Mark Isham
About
Biography
Filmography
Family & Companions
Biography
After a notable career as a professional trumpet player, performing with symphonies and jazz and rock ensembles from the age of 12, and recording and touring with top pop performers such as the Beach Boys, Isham turned to film scoring, composing his first score for "Never Cry Wolf" in 1983. Since writing the music for "Trouble in Mind" (1985), he has become a favorite Alan Rudolph composer, winning a Los Angeles Film Critics award for his score for Rudolph's "The Moderns" (1988), and collaborating with the director on "Made in Heaven" (1987), "Love at Large" (1990), and "Mortal Thoughts" (1991). Isham also wrote the scores for "Mrs. Soffel" (1984), "Reversal of Fortune" (1990), and "Little Man Tate" and "Billy Bathgate" (both 1991), "A River Runs Through It" (1992), "Quiz Show" (1994) and "Home for the Holidays" (1995).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Sound (Feature Film)
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Music (Special)
Music (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1979
Formed "Group 87" with Peter Maunu, Patrick O'Hearn and Terry Bozzio
1981
Film music debut (as saxophonist), "An Unsuitable Job For a Woman:
1983
Film scoring debut, "Never Cry Wolf"
1985
First collaboration with director Alan Rudolph, "Trouble in Mind"
1986
TV music debut, "The Making of Liberty"
Videos
Trailer
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Companions
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