X-Men Composer Michael Kamen

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From: Superherohype.com

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Incredibly sad news to report tonight. According to Reuters, X-Men composer Michael Kamen has died...

 

Oscar-nominated composer, conductor and arranger Michael Kamen, one of Hollywood's most sought-after musicians, died at age 55 on Tuesday after suffering from multiple sclerosis for several years, members of his family said.

 

Kamen died in a hospital in London, where he had lived with his wife and two daughters, his brother Leonard said during a telephone interview from New York.

 

Doctors were unable to resuscitate Kamen following a "cardiac event," he said.

 

The native New Yorker and Juilliard School of Music Graduate was one of Hollywood's most successful composers who worked on music for the "Lethal Weapon" series and scored "Die Hard" among many other films.

 

He was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1996, but did not go public about the disease until late September.

 

Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system that causes various disabilities.

 

The full story is available at the link above and you can view Kamen's filmography by going here.

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Kamen also worked with Metallica on their album, 'S&M - Symphony and Metallica', and recently commented that he wanted to work with them one more time before he died.

 

Sad story, the man was brilliant.

 

UYI

[Anakin Flair 0]

This worries me- my mom has MS, and she just turned 54.

 

RIP Mr. Kamen.

[Guest Plushy Al Logan]

RIP.

 

I loved his work with Metallica, and Pink Floyd.

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Here's a full list of the movies he composed for, courtesy of the IMDb.

 

First Daughter (2004) (post-production)

Against the Ropes (2004) (completed)

 

 

Open Range (2003)

Mr. Dreyfuss Goes to Washington (2001) (TV)

"Band of Brothers" (2001) (mini) TV Series

X-Men (2000)

... aka X-Men 1.5 (2003) (USA: DVD title)

Frequency (2000)

 

 

S & M: Metallica with Michael Kamen Conducting the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (1999) (TV)

Iron Giant, The (1999)

What Dreams May Come (1998)

Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

... aka Lethal 4 (1998) (USA: promotional abbreviation)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

"From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) (mini) TV Series (main title theme) (parts one, four and twelve)

Winter Guest, The (1997)

Event Horizon (1997)

Remember Me? (1997)

Heart Surgeon, The (1997) (TV)

Inventing the Abbotts (1997)

101 Dalmatians (1996)

Jack (1996)

Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

Stonewall (1995)

First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies, The (1995) (TV)

Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)

... aka Die Hard 3 (1995)

Don Juan DeMarco (1995)

Circle of Friends (1995)

"Celeste siempre Celeste" (1994) TV Series (from "Lethal Weapon 3") (uncredited)

Three Musketeers, The (1993)

Wilder Napalm (1993)

Last Action Hero (1993)

Splitting Heirs (1993)

Amazing Stories: Book Four (1992) (V) (segment "Mirror, Mirror")

Blue Ice (1992)

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

Shining Through (1992)

Michael Kamen: Concert for Saxophone (1991) (V)

Two-Fisted Tales (1991) (TV) (segment "Showdown")

Last Boy Scout, The (1991)

Let Him Have It (1991)

... aka Âge de vivre, L' (1992) (France)

Company Business (1991)

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

Hudson Hawk (1991)

Nothing But Trouble (1991)

Cold Dog Soup (1990)

Krays, The (1990)

... aka Kray Brothers, The (1990) (Scotland: English title)

... aka Kray Twins, The (1990) (Europe: English title)

Die Hard 2 (1990)

... aka Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) (USA: video box title)

 

 

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

Licence to Kill (1989)

... aka Albert R. Broccoli's Licence to Kill (1989) (UK: complete title)

... aka License to Kill (1989) (USA)

"Tales from the Crypt" (1989) TV Series (episodes "The New Arrival", "Showdown", "Death of Some Salesmen", )

... aka "HBO's Tales from the Crypt" (1989)

Renegades (1989)

Road House (1989)

Crusoe (1989)

Dead Bang (1989)

... aka Dead-Bang (1989) (USA: poster title)

Rooftops (1989)

Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The (1988) (also song)

... aka Abenteuer des Baron von Münchhausen, Die (1988) (West Germany)

Raggedy Rawney, The (1988)

Homeboy (1988)

Die Hard (1988)

For Queen and Country (1988)

Action Jackson (1988)

Suspect (1987)

Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)

Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

... aka Night on the Town, A (1987) (UK: TV title)

Lethal Weapon (1987)

Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1986)

Shoot for the Sun (1986) (TV)

Shanghai Surprise (1986)

"Edge of Darkness" (1986) (mini) TV Series

Mona Lisa (1986)

Highlander (1986)

"Amazing Stories" (1985) TV Series (episode "Mirror, Mirror")

... aka "Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories" (1985) (USA: complete title)

Lifeforce (1985) (additional music)

Brazil (1985)

Dead Zone, The (1983)

Angelo My Love (1983)

Venom (1982)

Polyester (1981)

S*H*E (1980) (TV)

 

 

Boardwalk (1979)

Between the Lines (1977)

Stunts (1977)

... aka Who Is Killing the Stuntmen? (1977)

Liza's Pioneer Diary (1976) (TV)

Next Man, The (1976)

... aka Arab Conspiracy, The (1976)

... aka Double Hit (1976)

Rodin mis en vie (1976)

Zachariah (1971) (songs)

 

Here's to him.

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I played the main theme to Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves last year in wind ensemble and it was probably one of our best selections ever.