Mark Isham

Born

1951-09-07

Birthplace

New 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Isham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.