“Mark is a man who really lives his craft… One of the most attractive features about Mark is that he knows how to keep things simple. I like music that is subtle but still supports the drama and is there for a reason, and Mark did that so beautifully.”
Robert Redford
“To hear the music was something I didn’t have the capacity for. It just made the show. Mark created a piece of music that is extraordinary. There comes a moment when you have got to do it in a way that takes us to a place that we haven’t been in this show – and Mark IS that guy.”
John Ridley
“Mark’s score absolutely stands on its own and as a piece of music that plays as a symphony.”
Brian Helgeland
“Isham is firmly entrenched in the A-list of film composers…”
– Josef Woodard, JazzTimes
“…that promise you expect of a great artist – to move you in ways that you never expected.”
– Paul Haggis, on Crash
“[Mark] is a world class composer and musical genius…”
-Emilio Estevez
“… a wonderful set of pastels. The variety of color combinations he creates with his quintet is intriguing.”
– Chick Corea
“His artistry makes you wish you could live in that musical place every waking moment!”
– Anne Archer
“Isham is one of the great film composers of today…” “…the mood is so powerful and magical it stays with you like a classic movie.”
– Robbie Robertson, on Blue Sun
“As usual, Mark’s maturity and concept in his playing shines forth.”
– John Patitucci, on Blue Sun
“The key to Mark Isham is that he’s a great trumpet player…”
– Brian De Palma
“Isham is one of the great film composers of today…” “…the mood is so powerful and magical it stays with you like a classic movie.”
– Robbie Robertson, on Blue Sun
“Isham’s compositions are darkly romantic, with a disquieting air suitable to the movie’s nourish subject; the playing, of course is masterly.”
– Billboard, on Afterglow
“His artistry makes you wish you could live in that musical place every waking moment!”
– Anne Archer
