American musician and film composer (born 1951)
Mark Isham
Birth name Mark Ware Isham Born (1951-09-07 ) September 7, 1951 (age 73) Genres Jazz , electronic , new age Occupation(s) Musician, composer Instrument(s) Piano , keyboards , trumpet Years active 1976–present Labels ECM , Windham Hill , Columbia , Virgin Website isham
Musical artist
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]
Isham is a nine-time Grammy Award nominee, winning Best New Age Album for his 1990 self-titled album . He was nominated for an Academy Award for A River Runs Through It Golden Globe Award for Nell Primetime Emmy Awards , winning Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for EZ Streets
Early life
Isham was born in New York City ,[ 4] humanities .[ 5] trumpet from a very young age, and made his professional debut at the age of 12. When he was a teenager, Isham and his family moved to the San Francisco bay area , where he played with the Oakland East Bay Symphony .
Career
"Army Strong", composed by Isham in 2006.
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] Siouxsie Sioux .[ 6] crossover jazz , post-bop , ambient , progressive electronic , chamber jazz , and new age .[ 7]
Film and television scores
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 October Sky Once Upon a Time .
Isham acted as well in Made in Heaven Alan Rudolph (1987) and directed The Cowboy and the Ballerina in 1998.
Personal life
Isham is married to Donna Isham.[ 8] Scientologist .[ 9] [ 8]
Discography
Studio albums and compilations
Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics
Other
As member
With Group 87 Group 87 (Columbia Records, 1980)A Career in Dada Processing (Capitol Records, 1984)
As sideman
With Art Lande With Pharoah Sanders With Van Morrison With David Sylvian With David Torn With Andy Summers
Contributions to soundtracks
Films
Television series
Documentaries and shorts
Filmography
As director
Year
Title
Director
Notes
1998
The Cowboy and the Ballerina
Mark Isham
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As screenwriter
Year
Title
Director
Notes
1998
The Cowboy and the Ballerina
Mark Isham
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As actor
See also
References
^ 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 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 .^ a b Wright, Lawrence (February 14, 2011). "The Apostate: Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology" . The New Yorker . Retrieved March 16, 2011 . ^ Richardson, John M. (September 11, 1993). "The Scientology Church of Hollywood". The Globe and Mail ^ Nickerson, Thomas (November 9, 2006). "The making of Army Strong" . United States Army . Retrieved May 19, 2011 .
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