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Mark Isham(I)

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Mark Isham
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Racing Stripes (2005)
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From his days as one of the pioneering icons of electronic music to his current status as a world-renowned legendary film composer, Mark Isham continues to be one of the most prolific and provocative artists on the scene. His gift for creating unforgettable melodies and his love of fresh, innovative sonic palettes have earned Isham many awards including a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Clio, in addition to multiple Grammy, Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his material both as a composer and a recording artist. Most recently, Mark was honored by ASCAP with the Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement. Isham's musical signature is evident in his memorable scores for such notable films as Crash, awarded the Oscar for Best Picture in 2005 (Isham's score was named Best Soundtrack of 2005 by Cinescape.com), Bobby, nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture, and The Black Dahlia, with its critically lauded jazz noir soundtrack (awarded Best Score for a Drama Film 2007, and nominated for Best Score of the Year by the International Film Music Critics Association). Other highlights include Eight Below, The Cooler, A River Runs Through It, Blade, Nell, Men of Honor, and The Secret Life of Bees. His list of collaborators in film is a veritable who's who of the entertainment industry, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, Brian De Palma, Chick Corea, Jodi Foster, Robert Altman, Sting, Wil.I.Am, Sydney Lumet, Mick Jagger and too many more to name. As a performing artist, Mark has added his unique sound, melodic, moody, sexy and cool, to a wide variety of genres. He has graced the albums of such diverse artists as Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Ziggy Marley, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Chris Isaak, and Van Morrison. His solo recordings span from electronica and classic jazz to hip-hop and ethnic world music, receiving worldwide critical acclaim including Grammy nominations for his albums Castalia and Tibet, and a win for his Virgin Records release, Mark Isham. No matter the genre, medium, or venue, Mark Isham displays a boundless ability to electrify the listener with his talent for crafting evocative new musical worlds.
BornSeptember 7, 1951
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Mark Isham at an event for Lions for Lambs (2007)
Mark Isham and Terry George at an event for Reservation Road (2007)
Mark Isham at an event for Bobby (2006)
Anne Archer and Mark Isham
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Mark Isham, Tyler Bates, Kurt Farquhar, and Blake Neely
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Mark Isham at an event for The Lucky One (2012)
Mark Isham and Paul Haggis
Mark Isham at an event for Freedom Writers (2007)

Known for

Michael Peña in Crash (2004)
Crash
7.8
  • Composer
  • 2004
Ben Affleck in The Accountant (2016)
The Accountant
7.3
  • Composer
  • 2016
Godfather of Harlem (2019)
Godfather of Harlem
8.1
TV Series
  • Composer
Chadwick Boseman in 42 (2013)
42
7.5
  • Composer(music by)
  • 2013

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Composer

  • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
    Godfather of Harlem
  • Elodie Yung in The Cleaning Lady (2022)
    The Cleaning Lady
  • Nicolas Cage, Neil Patrick Harris, Pedro Pascal, Ike Barinholtz, and Tiffany Haddish in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
    The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
    • (music by)
  • Liam Neeson in Blacklight (2022)
    Blacklight
  • Orlando Bloom, Leslie Odom Jr., Freida Pinto, and Cynthia Erivo in Needle in a Timestack (2021)
    Needle in a Timestack
  • Mike Vogel, Sarah Shahi, and Adam Demos in Sex/Life (2021)
    Sex/Life
  • Olivia Williams, Anna Devlin, Eleanor Tomlinson, Laura Donnelly, Rochelle Neil, Zackary Momoh, and Ann Skelly in The Nevers (2021)
    The Nevers
  • Medak on Medak: An Interview with Peter Medak
  • Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
    Judas and the Black Messiah
  • Liam Neeson in Honest Thief (2020)
    Honest Thief
  • Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Samara Weaving, and Brigette Lundy-Paine in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
    Bill & Ted Face the Music
  • Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington in Little Fires Everywhere (2020)
    Little Fires Everywhere
  • Amazing Stories (2020)
    Amazing Stories
  • Less Than Zero (2019)
    Less Than Zero
  • Adrienne Barbeau, Ernest Borgnine, Willem Dafoe, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Tom Atkins, Season Hubley, and Joe Unger in Togo (2019)
    Togo

Music Department

  • Nicolas Cage, Neil Patrick Harris, Pedro Pascal, Ike Barinholtz, and Tiffany Haddish in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
    The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
    • (uncredited)
  • Daniel Kaluuya and LaKeith Stanfield in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
    Judas and the Black Messiah
  • Electric Dreams (2017)
    Electric Dreams
  • Dania Ramirez in Once Upon a Time (2011)
    Once Upon a Time
  • Ben Affleck in The Accountant (2016)
    The Accountant
  • Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson in Mr. Church (2016)
    Mr. Church
  • Sophie Lowe in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013)
    Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
  • Once Upon a Time: Wicked Is Coming (2014)
    Once Upon a Time: Wicked Is Coming
  • Once Upon a Time: Journey to Neverland
  • The Conjuring (2013)
    The Conjuring
  • Once Upon a Time: The Price of Magic
  • Chadwick Boseman in 42 (2013)
    42
  • Once Upon a Time: Magic Is Coming (2012)
    Once Upon a Time: Magic Is Coming
  • Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy in Warrior (2011)
    Warrior
  • The Conspirator (2010)
    The Conspirator
    • (uncredited)

Actor

  • Mark Isham & Kate Ceberano: My One and Only Love
  • Don't Say a Word: Thriller Themes
  • Made in Heaven (1987)
    Made in Heaven

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Racing Stripes
Trailer 0:31
Racing Stripes
Fly Away Home
Trailer 2:40
Fly Away Home

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    • New York City, New York, USA
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    Was nominated for Film Composer of the Year in 2007 by the International Film Music Critics Association.
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    [on composing the score for 'Once Upon a Time'] I long ago gave up trying to predict popular tastes. I stopped thinking about whether something would be a success or not. I know that when I read the script I thought, 'Well, even if people decide they don't want to watch it, even if it falls apart and goes down and is not as successful as we'd all like it tho be, at least I will have taken on this challenge and seen what I can do to make this as good as I possibly can'. It's all about risk taking.

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