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Mark Isham

Mark Isham

Sound1951New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Mark Ware Isham (born September 7, 1951) is an American musician and composer. A trumpeter and keyboardist, Isham works in a variety of genres, including jazz and electronic. He is also a prolific and acclaimed composer of film scores. He has scored over 200 film and television productions since his debut in 1983.

Isham is a nine-time Grammy Award nominee, winning the award for Best New Age Album for his 1990 self-titled album. He was nominated for an Academy Award for A River Runs Through It (1992) and a Golden Globe Award for Nell (1994). He has also been nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards, winning Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for EZ Streets.

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Acting History

2025
Soul on Fire
Original Music Composer
2024
Hotel Cocaine
TVOriginal Music Composer
2023
Shooting Stars
Original Music Composer
2022
Blacklight
Original Music Composer
2021
Judas and the Black Messiah
Original Music Composer
Needle in a Timestack
Original Music Composer
The Nevers
TVOriginal Music Composer6 eps
Sex/Life
TVOriginal Music Composer8 eps
2020
Honest Thief
Original Music Composer
Bill & Ted Face the Music
Original Music Composer
Little Fires Everywhere
TVOriginal Music Composer
2019
See You Soon
Original Music Composer
A Dog's Journey
Original Music Composer
Bolden
Original Music Composer
Togo
Original Music Composer
2018
Duck Duck Goose
Original Music Composer
Marvel's Cloak & Dagger
TVOriginal Music Composer
2017
Megan Leavey
Original Music Composer
Sun Dogs
Original Music Composer
Dirty Dancing
Original Music Composer
Instrument of War
Original Music Composer
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
TVOriginal Music Composer
2016
Mechanic: Resurrection
Original Music Composer
A Family Man
Original Music Composer
The Accountant
Original Music Composer
Mr. Church
Original Music Composer
Fallen
Original Music Composer
2015
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Original Music Composer
Septembers of Shiraz
Original Music Composer
The Longest Ride
Original Music Composer
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
Original Music Composer
2014
Beyond the Lights
Original Music Composer
2013
Homefront
Original Music Composer
42
Original Music Composer
Mob City
TVOriginal Music Composer
2012
The Factory
Original Music Composer
Stolen
Original Music Composer
The Lucky One
Original Music Composer
2011
Warrior
Original Music Composer
Dolphin Tale
Original Music Composer
The Conspirator
Original Music Composer
The Mechanic
Original Music Composer
Black Mirror
TVOriginal Music Composer
Once Upon a Time
TVOriginal Music Composer
2010
The Crazies
Original Music Composer
2009
Fame
Original Music Composer
Not Forgotten
Original Music Composer
My One and Only
Original Music Composer
Crossing Over
Original Music Composer
2008
Pride and Glory
Original Music Composer
The Express
Original Music Composer
The Women
Original Music Composer
The Secret Life of Bees
Original Music Composer
2007
Gracie
Original Music Composer
In the Valley of Elah
Original Music Composer
Next
Original Music Composer
The Mist
Original Music Composer
Lions for Lambs
Original Music Composer
Reservation Road
Original Music Composer
Freedom Writers
Original Music Composer
The Black Donnellys
TVOriginal Music Composer
2006
Invincible
Original Music Composer
Running Scared
Original Music Composer
Bobby
Original Music Composer
Eight Below
Original Music Composer
The Black Dahlia
Original Music Composer
2005
In Her Shoes
Original Music Composer
Crash
Original Music Composer
Crash
Music Arranger
Kicking & Screaming
Original Music Composer
Racing Stripes
Original Music Composer
2004
Twisted
Original Music Composer
Miracle
Original Music Composer
Spartan
Original Music Composer
Highwaymen
Original Music Composer
2002
Moonlight Mile
Original Music Composer
2001
Don't Say a Word
Original Music Composer
Hardball
Original Music Composer
The Majestic
Original Music Composer
Impostor
Original Music Composer
Save the Last Dance
Original Music Composer
Life as a House
Original Music Composer
2000
Men of Honor
Original Music Composer
Where the Money Is
Original Music Composer
Trixie
Original Music Composer
Rules of Engagement
Original Music Composer
1999
Body Shots
Original Music Composer
Breakfast of Champions
Original Music Composer
Varsity Blues
Original Music Composer
At First Sight
Original Music Composer
October Sky
Original Music Composer
1998
Free Money
Original Music Composer
Blade
Original Music Composer
The Gingerbread Man
Original Music Composer
The Defenders: Taking the First
Original Music Composer
From the Earth to the Moon
TVOriginal Music Composer
1997
Kiss the Girls
Original Music Composer
Afterglow
Original Music Composer
The Education of Little Tree
Original Music Composer
Night Falls on Manhattan
Original Music Composer
The Defenders: Payback
Original Music Composer
1996
Fly Away Home
Original Music Composer
Gotti
Original Music Composer
Last Dance
Original Music Composer
1995
The Net
Original Music Composer
Losing Isaiah
Original Music Composer
Miami Rhapsody
Original Music Composer
Home for the Holidays
Original Music Composer
1994
The Getaway
Original Music Composer
Safe Passage
Original Music Composer
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Original Music Composer
Nell
Original Music Composer
Quiz Show
Original Music Composer
Quiz Show
Musician
The Browning Version
Original Music Composer
Timecop
Original Music Composer
1993
Made in America
Original Music Composer
Short Cuts
Original Music Composer
Romeo Is Bleeding
Original Music Composer
Fire in the Sky
Original Music Composer
Nowhere to Run
Original Music Composer
1992
Of Mice and Men
Original Music Composer
The Public Eye
Original Music Composer
A River Runs Through It
Original Music Composer
A Midnight Clear
Original Music Composer
Sketch Artist
Original Music Composer
Cool World
Original Music Composer
1991
Little Man Tate
Original Music Composer
Billy Bathgate
Original Music Composer
Mortal Thoughts
Original Music Composer
Crooked Hearts
Original Music Composer
Point Break
Original Music Composer
Kim's War
Original Music Composer
1990
Reversal of Fortune
Original Music Composer
Love at Large
Original Music Composer
Everybody Wins
Original Music Composer
1988
The Beast
Original Music Composer
The Moderns
Original Music Composer
Windham Hill: Tibet
Original Music Composer
1987
Made in Heaven
as Zeus - Keyboards
Made in Heaven
Original Music Composer
1986
The Hitcher
Original Music Composer
1984
The Times of Harvey Milk
Original Music Composer
Mrs. Soffel
Original Music Composer
Windham Hill: Western Light
Original Music Composer
1983
Never Cry Wolf
Original Music Composer
1982
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Original Music Composer

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Personal Info

Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/7/1951(74 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA