Michael Kamen
Michael Arnold Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician.
Biography
Early life
Michael Arnold Kamen was born in New York City, the second of four sons. His father, Saul Kamen, was a dentist, and his mother, Helen, was a teacher.
While attending the The High School of Music & Art in New York City, Michael Kamen became friends with Martin Fulterman (later known as Mark Snow, who composed the theme music for The X-Files among other projects). While studying the oboe, he formed a rock-classical fusion band called New York Rock & Roll Ensemble, together with classmates Fulterman and Dorian Rudnytsky. The group performed in white tie (not tuxedos), as typically worn by classical musicians. In the middle of the concert, Fulterman and Kamen would play an oboe duet. The group backed up friend and classmate Janis Ian in a concert at Alice Tully Hall in late 1967.
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ALBUMS
- Suspect released: 2014
- Lethal Weapon Soundtrack Collection released: 2013
- Crusoe released: 2013
- Mona Lisa / Castaway released: 2013
- Back to Gaya released: 2012
- Road House released: 2012
- Renegades released: 2012
- Die Hard: With A Vengeance released: 2012
- Die Hard 2: Die Harder released: 2012
- Open Range released: 2003
- The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms (feat. conductor: Leonard Slatkin) released: 2001
- Band of Brothers released: 2001
- Highlander released: 2000
- The Iron Giant released: 1999
- Guitar Concerto released: 1998
- The Winter Guest released: 1998
- What Dreams May Come released: 1998
- Event Horizon: Selections From the Motion Picture Soundtrack released: 1997
- Jack released: 1996
- 101 Dalmatians released: 1996
- Don Juan DeMarco released: 1995
- Mr. Holland's Opus released: 1995
- The Dead Zone released: 1994
- Smile released: 1994
- Last Action Hero: Original Score From the Motion Picture released: 1993
- The Three Musketeers released: 1993
- Brazil released: 1993
- Let Him Have It released: 1992
- Company Business released: 1991
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves released: 1991
- Raggedy Rawney released: 1990
- Licence to Kill released: 1989
- Die Hard released: 1988
- New York Rock released: 1973
- 1991-03-08: Nine Pieces & Orchestra: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK released:
- 1990-02-10: Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK released:
- First Daughter released:
- Concerto for Saxophone released:
- Michael Kamen's Opus released:
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen released:
- X-Men released:
Lethal Weapon Soundtrack Collection
Released 2013- Jingle Bell Rock
- Amanda
- Meeting Martin Riggs / Roger's Daughter
- She Just Dove
- Coke Deal
- Suicide
- Meet Your New Partner
- Burning Joshua
- The Jumper
- Rog and Riggs Confront
- Drive to Dealer's House
- Dealer's House / Swimming Pool
- Took a Lot of Guts / Riggs' Soliloquy
- Porno Tape
- Firing Range
- Dixie's House / Alfred
- The Hunsacker Story
- Helicopter / Riggs Walks to Tart
- Riggs Gets Shot
- They've Got My Daughter / Is Riggs Dead ? Or What ?
- The Desert
- Hummingbird Treatment / Riggs Escapes
- We're Leaving
- General's Car
- S.O.B. Knows Where I Live
- Yard Fight / Graveside
Mona Lisa / Castaway
Released 2013- When I Fall in Love
- Introduction (When I Fall in Love)
- Story
- Mortwell
- George
- Elevator Attack and After
- Slap You Back
- Mona Lisa (instrumental)
- Mona Lisa
- King’s Cross / Follow Anderson
- Pimp
- Simone’s Story
- Brighton
- Daughters of Babylon
- Bimba dagli occhi (from Madame Butterfly)
- Be Kind to My Mistakes
- Catamaran
- Chemistry
- Clair de lune
- Fatamorgana
- End Titles
- The Island
- Memories of Tango
- Healing
- Castaway
Back to Gaya
Released 2012- Main Title
- Snurks
- Flying
- The Kiss
- Fireworks
- The Professor
- The Race
- Baby Chase
- The Vortex
- Wrecking Ball
- The Toy Store
- Balloon Crash
- Rat Chase
- The Sewer
- Find a Way In
- In Charge
- Switched On
- So Unusual
- Free Will
- Night Flight
- Big Dumb
- Robot Chase
- Climb
- Catching Dolomite
- Manual Targeting
- We're Free!
