Home

Michael Kamen (1948-2003)

Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA

Born:
April 15, 1948

Died:
November 18, 2003

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

Click the heading above to show or hide the text.

Additional information:

The Search Form


Film Performances

Click the heading above to show or hide the list.

Film Production

Additional Music:
1977  Between the Lines
1985  Lifeforce
1995  Strange Days
2001  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Conductor:
1977  Between the Lines
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1983  The Dead Zone
1985  Lifeforce
1986  Highlander
1988  The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1989  Renegades
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1995  Circle of Friends
1995  Strange Days
1996  101 Dalmatians
1997  Event Horizon
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
2000  X-Men
2001  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2003  Open Range

Director:
1977  Between the Lines
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1983  The Dead Zone
1985  Lifeforce
1986  Highlander
1988  The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1989  Renegades
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1995  Circle of Friends
1995  Strange Days
1996  101 Dalmatians
1997  Event Horizon
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
2000  X-Men
2001  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2003  Open Range
????  Zucchero: Luciano Pavarotti & Friends - Together For T

In Memory Of:
1977  Between the Lines
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1983  The Dead Zone
1985  Lifeforce
1986  Highlander
1988  The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1989  Renegades
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1995  Circle of Friends
1995  Strange Days
1996  101 Dalmatians
1997  Event Horizon
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
2000  X-Men
2001  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2003  Open Range
2004  Exorcist: The Beginning
????  Zucchero: Luciano Pavarotti & Friends - Together For T

Music:
1977  Between the Lines
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1983  The Dead Zone
1985  Lifeforce
1986  Highlander
1988  Crusoe
1988  The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988  The Raggedy Rawney
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1989  Renegades
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1995  Circle of Friends
1995  Strange Days
1996  101 Dalmatians
1997  Event Horizon
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
1999  Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999  Metallica: Making of S&M
2000  X-Men
2001  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001  The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'
2003  Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003  Open Range
2004  Exorcist: The Beginning
2018  Easter
????  Zucchero: Luciano Pavarotti & Friends - Together For T

Music Arranger:
1977  Between the Lines
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1983  The Dead Zone
1985  Lifeforce
1986  Highlander
1988  Crusoe
1988  The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988  The Raggedy Rawney
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1989  Renegades
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1995  Circle of Friends
1995  Strange Days
1996  101 Dalmatians
1997  Event Horizon
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
1999  Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999  Metallica: Making of S&M
2000  X-Men
2001  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001  The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'
2003  Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003  Open Range
2004  Exorcist: The Beginning
2018  Easter
????  Zucchero: Luciano Pavarotti & Friends - Together For T

Music Producer:
1977  Between the Lines
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1983  The Dead Zone
1985  Lifeforce
1986  Highlander
1988  Crusoe
1988  The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988  The Raggedy Rawney
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1989  Renegades
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1995  Circle of Friends
1995  Strange Days
1996  101 Dalmatians
1997  Event Horizon
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
1999  Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999  Metallica: Making of S&M
2000  X-Men
2001  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001  The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'
2003  Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003  Open Range
2004  Exorcist: The Beginning
2018  Easter
????  Zucchero: Luciano Pavarotti & Friends - Together For T

Musician:
1977  Between the Lines
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1983  The Dead Zone
1985  Lifeforce
1986  Highlander
1988  Crusoe
1988  The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988  The Raggedy Rawney
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1989  Renegades
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1995  Circle of Friends
1995  Strange Days
1996  101 Dalmatians
1997  Event Horizon
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
1999  Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999  Metallica: Making of S&M
2000  X-Men
2001  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001  The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'
2003  Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003  Open Range
2004  Exorcist: The Beginning
2018  Easter
????  Zucchero: Luciano Pavarotti & Friends - Together For T

Orchestrator:
1977  Between the Lines
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1983  The Dead Zone
1985  Lifeforce
1986  Highlander
1988  Crusoe
1988  The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988  The Raggedy Rawney
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1989  Renegades
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1995  Circle of Friends
1995  Strange Days
1996  101 Dalmatians
1997  Event Horizon
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
1999  Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999  Metallica: Making of S&M
1999  The Iron Giant
2000  X-Men
2001  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001  The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'
2003  Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003  Open Range
2004  Exorcist: The Beginning
2018  Easter
????  Zucchero: Luciano Pavarotti & Friends - Together For T

