Mark Isham

Person Details

Birthday: 1951-09-07 23:19:15

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth:

Homepage: http://www.isham.com

Movie Involvements: 147

TV Involvements: 9

Most Famous Work

Biography

Best known for his uniquely innovative sounds and hauntingly beautiful melodies, with scores contributing to many Academy Award winning films, Mark Isham is regarded musically as the inventive, bold master of the written note. Isham is not only recognized as a premier film composer but also a pioneer in electronic music, as well as a preeminent trumpet player. His provocative and melodic sounds have and continue to add drama, pathos and emotional texture to the films his music touches. It is this versatility and passion in creating music along with his dedication that has awarded him some of the highest honors in the music world. Along with his achievements of Grammy, Emmy, and Clio awards, Mark has also received Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe nominations, and most recently received the ASCAP Henry Mancini award for Lifetime Achievement. Film composing for Mark began in 1983. Already an established performer and recording artist by that time, Mark had begun experimenting with electronic music. He circulated a demo CD intending to catch the attention of ECM Records, but fortuitously catching the attention of someone else as well. Director Carroll Ballard was searching for a new sound and came across Mark’s CD. He was impressed by the unique approach and hired Mark to compose Disney’s critically acclaimed NEVER CRY WOLF. From that beginning Mark has gone on to score nearly 100 films to date, including the 2005 Academy Award winner for Best Picture – CRASH.

