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Mark Isham
Highest Rated: 100% Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (2017)
Lowest Rated: 4% Cool World (1992)
Birthday: Sep 7, 1951
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Mark Isham began his notable career as a professional trumpet player, performing with symphonies and jazz and rock ensembles from the age of 12. After recording and touring with top pop performers such as the Beach Boys, Isham turned to film scoring, composing his first score for "Never Cry Wolf" in 1983. Since writing the music for "Trouble in Mind" (1985), he has become a favorite Alan Rudolph composer, winning a Los Angeles Film Critics award for his score for Rudolph's "The Moderns" (1988), and collaborating with the director on "Made in Heaven" (1987), "Love at Large" (1990), and "Mortal Thoughts" (1991). Isham also wrote the scores for "Mrs. Soffel" (1984), "Reversal of Fortune" (1990), and "Little Man Tate" and "Billy Bathgate" (both 1991), "A River Runs Through It" (1992), "Quiz Show" (1994) and "Home for the Holidays" (1995).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54% | 70% | Shooting Stars | Original Music | - | 2023 |
| 87% | 87% | The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Original Music | $20.2M | 2022 |
| 11% | 82% | Blacklight | Original Music | $9.4M | 2022 |
| 38% | 51% | Needle in a Timestack | Original Music | - | 2021 |
| 97% | 95% | Judas and the Black Messiah | Original Music | $5.0M | 2021 |
| 41% | 87% | Honest Thief | Original Music | $14.2M | 2020 |
| 82% | 65% | Bill & Ted Face the Music | Original Music | $3.4M | 2020 |
| 92% | 95% | Togo | Original Music | - | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | First Draw | John Tyndale (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 33% | 67% | See You Soon | Original Music | - | 2019 |
| 52% | 91% | A Dog's Journey | Original Music | $22.5M | 2019 |
| 70% | 42% | Bolden | Original Music | - | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | Duck Duck Goose | Original Music | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 85% | Instrument of War | Original Music | - | 2017 |
| 86% | 82% | Megan Leavey | Original Music | $13.4M | 2017 |
| 100% | 89% | Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 | Original Music | - | 2017 |
| 7% | 65% | Fallen | Original Music | - | 2016 |
| 16% | 57% | The Headhunter's Calling | Original Music | - | 2016 |
| 53% | 76% | The Accountant | Original Music | $86.2M | 2016 |
| 65% | 64% | The Great Gilly Hopkins | Original Music | - | 2016 |
| 24% | 81% | Mr. Church | Original Music | $685.2K | 2016 |
| 31% | 46% | Septembers of Shiraz | Original Music | - | 2015 |
| 11% | 54% | Papa: Hemingway in Cuba | Original Music | $1.1M | 2015 |
| 31% | 71% | The Longest Ride | Original Music | $37.4M | 2015 |
| 84% | 75% | Beyond the Lights | Original Music | $14.6M | 2014 |
| 42% | 61% | Homefront | Original Music | $20.1M | 2013 |
| 84% | 88% | The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete | Original Music | $487.3K | 2013 |
| 86% | 83% | The Conjuring | Original Music | $137.4M | 2013 |
| 81% | 85% | 42 | Original Music | $95.1M | 2013 |
| 19% | 34% | Stolen | Original Music | $289.8K | 2012 |
| 20% | 67% | The Lucky One | Original Music | $60.4M | 2012 |
| 81% | 80% | Dolphin Tale | Original Music | $72.3M | 2011 |
| 84% | 92% | Warrior | Original Music | $13.7M | 2011 |
| 53% | 51% | The Mechanic | Original Music | $29.1M | 2011 |
| 56% | 62% | The Conspirator | Original Music | $11.5M | 2010 |
| 71% | 57% | The Crazies | Original Music | $39.1M | 2010 |
| 86% | 57% | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Original Music | $1.7M | 2009 |
| 23% | 36% | Fame | Original Music | $22.5M | 2009 |
| 69% | 50% | My One and Only | Original Music | $2.5M | 2009 |
| 15% | 18% | Not Forgotten | Original Music | $53.7K | 2009 |
| 15% | 49% | Crossing Over | Original Music | $454.1K | 2009 |
| 35% | 49% | Pride and Glory | Original Music | $15.7M | 2008 |
| 60% | 78% | The Secret Life of Bees | Original Music | $37.8M | 2008 |
| 62% | 75% | The Express | Original Music | $9.6M | 2008 |
