October sky soundtrack mark isham biography
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It seems to be a rule, rather than an exception, that filmcomposers have their roots in others musical genres – mostly popmusic or jazz. The Grammy winning Mark Isham is no exception. Coming from jazz he wrote his first filmscore in 1982 and today, almost 20 years later, he is one of Hollywood’s busiest composers. Rules of Engagement , Imposter and Men of Honor. These are just a few of his recent works. His discography is varied. Romantic drama’s like A River Runs Through It , the horror filmBlade or the IMAX movie Galapagos . And he wrote the tune for the tv-show Chicago Hope . Apart from all this he has written for children’s stories and he has a long history as a jazz composer and trumpet player. He has worked with Tanita Tikaram, Suzanne Vega and Marianne Faithfull. He was in a a band with Van Morrison and worked together with piano player Art Lande. What attracts the multi talented composer Mark Isham in filmmusic?
(From the Archives – by Peter Simons)
“Trial and error”
It all started with Never Cry Wolf , a Disney film about a bad guy who discovers that wolves are not nasty animals at all, but that they are a very interesting species. It’s vintage Disney, but the score is less traditional for it is mos
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Mark Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film.
Isham was born in New York City. He studied classical music at an early age and played trumpet, piano and violin. The Isham family later moved to San Francisco, where Mark found work in several of the local orchestras. He also became actively involved in the Bay Area rock and roll scene of the 1960s, performing live with several of the local groups.
One of his early recordings "Group 87" was released as a demo LP to college radio stations. Few commercially available pressings of this first release are available > though several custom CD burns (CBS/Sony denies existence, but providing the label & issue number through their custom burn service known as can be had)!> I believe this is "THE DEFINITIVE ISHAM" against all others will be judged! One other Group 87 album followed titled "A Career in Dada Processing", a reflection attesting to the learning curve associated with the emerging CD Format. It was released with very limited availability. Both albums in the "Group 87" moniker are a bit mechanical, utilizing heavy sampling, forceful sequencing, strong percussion and a
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Mark Isham History (1951-)
Born Sept 7, 1951, in Creative York, NY; son disregard Howard Engineer (a prof ofhumanities) bear Patricia (a violinist; over name, Hammond) Isham; marriedMargaret Johnstone (a music publicist), May 24, 1986 (marriage ended); ringed Donna Linson, February 24, 1990. Addresses: Agent: Conniving ArtistsAgency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.; Contact: c/o Earle Tones Music, Inc., 23679 Calabasas Rd., Settle on 522, Calabasas, CA 91302-1502.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Musician, composer, tape artist
- Birth Details
- September 7, 1951
- New York, Creative York, Combined States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Work
- Synthesizer engineer, Never Bawl Wolf, Buena Vista, 1983
- Sound recorder, Trouble in interpretation Mind, Ait Alive, 1985
- Song producer, "Parlez-moi d'Amour," The Moderns, Be real Films,1988
- Band superior for Inferior Danube, Love at Large, 1990
- Producer set in motion original record, Point Break, Largo/Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
- Song adapter, "Oyfn Pripetshok (On description Hearth)," Billy Bathgate,Walt Filmmaker Films, 1991
- Conductor, Miami Rhapsody, Hollywood Pictures, 1995
- Music organiser, Night Water on Manhattan, Paramount, 1997
- Music producer, Breakfast of Champions, Buena Landscape, 1999
- Music maker, Where t