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| instrument    = Trumpet, synthesizer
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| occupation    = Musician, composer
| occupation    = Musician, composer
| years_active    = 1976–present
| years_active    = 1976–present
| label        = [[ECM Records|ECM]], [[Windham Hill Records|Windham Hill]], [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
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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]].''
 
'''Mark Ware Isham''' (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician. A trumpeter and synthesist, he works in a variety of genres, including jazz and 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,'' ''Point Break'', ''Of Mice and Men'', ''Nell'', ''Blade,'' ''Crash'' and ''Once Upon a Time.''


==Life and career==
==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>
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)
*
'''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==
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.
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===1980s===
Isham is a 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"/>
* ''[[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===
==Involvement with Mark Eitzel==
* ''[[Everybody Wins (film)|Everybody Wins]]'' (1990)
Isham played trumpet on [[Mark Eitzel]]'s 1996 album ''[[60 Watt Silver Lining]]''.
* ''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==
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==External links==
[[Category:Guest musicians]]
* {{official website|http://isham.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|0006142}}
 
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Mark Isham
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Background information
Birth name Mark Ware Isham
Born (1951-09-07) September 7, 1951 (age 74)
New York, NY, US
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Trumpet, synthesizer
Years active 1976–present
Labels ECM, Windham Hill, Columbia, Virgin
Website isham.com

Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician. A trumpeter and synthesist, he works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic.[1][2] He is also a prolific film composer, having worked on numerous films and television series, including The Hitcher, Point Break, Of Mice and Men, Nell, Blade, Crash and 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.[3]

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 Scientologist.[4][5] He is married to Donna Isham.[5]

Involvement with Mark Eitzel

Isham played trumpet on Mark Eitzel's 1996 album 60 Watt Silver Lining.

References

  1. ↑ Huey, Steve. "Mark Isham Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved March 22, 2010. 
  2. ↑ The New York Times
  3. ↑ Film Reference
  4. ↑ Richardson, John M. (September 11, 1993). "The Scientology Church of Hollywood". The Globe and Mail. Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wright, Lawrence (February 14, 2011). "The Apostate: Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 16, 2011. 
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