Mark Isham's Blog

Big thanks to all our friends!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Isham) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:16:00 +0000

A big, big thanks goes to all our friends, family, and fans for showing their support at our live show at Catalina's Bar & Grill last month. Check the album's website for pics and videos from the concert!

Mark

"Bittersweet" is OUT NOW!

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Isham) — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:15:00 +0000

"Bittersweet", my new jazz standards record, is out now!

You can get it on the official site:

http://www.bittersweetthealbum.com

Or on iTunes:

Or at Amazon.com:

Check out the first single, "My One And Only Love"!

Mark

Win a FREE copy of my new record!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Isham) — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:00:00 +0000

Would you like to win a FREE copy of my new record "Bittersweet" and a FREE poster??

Then head on over...

HERE

...to enter!

Contest ends June 19th, so check it out!

Good luck!

Mark

"My One And Only Love" Out Now!!

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Isham) — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:55:00 +0000

The single for "My One And Only Love" is now on iTunes! Click here to check it out:

And the full album is out next week!

Mark

"Fly Away Home" now on Blu-ray

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Isham) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:52:00 +0000

A film I scored a number of years back for Carol Ballard (my FIRST employer in the film business) called "Fly Away Home" is now on Blu-ray! There is a wonderful review of the film at DVD Town . It's a great family film, check it out if you've never seen it (and now that it's on Blu-ray you'll REALLY see it).

An Isham interview with FilmMusicSite.com

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Isham) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:35:00 +0000

I recently did an interview with FilmMusicSite.com and the interview is now posted on their site at FILM MUSIC SITE
I hope you enjoy the interview!

Mark"

New Vlog...Episode II

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Isham) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:11:00 +0000

Episode II of my Video Blog is now up...

Review of Morrissey's new album...

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Isham) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:19:00 +0000

I played trumpet on Morrissey's new album "Years Of Refusal", and there have been some very kind reviews since the album's release.

Check one of them out here:

http://web.me.com/inreviewonline/inreviewonline/MUSIC_REVIEW_-_CURRENT/Entries/2009/2/23_Morrissey_-_Years_of_Refusal_(2009).html

"Morrissey’s backing band, the Tormentors, are a solid foundation on every one of Refusal’s 12 tracks, each member working as an integral part to the record’s taut construction. Duel guitarists Boz Boorer and Jesse Tobias are bound to get a majority of the ink in regards to the album’s heavier sound, but its bassist Solomon Walker that ultimately anchors all these songs. His deep, rumbling low-end is often the first instrument introduced in the mix, most times continuing on unabated without drawing unnecessary attention to itself. The core lineup is occasionally assisted by some outside session musicians, including Jeff Beck (somewhere anonymously on “Black Cloud”) and Mark Isham on trumpet; the latter of which makes the most of his appearance on “When Last I Spoke to Carol,” letting loose a mariachi horn interlude complete with Morricone whistles."

"Pride and Glory" soundtrack review...

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Isham) — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:57:00 +0000

Hey guys, check out this review of the "Pride and Glory" soundtrack! You can pick it up on my site (www.isham.com), or on iTunes!

Mark Isham’s score for Pride and Glory, released on CD by Varese Sarabande, wafts over Gavin O’Connor’s intensely dramatic story about a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers tested when a corruption investigation centers on one of their own members. As Isham does so well, he subliminally evokes the dynamic existing between characters and paints it in broad, if ethereal, strokes into his score. The music for Pride and Glory is executed with layers of tonality, driven by pounding and persistent drums and synth percussion, punctuated by acoustic guitar and other elements. The score remains unobtrusive and quietly commentative until its final pair of cues, when it grows in power and crescends to a powerful and meaningful resolution. The score is almost minimalist in its execution, as chords grow and shift and sway and build, its power generated by the eloquence inherent in its progressing strains and dark, tonal grains. It maintains a very dark and almost dismal atmosphere. The closing cue segues into a moving rap spoken over Isham’s concluding rhythmic riff, an indictment against inaction in the midst of corruption and impropriety: “the waterline is rising and all we do is stand there; the waterline is rising and all we do is stand there.” I don’t generally like rap or hip-hop, but it works well in this setting, and with Isham’s fluent progressive chord structure giving it a harmonic backing instead of the typical beatboxing of most urban rap, it assumes a powerful coda that informs a poignant summation of the story as it concludes.

YouTube

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Isham) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:17:00 +0000

We have a lot of fun videos up on our YouTube page. You should become a subscriber...

Mark Isham's YouTube Channel

Check it out!

Mark

iTunes Top 100 Movie Rentals...

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Isham) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:48:00 +0000

Hello everyone!

I was browsing iTunes for some new music, and happened to see that...

There are several of my most recent films in the iTunes Top 100 Movie Rentals!

Be sure to check them out if you have the chance! I was very happy to have scored these films!

#4 The Secret Life Of Bees

#7 Pride & Glory

#19 The Women

#33 The Express

Also, all of these films have soundtracks available on iTunes as well.

Thanks for reading!

p.s. New episode of the MI Video Blog coming soon...

Welcome to our Blogspot!

noreply@blogger.com (Mark Isham) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:51:00 +0000

Welcome to the new blogspot! This is the OFFICIAL Mark Isham Blog.

See you in cyberspace!

Mark