Du Chau
2005 Kicking & Screaming Jesse Dylan
2005 In Her Shoes Curtis Hanson
2006 Running Scared Wayne Kramer
2006 Eight Below Frank Marshall
2006 Invincible Ericson Core
2006 Bobby Emilio Estevez
2006 The Black Dahlia Brian De Palma
2007 Freedom Writers Richard LaGravenese
2007 In the Valley of Elah Paul Haggis
2007 Lions for Lambs Robert Redford
2007 Gracie Davis Guggenheim
2007 Reservation Road Terry George
2007 No Reservations Scott Hicks
2007 Next Lee Tamahori
2007 The Mist Frank Darabont
2008 Pride and Glory Gavin O'Connor
2008 The Express: The Ernie Davis Story Gary Fleder
2008 The Secret Life of Bees Gina Prince-Bythewood
2009 Crossing Over Wayne Kramer
2009 Not Forgotten Dror Soref
2009 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Werner Herzog
2009 Fame Kevin Tancharoen
2010 The Crazies Breck Eisner
2010 The Conspirator Robert Redford
2011 The Mechanic Simon West
2011 Dolphin Tale Charles Martin Smith
2011 Warrior Gavin O'Connor
2012 The Factory Morgan O'Neill
2012 The Lucky One Scott Hicks Won a BMI Award for Film Music.
2013 The Conjuring James Wan
2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete George Tillman, Jr.
2013 42 Brian Helgeland
2013 Homefront Gary Fleder
2014 Beyond the Lights Gina Prince-Bythewood Nominated for a Black Reel Award for Outstanding Original Score.
2015 The Longest Ride George Tillman, Jr.
2016 A Family Man Mark Williams
2016 Mr. Church Bruce Beresford
2016 Mechanic: Resurrection Dennis Gansel
2016 The Accountant Gavin O'Connor
2016 Fallen Scott Hicks
2017 Megan Leavey Gabriela Cowperthwaite
2017 Dirty Dancing Wayne Blair
2018 Duck Duck Goose Chris Jenkins
2019 Bolden Dan Pritzker
2019 A Dog's Journey Gail Mancuso
2019 Togo Ericson Core
2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music Dean Parisot
2020 Honest Thief Mark Williams
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Shaka King
2021 Needle in a Timestack John Ridley
2022 Blacklight Mark Williams
2022 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Tom Gormican

Television series

Year Title Episode(s) Notes
1994 Chicago Hope "Pilot"
1996 EZ Streets 2
1997 Michael Hayes "Prequel"
1997 Nothing Sacred TV series theme
1998 From the Earth to the Moon 2
1999 Family Law 18
2007 The Black Donnellys 18
2008–2009 Crash 26
2011–2018 Once Upon a Time 147
2012 Beauty and the Beast "Pilot"
2013–2014 Once Upon a Time in Wonderland 7
2015 Blood & Oil 10
2015 American Crime 21
2017 Black Mirror "Arkangel"
2018 Marvel's Cloak & Dagger 10
2019 Godfather of Harlem 10
2020 Little Fires Everywhere 8
2020 Amazing Stories "The Rift"
2021 The Nevers
2021 Sex/Life 8
2022 The Cleaning Lady

Documentaries and shorts

Year Title Director Notes
1984 The Times of Harvey Milk Rob Epstein
1985 Portraits of Anorexia
1985 Rabbit Ears: The Steadfast Tin Soldier
1990 Tibet
1993 Hawaii: Born in Paradise Robert Hillmann
1993 Hidden Hawaii Robert Hillmann
1998 The Blood Tide
1999 Galapagos
2001 From the Ground Up Laura Nix
2011 "Morning" Dror Soref
2017 Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 John Ridley

