MARK ISHAM

Post-Fusion Contemporary / Jazz Related Soundtracks • United States

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Best known for his uniquely innovative sounds and hauntingly beautiful melodies, with scores contributing to many Academy Award winning films, Mark Isham is regarded musically as the inventive, bold master of the written note. Isham is not only recognized as a premier film composer but also a pioneer in electronic music, as well as a preeminent trumpet player. His provocative and melodic sounds have and continue to add drama, pathos and emotional texture to the films his music touches. It is this versatility and passion in creating music along with his dedication that has awarded him some of the highest honors in the music world.

Along with his achievements of Grammy, Emmy, and Clio awards, Mark has also received Academy, Grammy and Golden Globe nominations, and most recently received the ASCAP Henry Mancini award for Lifetime Achievement.

Film composing for Mark began in 1983. Already an established performer and recording artist by read more...

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3.52 | 2 ratings

Vapor Drawings
Post-Fusion Contemporary 1983

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Film Music
Post-Fusion Contemporary 1985

MARK ISHAM Trouble In Mind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) album cover

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Trouble In Mind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1986

4.33 | 3 ratings

We Begin
Post-Fusion Contemporary 1987

MARK ISHAM The Moderns (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) album cover

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The Moderns (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1988

MARK ISHAM The Beast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) album cover

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The Beast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1988

3.50 | 2 ratings

Castalia
Post-Fusion Contemporary 1988

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Tibet
Post-Fusion Contemporary 1989

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Mark Isham
Post-Fusion Contemporary 1990

MARK ISHAM Everybody Wins (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) album cover

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Everybody Wins (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1990

MARK ISHAM Love At Large (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) album cover

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Love At Large (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1990

MARK ISHAM Little Man Tate (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) album cover

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Little Man Tate (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1991

MARK ISHAM Billy Bathgate (Music From The Original Soundtrack) album cover

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Billy Bathgate (Music From The Original Soundtrack)
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1991

MARK ISHAM Songs My Children Taught Me album cover

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Songs My Children Taught Me
Post-Fusion Contemporary 1991

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Blue Sun
Post-Fusion Contemporary 1995

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Pure
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2006

MARK ISHAM Mark Isham + Kate Ceberano ‎: Bittersweet album cover

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Mark Isham + Kate Ceberano ‎: Bittersweet
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2009

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MARK ISHAM Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project album cover

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Miles Remembered: The Silent Way Project
Post-Fusion Contemporary 1999

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MARK ISHAM Vapor Drawings

Album · 1983 · Post-Fusion Contemporary

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If you've ever seen a movie called Never Cry Wolf, then you'll know what to expect from this album. Recorded around the same time as Mark did the soundtrack, it shares a lot of the musical themes. Vapor Drawings has sort of an arctic wasteland atmosphere.

This is pretty much a creature of the studio creation with Isham playing almost all of the instruments backed up with a percussionist, Peter Van Hooke. Synthesizers dominate the music, but there is an ample dose of Mark's horns. What you get is sort of a fusion, progressive electronic, ambient mix. And yes most of this music would be suitable for a soundtrack.