Mark Isham (b. September 7, 1951 in New York City) is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film. is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The trumpet is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... For other uses, see Synthesizer (disambiguation). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ...

Life

Career

He studied classical music at an early age and played trumpet, piano and violin. The Isham family later moved to San Francisco, where Mark found work in several of the local orchestras. He also became actively involved in the Bay Area rock and roll scene of the 1960s, performing live with several of the local groups. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... USGS satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

He became a member of a group called Beefy Red. In 1974 Isham joined former Beefy Red drummer James Preston in The Sons of Champlin. The Sons of Champlin were unique to the San Francisco psychedelic scene in featuring a large brass section. The Sons of Champlin is an American rock band, formed in the late 1960s and hailing from the San Francisco-Bay area. ...

During the 1970s, he learned to program synthesizers and became active in the progressive jazz movement. In 1976 Isham and pianist Art Lande formed a quartet called Rubisa Patrol. They released two albums: Rubisa Patrol (1976) and Desert Marauders (1978). It was in this group that Isham surfaced as a solo trumpeter with a strong Miles Davis influence. A short grand piano, with the top up. ... Art Lande (born 1947 in New York City) is a jazz pianist, drummer, composer and educator. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician widely considered to be one of the most influential of the 20th century. ...

In 1977, Isham performed on the Taj Mahal album Evolution (The Most Recent). This was the beginning of Isham’s career as a sessions artist, which continues to present day. He has worked with artists as diverse as Van Morrison, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Ziggy Marley, David Sylvian, Hector Zazou, David Torn, and Tanita Tikaram. Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, better known by the stage name Taj Mahal (born May 17, 1942), is an American blues musician. ... George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born August 31, 1945) is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Lyle Lovett, from the cover of 1996s The Road to Ensenada Lyle Lovett (born in Klein, Texas on November 1, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Willie Nelson (born Willie Hugh Nelson, April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, born and raised in Abbott, Texas. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, 23 February 1958, in Beckenham, Kent, UK) is an English singer, musician and composer who first gained attention as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the band Japan. ... Discography Albums External links Hector Zazou reviewed by All Music Guide Hector Zazou reviewed by MBHs Sunday Features ... David Torn (born 1953 in Amityville, New York) is a guitarist and composer known for electronics and performance techniques that have a highly atmospheric or textural quality. ... Tanita Tikaram (born August 12, 1969) is an English pop/folk singer/songwriter best known for the enigmatic hits Twist in My Sobriety and Good Tradition from her 1988 debut album, Ancient Heart (see 1988 in music). ...

In 1978, he formed a group called Group 87. Group 87 featured bassist Patrick O'Hearn, drummers Terry Bozzio and Peter Van Hooke (at different times) and guitarist Peter Maunu. All of these artists would work with Isham in future solo projects. They released two albums: Group 87 (1980) and A Career in Dada Processing (1984). Patrick OHearn, as seen on the Rivers Gonna Rise (1988) album cover Patrick OHearn (b. ... Terry John Bozzio (born December 27, 1950, San Francisco, California) is an American drummer. ... Peter Pete Van Hooke, born April 6th 1950, is a drummer in the English band Mike and the Mechanics (from 1985 to 1995 and 2004 to present) and previously played the drums in Van Morrisons band. ...

From 1979 through 1983, he worked with Van Morrison's band playing synthesizer and trumpet on four of his abums: Into the Music, Common One, Beautiful Vision and Inarticulate Speech of the Heart. George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born August 31, 1945) is a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... For other uses, see Synthesizer (disambiguation). ... The trumpet is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... Into the Music is a 1990 album by Van Morrison. ... Common One is an album of Van Morrison, released in 1980. ... Beautiful Vision is an album by Irish singer-songwriter/musician Van Morrison, released in 1982. ... Inarticulate Speech of the Heart is an album by Irish singer-songwriter/musician Van Morrison, released in 1983. ...

In 1983, he released his first solo album, Vapor Drawings. Its style is an atmospheric and deeply experimental blend of modern jazz and electronic music. It was also the first album released on the Windham Hill label to feature extensive use of synthesizers. Vapor Drawings (1983) is the debut solo album by the American trumpeter/synthesist Mark Isham. ... Windham Hill Records is a record company, founded in the 1976 by guitarist and carpenter William Ackerman and wife Anne Robinson. ...

