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

Isham is a nine-time nominee, winning 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 .


Early life
Isham was born in New York City,
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the son of Patricia (née Hammond), a violinist, and Howard Fuller Isham, a professor of . He studied from a very young age, and made his professional debut at the age of 12. When he was a teenager, Isham and his family moved to the San Francisco bay area, where he played with the Oakland East Bay Symphony.


Career
His discography is extensive and varied, including participation with artists including , Group 87, , , , , and sessions with people like , , , , , and . His musical styles include , , , progressive electronic, , and . Artist Biography by Steve Huey on Allmusic.com.


Film and television scores
He is also a , having worked on numerous films and television series, including The Hitcher, Reversal of Fortune, , A Midnight Clear, A River Runs Through It, Of Mice and Men, Warrior, Nell, Blade, Crash, The Black Dahlia, The Lucky One, , and Once Upon a Time.

Isham acted as well in Made in Heaven by (1987) and directed The Cowboy and the Ballerina in 1998.


Personal life
Isham is married to Donna Isham. He is a .


Discography

Studio albums and compilations
  • 1983
  • 1985 Film Music
  • 1987 (with )
  • 1988 Castalia
  • 1989 Tibet – a soundtrack
  • 1990 Mark Isham
  • 1991 Songs My Children Taught Me
  • 1995 Blue Sun
  • 1998 Mark Isham: A Windham Hill Retrospective
  • 1999 Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project
  • 2009 Bittersweet with
  • 2015 The Longest Ride (Original Score Album).


Rabbit Ears Storybook Classics


Other
  • 2000 Hymn of Asia: L. Ron Hubbard (Instrument Orchestration and Choral Arrangements)
  • 2006 Theme to the United States Army's campaign
  • 2007 Human the Death Dance by (Production on "Good Fashion" and "Water Line")
  • 2009 Dallas et Kate with


As member
With Group 87
  • Group 87 (Columbia Records, 1980)
  • A Career in Dada Processing (Capitol Records, 1984)


As sideman
With Art Lande
With Pharoah Sanders
  • Journey to the One (Theresa, 1980)
With Van Morrison
  • Into the Music (Mercury, 1979)
  • (Mercury, 1980)
  • (Mercury, 1982)
  • Inarticulate Speech of the Heart (Mercury, 1983)
  • Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast (Mercury, 1984)
With David Sylvian
With David Torn
  • Cloud About Mercury (ECM, 1987)
With Andy Summers


Contributions to soundtracks

Films
1983Never Cry Wolf
1984CountryRichard Pearceadditional music (uncredited)
1984Mrs. SoffelGillian Armstrong
1985Trouble in Mind
1986The Making of LibertyCharles Guggenheim
1986The Hitcher
1987Made in Heaven
1988
1988"On the Threshold of Liberty" from
1988The BeastKevin Reynolds
1990Everybody Wins
1990Love at Large
1990Reversal of Fortune
1991
1991Michael Bortman
1991
1991Little Man Tate
1991Billy Bathgate
1992A Midnight Clear
1992Phedon Papamichael
1992
1992A River Runs Through ItNominated for an for Best Original Score.
Nominated for an Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Music.
Nominated for a for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
1992The Public Eye
1992Of Mice and Men
1993Nowhere to Run
1993Fire in the SkyNominated for a for Best Music.
1993Made in America
1993Short Cuts
1993Romeo Is Bleeding
1994The Getaway
1994The Browning Version
1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994Quiz Show
1994
1994NellNominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Score - Motion Picture.
1994Safe PassageRobert Allan Ackerman
1995
1995Kevin ReynoldsRejected score
Replaced by James Newton Howard
1995Stephen Gyllenhaal
1995The Net
1995Home for the Holidays
1996Last Dance
1996Gotti
1996Fly Away Home
1996Night Falls on Manhattan
1997Afterglow
1997Kiss the Girls
1997The Defenders: Payback
1997The Education of Little TreeRichard Friedenberg
1998The Defenders: Choice of Evils
1998The Gingerbread Man
1998BladeStephen Norrington
1998The Defenders: Taking the First
1998Free Money
1999At First Sight
1999Varsity Blues
1999Breakfast of Champions
1999
1999Body ShotsMichael Cristofer
2000Rules of Engagement
2000Where the Money Is
2000Trixie
2000Men of HonorGeorge Tillman, Jr.
2001Save the Last DanceThomas Carter
2001Life as a House
2001Hardball
2001Don't Say a Word
2001The Majestic
2002Impostor
2002Moonlight Mile
2003Wayne Kramer
2004Spartan
2004MiracleGavin O'Connor
2004Highwaymen
2004Twisted
2004Crash
2005Frederik Du Chau
2005Kicking & Screaming
2005In Her Shoes
2006Running ScaredWayne Kramer
2006Frank Marshall
2006Invincible
2006Bobby
2006The Black DahliaBrian De Palma
2007Richard LaGravenese
2007In the Valley of Elah
2007Lions for Lambs
2007Gracie
2007
2007No ReservationsScott Hicks
2007Next
2007The Mist
2008Pride and GloryGavin O'Connor
2008
2008The Secret Life of BeesGina Prince-Bythewood
2009Crossing OverWayne Kramer
2009Not Forgotten
2009
2009Fame
2010The Crazies
2010The Conspirator
2011The Mechanic
2011Charles Martin Smith
2011WarriorGavin O'Connor
2012The FactoryMorgan O'Neill
2012The Lucky OneScott HicksWon a for Film Music.
2013
2013The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and PeteGeorge Tillman, Jr.
201342
2013Homefront
2014Beyond the LightsGina Prince-BythewoodNominated for a Black Reel Award for Outstanding Original Score.
2015The Longest RideGeorge Tillman, Jr.
2016A Family ManMark Williams
2016Mr. Church
2016
2016The AccountantGavin O'Connor
2016FallenScott Hicks
2017Megan LeaveyGabriela Cowperthwaite
2017Dirty DancingWayne Blair
2018Duck Duck GooseChris Jenkins
2019Bolden
2019A Dog's Journey
2019Togo
2020Bill & Ted Face the Music
2020Mark Williams
2021Judas and the Black Messiah
2021Needle in a Timestack
2022BlacklightMark Williams
2022The Unbearable Weight of Massive TalentTom Gormican
2023Shooting StarsChris Robinson
2025Soul on Fire


Television series
1994"Pilot"
19962
1997Michael Hayes"Prequel"
1997Nothing Sacred TV series theme
1998From the Earth to the Moon2
1999Family Law18
2007The Black Donnellys18
2008–2009Crash26
2011–2018Once Upon a Time147
2012Beauty and the Beast"Pilot"
2013–2014Once Upon a Time in Wonderland7
2015Blood & Oil10
2015American Crime21
2017"Arkangel"
2017Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams"Autofac," "Safe and Sound"
2018–2019Marvel's Cloak & Dagger20
2019Godfather of Harlem10
2020Little Fires Everywhere8
2020Amazing Stories"The Rift"
2021
2021Sex/Life8
2022The Cleaning Lady
2023


Documentaries and shorts
1984The Times of Harvey Milk
1985Portraits of Anorexia
1985
1990Tibet
1993Hawaii: Born in ParadiseRobert Hillmann
1993Hidden HawaiiRobert Hillmann
1998The Blood Tide
1999Galapagos
2001From the Ground UpLaura Nix
2011"Morning"
2017


Filmography
As director
1998The Cowboy and the BallerinaMark Isham
As screenwriter
1998The Cowboy and the BallerinaMark Isham
As actor
1987Made in Heaven


See also
  • List of ambient music artists


External links

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