Mark Isham

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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. He is also a film composer, having worked on films and television series, including The Hitcher, Point Break, Of Mice and Men, Warrior (2011 film), Nell, Blade, Crash and Once Upon a Time.

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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.

His discography is extensive and varied, including participation with artists like Group 87, Art Lande, Pharoah Sanders, Van Morrison, David Torn, and sessions with people like Joni Mitchell, Terry Bozzio, Bill Bruford, XTC, and Doug Lunn.

Isham is a Scientologist. He is married to Donna Isham.

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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

Common One (Mercury, 1980)
Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast (Mercury, 1984)

With David Torn

Cloud About Mercury (ECM, 1987)

Studio albums and compilations

1983 Vapor Drawings
1985 Film Music
1987 We Begin (with Art Lande)
1988 Castalia
1989 Tibet - a soundtrack
1990 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 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
2007 Human the Death Dance by Sage Francis (Production on "Good Fashion" and "Water Line")
2009 Dallas et Kate with Kate Ceberano