Most Famous Work

Average

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2020	Self	In The Tracks Of - Special Edition 2020-03-27 Movie
	Himself	Patch CV: Controlling Voltage 2020-01-01 Movie
2018	Self	Lady Luck: The Making of The Cooler 2018-12-24 Movie
2015	Self	Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event 2015-10-11 Movie
2010	Self	Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind 2010-12-14 Movie
2007	Himself	Lyle Lovett - In Concert 2007-10-29 Movie
2003	N/A	Soundstage 2003-06-03 TV Show
	N/A	The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made? 2003-03-04 Movie
1999	Himself (The Band)	Joni Mitchell - Painting with Words & Music 1999-03-29 Movie
1987	Zeus - Keyboards	Made in Heaven 1987-11-06 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Original Music Composer	Shooting Stars 2023-06-02 Movie
2022	Original Music Composer	The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 2022-04-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Blacklight 2022-02-10 Movie
2021	Original Music Composer	Needle in a Timestack 2021-10-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Sex/Life 2021-06-25 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	The Nevers 2021-04-11 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	Judas and the Black Messiah 2021-02-12 Movie
2020	Original Music Composer	Honest Thief 2020-09-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bill & Ted Face the Music 2020-08-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Little Fires Everywhere 2020-03-18 TV Show
2019	Original Music Composer	Togo 2019-12-20 Movie
	Music	See You Soon 2019-07-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bolden 2019-05-03 Movie
	Music	A Dog's Journey 2019-05-03 Movie
2018	Original Music Composer	Marvel's Cloak & Dagger 2018-06-07 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	Duck Duck Goose 2018-03-09 Movie
2017	Music	Instrument of War 2017-11-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams 2017-09-17 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	Sun Dogs 2017-06-18 Movie
	Music	Megan Leavey 2017-06-09 Movie
2016	Music	Fallen 2016-11-10 Movie
	Music	The Accountant 2016-10-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mr. Church 2016-09-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Family Man 2016-09-13 Movie
	Music	Mechanic: Resurrection 2016-08-25 Movie
2015	Music	Papa Hemingway in Cuba 2015-11-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Great Gilly Hopkins 2015-10-05 Movie
	Music	Septembers of Shiraz 2015-09-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Longest Ride 2015-04-09 Movie
2014	Original Music Composer	Beyond the Lights 2014-11-14 Movie
2013	Original Music Composer	Homefront 2013-11-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete 2013-10-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	42 2013-04-12 Movie
2012	Music	The Factory 2012-10-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Stolen 2012-09-06 Movie
	Music	The Lucky One 2012-04-19 Movie
2011	Original Music Composer	Black Mirror 2011-12-04 TV Show
	Music	Once Upon a Time 2011-10-23 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	Dolphin Tale 2011-09-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Warrior 2011-09-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Conspirator 2011-04-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Mechanic 2011-01-13 Movie
2010	Original Music Composer	The Crazies 2010-02-26 Movie
2009	Music	Fame 2009-09-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans 2009-09-11 Movie
	Music	Not Forgotten 2009-09-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	My One and Only 2009-08-21 Movie
	Music	Crossing Over 2009-02-10 Movie
2008	Music	The Express 2008-10-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Secret Life of Bees 2008-09-17 Movie
	Music	The Women 2008-09-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Women 2008-09-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Pride and Glory 2008-09-09 Movie
	Music	When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' 2008-03-25 Movie
2007	Original Music Composer	The Mist 2007-11-21 Movie
	Music	Lions for Lambs 2007-10-22 Movie
	Music	In the Valley of Elah 2007-09-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Reservation Road 2007-09-13 Movie
	Music	Gracie 2007-06-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Next 2007-04-25 Movie
	Music	The Black Donnellys 2007-02-26 TV Show
	Music	Freedom Writers 2007-01-05 Movie
2006	Original Music Composer	The Black Dahlia 2006-09-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bobby 2006-09-05 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Invincible 2006-08-25 Movie
	Music	Running Scared: Through the Looking Glass 2006-06-06 Movie
	Music	Eight Below 2006-02-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Running Scared 2006-01-06 Movie
2005	Music	In Her Shoes 2005-10-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Kicking & Screaming 2005-05-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Racing Stripes 2005-01-06 Movie
2004	Music Arranger	Crash 2004-09-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Crash 2004-09-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Spartan 2004-03-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Twisted 2004-02-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Highwaymen 2004-02-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Miracle 2004-02-06 Movie
2003	Original Music Composer	The Cooler 2003-11-26 Movie
	Music	The Hitcher: How Do These Movies Get Made? 2003-03-04 Movie
2002	Music	Moonlight Mile 2002-09-09 Movie
2001	Original Music Composer	The Majestic 2001-12-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Impostor 2001-12-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Life as a House 2001-10-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Don't Say a Word 2001-09-28 Movie
	Music	Hardball 2001-09-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Save the Last Dance 2001-01-12 Movie
2000	Music	Men of Honor 2000-09-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Trixie 2000-06-28 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Where the Money Is 2000-04-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Rules of Engagement 2000-04-07 Movie
1999	Original Music Composer	IMAX: Galapagos 3D 1999-10-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Body Shots 1999-10-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	October Sky 1999-02-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Breakfast of Champions 1999-02-18 Movie
	Music	Varsity Blues 1999-01-15 Movie
	Music	At First Sight 1999-01-15 Movie
1998	Music	Free Money 1998-12-03 Movie
	Music	The Defenders: Taking the First 1998-10-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Blade 1998-08-21 Movie
	Music	From the Earth to the Moon 1998-04-05 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	The Gingerbread Man 1998-01-23 Movie
1997	Original Music Composer	Afterglow 1997-12-26 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Education of Little Tree 1997-12-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Kiss the Girls 1997-09-29 Movie
1996	Music	Night Falls on Manhattan 1996-10-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Fly Away Home 1996-09-13 Movie
	Music	Gotti 1996-08-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Last Dance 1996-05-02 Movie
1995	Music	Home for the Holidays 1995-11-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Net 1995-07-28 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Losing Isaiah 1995-03-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Miami Rhapsody 1995-01-27 Movie
1994	Original Music Composer	Nell 1994-12-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Safe Passage 1994-12-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Timecop 1994-09-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle 1994-09-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Quiz Show 1994-08-25 Movie
	Music	The Browning Version 1994-06-08 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Getaway 1994-02-11 Movie
1993	Music	De fyras gäng 1993-12-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Romeo Is Bleeding 1993-09-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Short Cuts 1993-09-05 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Fire in the Sky 1993-03-12 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Nowhere to Run 1993-01-15 Movie
	Music	Made in America 1993-01-06 Movie
1992	Original Music Composer	The Public Eye 1992-10-16 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A River Runs Through It 1992-10-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Of Mice and Men 1992-09-16 Movie
	Music	Cool World 1992-07-10 Movie
	Music	Sketch Artist 1992-04-26 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Midnight Clear 1992-04-24 Movie
1991	Original Music Composer	Billy Bathgate 1991-11-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Little Man Tate 1991-09-06 Movie
	Music	Crooked Hearts 1991-09-06 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mortal Thoughts 1991-04-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Kim's War 1991-04-05 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Point Break 1991-01-31 Movie
1990	Music	Reversal of Fortune 1990-10-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Love at Large 1990-03-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Everybody Wins 1990-01-19 Movie
1988	Original Music Composer	The Beast of War 1988-09-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Moderns 1988-04-15 Movie
	Music	Windham Hill: Tibet 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Original Music Composer	Made in Heaven 1987-11-06 Movie
1986	Original Music Composer	The Hitcher 1986-01-17 Movie
1985	Original Music Composer	Trouble in Mind 1985-12-11 Movie
1984	Original Music Composer	Mrs. Soffel 1984-12-26 Movie
	Music	The Times of Harvey Milk 1984-10-07 Movie
	Music	Windham Hill: Western Light 1984-01-01 Movie
1983	Original Music Composer	Never Cry Wolf 1983-10-07 Movie
1982	Music	An Unsuitable Job for a Woman 1982-02-16 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv