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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.
In 1983 Isham received critical recognition as a solo artist with the release of his debut album Vapor Drawings on Windham Hill Records. He went on to release Castalia for Virgin Records and Tibet for Windham Hill.
Already an established performer and recording artist, he began to experiment with electronic music. In 1983, Isham released his solo debut album Vapor Drawings. He circulated a demo intended for ECM Records, but fortuitously caught the attention of film director Carroll Ballard.
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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.
Isham made a solo breakthrough with Vapor Drawings, his 1983 long‑player debut for Wyndham Hill, and was initially perceived as a New Age artist. Most notable of his accomplishments in that oft‑misinterpreted genre was his self‑titled solo album, which won him a Grammy for 'Best New Age Performer' and coincided with his jumping ship to ...
May 1, 2013 · His solo albums Tibet and Blue Sun have both received rave reviews. He may have written a few replacements score, he himself has been replaced as well. Most recently on Face/off . Isham had finished almost 2/3 of the score when he was fired by director John Woo who hired John Powell instead.
Sep 15, 2024 · Mark Isham has received Grammy and Emmy awards, as well as Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. He is an electronic music innovator, musician, and prolific film composer. He has performed worldwide and collaborated with celebrated artists in multiple genres including Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, Brian De Palma, Frank Darabont, John Ridley, Jodi ...