Filmography

As director

Year Title Director Notes
1998 The Cowboy and the Ballerina Mark Isham

As screenwriter

Year Title Director Notes
1998 The Cowboy and the Ballerina Mark Isham

As actor

Year Title Director Notes
1987 Made in Heaven Alan Rudolph

See also

References

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Mark Isham Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Source : official bio.
  4. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 649/50. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  5. ^ "Mark Isham Biography (1951-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  6. ^ Siouxsie on Hector Zazou's 'Songs from the Cold Seas' - CD Columbia, Columbia CD, 1995, liner notes for Siouxsie's song "The Lighthouse", featuring Mark Isham on trumpet, recorded in Paris, in February 1994
  7. ^ Artist Biography by Steve Huey on Allmusic.com.
  8. ^ Richardson, John M. (September 11, 1993). "The Scientology Church of Hollywood". The Globe and Mail. Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc.
  9. ^ a b Wright, Lawrence (February 14, 2011). "The Apostate: Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  10. ^ Nickerson, Thomas (November 9, 2006). "The making of Army Strong". United States Army. Retrieved May 19, 2011.

External links

  • Official website
  • YouTube channel
  • Artist Biography by Steve Huey at Allmusic.com
  • Mark Isham at IMDb

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Mark Ware Isham born September 7 1951 is an American musician and film composer A trumpeter and keyboardist Isham works in a variety of genres including jazz and electronic 1 2 He is also a film composer having worked on numerous films and television series including The Hitcher Point Break A River Runs Through It Of Mice and Men Warrior Nell Blade Crash The Black Dahlia The Lucky One and Once Upon a Time Mark IshamBirth nameMark Ware IshamBorn 1951 09 07 September 7 1951 age 71 New York City U S GenresJazz electronic new ageOccupation s Musician composerInstrument s Piano keyboards trumpetYears active1976 presentLabelsECM Windham Hill Columbia VirginWebsiteisham wbr com External imagePortrait of Mark Isham 3 Isham acted as well in Made in Heaven by Alan Rudolph 1987 and directed The Cowboy and the Ballerina in 1998 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums and compilations 2 2 Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics 2 3 Other 2 4 As member 2 5 As sideman 3 Contributions to soundtracks 3 1 Films 3 2 Television series 3 3 Documentaries and shorts 4 Filmography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLife and career Edit Army Strong 2006 source source Army Strong composed by Isham in 2006 Problems playing this file See media help Isham was born in New York City 4 the son of Patricia nee Hammond a violinist and Howard Fuller Isham a professor of humanities 5 His discography is extensive and varied including participation with artists including David Sylvian Group 87 Art Lande Pharoah Sanders Van Morrison David Torn and sessions with people like Brian Wilson Joni Mitchell Terry Bozzio Bill Bruford XTC 4 and Siouxsie Sioux 6 His musical styles include crossover jazz post bop ambient progressive electronic chamber jazz and new age 7 Isham is a Scientologist 8 9 He is married to Donna Isham 9 Discography EditStudio albums and compilations Edit 1983 Vapor Drawings 1985 Film Music 1987 We Begin with Art Lande 1988 Castalia 1989 Tibet a soundtrack 1990 Mark Isham 1991 Songs My Children Taught Me music only from the first four Rabbit Ears titles see below 1995 Blue Sun 1998 Mark Isham A Windham Hill Retrospective 1999 Miles Remembered The Silent Way Project 2009 Bittersweet with Kate Ceberano 2015 The Longest Ride Original Score Album Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics Edit 1987 The Steadfast Tin Soldier Narrated by Jeremy Irons 1988 The Emperor and the Nightingale Narrated by Glenn Close 1989 Thumbelina Narrated by Kelly McGillis 1990 The Emperor s New Clothes Narrated by John Gielgud 