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3 | Michael Kamen (April 15, 1948 -- November 18, 2003) was a particularly versatile musician, composing scores for TV, film and even rock bands and ballets. |
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5 | He was also the mentor for composers Music/IlanEshkeri, Edward Shearmur and Marius de Vries. |
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7 | Kamen provided music for: |
8 | * ''Film/Venom1981'' |
9 | * ''Film/XMen1'' (2000 film) |
10 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'' |
11 | * ''Film/EventHorizon'' |
12 | * ''[[Film/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians1996 101 Dalmatians]]'' (1996) |
13 | * ''Film/MrHollandsOpus'' |
14 | * ''Film/TheThreeMusketeers1993'' |
15 | * ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves'' (part of the opening music would be adapted for the logo theme of the movie's production company, Morgan Creek) |
16 | * ''Film/LicenceToKill'' |
17 | * ''Film/LastActionHero'' (with Music/{{Buckethead}}) |
18 | * The first three ''Film/DieHard'' films |
19 | * All of the ''Film/LethalWeapon'' films (with Music/EricClapton and from the [[Film/LethalWeapon2 first sequel]] David Sanborn) |
20 | * ''Film/{{Highlander}}'' (1986 film) |
21 | ** Thereby working with Music/{{Queen|Band}} in the process, especially on "Who Wants to Live Forever" |
22 | ** Similar to ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'', a portion of this movie's score was adapted by Kamen into the music for the Creator/NewLineCinema logo. See [[https://youtu.be/Ce4d-nm4CX4?feature=shared&t=158 here]] for the section in question. |
23 | * ''Film/{{Brazil}}'' |
24 | * ''Film/{{Jack|1996}}'' |
25 | * ''Film/TheLastBoyScout'' |
26 | * ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen'' |
27 | * ''WesternAnimation/BooZinoAndTheSnurks''/''Back To Gaya'' (completed by a team led by Andy Brown after Kamen's untimely passing, but solely credited to Kamen) |
28 | * ''First Daughter'' (completed by Blake Neely; this and ''Back To Gaya'' are dedicated to him) |
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30 | For television: |
31 | * ''Animals, Animals, Animals'' |
32 | * ''Series/BandOfBrothers'' |
33 | * ''Series/EdgeOfDarkness'' (with Music/EricClapton) |
34 | * ''WesternAnimation/FreeWilly'' (the theme for the AnimatedAdaptation) |
35 | * ''Series/FromTheEarthToTheMoon'' (the main theme and three episode scores) |
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37 | Kamen is also known for his work as an arranger for pop and rock bands. |
38 | * He provided arrangements for Music/DavidBowie's live album ''David Live'', his first job for a rock act. |
39 | * He worked with Music/PinkFloyd on both ''Music/TheWall'' and ''Music/TheFinalCut'' (filling in for the fired Richard Wright alongside Music/StatusQuo member Andy Bown) and was one of the few artists to work with both David Gilmour and Music/RogerWaters after the band broke up. |
40 | * He provided orchestrations for much of Music/{{Queensryche}}'s debut album ''The Warning'', arranged cellos and OminousLatinChanting for their break-out RockOpera ''Music/OperationMindcrime'', and added a symphony to their Top Ten song "Silent Lucidity". |
41 | * He composed and conducted the symphony for Music/{{Metallica}}'s live concert album ''S&M''. |
42 | * He also worked with such diverse artists as Music/{{Eurythmics}}, Music/BryanAdams, Music/TomPetty, Music/{{Aerosmith}}, Music/{{Rush|Band}}, and Music/KateBush. One of his final projects before his death was providing string arrangements for Bush's 2005 album ''Music/{{Aerial}}''. |
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44 | As far as we know, he was not a [[Franchise/KamenRider Rider]]. |
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