- The Mayor Runs
- Back to Gaya (Last Cue)
Road House
Released 2012- The Homestead (Dalton's Theme)
- Tai Chi
- Nobody Ever Wins a Fight
- Drop Like a Stone
- Invitation to Brads
- On the Rooftop
- Loading Dock Fight
- This Is My Town
- Emmet's House Explodes (original version)
- Dalton and Reno Fight
- Heads or Tails?
- The Final Confrontation (original version)
- The Final Confrontation (film version)
- Final Theme
Renegades
Released 2012- Main Title
- Buster's Bust
- The Robbery
- The Lance (alternate)
- Buster Takes a Bullet
- First Aid
- Medicine Stone
- Nothing to Worry About
- Beauty Parlor Source
- Department Store
- Broken Stone, Broken Spirit
- Blazing Bullets, Flaming Lance
- Brown Ridge & Find Me
- The Lance
- Blazing Bullets, Flaming Lance (alternate)
- Brown Ridge (film version)
Die Hard: With A Vengeance
Released 2012- Summer in the City
- Main Title
- Goodbye Bonwits
- John and Zeus
- Taxi
- Neat Bomb
- Papaya King
- 72nd Street Phone
- Taxi Chase
- The Subway, Part 1
- The Subway, Part 2
- Take A-Nother Train
- Feds
- Rings a Bell
- Infiltration
- Bank Invasion
- Back to Wall Street
- Fake Cops
- The Federal Reserve
- Bank Elevator
- Gold Room Aftermath
- Panic
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Released 2012- Little Problems
- Fight With the Sentry / Fight at the Church Continues
- Shootout and Snowmobile Chase
- Dick-Head
- Chasing the Jet
- Fight on the Wing
- Fight on the Wing Continues
- Finlandia (Finale)
- The First Killings (alternate)
- Baggage Flight (alternate)
- Powering Up (alternate)
- Attention Dulles Tower (alternate)
- Crashing the Jet
- Colonel Stuart’s Speech (alternate)
- The Doll (album version)
- Finlandia (End Titles)
Open Range
Released 2003- Holding All My Love or You (feat. Julianna Raye)
- Open Range
- Card Game
- Wagon Wheel
- Cattle Drive
- Ride to Town
- Decade
- Spooks on the Hill
- Starry Night
- Wounded Button
- Laudanum Dream
- Charley and Sue
- Boss Convinces Charley
- On the Porch
- Cat and Mouse
- Baxter Taunts Charley
- Face Off
- Gunfight
- Aftermath
- Charley Rides Off
- Proposal
- Teapot
The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms (feat. conductor: Leonard Slatkin)
Released 2001- The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms - Symphonic Poem: I. (a) 1,000 A.D.
- The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms - Symphonic Poem: I. (b) 1,000 A.D.
- The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms - Symphonic Poem: II. (a) The Prayer
- The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms - Symphonic Poem: II. (b) The Prayer
- The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms - Symphonic Poem: III. (a) In the Moonlight
- The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms - Symphonic Poem: III. (b) In the Moonlight
- The New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms - Symphonic Poem: IV. 2,000 A.D.
