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Michael Kamen (1948–2003)


Michael Kamen was born on April 15, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA as Michael Arnold Kamen. He is known for his work on Lethal Weapon (1987), X-Men (2000) and The Iron Giant (1999). He was married to Sandra Keenan. He died on November 18, 2003 in London, England. See full bio »

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(age 55) in London, England, UK

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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 14 nominations. See more awards »

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 2013 A Good Day to Die Hard (composer: theme music)
 2012 Gintberg på kanten (TV Series documentary) (music - 1 episode)
- Forsvaret (2012) ... (music)
 1994-2011 Free Willy (TV Series) (composer - 11 episodes)
- The Eel Beast (2011) ... (composer: theme music)
- Stone (2011) ... (composer: theme music)
- Hope (2011) ... (composer: theme music)
- Shark Masters (2011) ... (composer: theme music)
- The Treasure of Misty Cove (2011) ... (composer: theme music)
 2007 Ultrasordine (Short) (composer: stock music)
 2007 Live Free or Die Hard (composer: original themes)
 2003 Concert for George (Video documentary) (conductor: orchestra) / (music arranger)
 2003 The Fighting Temptations (composer: additional music)
 2003 Open Range (conductor) / (orchestrator)
 2000 X-Men (conductor) / (orchestrator)
 2000 Frequency (conductor) / (music producer) / (orchestrator)
 2000 Metallica: S&M (TV Special documentary) (orchestrator)
 1999 The Iron Giant (conductor) / (music score producer) / (orchestrations)
 1998 What Dreams May Come (conductor) / (musician: oboe solo) / (orchestrator)
 1998 Lethal Weapon 4 (conductor) / (music score producer) / (orchestrator)
 1998 From the Earth to the Moon (TV Mini-Series) (composer - 12 episodes)
- The Original Wives Club (1998) ... (composer: main title theme)
- Le voyage dans la lune (1998) ... (composer: main title theme)
- Galileo Was Right (1998) ... (composer: main title theme)
- For Miles and Miles (1998) ... (composer: main title theme)
- We Interrupt This Program (1998) ... (composer: main title theme)
 1997 Event Horizon (conductor) / (orchestrator)
 1997 Inventing the Abbotts (orchestrator)
 1996 101 Dalmatians (orchestrator)
 1996 Bordello of Blood (executive music producer)
 1996 Jack (orchestrator)
 1995 Mr. Holland's Opus (conductor) / (orchestrator)
 1995 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (executive music producer)
 1994 Don Juan DeMarco (conductor)
 1993 Die drei Musketiere (orchestrator)
 1993 X-Men (TV Series) (composer - 1 episode)
- 'Til Death Do Us Part: Part 1 (1993) ... (composer: title theme)
 1992 Blue Ice (orchestrator)
 1992 Lethal Weapon 3 (orchestrator)
 1992 Shining Through (orchestrator)
 1991 Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (TV Special documentary) (conductor)
 1991 The Last Boy Scout (conductor)
 1991 Company Business (conductor) / (orchestrator)
 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (conductor - uncredited) / (orchestrator - uncredited)
 1991 Hudson Hawk (orchestra conductor)
 1991 Nothing But Trouble (orchestrator)
 1990 Die Hard 2 (conductor) / (orchestrator)
 1990 The Krays (music producer)
 1989 Lethal Weapon 2 (orchestrator)
 1989 Licence to Kill (conductor)
 1989 Dead Bang (composer: additional music) / (conductor: additional music - uncredited) / (orchestrator: additional music - uncredited)
 1988 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (conductor) / (music producer) / (orchestrations)
 1988 Homeboy (music performer)
 1988 Die Hard (conductor)
 1988 Crusoe (conductor: National Philharmonic Orchestra)
 1987 Lethal Weapon (music producer) / (musician) / (orchestra arranger) / (orchestra conductor)
 1986 Highlander (conductor - uncredited) / (orchestrator - uncredited)
 1985 Lifeforce (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 1985 Brazil (conductor - uncredited) / (music arranger - uncredited) / (orchestrator - uncredited)
 1983 The Dead Zone (conductor - uncredited) / (music arranger) / (orchestrator - uncredited)
 1982 Pink Floyd The Wall (conductor) / (orchestrator)
 1981 Venom (conductor)
 1981 Polyester (musician: keyboards and oboe)
 1977 Stunts (conductor)
 1976 The Next Man (conductor) / (music coordinator) / (orchestrator)
 1973 Godspell (musician: synthesizer "Alas for You" - uncredited)
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