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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Mark Isham
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Mark Ware Isham
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| birth_place = [[New York City]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|09|07}}
| death_date =
| origin =
| instrument = Trumpet, synthesizer
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]
| occupation = Musician, composer
| years_active = 1976–present
| label = [[ECM Records|ECM]], [[Windham Hill Records|Windham Hill]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|isham.com}}
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'''Mark Ware Isham''' (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician. A trumpeter and [[Synthesizer|synthesist]], he works in a variety of genres, including [[jazz]] and [[electronic music|electronic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Isham Biography |last=Huey |first=Steve |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p2616/biography|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate=March 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>[https://movies.nytimes.com/person/95542/Mark-Isham The New York Times]</ref> He is also a prolific [[film composer]], having worked on numerous films and television series, including ''[[The Hitcher (1986 film)|The Hitcher]],'' ''[[Point Break]], [[Of Mice and Men (1992 film)|Of Mice and Men]], [[Nell (film)|Nell]], [[Blade (film)|Blade]],'' ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' and ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]].''

==Life and career==
Isham was born in New York City, the son of Patricia (née Hammond), a violinist, and Howard Fuller Isham, a Professor of [[Humanities]].<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/39/Mark-Isham.html Film Reference]</ref>

His discography is extensive and varied, including with his participation with units like Group 87, and [[David Torn]]'s [[Cloud About Mercury]] project, and sessions with people like [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Terry Bozzio]], [[Bill Bruford]], [[XTC]], and Doug Lunn.

Isham is a [[Scientology|Scientologist]].<ref name="richardson19930911">{{Cite news| last =Richardson | first =John M. | title =The Scientology Church of Hollywood | work =[[The Globe and Mail]] | publisher =Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc | date =September 11, 1993 }}</ref><ref name="newyorker">{{cite web |first=Lawrence |last=Wright |url=http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/02/14/110214fa_fact_wright?currentPage=15 |title=The Apostate: Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology |publisher=''[[The New Yorker]]'' |date=February 14, 2011 |accessdate=March 16, 2011 }}</ref> He is married to Donna Isham.<ref name="newyorker"/>

==Influences==
*[[Bernard Herrmann]], [[Chet Baker]], [[Elmer Bernstein]], [[Jerry Goldsmith]], [[Maurice Jarre]], [[Miles Davis]], [[Henry Mancini]], [[Dave Grusin]]

==Influenced==
*[[Chris Botti]], [[Erik Truffaz]]

==Discography==

===As sideman===
'''With Group 87'''
*''Group 87'' (Columbia Records)
*''A Career in Dada Processing'' (Capitol Records)
'''With [[Art Lande]]'''
* ''[[Rubisa Patrol]]'' (ECM, 1976)
* ''[[Desert Marauders]]'' (ECM 1978)
'''With [[Pharoah Sanders]]'''
*''[[Journey to the One]]'' (Theresa, 1980)
'''With [[Van Morrison]]'''
*Live at the Grand Belfast Opera House (Mercury, 1984)
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'''With [[David Torn]]'''
* ''[[Cloud About Mercury]]'' (ECM, 1987)

===Studio albums and compilations===
*1983 ''[[Vapor Drawings]]''
*1985 ''[[Film Music (album)|Film Music]]''
*1987 ''[[We Begin]]'' (with [[Art Lande]])
*1988 ''[[Castalia (album)|Castalia]]''
*1989 ''Tibet'' – a soundtrack
*1990 ''[[Mark Isham (album)|Mark Isham]]''
*1991 ''Songs My Children Taught Me'' (music only, from the first four Rabbit Ears titles, see below)
*1995 ''Blue Sun''
*1998 ''Mark Isham: A Windham Hill Retrospective''
*1999 ''Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project''
*2009 ''[[Bittersweet (Mark Isham and Kate Ceberano album)|Bittersweet]]'' with [[Kate Ceberano]]
*2015 ''The Longest Ride (Original Score Album)''.

===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 [[John Gielgud]])
*1992 ''[[The Boy Who Drew Cats]]'' (Narrated by [[William Hurt]])
*1994 ''[[The Firebird]]'' (Narrated by [[Susan Sarandon]])

===Other===
*2000 ''Hymn of Asia: L. Ron Hubbard'' (Instrument Orchestration and Choral Arrangements)
*2006 Theme to the [[United States Army]]'s [[Army Strong]] campaign<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/-news/2006/11/09/568-the-making-of-army-strong/|title=The making of Army Strong|last=Nickerson|first=Thomas|date=November 9, 2006|publisher=[[United States Army]]|accessdate=May 19, 2011}}</ref>
*2007 ''[[Human the Death Dance]]'' by [[Sage Francis]] (Production on "Good Fashion" and "Water Line")
*2009 ''Dallas et Kate'' with [[Kate Ceberano]]

==Contributions to soundtracks==
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===1980s===
* ''[[Never Cry Wolf (film)|Never Cry Wolf]]'' (1983)
* ''[[The Times of Harvey Milk]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Country (film)|Country]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Mrs. Soffel]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Trouble in Mind (film)|Trouble in Mind]]'' (1985)
* ''[[The Hitcher (1986 film)|The Hitcher]]'' (1986)
* ''Portraits of Anorexia'' (1986)
* ''[[Made in Heaven (1987 film)|Made in Heaven]]'' (1987)
* ''[[The Moderns]]'' (1988)
* ''[[The Beast (1988 film)|The Beast]]'' (1988)