- Mr. Holland's Opus - An American Symphony: I. Iris
- Mr. Holland's Opus - An American Symphony: II. Cole's Tune
- Mr. Holland's Opus - An American Symphony: III. Marking Homework
- Mr. Holland's Opus - An American Symphony: IV. Rowena
- Mr. Holland's Opus - An American Symphony: V. Finale
Band of Brothers
Released 2001- Main Theme
- Band of Brothers Suite One
- Band of Brothers Suite Two
- The Mission Begins
- Swamp
- Spiers' Speech
- Fire on Lake
- Parapluie
- Boy Eats Chocolate
- Bull's Theme
- Winters on Subway
- Headscarf
- Buck in Hospital
- Plaisir d'amour
- Preparing for Patrol
- String Quartet in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
- Discovery of the Camp
- Nixon's Walk
- Austria
- Band of Brothers Requiem
Highlander
Released 2000- Prologue
- Princes of the Universe
- Highlander Theme
- Under the Garden / The Prize
- Scotland 1536 / The Clan McLeod
- Scotland 1536 / The Clan McLeod (alternate)
- Gimme the Prize (Kurgan's Theme)
- One Year of Love
- Connor & Heather / Ramirez Arrives
- Connor & Heather / Ramirez Arrives (alternate)
- Training Montage
- Forge Fight / Kurgan vs. Ramirez
- Heather Dies / Who Wants to Live Forever
- Heather Dies / Who Wants to Live Forever (alternate)
- Hammer to Fall
- Don't Loose Your Head
- Nash & Brenda / Love Scene
- New York, New York
- The Prize Revealed / Epilogue
- A Kind of Magic / End Credits
- Who Wants to Live Forever (demo)
The Iron Giant
Released 1999- The Eye of the Storm
- Hogarth Hughes
- Into the Forest
- The Giant Wakes
- Come and Get It
- Cat and Mouse
- Train Wreck
- You Can Fix Yourself?
- Hand Underfoot
- Bedtime Stories
- We Gotta Hide
- His Name is Dean
- Eating Art
- Space Car
- Souls Don't Die
- Contest of Wills
- The Army Arrives
- Annie and Dean
- He's a Weapon
- The Giant Discovered
- Trance-Former
- No Following
- The Last Giant Piece / Duck and Cover
What Dreams May Come
Released 1998- When I Was Young I Once Met This Beautiful Girl by a Lake / That Was the Last Time We Saw the Children
- Children's Melody / Tunnel Crash / Christy's Death / The Journey Begins / I Still Exist / Annie Loses Faith
- Summerland - The Painted World / The Painted Bird Flies / Christy Flies
- Marie's World (Leona Is Marie)
- Longing (Lost Children)
- Annie Gives Up / Soul Mates
- In Hell / Sea of Faces / Recognition (Albert Is Ian)
- Sea of Faces / Falling Through Hell / Annie's Room
- In the Grass With Annie / Decision / Divorce
- Together in Hell / Death and Transfiguration / Together in Heaven
- Reunited / Reincarnation / When I Was Young
- "Beside You"
Jack
Released 1996- Jack Conga
- Jack Scherzo
- Sky
- Butterfly
- The Basketball Game
- Cello Jack
- Louie's Mom (A Great School Day)
- Treehouse Collapse
- Jack's Collapse (Butterfly Death)
- Time to Grow Up
- The Children's Crusade (Can Jack Come Out and Play)
- Back to School (What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up? Alive!)
- Valedictorian (Life Is Fleeting)
101 Dalmatians
Released 1996- Cruella Da Vil
- 101 Dalmatians / Good Morning Pongo / Walking the Dogs
- The House of Da Vil (Cruella's Catwalk)
- Daisy Daisy (Anita Goes Swimming)
- The Wedding
- Going to Have a Puppy / I Adore Puppies
- Birth (15 Puppies) / The Heist
- Kipper the Die Hard Dog
- Woof on the Roof
- Rescue
- Kipper Finds the Puppies
- Pup, Pup, Pup, Pup, Puppies
- Reunion in the Barn
- Puppies in the Mist
- Home (One Big Happy Family)
Mr. Holland's Opus
Released 1995- Mr. Holland Begins
- Iris and Glen
- Practice, Practice, Practice
- New Baby / Coltrane / Children Should Listen to Mozart
- Rush to Hospital (While Parents Listen to Beethoven)
- 7th Symphony: Allegretto
- Cole's Tune
- Vietnam (We Know Too Many of These Kids)
- Rowena
- Concerto for 3 Harpsichords in C: I.
