Biography
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 has earned 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. Mark was honored by ASCAP with the Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Isham states, “I create emotion through music...whether it's high or low, anger or passion, exhilaration or death, denial or lust, motion or solitude. And when I can take a person on this journey through film or recordings, there's nothing more addicting, or satisfying.”
Isham's musical signature is evident in his memorable scores for such notable films as Crash, awarded the Oscar for Best Picture in 2005, 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.
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. He teamed up with ARIA winning Australian vocalist Kate Ceberano for the hit album Bittersweet, a timeless collection of jazz standards that spent consecutive weeks at the top of the charts. Mark has added his unique sound – melodic, moody, sexy and cool – to a wide variety of genres, recording and performing with such diverse artists as Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Ziggy Marley, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Chris Isaak, and Van Morrison.
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.
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Composer
Documentaries | |
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2017 |
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 |
2013 |
Once Upon a Time: The Price of Magic (TV movie) |
2008 |
When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' |
2003 |
Hitcher - How Do These Movies Get Made?, The |
2001 |
The Making of 'Life as a House' (TV movie) |
1999 |
Galapagos: The Enchanted Voyage |
1998 |
The Blood Tide |
1993 |
Hidden Hawaii |
1990 |
Tibet: The Survival of the Spirit |
1984 |
The Times of Harvey Milk |
Short | |
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2001 |
Character Building: Inside Life as a House |
From the Ground Up |
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1985 |
Rabbit Ears: The Steadfast Tin Soldier |
Actor
Movies | |
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1987 |
Made in Heaven |
Documentaries | |
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2018 |
In the Tracks of – Special Edition |
2003 |
Hitcher - How Do These Movies Get Made?, The |
1999 |
Searching for Jimi Hendrix (TV movie) |
1998 |
Joni Mitchell: Painting with Words and Music (concert) |
1995 |
Der Klang der Bilder (TV movie) |
Performer
Shows | |
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1986 |
VH1 New Visions - moderator |
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