Michael Kamen

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Michael Arnold Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, songwriter, and session musician.

Early life

Michael Arnold Kamen was born in New York City and was the second of four sons. Saul Kamen's father, a dentist, was a teacher, and his mother, Helen, was a tutor. He was of Jewish origins.

Kamen met with Martin Fulterman (later known as Mark Snow), who created the theme music for The X-Files, while attending the High School of Music & Art in New York City, among other things. Kamen formed New York Rock & Roll Ensemble, alongside Fulterman and Dorian Rudnytsky, along with Clifton Nivison and Brian Corrigan of Toms River, New Jersey, while learning the oboe. (Self-Titled, Reflections, Faithful Friends, Roll Over & Freedomburger) was the group's fifth album from 1968 to 1972. As traditionally worn by classical singers, the group was dressed in white tie (not tuxedos). Fulterman and Kamen will perform an oboe duet in the middle of the performance. In a performance at Alice Tully Hall in late 1967, the group backed up friend and classmate Janis Ian.

Kamen attended The Juilliard School in Manhattan, New York City, after graduating from high school.

Kamen's early career concentrated on ballets before extending to Hollywood with the score for The Next Man in 1976, then to pop and rock arranging, collaborating with Pink Floyd on their album The Wall.

Kamen has established herself as a highly sought-after arranger in pop and rock music. Anne Dudley, Richard Niles, and Nick Ingman were among his contemporaries in this field.

Roger Waters, Def Leppard, David Gilmour, and Roger Waters (one of the few people invited to work with both former Pink Floyd and "Dream On"), as well as Queen (orchestration on "Live "Dream On"), his career includes his work with Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, Moore, Burns, Bentley, Thomas Buckingham, Matt Turner, S.E. Mitchell, and Peter Bush (on "With "Doutput: On Bush's record, Kamen gave "Moment of Pleasure" from The Red Shoes album, effectively based on a simple piano theme. In this case and many others, he orchestrated the orchestra personally for the recording. In 1984, two years after moving to London, Kamen had the same effect on a pop song for the Eurythmics "Here Comes the Rain Again," a score that relies as much on his compositional skills as his arranging skills.

Kamen appeared with many others at Roger Waters' appearance of The Wall in Berlin in 1990, and he led the National Philharmonic Orchestra during the National Philharmonic Orchestra's National Philharmonic Orchestra during Eric Clapton's 24 Nights sessions the following year.

Lenny Kravitz co-written "Fields of Joy," a song co-written by Kamen and Hal Fredricks on his 1991 CD Mama Said, Lenny Kravitz.

In 2002, Kamen performed as a strings conductor in the Concert for George.

Kamen enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with Bryan Adams and "Mutt" Lange, who wrote scores and songs. The ballad "Everybody I Do) I Do It For You" from 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves was the country's most popular song of the year. "All About Love" for the 1993 film The Three Musketeers, as well as "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman," were two other songs. In 1994, Don Juan DeMarco performed the following song.

Kamen performed eleven ballets, a saxophone recital, and an electric guitar concerto (with Japanese guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei as a soloist, but originally performed by Eric Clapton). In addition, he created "Quintet," a commission work for the Canadian Brass. He also wrote scores for the films The Dead Zone, For Queen and Country, Polyester, Brazil, Someone To Watch Over Me, Baron Munchausen's Three Musketeers, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Lethal Weapons Collection, Mr. Holland's Opus, Mr. Robert Hood, Splitting Heirs, Mence, Men, and many others. On HBO, he also appeared on Both the Earth to the Moon and Band of Brothers. The Bee Movie's 2007 release, the 2008 film Nim's Island, and the 2014 release Mr. Peabody & Sherman's "Central Services / The Office" from his time in Brazil (1985).

Kamen composed music for two series of The Managerss starring Glenn Wilhide at Zed Productions for Channel 4, but perhaps his best known contribution was on the 1985 BBC Television serial Edge of Darkness, where he collaborated with Eric Clapton to write the score. In 1990 and 1991, the two were given the British Academy Television Award for Best Original Television Music for their contribution and appearance at the National Philharmonic Orchestra's main movie theme. In 1994, Kamen orchestrated a orchestration of Roger Daltrey's 50th birthday concert series A Celebration: Pete Townshend and The Who, which was later released on CD and DVD.

Kamen was nominated for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards, an Annie Award, and an Emmy.

Kamen founded The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation in 1996, after his involvement with Mr. Holland's film about a devoted composer who finds success as a high school music teacher. The foundation promotes music education by donating new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved school and community music ensembles as well as individual students in the United States. In 2005, the foundation established an emergency fund for schools and students impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

Kamen composed and performed the soundtrack for What Dreams May Come in 1998. The score was originally expected to be composed by Ennio Morricone, and James Seymour Brett was originally intended to be composed by Ennio Morricone. The Italian composer had planned and recorded a complete score for the film but it was later discovered that editorial changes had been made and Kamen was hired in his place. Kamen took the song "Beside You" from his New York Rock Ensemble's album Roll Over and adapted it as the film's main musical theme.