===1990s===
* ''[[Everybody Wins (film)|Everybody Wins]]'' (1990)
* ''Tibet'' (1990)
* ''[[Love at Large]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Reversal of Fortune]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Mortal Thoughts]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Crooked Hearts]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Point Break]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Little Man Tate]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Billy Bathgate (film)|Billy Bathgate]]'' (1991)
* ''[[A Midnight Clear]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Sketch Artist]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Cool World]]'' (1992)
* ''[[A River Runs Through It (film)|A River Runs Through It]]'' (1992)
* ''[[The Public Eye (film)|The Public Eye]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Of Mice and Men (1992 film)|Of Mice and Men]]'' (1992)
* ''Hawaii: Born in Paradise'' (1993)
* ''[[Nowhere to Run (1993 film)|Nowhere to Run]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Fire in the Sky]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Made in America (1993 film)|Made in America]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Short Cuts (film)|Short Cuts]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Romeo Is Bleeding]]'' (1993)
* ''[[The Getaway (1994 film)|The Getaway]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Browning Version (1994 film)|The Browning Version]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Thumbelina (1994 film)|Thumbelina]]'' (1994; with [[William Ross (composer)|William Ross]])
* ''[[Quiz Show (film)|Quiz Show]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Timecop]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Chicago Hope]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Nell (film)|Nell]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Safe Passage (film)|Safe Passage]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Miami Rhapsody]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Waterworld]]'' (1995) (Rejected score)
* ''[[Losing Isaiah]]'' (1995)
* ''[[The Net (1995 film)|The Net]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Home for the Holidays (1995 film)|Home for the Holidays]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Last Dance (1996 film)|Last Dance]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Gotti (1996 film)|Gotti]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Fly Away Home]]'' (1996)
* ''[[EZ Streets]]'' (1996) (TV series theme and two episodes)
* ''[[Afterglow (film)|Afterglow]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Kiss the Girls (1997 film)|Kiss the Girls]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Night Falls on Manhattan]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Michael Hayes (TV series)|Michael Hayes]]'' (1997) (TV series theme)
* ''[[Nothing Sacred (TV series)|Nothing Sacred]]'' (1997) (TV series theme)
* ''The Defenders: Payback'' (1997)
* ''[[The Education of Little Tree (film)|The Education of Little Tree]]'' (1997)
* ''The Defenders: Choice of Evils'' (1998)
* ''[[The Gingerbread Man (film)|The Gingerbread Man]]'' (1998)
* ''[[From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)|From the Earth to the Moon]]'' (1998) (two episodes)
* ''[[Blade (film)|Blade]]'' (1998)
* ''The Defenders: Taking the First'' (1998)
* ''[[Free Money (film)|Free Money]]'' (1998)
* ''The Blood Tide'' (1998)
* ''[[At First Sight (1999 film)|At First Sight]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Varsity Blues (film)|Varsity Blues]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Breakfast of Champions (film)|Breakfast of Champions]]'' (1999)
* ''[[October Sky]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Family Law (TV series)|Family Law]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Body Shots (film)|Body Shots]]'' (1999)
* ''Galapagos'' (1999)

===2000s===
* ''[[Rules of Engagement (film)|Rules of Engagement]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Where the Money Is]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Trixie (film)|Trixie]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Men of Honor]]'' (2000)
* ''[[What Women Want]]'' (2000)
* ''From the Ground Up'' (2001)
* ''[[Save the Last Dance]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Life as a House]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Hardball (film)|Hardball]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Don't Say a Word]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Majestic (film)|The Majestic]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Impostor (film)|Impostor]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Moonlight Mile (film)|Moonlight Mile]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Highwaymen (film)|Highwaymen]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Cooler]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Spartan (film)|Spartan]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Miracle (2004 film)|Miracle]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Twisted (2004 film)|Twisted]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Racing Stripes]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Kicking & Screaming (2005 film)|Kicking & Screaming]]'' (2005)
* ''[[In Her Shoes (film)|In Her Shoes]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Running Scared (2006 film)|Running Scared]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Eight Below]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Invincible (2006 film)|Invincible]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Black Dahlia (film)|The Black Dahlia]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Freedom Writers]]'' (2007)
* ''[[In the Valley of Elah]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Lions for Lambs]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Gracie (film)|Gracie]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Reservation Road]]'' (2007)
* ''[[No Reservations (film)|No Reservations]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Next (2007 film)|Next]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Mist (film)|The Mist]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Pride and Glory (film)|Pride and Glory]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Express]]'' (2008)
* ''[[The Secret Life of Bees (film)|The Secret Life of Bees]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Crossing Over (film)|Crossing Over]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Not Forgotten (film)|Not Forgotten]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Fame (2009 film)|Fame]]'' (2009)

===2010s===
* ''[[The Crazies (2010 film)|The Crazies]]'' (2010)
* ''[[The Mechanic (2011 film)|The Mechanic]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Dolphin Tale]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Factory (film)|The Factory]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' (2011–)
* ''[[Warrior (2011 film)|Warrior]]'' (2011)
* ''[[The Lucky One (film)|The Lucky One]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (2012) (theme and pilot score)
* ''[[The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete|The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete]]'' (2013)
* ''[[42 (film)|42]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]'' (2013–2014)
* ''[[Beyond the Lights]]'' (2014)
* ''[[American Crime (TV series)|American Crime]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Mr. Church|Henry Joseph Church]]'' (2015)
* ''[[The Longest Ride (film)|The Longest Ride]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Mechanic: Resurrection]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Accountant (2016 film)|The Accountant]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Fallen (2016 film)|Fallen]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Dirty Dancing (2017 film)|Dirty Dancing]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992]]'' (2017)
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://isham.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|0006142}}

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