- Thank You Mr. Holland
- An American Symphony (Mr. Holland's Opus)
- Cole's Song
Brazil
Released 1993- Central Services / The Office
- Sam Lowry's 1st Dream / Brazil
- Ducts
- Waiting for Daddy / Sam Lowry's Wetter Dream "The Monoliths Erupt"
- Truck Drive
- The Restaurant (You've Got to Say the Number)
- Mr Helpmann
- The Elevator
- Jill Brazil / Power Station
- The Party (Part 1) / Plastic Surgery
- Ducting Dream
- Brazil - Geoff Muldaur
- Days & Nights In Kyoto - The Party (Part 2)
- The Morning After
- Escape?
- The Battle
- Harry Tuttle - A Man Consumed by Paperwork
- Mother's Funeral / Forces of Darkness
- Escape! No Escape!
- Bachianos Brazil Samba
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Released 1991- Overture and a Prisoner of the Crusades (From Chains to Freedom)
- Sir John of Gisbourne and the Escape to Sherwood
- Little John and the Band in the Forest
- The Sheriff and His Witch
- Maid Marian
- Training - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Marian at the Waterfall
- The Abduction and the Final Battle
- (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
- Wild Times
Die Hard
Released 1988- John & Holly Meet / The Van
- Terrorists Arrive
- Lines Are Cut
- Party Crasher / First Fight
- McClane Escapes / Gruber's Speech
- Fire Alarm
- Planting the Explosives
- The Guard
- Small Shoes / Elevator
- Now I Have a Machine Gun!
- On the Roof
- Roof Battle
- Don't Shoot! / Gruber Falls
- Dead Body
- News Room
- Preparing to Come In
- The Assault
- John & Al / Ellis Dies
- Gruber's Demands
First Daughter
- Once Upon a Time
- Normal Boring Girl
- To the Kitchen
- The Dancing
- Proud Dad
- Goodbyes
- New Room
- Missing Real Party
- 2 Hours...
- First Invitation
- In Class
- Cute Boy
- Secret Service Light
- Hiding
- Talking... Late
- Feeling Lonely
- Getting Some Hair
- 1st Kiss
- Air Force One
- The Sad Truth
- Who Am I?
- Going Too Far
- Leaving Campus
- Dad Is Concerned
- Second Chance
- The Dance
- The Kiss
- Once Upon a Time (End Title)
Michael Kamen's Opus
- Robin Hood Prince of Thieves: Overture
- Robin Hood Prince of Thieves: Maid Marian at the Waterfall
- Mr Holland's Opus: Rowena
- Don Juan DeMarco: Dona Ana
- Circle of Friends: You're the One
- Crusoe: Marooned
- Highlander: There Can Be Only One
- The Next Man: Magic City
- The Winter Guest: Stromness
- Die Hard: Tagaki Dies
- Edge of Darkness: Nuclear Train
- Brazil: Brazil
X-Men
- Main Titles
- Poland, 1944
- 1st Kiss
- Senate Discussion
- The Wolverine
- Claws
- Logan Drives
- Car Crash
- Regeration and Sabretooth
- Logan at Mutant School
- Charles Xavier's Institute
- Helicoptor Hijack
- Magneto's Experiment
- Jean & Logan's Mind
- Senator's New Power
- Fake Bobby & Rogue
- Cerebro
- Train, Part 1
- Train, Part 2
- Train Station Fight
- Magneto Stand Off
- Inside Senator Kelly's Head
Born: 1948-04-15
Died: 2003-11-18
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Where hearts were entertaining June
We stood beneath an amber moon
And softly murmured someday soon...
We kissed...
And clung together
Then...
Tomorrow was another day
The morning found me miles away*
With still a million things to say
Now...
When twilight dims the skies above**
Recalling thrills of our love
There's one thing I'm certain of
Return...
I will...
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‘Something must have gone wrong with us’: David Cronenberg and Howard Shore on four decades of body horror
The Observer 17 Mar 2025
He felt that Michael Kamen was a lovely guy, and because he had some connections with Pink Floyd [Kamen oversaw the orchestral arrangements on Pink Floyd’s The Wall], the guy was mesmerised by that.
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