Mark Isham

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Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951 in New York City ) is an American film music composer and trumpeter.

Life

The son of a violinist and a teacher of music and history learned to play classical piano, violin and trumpet at a young age. First he played as a trumpeter in orchestras in Oakland and San Francisco and then played in several rock and jazz bands , for example with Paul Nash . He first made a name for himself as a trumpeter and played on tours with Joni Mitchell , Van Morrison , the Rolling Stones , Bruce Springsteen , the Beach Boys , Lyle Lovett , Willie Nelson and Ziggy Marley .

After his first albums in jazz and later also in pop, he presented his first film music in 1983 for the production When the Wolves Howl .

In 1991 he received a Grammy for his record Mark Isham .

Mark Isham is a Scientology believer .

Discography

  • 1983: Vapor Drawings Windham Hill
  • 1987: We Begin (with Art Lande)
  • 1988: Castalia
  • 1989: Tibet Windham Hill
  • 1990: Mark Isham
  • 1991: Songs My Children Taught Me Windham Hill
  • 1995: Blue Sun
  • 1998: Mark Isham: A Windham Hill Retrospective Windham Hill
  • 1999: Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project

Groups - albums

  • 1976: Rubisa Patrol (with Rubisa Patrol )
  • 1978: Desert Marauders (with Rubisa Patrol )
  • 1980: Group 87 (with Group 87)
  • 1984: A Career In Dada Processing (with Group 87)
  • 1987: We Begin (with Art Lande )

Music for children (albums)

  • The Firebird
  • The Boy Who Drew Cats
  • The Emperor's New Clothes
  • The Emperor and The Nightingale
  • Thumbelina
  • The Steadfast Tin Soldier

He is also responsible for the score for the United States Army's “Army Strong” recruitment campaign , which was recorded with the 29-member US Army Field Band.

Filmography (selection)

Legend

MA = music arranger; MP = music programmer; SP = score producer; MuP = music producer; D = conductor; T = trumpeter; MS = music supervisor; Sax = saxophone; S = actor

Prices (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mark Isham at radaris.com , accessed January 29, 2012.
  2. ^ Col. Thomas Nickerson, U.S. Army Accessions Command: The making of Army Strong , Nov. 8, 2006.