That same year he also scored the soundtrack for the Carroll Ballard film Never Cry Wolf. This brought immediate attention and subsequent film score jobs. His second solo album was a compilation of these works titled Film Music (1985). Carroll Ballard (born October 14, 1937 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film director. ... Never Cry Wolf is a 1983 film adaption of the Farley Mowat (1963) autobiographical book of the same name. ... Film Music (1985) is an album by the American trumpeter/synthesist Mark Isham. ...

Additionally, in 1983, Isham was invited to play with RMS and Gil Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival. He flew in to Montreux and played the same night whilst extremely jet-lagged. The resulting concert was eventually released on DVD in 2004 on the Angel Air Record Label. RMS was a jazz/rock fusion band active in the mid to late 1980s. ... Gil Evans (13 May 1912 in Toronto Canada – 20 March 1988 in Cuernavaca, Mexico) was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader, active in the United States. ... The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland. ... Jet lag (or jet-lag) is a physical condition caused by crossing multiple time zones during flight. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Angel Air is an independent record label established in 1997 by Peter Purnell in England. ...

From 1987 to 1992 he composed scores for the "Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics" series of videos and CDs. These were narrated by famous actors such as William Hurt and Glenn Close. William Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated American film and stage actress. ...

His albums Castalia (1988) and Tibet (1989) were both Grammy-nominated. He won in 1990 with his album Mark Isham. Castalia (1988) is an album by the American trumpeter/synthesist Mark Isham. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1992, he published his first orchestral work Five Stories for Trumpet and Orchestra. The same year he earned an Academy Award nomination for the soundtrack of the film A River Runs Through It. During the following years he became a prolific film score composer. Some of his film scores include: Save the Last Dance, Men of Honor and October Sky. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... A River Runs Through It and Other Stories is a semi-autobiographical novella by Norman Maclean (1902–1990). ... Save the Last Dance is a motion picture produced by MTV Films, directed by Thomas Carter, written by Duane Adler, and released by Paramount Pictures on January 12, 2001. ... Men of Honor is a 2000 drama film, directed by George Tillman, Jr. ... October Sky is a 1999 movie based on the book Rocket Boys, an autobiographical book by Homer Hickam. ...

In 1995, he released an album titled Blue Sun. This was his first album to follow a mainstream contemporary jazz format.

In 1999, he formed a group to interpret the music of Miles Davis's late 1960s through mid-1970s electric jazz fusion and released an album, Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project, which was recorded live. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician widely considered to be one of the most influential of the 20th century. ...

Isham is a practitioner of Scientology. He lives in the Hidden Hills gated community in the County of Los Angeles. Doctrine Practices Concepts People Public outreach Organization Controversy Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by American pulp fiction author L. Ron Hubbard in 1952 as an outgrowth of his earlier self-help system, Dianetics. ... Hidden Hills is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Map of California showing Los Angeles County. ...

In 2007, his music, "A Sense of Touch" from the soundtrack of Crash is featured in the Law & Order SVU Season finale "Screwed"

Discography

Studio albums and compilations

• 1983 Vapor Drawings
• 1985 Film Music
• 1987 We Begin (with Art Lande)
• 1988 Castalia
• 1989 Tibet
• 1990 Mark Isham
• 1991 Songs My Children Taught Me
• 1995 Blue Sun
• 1998 Mark Isham: A Windham Hill Retrospective
• 1999 Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project

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Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics

• 1987 The Steadfast Tin Soldier (Narrated by Jeremy Irons)
• 1988 The Emperor and the Nightingale (Narrated by Glenn Close)
• 1989 Thumbelina (Narrated by Kelly McGillis)
• 1990 The Emperor's New Clothes (Narrated by Sir John Gielgud)
• 1992 The Boy Who Drew Cats (Narrated by William Hurt)

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Other

• 2000 Hymn of Asia: L. Ron Hubbard (Instrument Orchestration and Choral Arrangements)
• 2006 Theme to the United States Army's Army Strong campaign [1].