Original Music Composer:
1976  The Next Man
1977  Between the Lines
1977  Stunts
1980  S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
1981  Polyester
1981  Venom
1982  Pink Floyd: The Wall
1983  The Dead Zone
1985  Brazil
1985  Lifeforce
1986  Highlander
1986  Mona Lisa
1986  Shanghai Surprise
1987  Adventures in Babysitting
1987  Lethal Weapon
1987  Rita, Sue and Bob Too
1987  Someone to Watch Over Me
1987  Suspect
1988  Action Jackson
1988  Crusoe
1988  Die Hard
1988  For Queen & Country
1988  Homeboy
1988  The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988  The Raggedy Rawney
1989  Dead Bang
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1989  Licence to Kill
1989  Renegades
1989  Road House
1989  Rooftops
1990  Cold Dog Soup
1990  Die Hard 2
1990  The Krays
1991  Company Business
1991  Hudson Hawk
1991  Let Him Have It
1991  Nothing but Trouble
1991  Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991  The Last Boy Scout
1992  Blue Ice
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1992  Shining Through
1992  Two-Fisted Tales
1993  Last Action Hero
1993  Splitting Heirs
1993  The Three Musketeers
1993  Wilder Napalm
1994  Don Juan DeMarco
1995  Circle of Friends
1995  Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995  Mr. Holland's Opus
1995  Stonewall
1995  Strange Days
1995  The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1996  101 Dalmatians
1996  Jack
1997  Event Horizon
1997  Inventing the Abbotts
1997  The Winter Guest
1998  Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
1998  What Dreams May Come
1999  Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M
1999  Metallica: Making of S&M
1999  The Iron Giant
2000  Frequency
2000  X-Men
2001  Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
2001  The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'
2003  Evolution X - The Making of X-Men
2003  Open Range
2004  Against the Ropes
2004  Back to Gaya
2004  Exorcist: The Beginning
2004  First Daughter
2018  Easter
????  Zucchero: Luciano Pavarotti & Friends - Together For T

Click the heading above to show or hide the list.

TV Performances

Click the heading above to show or hide the list.

TV Production

Music:
1985  Amazing Stories
1985  Edge of Darkness
1989  Tales from the Crypt
1998  From the Earth to the Moon
2001  Band of Brothers

Click the heading above to show or hide the list.

About the Movie Section

Most data and links to images for the Movies section come from TheMovieDB (TMDB).

Additional data for Film Titles come from The Open Movie Database (OMDb).

At least one plug-in comes from IMDb.

Data are -- hey, it's a plural -- subject to the limitations of their sources. (For example, TMDB search results currently max out at 20.) I am limiting myself to free data sources for now. (No, a "free trial" is not free.)

While much of the above data are retrieved directly from outside APIs and other such sources, data from American Film Institute (AFI) and British Film Institute (BFI) were manually entered the old fashioned way into a MySQL database. Re BFI I took the following liberties:

  • I added "runners up" to Top 10 lists, treating them as ties where applicable and numbering them accordingly at the bottom of each list.
  • Regarding those polls wherein "franchise" movies were submitted as one project until BFI's policy changed to regard them separately, I treated them as ties and renumbered the affected lists accordingly (e.g. the Godfather films).

Regarding profile removals and data corrections:

  • If you would like your profile removed from this site, please contact the source of this data directly, TheMovieDB. My assumption is: once it's gone from their site, it should soon be gone from this site.
  • If you would like to correct movie data on this site, please contact the source of this data directly, TheMovieDB. My assumption is: once it's corrected on their site, it should soon be corrected on this site.
  • For additional corrections and profile removals, please e-mail The Open Movie Database (OMDb).

Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).

Whereas the overall purpose of this website is to serve as a personal demo/portfolio/workshop of web and data skills, this Movies section is not meant to compete with or substitute for far more definitive movie websites.

Whether or not he still clings to an award which he won in 1986 as a film critic for his college's newspaper, Jeffrey Hartmann is not responsible for the texts of overviews and biographies supplied by external data sources.