Michael Kamen
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Person
- Born
- 1948-04-15
- Died
- 2003-11-18
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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, record producer, and musician. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Kamen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights — Self (archive footage)2023
- Here We Are Kings: The Making of 'Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves' — Self (archive footage)2022
- Roger Daltrey: Daltrey Sings Townshend — Conductor2013
- Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 — Self (segment "No Leaf Clover")2006
- David Gilmour: In Concert — Self - Piano, English horn2002
- Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica — Self2001
- The Beatles Revolution — Self2000
- Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M — Self1999
- Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M — Self - Conductor1999
- Metallica: Making of S&M — Self - Conductor1999
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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, song writer, and session musician. Kamen was born in New York City, the second of four sons. His father Saul Kamen was a dentist, and his mother, Harriet, was a teacher. While attending the The High School of Music & Art in New York City, Michael Kamen met and became friends with Martin Fulterman (later known as Mark Snow, who composed the th
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 84,886x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,605x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,750x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,243x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,900x
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Key facts
- Born
- Michael Arnold Kamen , ( 1948-04-15 ) April 15, 1948, New York City , New York , U.S.
- Died
- November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18) (aged 55), London, England
- Alma mater
- High School of Music & Art Juilliard School
- Spouse
- Sandra Keenan-Kamen
- Genres
- Film score rock pop rock
- Occupations
- Composer orchestral arranger orchestral conductor songwriter session musician
- Instruments
- Oboe piano
- Years active
- 1967–2003
- Formerly of
- New York Rock & Roll Ensemble Roger Waters Band
- Website
- michaelkamen .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 15 April 1948
- Died
- 18 November 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arnold
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Educated at
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film score
Article
Michael Arnold Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer, arranger, conductor, songwriter, and musician. He began his work as a pop and rock music arranger, notably for Pink Floyd, and was a member of the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble and the Roger Waters Band. Starting in the mid-1980s, he achieved further prominence as a composer of film scores.
Kamen's best known scores include the Die Hard and Lethal Weapon franchises, the Terry Gilliam films Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Highlander (1986), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Don Juan DeMarco (1994), What Dreams May Come (1998), The Iron Giant (1999), X-Men (2000), and the television series Edge of Darkness, Tales from the Crypt, and Band of Brothers.
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