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Filmography

1980s

Never Cry Wolf is a 1983 film adaption of the Farley Mowat (1963) autobiographical book of the same name. ... The Times of Harvey Milk is an Academy Award-winning American documentary film of 1984. ... Mrs. ... Trouble in Mind is a 1985 neo-noir film which follows an ex-cop just released from jail after serving time for a murder sentence as he returns to the mean streets of the fictional Rain City. The film was directed and written by Alan Rudolph, and stars Kris Kristofferson... For the episode of The Mighty Boosh, see Hitcher. ... Made in Heaven is a 1987 feature film directed by Alan Rudolph, script from Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon. ... The Moderns is a 1988 film by Alan Rudolph, which takes place in 1926 Paris during the period of Lost Generation and at the height of modernist literature. ... The Beast (aka The Beast of War) is a Columbia Pictures movie about a Soviet T-62 tank lost in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1981. ...

1990s

Everybody Wins is a play written by Arthur Miller, who also wrote the screenplay for the film of the same name directed by Karel Reisz released in 1990 starring Debra Winger and Nick Nolte. ... DVD cover for Reversal of Fortune. ... Mortal Thoughts is a film produced in 1991. ... Point Break is a 1991 film starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze, and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. ... Little Man Tate is a 1991 motion picture which tells the story of Fred Tate, a 7-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-actualize in a social and psychological construct that largely fails to accommodate his intelligence. ... Billy Bathgate is a 1991 film starring Dustin Hoffman as a young Dutch Schultz, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean, Steven Hill, Steve Buscemi, and Bruce Willis. ... A Midnight Clear is a 1992 film directed by Keith Gordon and stars an ensemble cast. ... This article is about the 1992 Ralph Bakshi film. ... A River Runs Through It is a 1992 American film directed by Robert Redford and starring Brad Pitt, Craig Sheffer, Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn, and Emily Lloyd. ... The Public Eye is a neo-noir film directed by Howard Franklin. ... Of Mice and Men is a 1992 movie starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise (who also directed). ... Nowhere to Run is a 1993 dramatic action film, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, Ted Levine and Joss Ackland. ... Fire in the Sky is a 1993 science fiction film. ... Made in America is a film released in 1993 by Warner Bros. ... Short Cuts is a 1993 film directed by Robert Altman. ... cover of DVD release Romeo Is Bleeding is a 1994 darkly comic police story starring Lena Olin and Gary Oldman. ... The Getaway is a 1994 remake of the 1972 classic. ... Thumbelina is a 1994 animated film directed by Don Bluth, and released by Warner Bros. ... The Browning Version is a 1994 film directed by Mike Figgis and starring Albert Finney. ... Mrs. ... Quiz Show is a 1994 film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s. ... Timecop (1994) is a science fiction thriller feature film directed by Peter Hyams. ... Chicago Hope was a popular CBS drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994 to May 4, 2000. ... Nell is a 1994 drama film starring Jodie Foster as a young woman raised by her mother in an isolated cabin who has to face other human beings for the first time. ... Safe Passage is a 1994 drama movie starring Susan Sarandon, Nick Stahl, Sam Shepard, Sean Astin, and Jason London. ... Miami Rhapsody is a 1995 romantic comedy film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Gil Bellows, Antonio Banderas, Mia Farrow, Paul Mazursky, Kevin Pollak, Barbara Garrick and Carla Gugino. ... Losing Isaiah is a 1995 drama film starring Jessica Lange and Halle Berry, directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. ... The Net is a 1995 film directed by Irwin Winkler and starring Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam and Dennis Miller. ... Home for the Holidays is a 1995 film directed by Jodie Foster. ... Last Dance is a 1996 movie starring Sharon Stone, Rob Morrow, Randy Quaid and Peter Gallagher. ... Gotti DVD cover Gotti was a TV movie made in 1996 starring Armand Assante and many of the actors who would later play mob men on The Sopranos. ... Fly Away Home is a 1996 movie about the daughter (Anna Paquin) of a divorced man (Jeff Daniels) who, with her father, leads a flock of geese from Canada to a wildlife refuge in the US. External links Official site Fly Away Home at the Internet Movie Database Categories: 1996... Afterglow was a 1997 film starring Nick Nolte and Julie Christie. ... This article is for the novel Kiss the Girls. ... This article or section needs to be wikified. ... EZ Streets is an American television drama created by Paul Haggis. ... Michael Hayes was a TV series that ran on CBS from 1997 to 1998. ... The Education of Little Tree is a memoir-style genre novel by Forrest Carter. ... The Gingerbread Man is a 1998 legal thriller film directed by Robert Altman and based on a discarded John Grisham manuscript. ... From the Earth to the Moon is a twelve-part HBO television miniseries (1998) co-produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tom Hanks, and Michael Bostick detailing the landmark Apollo expeditions to the Moon during the 1960s and early 1970s. ... Blade is a 1998 film starring Wesley Snipes and Stephen Dorff, loosely based on the published stories of the Marvel Comics character Blade. ... At First Sight is a 1999 American film. ... Varsity Blues is a 1999 film that follows a small-town high school football team and their focused coach through a tumultuous season. ... Breakfast of Champions is a 1999 film adapted and directed by Alan Rudolph from the novel of the same name by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. ... October Sky is a 1999 movie based on the book Rocket Boys, an autobiographical book by Homer Hickam. ... Family Law was a television drama starring Kathleen Quinlan as a divorced lawyer who attempted to start her own law firm after her lawyer husband took all their old clients. ... Body Shots is an American film written by David McKenna and directed by Michael Cristofer. ...