1992 The Boy Who Drew Cats Narrated by William Hurt 1994 The Firebird Narrated by Susan Sarandon Other Edit 2000 Hymn of Asia L Ron Hubbard Instrument Orchestration and Choral Arrangements 2006 Theme to the United States Army s Army Strong campaign 10 2007 Human the Death Dance by Sage Francis Production on Good Fashion and Water Line 2009 Dallas et Kate with Kate Ceberano As member Edit With Group 87Group 87 Columbia Records 1980 A Career in Dada Processing Capitol Records 1984 As sideman Edit With Art LandeRubisa Patrol ECM 1976 Desert Marauders ECM 1978 With Pharoah SandersJourney to the One Theresa 1980 With Van MorrisonInto the Music Mercury 1979 Common One Mercury 1980 Beautiful Vision Mercury 1982 Inarticulate Speech of the Heart Mercury 1983 Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast Mercury 1984 With David SylvianBrilliant Trees Virgin 1984 Secrets of the Beehive Virgin 1987 With David TornCloud About Mercury ECM 1987 With Andy SummersCharming Snakes Private Music 1990 Contributions to soundtracks EditFilms Edit Year Title Director Notes1983 Never Cry Wolf Carroll Ballard1984 Country Richard Pearce1984 Mrs Soffel Gillian Armstrong1985 Trouble in Mind Alan Rudolph1986 The Making of Liberty Charles Guggenheim1986 The Hitcher Robert Harmon1987 Made in Heaven Alan Rudolph1988 The Moderns Alan Rudolph1988 The Beast Kevin Reynolds1990 Everybody Wins Karel Reisz1990 Love at Large Alan Rudolph1990 Reversal of Fortune Barbet Schroeder1991 Mortal Thoughts Alan Rudolph1991 Crooked Hearts Michael Bortman1991 Point Break Kathryn Bigelow1991 Little Man Tate Jodie Foster1991 Billy Bathgate Robert Benton1992 A Midnight Clear Keith Gordon1992 Sketch Artist Phedon Papamichael1992 Cool World Ralph Bakshi1992 A River Runs Through It Robert Redford Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated for an Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Music Nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 1992 The Public Eye Howard Franklin1992 Of Mice and Men Gary Sinise1993 Nowhere to Run Robert Harmon1993 Fire in the Sky Robert Liebarman Nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Music 1993 Made in America Richard Benjamin1993 Short Cuts Robert Altman1993 Romeo Is Bleeding Peter Medak1994 The Getaway Roger Donaldson1994 The Browning Version Mike Figgis1994 Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle Alan Rudolph1994 Quiz Show Robert Redford1994 Timecop Peter Hyams1994 Nell Michael Apted Nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Score Motion Picture 1994 Safe Passage Robert Allan Ackerman1995 Miami Rhapsody David Frankel1995 Waterworld Kevin Reynolds Rejected scoreReplaced by James Newton Howard1995 Losing Isaiah Stephen Gyllenhaal1995 The Net Irwin Winkler1995 Home for the Holidays Jodie Foster1996 Last Dance Bruce Beresford1996 Gotti Steve Shagan1996 Fly Away Home Carroll Ballard1996 Night Falls on Manhattan Sidney Lumet1997 Afterglow Alan Rudolph1997 Kiss the Girls Gary Fleder1997 The Defenders Payback Andy Wolk1997 The Education of Little Tree Richard Friedenberg1998 The Defenders Choice of Evils Andy Wolk1998 The Gingerbread Man Robert Altman1998 Blade Stephen Norrington1998 The Defenders Taking the First Andy Wolk1998 Free Money Yves Simoneau1999 At First Sight Irwin Winkler1999 Varsity Blues Brian Robbins1999 Breakfast of Champions Alan Rudolph1999 October Sky Joe Johnston1999 Body Shots Michael Cristofer2000 Rules of Engagement William Friedkin2000 Where the Money Is Marek Kanievska2000 Trixie Alan Rudolph2000 Men of Honor George Tillman Jr 2001 Save the Last Dance Thomas Carter2001 Life as a House Irwin Winkler2001 Hardball Brian Robbins2001 Don t Say a Word Gary Fleder2001 The Majestic Frank Darabont2002 Impostor Gary Fleder2002 Moonlight Mile Brad Silberling2003 The Cooler Wayne Kramer2004 Spartan David Mamet2004 Miracle Gavin O Connor2004 Highwaymen Robert Harmon2004 Twisted Philip Kaufman2004 Crash Paul Haggis2005 Racing Stripes Frederik Du Chau2005 Kicking amp Screaming Jesse Dylan2005 In Her Shoes Curtis Hanson2006 