Mark Isham

Mark Isham has received Grammy and Emmy awards, as well as Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. He is an electronic music innovator, musician, and prolific film composer. He has performed worldwide and collaborated with celebrated artists in multiple genres including Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, Brian De Palma, Frank Darabont, John Ridley, Jodi Foster, and Robert Altman.

Isham’s inimitable musical voice can be heard on over one hundred film and TV scores including A River Runs Through It, the Oscar-winning Crash, and The Black Dahlia. Additionally, A River Runs Through It and Men of Honor both received Grammy nominations. Other film credits include Eight Below, The Cooler, Nell, Warrior, Dolphin Tale, The Secret Life of Bees, the Jackie Robinson biopic 42, and Gavin O’Connor’s The Accountant. Mark’s most recent film score, Duck Duck Goose with animation veteran and first-time director Chris Jenkins (The Lion King, Aladdin), is set to come out in 2018. Mark’s TV credits include ABC’s Once Upon a Time, now in its seventh season, and John Ridley’s Emmy Award-winning ABC drama American Crime, as well as his documentary Let it Fall, gathering well deserved Oscar buzz. Current works include Netflix’s Emmy Award-winning show Black Mirror, directed by Jodie Foster, Electric Dreams, Marvel’s upcoming show Cloak & Dagger and the epic war drama Instrument of War (Adam Thomas Anderegg).

Mark Isham’s signature sound is represented on albums of music icons including Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Ziggy Marley, Joni Mitchell, The Rolling Stones, Chris Isaak, and Van Morrison. Mark won a Grammy for his Virgin Records release, Mark Isham and was awarded the highest honor for a composer by The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), the prestigious Henry Mancini Career Achievement Award for musical excellence. He continues to display a boundless ability to electrify listeners with his talent for crafting evocative new musical works in varying genres and mediums.

You can now stream Mark's latest jazztronica album CoverART on Spotify.

Awards

2015 ◦ Black Reel Awards – Nominated Outstanding Score for “Beyond the Lights” 2014 ◦ Black Reel Awards – Nominated Outstanding Score for “42” 2013 ◦ BMI Award – “Once Upon A Time” ◦ BMI Award – “The Lucky One” 2012 ◦ Honorary President of Transatlantyk Film Festival in Poznan, Poland ◦ International Film Music Festival in Cordoba, Spain – President ◦ Career Achievement Award at the Burbank International Film Festival ◦ ASCAP Award – Top TV Series for Once Upon A Time 2011 ◦ HMMA Best Film Score – Warrior ◦ Jerry Goldsmith Award from Ubeda International Film Music Festival 2010 ◦ GZ Film Festival – Best Original Score – The Crazies 2008 ◦ International Film Music Critics Association Award – Nominated for Film Composer of the Year ◦ International Film Music Critics Association Award – Nominated for Film Music Composition of the Year for “Last Shift” from Lions for Lambs 2007 ◦ Hollywood Film Festival Award – Won Composer of the Year Award ◦ International Film Music Critics Association Award – Won for Best Score for a Drama Film for The Black Dahlia ◦ ASCAP Film and Television Music Award – Won for Top Box Office Films for Eight Below ◦ International Film Music Critics Association Award – Nominated for Film Score of the Year for The Black Dahlia 2006 ◦ ASCAP Film and Television Music Award – Received the Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement ◦ Vision Award – Won Composer of Vision Award for Crash 2005 ◦ AFI Award – Won for Crash 2002 ◦ Grammy Award – Nominated for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for Men of Honor 2000 ◦ ASCAP Film and Television Music Award – Won for Top TV Series for Family Law 1999 ◦ ASCAP Film and Television Music Award – Won for Top Box Office Films for Blade 1998 ◦ Emmy Award – Nominated for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music for Nothing Sacred 1997 ◦ Emmy Award – Won for Outstanding Main Title Theme for EZ Streets 1996 ◦ Emmy Award – Nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music for Chicago Hope 1995 ◦ Emmy Award – Nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music for Chicago Hope ◦ Golden Globe – Nominated Best Original Score – Motion Picture for Nell 1994 ◦ Grammy Award – Nominated for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television for A River Runs Through It ◦ Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films – Nominated for Saturn Award, Best Music for Fire in the Sky 1993 ◦ Academy Award – Nominated for Best Music, Original Score for A River Runs Through It 1992 ◦ Grammy Award – Nominated for Best Album for Children for The Emperor’s New Clothes ◦ Movieline Great Movie Music Award – Won 1990 ◦ Grammy Award – Won for Best New Age Album for Mark Isham 1989 ◦ Grammy Award – Nominated for Best New Age Performance for Tibet ◦ Grammy Award – Nominated for Best Album for Children for Thumbelina 1988 ◦ Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award – Won Best Music for The Moderns ◦ Grammy Award – Nominated for Best New Age Performance for Castalia ◦ Grammy Award – Nominated for Best Album for Children for The Emperor and the Nightingale