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Michael Kamen has passed away...

ChandlerBing View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00910 \| Posts: 3974 Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 15 August 2002 From: Manhattan, KS	18 November 2003 - 22:39 Post #1
	Michael Kamen has passed away of a heart attack, I just read it over on Film Score Monthly. Kamen of course did the score for License To Kill. His last score released was Open Range. He will be missed. Making love is like hitting a baseball. You just gotta relax and concentrate.

Qwerty View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 002175 \| Posts: 80125 Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York	18 November 2003 - 22:42 Post #2
	What?!!? This is the first I've heard! This should be main page news, perhaps one of the staff members could arrange this? Although not my favorite score, Licence To Kill does have it's parts. (And Kamen really looks like he loved doing the score for a Bond film) -(check out the Music doc on the AVTAK DVD) He will be missed. ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ D of the CBn Four *♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦*

ChandlerBing View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00910 \| Posts: 3974 Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 15 August 2002 From: Manhattan, KS	18 November 2003 - 22:48 Post #3
	Check out this link for a bit more news on this: http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/post...16551&forumID=1 Making love is like hitting a baseball. You just gotta relax and concentrate.

Bond111 View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 002176 \| Posts: 2633 Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 27 June 2003	18 November 2003 - 22:51 Post #4
	That is too bad. Just the other day I came across the thread that said he was seriously ill, and I just knew what was to come. RIP Michael Kamen. "Just surviving, Mr. Chang. Just surviving." T of the CBn Fab Four

ray t View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00232 \| Posts: 1394 Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 6 February 2002	18 November 2003 - 22:52 Post #5
	i really liked his work with Metallica in conjunction with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra a few years ago. have the video...a unique blending of classical music with metallic mayhem!!!

urhash View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 001177 \| Posts: 260 Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 30 October 2002	18 November 2003 - 22:53 Post #6
	The main theme to Band of Brothers was truly moving. A true artist. RIP

Rich Douglas View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00807 \| Posts: 871 Commander CMG Group: Veterans Enlisted: 22 June 2002 From: Texas	18 November 2003 - 22:59 \| Post #7
	This is really a damn shame! Kamen was a very gifted composer who could write for just about any kind of film. His score for Die Hard was one of the few scores that truly got me into collecting film soundtracks, and ultimately composing. Both him, and his music will be missed. Rich "how does that grab you?" Composer for interactive media http://www.richdouglas.net/

Triton View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 002184 \| Posts: 2040 Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 4 July 2003	18 November 2003 - 23:12 Post #8
	Very sad news.

Loomis View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00231 \| Posts: 16870 Commander CMG Group: Veterans Enlisted: 13 May 2002	18 November 2003 - 23:13 \| Post #9
	[QUOTE]Originally posted by Rich Douglas This is really a damn shame! Kamen was a very gifted composer who could write for just about any kind of film. His score for Die Hard was one of the few scores that truly got me into collecting film soundtracks, and ultimately composing. [/QUOTE] Yes, his DIE HARD score is terrific. I also think he did great work on LICENCE TO KILL. Every time I watch the film I come away feeling more impressed with his music - in fact, I've come to regard the LTK score as one of the best of the series, and certainly the best non-Barry score. And what a heck of a filmography he had! Check it out: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004383/. Very sad news, especially as he was only 55 years old.

bebopfoot View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 002181 \| Posts: 198 Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 28 June 2003 From: Corpus Christi, Texas	18 November 2003 - 23:16 Post #10
	That's a true shame, condolences to his friends and family. LTK was one of my favortite scores, and his work on movies like the Lethal Weapon and Die Hard series' was very good.

ChandlerBing View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00910 \| Posts: 3974 Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 15 August 2002 From: Manhattan, KS	18 November 2003 - 23:25 Post #11
	I saw this on Film Score Monthly after being away from the net all day, and I hated to be the one to break this to people, but here I did it... Open Range was a great score he did. He went out on top. LTK is not bad. Better than Martin, better than Hamlisch. Hell, probably better than Conti. Making love is like hitting a baseball. You just gotta relax and concentrate.

Triton View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 002184 \| Posts: 2040 Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 4 July 2003	18 November 2003 - 23:29 Post #12
	[QUOTE]Originally posted by ChandlerBing I saw this on Film Score Monthly after being away from the net all day, and I hated to be the one to break this to people, but here I did it... Open Range was a great score he did. He went out on top. LTK is not bad. Better than Martin, better than Hamlisch. Hell, probably better than Conti. [/QUOTE] Thanks for posting the information ChandlerBing. It's always a bummer to be the bearer of bad news, but your effort is appreciated.

Mister Asterix View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00265 \| Posts: 14488 Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 8 October 2001 From: 38.6902N - 89.9816W	18 November 2003 - 23:43 Post #13
	I put up a story on the main page: Composer Michael Kamen Dies Very sad. The thoughts and prayers of all the staff of CBn goes out to his loved ones. Somewhere early morning in a hotel room there’s a guy starting to realise that eternal fate has turned its back on him. It’s 2 a.m.

Bondian View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00123 \| Posts: 7104 Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 12 August 2001 From: Soufend-On-Sea, Mate. England. UK.	19 November 2003 - 00:21 Post #14
	I'm very shocked and saddened by this news. I cannot believe that he's died. I know a lot of people with MS and they go on forever. Well, his number must of been up and I'm very glad that it included 007. Cheers, Ian Come on and join and have some fun at my new site Film Television & Radio

Dunph View Member Dossier Find Member's Posts Agent No.: 00242 \| Posts: 3730 Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 3 January 2002 From: Leeds, UK	19 November 2003 - 00:52 Post #15
	In a way this has come as a shock, but I knew of his declining health. I didn't think he would die this soon. He will be very much missed. It's always very tragic for people to die early but 55 is way too early. Rest In Peace Michael Kamen.