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Date of Birth

15 April 1948, New York City, New York, USA

Date of Death

18 November 2003, London, England, UK (heart attack)

Birth Name

Michael Arnold Kamen

Spouse

Sandra Keenan

(? - 18 November 2003) (his death) 2 children

Trivia

Started The New York Rock Ensemble after Juilliard with fellow grads -- group performed in the "rock western" Zachariah (1971).

Educated at Juilliard School, New York. Studied oboe.

Graduated from High School of Music & Art (New York City) in 1965.

Played in orchestra and led school dance band.

Children: daughters Sasha and Zoe.

Founded the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation http://www.mhopus.org which supports music education and its benefits through the donation and repair of musical instruments to under-served schools, community music programs and individual students throughout the United States.

His haunting score for The Dead Zone (1983) is a masterly adaptation of, and variation on, a theme from the second movement of the Symphony Nr. 2 in D of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957).

Co-wrote songs with Bryan Adams.

Was credited on the X-Men (2000) soundtrack as Michael K-Men.

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