2000-

Rules of Engagement is a 2000 American movie starring Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones, directed by William Friedkin. ... Where the Money Is (2000). ... Trixie is a 2000 film that starred Emily Watson as private eye Beatrice Zurbo. ... Men of Honor is a 2000 drama film, directed by George Tillman, Jr. ... What Women Want is a [[2000 in film|2000](with fantasy elements), directed by Nancy Meyers and starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. ... Save the Last Dance is a motion picture produced by MTV Films, directed by Thomas Carter, written by Duane Adler, and released by Paramount Pictures on January 12, 2001. ... Life as a House is a 2001 drama film directed by Irwin Winkler. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: it is patent nonsense. ... Dont Say a Word is a 2001 motion picture that tells the story of a psychiatrist, whose daughter is being held hostage while he attempts to connect with a young mental patient who holds the key to a fortune in her memory. ... The Majestic is a 2001 film, written by Michael Sloane, and directed by Frank Darabont. ... Impostor is based upon a short story written by Philip K. Dick in 1953. ... Moonlight Mile is a 2002 movie written and directed by Brad Silberling. ... Rennie Cray embarks on a bloodthirsty rampage to avenge the death of his wife who was struck down by a serial killer - a man who hunts and kills women using his 72 El Dorado. ... Bello, Baldwin, and Macy. ... Spartan is a political thriller film written and directed by David Mamet. ... Miracle (2004) is an American biographical sports film about the United States mens hockey team, led by head coach, Herb Brooks, that won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. ... Twisted film poster Twisted is a 2004 thriller film. ... Crash is an Academy Award-winning drama film directed by Paul Haggis. ... Racing Stripes is a 2005 adventure/comedy movie, directed by Frederik Du Chau. ... Promotional poster for Kicking & Screaming Kicking & Screaming is a 2005 comedy film, directed by Jesse Dylan. ... In Her Shoes is a 2005 drama film, directed by Curtis Hanson. ... This article is about the 2006 film. ... Eight Below is a Walt Disney Pictures film directed by Frank Marshall and written by David DiGilio, which was released on February 17, 2006 in the United States. ... Invincible is a 2006 film directed by Ericson Core set in 1976. ... Bobby is a Golden Globe Award-nominated drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez. ... The Black Dahlia is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 film directed by Brian De Palma. ... For other uses of Freedom Writers, see Freedom Writers (disambiguation). ... Pride And Glory is an upcoming film to be released in 2007 written by Joe Carnahan and director Gavin O Carnahan. ...

External links

• The Mark Isham Web Site - official site
• Mark Isham at the Internet Movie Database