It seems to be a rule, rather than an exception, that filmcomposers have their roots in others musical genres – mostly popmusic or jazz. The Grammy winning Mark Isham is no exception. Coming from jazz he wrote his first filmscore in 1982 and today, almost 20 years later, he is one of Hollywood’s busiest composers. Rules of Engagement , Imposter and Men of Honor. These are just a few of his recent works. His discography is varied. Romantic drama’s like A River Runs Through It , the horror filmBlade or the IMAX movie Galapagos . And he wrote the tune for the tv-show Chicago Hope . Apart from all this he has written for children’s stories and he has a long history as a jazz composer and trumpet player. He has worked with Tanita Tikaram, Suzanne Vega and Marianne Faithfull. He was in a a band with Van Morrison and worked together with piano player Art Lande. What attracts the multi talented composer Mark Isham in filmmusic?
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Once again international composers flocked to Gent in Belgium to attend the 30th International Film Festival and to attend the World Soundtrack Awards ceremony and concert. Last year Klaus Badelt won a World Soundtrack Award as “Discovery Of The Year”. Unfortunately he didn’t have time to come over then. But this year, with Pirates of the Caribbean just finished. He finally had time to come to Gent . And he also had time for a little chat.
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On october 10th 2000 Hans Zimmer performed live in Gent at the Flanders Filmfestival. He was accompanied by the likes of Lisa Gerrard , Lebo M, Pete Haycock, Heitor Pereira, Rupert Gregson-Williams and John Powell. The day after the breathtaking concert I spoke to John Powell about the concert, about his musical background and about Media Ventures. While I’m waiting in the lobby of the hotel Hans Zimmer walks by. Well, ‘stumbles along’ would better describe it. He grunts a “hi” and falls into his wife’s arms. Not long after John Powell enters the lobby. He too looks tired. Later John told me that after the concert they partied until 6 o’clock . The interview takes place at noon . You do the math.
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