Running Scared Wayne Kramer2006 Eight Below Frank Marshall2006 Invincible Ericson Core2006 Bobby Emilio Estevez2006 The Black Dahlia Brian De Palma2007 Freedom Writers Richard LaGravenese2007 In the Valley of Elah Paul Haggis2007 Lions for Lambs Robert Redford2007 Gracie Davis Guggenheim2007 Reservation Road Terry George2007 No Reservations Scott Hicks2007 Next Lee Tamahori2007 The Mist Frank Darabont2008 Pride and Glory Gavin O Connor2008 The Express The Ernie Davis Story Gary Fleder2008 The Secret Life of Bees Gina Prince Bythewood2009 Crossing Over Wayne Kramer2009 Not Forgotten Dror Soref2009 Bad Lieutenant Port of Call New Orleans Werner Herzog2009 Fame Kevin Tancharoen2010 The Crazies Breck Eisner2010 The Conspirator Robert Redford2011 The Mechanic Simon West2011 Dolphin Tale Charles Martin Smith2011 Warrior Gavin O Connor2012 The Factory Morgan O Neill2012 The Lucky One Scott Hicks Won a BMI Award for Film Music 2013 The Conjuring James Wan2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete George Tillman Jr 2013 42 Brian Helgeland2013 Homefront Gary Fleder2014 Beyond the Lights Gina Prince Bythewood Nominated for a Black Reel Award for Outstanding Original Score 2015 The Longest Ride George Tillman Jr 2016 A Family Man Mark Williams2016 Mr Church Bruce Beresford2016 Mechanic Resurrection Dennis Gansel2016 The Accountant Gavin O Connor2016 Fallen Scott Hicks2017 Megan Leavey Gabriela Cowperthwaite2017 Dirty Dancing Wayne Blair2018 Duck Duck Goose Chris Jenkins2019 Bolden Dan Pritzker2019 A Dog s Journey Gail Mancuso2019 Togo Ericson Core2020 Bill amp Ted Face the Music Dean Parisot2020 Honest Thief Mark Williams2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Shaka King2021 Needle in a Timestack John Ridley2022 Blacklight Mark Williams2022 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Tom GormicanTelevision series Edit Year Title Episode s Notes1994 Chicago Hope Pilot 1996 EZ Streets 21997 Michael Hayes Prequel 1997 Nothing Sacred TV series theme1998 From the Earth to the Moon 21999 Family Law 182007 The Black Donnellys 182008 2009 Crash 262011 2018 Once Upon a Time 1472012 Beauty and the Beast Pilot 2013 2014 Once Upon a Time in Wonderland 72015 Blood amp Oil 102015 American Crime 212017 Black Mirror Arkangel 2018 Marvel s Cloak amp Dagger 102019 Godfather of Harlem 102020 Little Fires Everywhere 82020 Amazing Stories The Rift 2021 The Nevers2021 Sex Life 82022 The Cleaning LadyDocumentaries and shorts Edit Year Title Director Notes1984 The Times of Harvey Milk Rob Epstein1985 Portraits of Anorexia1985 Rabbit Ears The Steadfast Tin Soldier1990 Tibet1993 Hawaii Born in Paradise Robert Hillmann1993 Hidden Hawaii Robert Hillmann1998 The Blood Tide1999 Galapagos2001 From the Ground Up Laura Nix2011 Morning Dror Soref2017 Let It Fall Los Angeles 1982 1992 John RidleyFilmography EditAs director Year Title Director Notes1998 The Cowboy and the Ballerina Mark Isham As screenwriter Year Title Director Notes1998 The Cowboy and the Ballerina Mark Isham As actor Year Title Director Notes1987 Made in Heaven Alan Rudolph See also EditList of ambient music artistsReferences Edit Huey Steve Mark Isham Biography AllMusic Retrieved March 22 2010 Movies The New York Times Retrieved October 9 2019 Source official bio a b Colin Larkin ed 1997 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music Concise ed Virgin Books p 649 50 ISBN 1 85227 745 9 Mark Isham Biography 1951 Filmreference com Retrieved October 9 2019 Siouxsie on Hector Zazou s Songs from the Cold Seas CD Columbia Columbia CD 1995 liner notes for Siouxsie s song The Lighthouse featuring Mark Isham on trumpet recorded in Paris in February 1994 Artist Biography by Steve Huey on Allmusic com 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 EditOfficial website YouTube channel Artist Biography by Steve Huey at Allmusic com Mark Isham at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Isham amp oldid 1146636590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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