Kamen appeared with heavy metal band Metallica and The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in Berkeley, California, from April 21 to May 22, 1999. S&M by Metallica, which is an acronym that stands for "symphony and Metallica," referring to the artist's collaboration, was released on November 23, 1999, on CD, DVD, and VHS formats, eventually gaining multi-platinum status by 2001. Kamen and Metallica received a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for the S&M track "The Call Of Ktulu" later this year.

Kamen appeared with David Gilmour at Gilmour's semi-unplugged shows at the Royal Festival Hall in 2001 and 2002, playing piano and cor anglais. As David Gilmour in Concert, the 2001 concert and highlights from 2002 were released on DVD.

In 2002, Kamen, Julian Lloyd Webber, Dame Evelyn Glenny, and Sir James Galway founded the Music Education Consortium in the United Kingdom. The consortium's efforts culminated in the injection of £332 million for music education in the United Kingdom. He was also hired to write a piece for the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City's opening ceremonies.

His last recorded work on Bryan Adams' album Room Service, where he appeared on oboe and wrote the orchestration to "I Was Just Dreamin'." On Kate Bush's album Aerial, which was released in April 2005, Kamen had also reached the charts for accompaniment to two songs.

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Career in popular music

Kamen's name has made him a highly sought-after arranger in pop and rock music. Anne Dudley, Richard Niles, and Nick Ingman were among his contemporaries in this field.

Michael Barr's influence includes his work with Pink Floyd, David Gilmour, and Roger Waters (he was one of the few people invited to work with both former Pink Floyd musicians and their livestreaming of "Dream On"), as well as Queen (orchestration on "Who Wants to Live Forever"), Roger Daltrey, David Bowie, Boeing, Herbie Thayer, Bryan Ferry, Stephen McCarthy, Patrick Wilson, Sting, Guns N' Roses (on's For Bush, he received orchestral support for "Moments of Pleasure" from The Red Shoes album, largely based on a simple piano theme. He conducted the orchestra personally for the recording in this instance and others. Kamen had similarly high hopes for the Eurythmics' "Here Comes the Rain Again" in 1984, two years after moving to London, with the score relying as much on his compositional skills as well as his arranging skills.

Kamen appeared with many others at Roger Waters' appearance on The Wall in Berlin in 1990 and directed the National Philharmonic Orchestra during the National Philharmonic Orchestra's 24 Nights sessions with Eric Clapton the next year.

On his 1991 album Mama Said, Lenny Kravitz performed a cover of "Fields of Joy," a song co-written by Kamen and Hal Fredricks.

As a strings conductor, Kamen appeared in the Concert for George in 2002.

Kamen enjoyed a fruitful collaboration with Bryan Adams and "Mutt" Lange, who were both composers and performers, resulting in scores and songs. For the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, the ballad "Everything I Do) I Do It for You" was the most popular song of the year. Other songs for Love, "All About Love" for the 1993 film The Three Musketeers, and "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" were among the others. Don Juan DeMarco, 1994, this song appeared on the film Don Juan DeMarco.

Kamen composed eleven ballets, a saxophone recitalo, and an electric guitar concerto (with Japanese guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei as a soloist, but originally performed by Eric Clapton). In addition, he created "Quintet," a commission work for the Canadian Brass. He also provided scores for the films The Dead Zone, For Queen and Country, Polyester, Brazil, Someone To Watch Over Me, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Mr. Wood's Lethal Weapons, Mr. Holland's Opus, Mr. Hancock's Men, Splitting Heirs, Mudders, and many others. On HBO, he also appeared on "From the Earth to the Moon" and the Band of Brothers series. The 2007 debut of Bee Movies, the 2008 film version of Nim's Island, was released by WALL-E, and the 2014 release of Mr. Peabody & Sherman based on Kamen's "Central Services / The Office" from his appearance to Brazil (1985).

Kamen wrote the score for two series of The Manageress produced by Glenn Wilhide of Channel 4, but perhaps his best known contribution was on the 1985 BBC Television serial Edge of Shadow, on which he collaborated with Eric Clapton to write the script. In 1990 and 1991, the pair were given a British Academy Television Award for their contributions and appearance of the main movie theme with the National Philharmonic Orchestra in the Royal Albert Hall of London. Kamen orchestrated the Who's Music for Roger Daltrey's 50th birthday concert series, A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who, which was later released on CD and DVD.

Kamen was nominated for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, two Ivor Novello Awards, two Grammy Awards, an Annie Award, and an Emmy.

Kamen founded The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation in 1996, following his collaboration with Mr. Holland's Opus, a film about a struggling composer who finds fulfilment as a high school music teacher. The foundation promotes music education by donating new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved school and community music ensembles in the United States. In 2005, the foundation established an emergency fund for schools and students affected by Hurricane Katrina.

