Mark Isham
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Birth name | Mark Ware Isham |
Born | (1951-09-07) September 7, 1951 (age 72) New York City, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, electronic, new age |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboards, trumpet |
Years active | 1976–present |
Labels | ECM, Windham Hill, Columbia, Virgin |
Website | isham |
Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician and film composer. A trumpeter and keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic.[1][2] He is also an actor.
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Portrait of Mark Isham[3]. |
Isham was born in New York City,[4] the son of Patricia (née Hammond), a violinist, and Howard Fuller Isham, a professor of humanities.[5] He is a Scientologist[6][7] and is married to Donna Isham.[7]
His discography is extensive and varied, including participation with artists including David Sylvian, Group 87, Art Lande, Pharoah Sanders, Van Morrison, David Torn, and sessions with people like Brian Wilson, Joni Mitchell, Terry Bozzio, Bill Bruford, XTC,[4] and Siouxsie Sioux.[8] His musical styles include crossover jazz, post-bop, ambient, progressive electronic, chamber jazz, and new age.[9]
He is also a film composer, having worked on numerous films and television series, including The Hitcher, Point Break, A River Runs Through It, Of Mice and Men, Warrior, Nell, Blade, Crash, The Black Dahlia, The Lucky One, October Sky, and Once Upon a Time.
Isham acted as well in Made in HeavenbyAlan Rudolph (1987) and directed The Cowboy and the Ballerina in 1998.
Studio albums and compilations[edit]
Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics[edit]
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As sideman[edit]
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Year | Title | Episode(s) | Notes |
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1994 | Chicago Hope | "Pilot" | |
1996 | EZ Streets | 2 | |
1997 | Michael Hayes | "Prequel" | |
1997 | Nothing Sacred | TV series theme | |
1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | 2 | |
1999 | Family Law | 18 | |
2007 | The Black Donnellys | 18 | |
2008–2009 | Crash | 26 | |
2011–2018 | Once Upon a Time | 147 | |
2012 | Beauty and the Beast | "Pilot" | |
2013–2014 | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland | 7 | |
2015 | Blood & Oil | 10 | |
2015 | American Crime | 21 | |
2017 | Black Mirror | "Arkangel" | |
2018–2019 | Marvel's Cloak & Dagger | 20 | |
2019 | Godfather of Harlem | 10 | |
2020 | Little Fires Everywhere | 8 | |
2020 | Amazing Stories | "The Rift" | |
2021 | The Nevers | ||
2021 | Sex/Life | 8 | |
2022 | The Cleaning Lady | ||
2023 | Justified: City Primeval |
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1984 | The Times of Harvey Milk | Rob Epstein | |
1985 | Portraits of Anorexia | ||
1985 | Rabbit Ears: The Steadfast Tin Soldier | ||
1990 | Tibet | ||
1993 | Hawaii: Born in Paradise | Robert Hillmann | |
1993 | Hidden Hawaii | Robert Hillmann | |
1998 | The Blood Tide | ||
1999 | Galapagos | ||
2001 | From the Ground Up | Laura Nix | |
2011 | "Morning" | Dror Soref | |
2017 | Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 | John Ridley |
As director
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1998 | The Cowboy and the Ballerina | Mark Isham | — |
As screenwriter
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1998 | The Cowboy and the Ballerina | Mark Isham | — |
As actor
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1987 | Made in Heaven | Alan Rudolph | — |
liner notes for Siouxsie's song "The Lighthouse", featuring Mark Isham on trumpet, recorded in Paris, in February 1994
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