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.
Known For
Die Hard
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Highlander
(1986)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Licence to Kill
(1989)
Original Music Composer
Die Hard 2
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Event Horizon
(1997)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
(1995)
Original Music Composer and Music
Lethal Weapon
(1987)
Original Music Composer
The Iron Giant
(1999)
Original Music Composer and Orchestrator
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
(1991)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Lethal Weapon 4
(1998)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Brazil
(1985)
Original Music Composer
101 Dalmatians
(1996)
Music
Lethal Weapon 3
(1992)
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, and Conductor
The Last Boy Scout
(1991)
Original Music Composer
The Three Musketeers
(1993)
Original Music Composer
Open Range
(2003)
Original Music Composer
Full Filmography
Sound
The Next Man
(1976)
Music
Stunts
(1977)
Original Music Composer
S+H+E: Security Hazards Expert
(1980)
Music
Polyester
(1981)
Original Music Composer
Venom
(1981)
Original Music Composer
Pink Floyd: The Wall
(1982)
Conductor
The Dead Zone
(1983)
Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Conductor, Music Producer, and Orchestrator
Brazil
(1985)
Original Music Composer
Mona Lisa
(1986)
Original Music Composer
Highlander
(1986)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Shanghai Surprise
(1986)
Music
Lethal Weapon
(1987)
Original Music Composer
Suspect
(1987)
Original Music Composer
Adventures in Babysitting
(1987)
Original Music Composer
Someone to Watch Over Me
(1987)
Original Music Composer
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
(1987)
Original Music Composer
Die Hard
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Action Jackson
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Homeboy
(1988)
Original Music Composer
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
(1988)
Music
For Queen & Country
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Crusoe
(1988)
Music
Licence to Kill
(1989)
Original Music Composer
Lethal Weapon 2
(1989)
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor, and Musician
Road House
(1989)
Original Music Composer
Dead Bang
(1989)
Original Music Composer
Rooftops
(1989)
Original Music Composer
Renegades
(1989)
Music
Die Hard 2
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Cold Dog Soup
(1990)
Original Music Composer
The Krays
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Nothing but Trouble
(1991)
Original Music Composer
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
(1991)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Hudson Hawk
(1991)
Original Music Composer
The Last Boy Scout
(1991)
Original Music Composer
Let Him Have It
(1991)
Original Music Composer
Company Business
(1991)
Original Music Composer
Lethal Weapon 3
(1992)
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, and Conductor
Blue Ice
(1992)
Original Music Composer
Shining Through
(1992)
Original Music Composer
Two-Fisted Tales
(1992)
Music
Splitting Heirs
(1993)
Original Music Composer
Last Action Hero
(1993)
Original Music Composer
The Three Musketeers
(1993)
Original Music Composer
Wilder Napalm
(1993)
Original Music Composer
Don Juan DeMarco
(1994)
Original Music Composer
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
(1995)
Original Music Composer and Music
Mr. Holland's Opus
(1995)
Original Music Composer
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Circle of Friends
(1995)
Music
Stonewall
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Jack
(1996)
Original Music Composer
101 Dalmatians
(1996)
Music
Event Horizon
(1997)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Inventing the Abbotts
(1997)
Original Music Composer
The Winter Guest
(1997)
Original Music Composer
Lethal Weapon 4
(1998)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
What Dreams May Come
(1998)
Original Music Composer
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
(1998)
Original Music Composer
The Iron Giant
(1999)
Original Music Composer and Orchestrator
Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M
(1999)
Music
Metallica: Making of S&M
(1999)
Music
Frequency
(2000)
Original Music Composer
X-Men
(2000)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
The Science And Technology Behind 'Frequency'
(2001)
Music
Open Range
(2003)
Original Music Composer
Back to Gaya
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Against the Ropes
(2004)
Original Music Composer
First Daughter
(2004)
Original Music Composer
Easter
(2018)
Music
Acting
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
(1991)
Himself - Conductor
Michael Kamen: Concerto for Saxophone
(1991)
Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie
(1991)
Self
Pavarotti & Friends
(1992)
Self
A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who
(1994)
Self
Pavarotti & Friends 2
(1994)
Self
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
(1995)
Himself
Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M
(1999)
Self
Metallica With Michael Kamen Conducting The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – S&M
(1999)
Self - Conductor
Metallica: Making of S&M
(1999)
Self - Conductor
The Beatles Revolution
(2000)
Self
Classic Albums: Metallica - Metallica
(2001)
Self
David Gilmour: In Concert
(2002)
Self - Piano, English horn
Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004
(2006)
Self (segment "No Leaf Clover")
Crew