| 13% | 37% | The Women | Original Music | $26.9M | 2008 |
| 73% | 65% | The Mist | Original Music | $25.6M | 2007 |
| 27% | 47% | Lions for Lambs | Original Music | $15.0M | 2007 |
| 38% | 52% | Reservation Road | Original Music | $101.4K | 2007 |
| 74% | 77% | In the Valley of Elah | Original Music | $6.8M | 2007 |
| 62% | 58% | Gracie | Original Music | $3.0M | 2007 |
| 28% | 53% | Next | Original Music | $18.0M | 2007 |
| 70% | 87% | Freedom Writers | Original Music | $36.6M | 2007 |
| 47% | 72% | Bobby | Original Music | $11.2M | 2006 |
| 32% | 27% | The Black Dahlia | Original Music | $22.5M | 2006 |
| 72% | 73% | Invincible | Original Music | $57.8M | 2006 |
| 41% | 79% | Running Scared | Original Music | $6.9M | 2006 |
| 73% | 79% | Eight Below | Original Music | $81.6M | 2006 |
| 74% | 66% | In Her Shoes | Original Music | $32.9M | 2005 |
| 41% | 43% | Kicking & Screaming | Original Music | $52.6M | 2005 |
| 74% | 88% | Crash | Original Music | $54.6M | 2004 |
| 65% | 62% | Spartan | Original Music | $4.4M | 2004 |
| 13% | 37% | Highwaymen | Original Music | $367.0K | 2004 |
| 81% | 90% | Miracle | Original Music | $64.4M | 2004 |
| 77% | 69% | The Cooler | Music | $8.2M | 2003 |
| 63% | 66% | Moonlight Mile | Music | $6.8M | 2002 |
| 25% | 41% | Impostor | Original Music | $6.1M | 2001 |
| 42% | 60% | The Majestic | Original Music | $27.8M | 2001 |
| 47% | 88% | Life as a House | Original Music | $15.6M | 2001 |
| 24% | 49% | Don't Say a Word | Original Music | $55.0M | 2001 |
| 41% | 70% | Hardball | Original Music | $40.2M | 2001 |
| 54% | 59% | Save the Last Dance | Original Music | $91.0M | 2001 |
| 48% | 36% | Where the Money Is | Original Music | $5.7M | 2000 |
| 42% | 81% | Men of Honor | Original Music | $48.8M | 2000 |
| 37% | 55% | Rules of Engagement | Original Music | $61.3M | 2000 |
| 28% | 23% | Trixie | Original Music | $294.9K | 2000 |
| 100% | 82% | Galapagos | Original Music | $18.6M | 1999 |
| 32% | 45% | At First Sight | Original Music | $22.4M | 1999 |
| 25% | 31% | Breakfast of Champions | Original Music | $175.4K | 1999 |
| 91% | 88% | October Sky | Original Music | $32.6M | 1999 |
| 60% | 26% | The Gingerbread Man | Original Music | $1.5M | 1998 |
| 59% | 78% | Blade | Original Music | $70.0M | 1998 |
| 32% | 62% | Kiss the Girls | Original Music | $60.5M | 1997 |
| 70% | 64% | Night Falls on Manhattan | Original Music | $9.9M | 1996 |
| 88% | 70% | Fly Away Home | Original Music | $24.6M | 1996 |
| 30% | 58% | Last Dance | Original Music | $5.9M | 1996 |
| 64% | 71% | Home for the Holidays | Original Music | $17.0M | 1995 |
| 43% | 44% | The Net | Original Music | $49.4M | 1995 |
| 42% | 36% | Timecop | Original Music | $44.3M | 1994 |
| 76% | 61% | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Original Music | $2.1M | 1994 |
| 97% | 87% | Quiz Show | Original Music | $24.8M | 1994 |
| 40% | 66% | Thumbelina | Original Music | $10.1M | 1994 |
| 33% | 28% | The Getaway | Original Music | $15.5M | 1994 |
| 54% | 73% | Safe Passage | Original Music | $1.6M | 1994 |
| 27% | 61% | Romeo Is Bleeding | Original Music | $3.3M | 1993 |
| 95% | 88% | Short Cuts | Original Music | $6.1M | 1993 |
| 52% | 57% | Fire in the Sky | Original Music | $19.6M | 1993 |
| 97% | 82% | Of Mice and Men | Original Music | $5.0M | 1992 |
| 88% | 79% | A Midnight Clear | Original Music | $580.9K | 1992 |
| 80% | 83% | A River Runs Through It | Original Music | $43.4M | 1992 |
| 4% | 31% | Cool World | Original Music | $13.7M | 1992 |
| 71% | 66% | Little Man Tate | Original Music | $25.0M | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hidden Hawaii | Original Music | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | 37% | Crooked Hearts | Original Music | $21.6K | 1991 |
| 13% | 35% | Everybody Wins | Original Music | $978.9K | 1990 |
| 81% | 62% | The Moderns | Original Music | $20.3K | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 84% | The Beast | Original Music | $55.2K | 1988 |
| 80% | 63% | Trouble in Mind | Original Music | - | 1985 |
| 46% | 44% | Mrs. Soffel | Original Music | - | 1984 |
| 96% | 94% | The Times of Harvey Milk | Original Music | $13.6K | 1984 |