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Title: R.I.P. Composer/Conductor/Arranger Michael Kamen
Post by: Wonkies on November 19, 2003, 11:54:01 am

Composer Michael Kamen died Tuesday morning at the age of 55 of a heart attack apparently due to complications from multiple sclerosis (Article (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20031118/people_nm/people_kamen_dc_2)), (His web site (http://www.michaelkamen.com[/url)).  He composed and conducted the orchestrations for such artists as Metallica (He did that live S & M CD with them), Queensryche, David Bowie, and also created the scores for films such as Lethal Weapon, X-Men, and Band of Brothers, just to name a few.  

Sad day.  I first heard of Michael Kamen many years ago when he worked with Queensryche and since then, for some reason, I could usually tell when something was a Michael Kamen orchestration.  Maybe something in the phrasing, the instrumentation?  I don't know, but I've always enjoyed his work.

Title: R.I.P. Composer/Conductor/Arranger Michael Kamen
Post by: Vultch on November 19, 2003, 11:56:25 am

oh man! thats sad.
I knew him best from Met's S&M but I've heard a lot of his other stuff over the years too. That's sad, he was young too.

Thanks for the news.

Title: R.I.P. Composer/Conductor/Arranger Michael Kamen
Post by: Katia's Lover on November 19, 2003, 11:59:29 am

How sad.

President Bartlet has MS too.