Michael Kamen

Biography

Michael Arnold Kamen (April 15, 1948–November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, songwriter, record producer, and musician. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Kamen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Facts

Known For

Sound

Gender

male

Known Credits

105

Birth Date

1948-04-15 00:00:00

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Band of Brothers
• 

  Die Hard
• 

  Die Hard: With a Vengeance
• 

  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
• 

  Highlander
• 

  Die Hard 2

Credits

• directing (1 credits)

  • Zucchero: Luciano Pavarotti & Friends - Together for the Children of Bosnia

    director

    directing
    2026

• actors (18 credits)

  • Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Here We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Roger Daltrey: Daltrey Sings Townshend

    Conductor

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

    Self (segment "No Leaf Clover")

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • David Gilmour: In Concert

    Self - Piano, English horn

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Beatles Revolution

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra ‎– S&M

    Self - Conductor

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Metallica: Making of S&M

    Self - Conductor

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The Making of 'The Iron Giant'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Pavarotti & Friends 2

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Pavarotti & Friends

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Eric Clapton: 24 Nights

    Self - Conductor

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Michael Kamen: Concerto for Saxophone

    actor

    actors
    1991

• sound (81 credits)

  • Easter

    music

    sound
    2018
  • Night City Angels

    music

    sound
    2014
  • First Daughter

    original music composer

    sound
    2004
  • Back to Gaya

    original music composer

    sound
    2004
  • Against the Ropes

    original music composer

    sound
    2004
  • Open Range

    original music composer

    sound
    2003
  • Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me

    additional soundtrack

    sound
    2003
  • Evolution X - The Making of X-Men

    music

    sound
    2003
  • Band of Brothers

    original music composer

    sound

    - Points (2001) ... original music composer sound

    - Why We Fight (2001) ... original music composer sound

    - The Last Patrol (2001) ... original music composer sound

    - The Breaking Point (2001) ... original music composer sound

    - Bastogne (2001) ... original music composer sound
    2001
  • The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'

    music

    sound
    2001
  • X-Men

    original music composer

    sound
    2000
  • Frequency

    original music composer

    sound
    2000
  • Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M

    music

    sound
    1999
  • Metallica: Making of S&M

    music

    sound
    1999
  • The Iron Giant

    original music composer

    sound
    1999
  • What Dreams May Come

    original music composer

    sound
    1998
  • Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time

    original music composer

    sound
    1998
  • Lethal Weapon 4

    original music composer

    sound
    1998
  • From the Earth to the Moon

    - Le Voyage dans la Lune (1998) ... music sound

    - 1968 (1998) ... music sound

    - Can We Do This? (1998) ... music sound
    1998
  • The Winter Guest

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • Event Horizon

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • The Heart Surgeon

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • Inventing the Abbotts

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • Remember Me?

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • 101 Dalmatians

    original music composer

    sound
    1996
  • Jack

    original music composer

    sound
    1996
  • Mr. Holland's Opus

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • Stonewall

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • Circle of Friends

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • Don Juan DeMarco

    original music composer

    sound
    1994
  • The Three Musketeers

    original music composer

    sound
    1993
  • Wilder Napalm

    original music composer

    sound
    1993
  • Last Action Hero

    original music composer

    sound
    1993
  • Splitting Heirs

    original music composer

    sound
    1993
  • Blue Ice

    original music composer

    sound
    1992
  • Lethal Weapon 3

    original music composer

    sound
    1992
  • Two-Fisted Tales

    original music composer

    sound
    1992
  • The Last Boy Scout

    original music composer

    sound
    1991
  • Let Him Have It

    original music composer

    sound
    1991
  • Company Business

    original music composer

    sound
    1991
  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

    original music composer

    sound
    1991
  • Hudson Hawk

    original music composer

    sound
    1991
  • Nothing But Trouble

    original music composer

    sound
    1991
  • Cold Dog Soup

    original music composer

    sound
    1990
  • Die Hard 2

    original music composer

    sound
    1990
  • The Krays

    original music composer

    sound
    1990
  • Lethal Weapon 2

    original music composer

    sound
    1989
  • Licence to Kill

    original music composer

    sound
    1989
  • Renegades

    original music composer

    sound
    1989
  • Road House

    original music composer

    sound
    1989
  • Crusoe

    music

    sound
    1989
  • Dead Bang

    original music composer

    sound
    1989
  • Rooftops

    original music composer

    sound
    1989
  • Tales from the Crypt

    - Death of Some Salesmen / As Ye Sow / Forever Ambergris (1993) ... music sound

    - Split Personality (1992) ... music sound

    - Showdown (1992) ... music sound

    - The New Arrival (1992) ... music sound
    1989
  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    orchestrator

    sound
    1988
  • The Raggedy Rawney

    music

    sound
    1988
  • Homeboy

    original music composer

    sound
    1988
  • Die Hard

    original music composer

    sound
    1988
  • For Queen & Country

    original music composer

    sound
    1988
  • Suspect

    original music composer

    sound
    1987
  • Someone to Watch Over Me

    original music composer

    sound
    1987
  • Adventures in Babysitting

    original music composer

    sound
    1987
  • Rita, Sue and Bob Too

    original music composer

    sound
    1987
  • Shoot for the Sun

    original music composer

    sound
    1987
  • Lethal Weapon

    original music composer

    sound
    1987
  • Shanghai Surprise

    original music composer

    sound
    1986
  • Mona Lisa

    original music composer

    sound
    1986
  • Highlander

    original music composer

    sound
    1986
  • Brazil

    original music composer

    sound
    1985
  • Amazing Stories

    - Mirror, Mirror (1986) ... music sound
    1985
  • The Dead Zone

    original music composer

    sound
    1983
  • Pink Floyd: The Final Cut

    conductor

    sound
    1983
  • Pink Floyd: The Wall

    conductor

    sound
    1982
  • Venom

    original music composer

    sound
    1981
  • Polyester

    original music composer

    sound
    1981
  • S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert

    original music composer

    sound
    1980
  • Stunts

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • Liza’s Pioneer Diary

    original music composer

    sound
    1976
  • The Next Man

    original music composer

    sound
    1976

• crew (5 credits)

  • Exorcist: The Beginning

    in memory of

    crew
    2004
  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

    additional music

    crew
    2001
  • Strange Days

    additional music

    crew
    1995
  • Lifeforce

    additional music

    crew
    1985
  • Between the Lines

    additional music

    crew
    1977