Biography

Michael Arnold Kamen (April 15, 1948–November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, songwriter, record producer, and musician. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Kamen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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Tales from the Crypt

(1989) Music

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Band of Brothers

(2001) Music

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From the Earth to the Moon

(1998) Music

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Amazing Stories

(1985) Music

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Die Hard

(1988) Original Music Composer

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Die Hard: With a Vengeance

(1995) Music

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Die Hard 2

(1990) Original Music Composer

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The Iron Giant

(1999) Orchestrator

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2006	Self (segment "No Leaf Clover")	Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 2006-12-04 Movie
2002	Self - Piano, English horn	David Gilmour: In Concert 2002-10-15 Movie
2001	Self	Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica 2001-11-06 Movie
2000	Self	The Beatles Revolution 2000-11-17 Movie
1999	Self	Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M 1999-12-31 Movie
	Self - Conductor	Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M 1999-11-23 Movie
	Self - Conductor	Metallica: Making of S&M 1999-11-23 Movie
1997	Self	Classic Albums 1997-04-14 TV Show
1995	Himself	Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia 1995-09-12 Movie
1994	Self	A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who 1994-12-16 Movie
	Himself	Pavarotti & Friends 2 1994-09-13 Movie
1992	Self	Pavarotti & Friends 1992-09-27 Movie
1991	Self	Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie 1991-06-13 Movie
	N/A	Michael Kamen: Concerto for Saxophone 1991-01-01 Movie
	Himself - Conductor	Eric Clapton: 24 Nights 1991-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2018	Music	Easter 2018-12-21 Movie
2004	Original Music Composer	First Daughter 2004-09-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Back to Gaya 2004-03-18 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Against the Ropes 2004-02-20 Movie
2003	Original Music Composer	Open Range 2003-08-29 Movie
2001	Music	Band of Brothers 2001-09-09 TV Show
	Music	The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency' 2001-04-03 Movie
2000	Original Music Composer	X-Men 2000-07-13 Movie
	Conductor	X-Men 2000-07-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Frequency 2000-04-28 Movie
1999	Music	Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M 1999-12-31 Movie
	Music	Metallica: Making of S&M 1999-11-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Iron Giant 1999-08-06 Movie
	Orchestrator	The Iron Giant 1999-08-06 Movie
1998	Original Music Composer	What Dreams May Come 1998-10-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Lethal Weapon 4 1998-07-10 Movie
	Conductor	Lethal Weapon 4 1998-07-10 Movie
	Music	From the Earth to the Moon 1998-04-05 TV Show
1997	Original Music Composer	The Winter Guest 1997-12-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Event Horizon 1997-08-15 Movie
	Conductor	Event Horizon 1997-08-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Inventing the Abbotts 1997-04-04 Movie
1996	Music	101 Dalmatians 1996-11-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Jack 1996-08-09 Movie
1995	Original Music Composer	Mr. Holland's Opus 1995-12-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Stonewall 1995-10-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 1995-06-05 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Die Hard: With a Vengeance 1995-05-19 Movie
	Music	Die Hard: With a Vengeance 1995-05-19 Movie
	Music	Circle of Friends 1995-04-07 Movie
1994	Original Music Composer	Don Juan DeMarco 1994-10-12 Movie
1993	Original Music Composer	The Three Musketeers 1993-11-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Wilder Napalm 1993-08-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Last Action Hero 1993-06-18 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Splitting Heirs 1993-04-02 Movie
1992	Original Music Composer	Blue Ice 1992-10-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Lethal Weapon 3 1992-05-15 Movie
	Orchestrator	Lethal Weapon 3 1992-05-15 Movie
	Conductor	Lethal Weapon 3 1992-05-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Shining Through 1992-01-31 Movie
	Music	Two-Fisted Tales 1992-01-18 Movie
1991	Original Music Composer	The Last Boy Scout 1991-12-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Let Him Have It 1991-10-04 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Company Business 1991-09-06 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991-06-14 Movie
	Conductor	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991-06-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Hudson Hawk 1991-05-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Nothing but Trouble 1991-02-15 Movie
1990	Original Music Composer	Cold Dog Soup 1990-09-06 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Die Hard 2 1990-07-03 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Krays 1990-04-27 Movie
1989	Original Music Composer	Lethal Weapon 2 1989-07-07 Movie
	Orchestrator	Lethal Weapon 2 1989-07-07 Movie
	Conductor	Lethal Weapon 2 1989-07-07 Movie
	Musician	Lethal Weapon 2 1989-07-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Licence to Kill 1989-06-13 Movie
	Music	Tales from the Crypt 1989-06-10 TV Show
	Music	Renegades 1989-06-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Road House 1989-05-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Dead Bang 1989-03-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Rooftops 1989-03-17 Movie
1988	Music	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1988-12-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Homeboy 1988-08-24 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Die Hard 1988-07-15 Movie
	Music	Crusoe 1988-06-30 Movie
	Original Music Composer	For Queen & Country 1988-05-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Action Jackson 1988-02-12 Movie
1987	Original Music Composer	Suspect 1987-10-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Someone to Watch Over Me 1987-10-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Adventures in Babysitting 1987-07-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Rita, Sue and Bob Too 1987-05-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Lethal Weapon 1987-03-06 Movie
1986	Music	Shanghai Surprise 1986-08-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mona Lisa 1986-06-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Highlander 1986-03-07 Movie
	Conductor	Highlander 1986-03-07 Movie
1985	Music	Edge of Darkness 1985-11-04 TV Show
	Music	Amazing Stories 1985-09-29 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	Brazil 1985-02-20 Movie
1983	Original Music Composer	The Dead Zone 1983-10-21 Movie
1982	Conductor	Pink Floyd: The Wall 1982-07-14 Movie
1981	Original Music Composer	Venom 1981-11-28 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Polyester 1981-05-29 Movie
1980	Music	S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert 1980-02-23 Movie
1977	Original Music Composer	Stunts 1977-06-01 Movie
1976	Music	The Next Man 1976-11-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2004	In Memory Of	Exorcist: The Beginning 2004-08-20 Movie
2001	Additional Music	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2001-06-11 Movie
1985	Additional Music	Lifeforce 1985-06-21 Movie
1977	Additional Music	Between the Lines 1977-04-27 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
	Director	Zucchero: Luciano Pavarotti & Friends - Together For T Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv