Dates

• Existence: 1948 - 2003

Parallel Names

• K-men, Michael
• Kamen, Arnold

Biography

Michael Kamen (1948-2003) was an American film composer.

Michael Kamen was born April 15, 1948, in New York City. Michael was an orchestral arranger and conductor, songwriter, and film score composer. His early work focused on ballets before moving to writing scores for films and television. Michael died November 18, 2003, in London, England.

Citation:

His Licence to kill [SR] p1989:label (Michael Kamen)

Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed.(Kamen, Michael; b. 1948, New York; composer, conductor, arranger)

X-Men, p2000:label (Michael K-Men)

Michael Kamen WWW site, 19th Nov. 2003:biography page (born in New York City, 15th Apr. 1948)

BBC news WWW site, 19th Nov. 2003:music page (Michael Kamen has died of a suspected heart attack at his home in London)

Notes, June 2004:p. 913 (Kamen, Michael; d. Nov. 18, 2003, London; composer and arranger)

Wikipedia, March 27, 2019 (Michael Kamen; 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; born in New York City; died London, England; early work concentrated on ballets, before extending to Hollywood with the score for The Next Man in 1976, and then to pop and rock arranging; highly sought-after arranger in the realms of pop and rock music; wrote eleven ballets, a saxophone concerto and an electric guitar concerto; provided scores for films and television series)

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