What Dreams May Come's composer and conductor, Kamen, produced and performed the music for What Dreams May Come. The score was supposed to be composed by Ennio Morricone, and James Seymour Brett was initially expected to be composed by Ennio Morricone. The Italian composer had planned and recorded a full score for the film but after editorial revisions, his score was disapproved and Kamen was hired in his place. Kamen performed "Beside You" from his New York Rock Ensemble's album Roll Over and adapted it as the film's main musical theme.

Kamen performed with Metallica and The San Francisco Symphony, along with The San Francisco Symphony, to perform a two-day concert at The Berkeley Community Theatre in Berkeley, California, between April 21 and December 22, 1999. S&M by Metallica, an acronym that stands for "Symphony and Metallica," referring to the two artists' collaboration, debuted on November 23, 1999, on CD, DVD,, and VHS formats, eventually becoming multi-platinum status by 2001. Kamen and Metallica received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance on the S&M track "The Call Of Ktulu" later this year.

Kamen appeared with David Gilmour at Gilmour's semi-unplugged concerts at the Royal Festival Hall in 2001 and 2002, playing piano and cor anglais. David Gilmour in Concert, the 2001 concert and highlights from 2002 were aired on DVD.

Kamen formed the Music Education Consortium in the United Kingdom in 2002, together with Julian Lloyd Webber, Dame Evelyn Glenn, and Sir James Galway. The consortium's efforts resulted in the injection of £332 million in music education in the United Kingdom. He was also hired to write a piece for the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

His last recorded appearance on Bryan Adams' album Room Service was where he played the oboe and orchestrated "I Was Only Dreamin'." Kamen had also topped the charts for accompaniment to two songs on Kate Bush's album Aerial, which was released in April 2005.

Film and television career

Kamen performed eleven ballets, a saxophone recitalo, and an electric guitar concerto (with Japanese guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei as a soloist, but was first performed by Eric Clapton). In addition, he commissioned "Quintet" for the Canadian Brass. He also produced scores for the films The Dead Zone, For Queen and Country, Polyester, Brazil, Some to Watch, Baron Munchausen's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Robin Hood's The Encounter Robbery of Soldiers, The Third Musketeers, Mr. Martin Hood's Prosecutors, Mr. Daniel Foley, Migues, Men, Misty, and many others. On HBO, he also starred in both the From the Earth to the Moon and Band of Brothers. The Bee Movie, the 2008 film starring Nim's Island, and Mr. Peabody & Sherman's "Central Services / The Office" from his time in Brazil (1985).

In television, Kamen composed music for two series of The Managers by Glenn Wilhide of Zed Productions for Channel 4, but perhaps his best known contribution was on the 1985 BBC Television serial Edge of Shadow, in which he collaborated with Eric Clapton to write the score. In 1990 and 1991, the pair were honoured with the British Academy Television Award for their contributions and appearances at the National Philharmonic Orchestra's main movie theme. In 1994, Kamen orchestrated a orchestration of Roger Daltrey's 50th birthday concert series "A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who" which was later released on CD and DVD.

Kamen was nominated for two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, two Ivor Novello Awards, two Arthur Awards, an Annie Award, and an Emmy Award.

In 1996, Kamen founded The Mr. Holland Foundation, a film about a dissatisfied composer who finds meaning as a high school music teacher. The foundation promotes music education by donating new and refurbished musical instruments to underserved school and community music programs in the United States. In 2005, the foundation established an emergency fund for schools and students impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

What Dreams May Come was composed and performed by Kamen in 1998. The score was originally supposed to be composed by Ennio Morricone, and James Seymour Brett was originally expected to be composed by Ennio Morricone. The Italian composer had planned and recorded a complete score for the film but after editorial revisions, his score was rejected and Kamen was hired in his place. Kamen took the song "Beside You" from his New York Rock Ensemble's album Roll Over and adapted it as the film's main musical theme.

Kamen appeared with The San Francisco Symphony and The Los Angeles Philharmonicy between April 21 and September 22, 1999, a two-day concert hosted at The Berkeley Community Theatre in Berkeley, California. On November 23, 1999, the concert, titled S&M by Metallica, refers to the two artists' collaboration, debuted on CD, DVD, and VHS formats, with Billboard 200's first chart debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200, with multi-platinum status by 2001. "The Call Of Ktulu" by Kamen and Metallica later this year, received a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance on the S&M track.

Kamen appeared at Gilmour's semi-unplugged shows at the Royal Festival Hall in 2001 and 2002, playing piano and cor anglais. On DVD, David Gilmour in Concert and highlights from 2002 were shown.

Kamen, along with Julian Lloyd Webber, Dame Evelyn Glenny, and Sir James Galway founded the Music Education Consortium in the United Kingdom in 2002. The consortium's efforts resulted in the injection of £332 million for music education in the United Kingdom. He was also hired to write a piece for the Winter Olympics' opening ceremonies in Salt Lake City.

His last recorded appearance on Bryan Adams' album Room Service, where he appeared as the oboe and orchestrated "I Was Only Dreamin" was performed. Kamen had also completed the charts for accompaniment to two songs on Kate Bush's album Aerial, which was released in April 2005.

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