German-born composer Hans Zimmer began his musical career as a member of several British new wave acts in the early 1980s. Pairing up with composer Stanley Myers proved to be Zimmer's introduction to soundtrack work, and he eventually followed with s…

A second-generation member of Hollywoods preeminent musical dynasty composer Thomas Newman carried on his familys legacy through a series of Academy Award-nominated film scores Born in Los Angeles on October 20 1955 he was the son of Alfred Newman an…

Over the course of several decades Gustavo Santaolalla was recognized as a gifted musician songwriter producer and composer as he enjoyed a multi-phased career that took him from Argentina to the United States and intermittently back to Latin America…

In collaboration with Brendan Perry Lisa Gerrard is half of the duo Dead Can Dance which started releasing arty goth rock on the 4AD label in the mid-80s Gerrard began her solo career with the 1995 release The Mirror Pool which contained a lot of wor…

Trained as a classical musician, Mark Isham began his professional career in the 1970s as a jazz and pop sideman and studio musician (trumpet and synth) for such notable acts as the Beach Boys and Joni Mitchell. He hovered for a while in two bands, A…