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Trumpeters · b. 1941

Mark Isham

American musician and film composer (born 1951)

Born
7 September 1941
New York City
Country
United States
Active
1976–
Record labels
ECM Records, Windham Hill Records
Discography
118 albums

Biography

Mark Isham is a jazz musician who plays trumpet, musical keyboard, flugelhorn and synthesizer. Mark Isham was born on 7 September 1941 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz fusion. Record labels: ECM Records and Windham Hill Records. The discography here lists 118 albums, from “Vapor Drawings” (1983) to “Soul On Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (2025). Honours include Emmy Award.

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, and has scored over 200 film and television productions since his debut in 1983. Isham is a nine-time Grammy Award 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 EZ Streets.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Vapor Drawings 1983 · Windham Hill Records Film Music 1985 · Windham Hill Records Trouble in Mind 1986 · Antilles The Emperor and the Nightingale 1987 · Rabbit Ears Productions
The Steadfast Tin Soldier 1987
We Begin 1987 · BMG Classics Castalia 1988 · Virgin
Special Radio Edits 1988
The Beast 1988 · A&M Records
The Beast of War 1988 · A&M Records
The Moderns (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1988 · Virgin
Thumbelina 1989 · Windham Hill Records
Tibet 1989 · Windham Hill Records Everybody Wins 1990 · Virgin Love at Large 1990 · Virgin Movie Music Mark Isham 1990 · Virgin The Emperor's New Clothes 1990 · Windham Hill Records Billy Bathgate 1991 · Milan Little Man Tate 1991 · Varèse Sarabande Reversal Of Fortune (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1991 · Milan Songs My Children Taught Me 1991 · Windham Hill Records
The Boy Who Drew Cats 1991
The Hitcher 1991 · Silva America A River Runs Through It: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1992 · Milan Cool World 1992 · Varèse Sarabande Of Mice and Men 1992 · Varèse Sarabande Sketch Artist 1992 · Varèse Sarabande The Public Eye 1992 · Varèse Sarabande Fire in the Sky 1993 · Varèse Sarabande Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle 1994 · Varèse Sarabande Nell 1994 · Fox Records Quiz Show 1994 · Hollywood Music Romeo Is Bleeding 1994 · Verve The Browning Version (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 1994 · Milan Timecop 1994 · Colosseum Blue Sun 1995 · Columbia Home for the Holidays 1995 · Mercury Records Losing Isaiah 1995 The Net 1995 · Varèse Sarabande
Fly Away Home 1996
Last Dance 1996 · Hollywood Records Kiss the Girls 1997 · Milan
A Windham Hill Retrospective 1998
Afterglow 1998 · Columbia Blade: Original Motion Picture Score 1998 · Varèse Sarabande The Education of Little Tree 1998 · Sony Classical Body Shots 1999 · Milan October Sky 1999 · Sony Classical Galapagos 2000 · Milan Men of Honor 2000 · Motown Rules of Engagement (Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2000 · Milan Don't Say A Word (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2001 · Varèse Sarabande Life as a House 2001 · Varèse Sarabande
Highwaymen (Promo Score) 2003
Miracle 2004 · Hollywood Records Twisted 2004 · Varèse Sarabande Crash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2005 · Superb Records Racing Stripes 2005 · Varèse Sarabande Eight Below 2006 · EMI Catalogue Pure 2006 · BMG Music Running Scared 2006 · Varèse Sarabande The Black Dahlia 2006 · Silva Screen Records Bobby (Original Motion Picture Score) 2007 · Lakeshore Records Gracie 2007 · Lakeshore Records In the Valley of Elah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2007 · Varèse Sarabande Lions for Lambs 2007 · Varèse Sarabande Next 2007 · Colosseum Reservation Road 2007 · Edel Records Point Break 2008 · La‐La Land Records Pride and Glory 2008 · Varèse Sarabande The Express: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2008 · Lakeshore Records The Mist 2008 · Varèse Sarabande The Secret Life of Bees 2008 · Fox Music The Women 2008 Crash (Music from the Original TV Series) 2009 · Lions Gate Records Crossing Over 2009 · Varèse Sarabande The Crazies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2010 · Varèse Sarabande Dolphin Tale: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2011 · Varèse Sarabande
Romance 2011
The Conspirator 2011 · MIM Records The Mechanic 2011 · MIM Records Warrior 2011 · Lakeshore Records Nowhere to Run 2012 · Perseverance Records Once Upon a Time 2012 · Intrada 42: Original Motion Picture Score 2013 · WaterTower Music Once Upon a Time: Season 2: Original Television Soundtrack 2013 · Intrada
American Crime 2015
Cool World 2015 · Quartet Records The Longest Ride (Original Motion Picture Score Album) 2015 · Milan Mechanic: Resurrection 2016 · Lakeshore Records Septembers of Shiraz 2016 · Lakeshore Records The Accountant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2016 · WaterTower Music A Family Man 2017 · Lakeshore Records Black Mirror: Arkangel 2018 · Lakeshore Records Cloak & Dagger: Original Score 2018 · Hollywood Records Duck Duck Goose 2018 · Lakeshore Records Fallen: The Original Score Soundtrack 2018 · BMG Megan Leavey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2018 · MovieScore Media Once Upon a Time: Season 7 2018 · Walt Disney Records A Dog's Journey 2019 · Back Lot Music Cloak & Dagger, Season 2: Original Score 2019 · Hollywood Records Godfather of Harlem 2019 · Sony Classical Togo 2019 Bill & Ted Face the Music (Original Motion Picture Score) 2020 · Lakeshore Records Honest Thief: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2020 · Varèse Sarabande Little Fires Everywhere 2020 · Hollywood Records Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 · WaterTower Music The Nevers: Season 1 (Soundtrack from the HBO® Original Series) 2021 · WaterTower Music Blacklight 2022 The Cleaning Lady: Season 1 2022 · WaterTower Music The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: Original Motion Picture Score 2022 · Lions Gate Records Justified: City Primeval (Original Series Soundtrack) 2023 · Madison Gate Records Shooting Stars 2023 · Back Lot Music Soul On Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2025 · Lakeshore Records
Invincible
Majestic
Point Break / Never Cry Wolf · Pacific
The Gingerbread Man

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Albums where Mark Isham is credited as a sideman

1976 Rubisa Patrol — Art Lande, Mark Isham, Bill Douglass, Glenn Cronkhite flugelhorn, soprano saxophone, trumpet, wind instruments
1979 The Last Call — Dave Liebman brass
1980 Journey to the One — Pharoah Sanders synthesizer
1990 Charming Snakes — Andy Summers trumpet
1992 The Brasil Project — Toots Thielemans trumpet
1998 From There To Here — Kyle Eastwood trumpet
1999 Painting With Words and Music — Joni Mitchell trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
2000 Both Sides Now — Joni Mitchell trumpet
2012 Field Records of a Jazz Master — Woody Shaw trumpet

Awards

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Mark Isham play?

Mark Isham is known for playing trumpet, musical keyboard, flugelhorn and synthesizer.

When and where was Mark Isham born?

Mark Isham was born 7 September 1941 in New York City.

What are Mark Isham's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Vapor Drawings (1983), Film Music (1985), Trouble in Mind (1986), The Emperor and the Nightingale (1987) and We Begin (1987).

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