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Mark McKenzie | |
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| Birth name | Mark McKenzie |
| Born | Lake City, Minnesota, United States |
| Genres | Film, symphonic, choral |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Mark McKenzie is an American film composer and orchestrator.
Mark McKenzie was born in Lake City, Minnesota. He received his undergraduate degree in music composition from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, studying with David and Nancy Baker, Michael Cunningham and Ivar Lunde. He received his Masters and Doctorate in music composition from the USC Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles where he studied with Pierre Boulez, Morten Lauridsen, Witold Lutoslawski, Anthony Vazzana and Frederick Lesemann.
The magazine Variety wrote, "Mark McKenzie's commanding orchestral prowess puts him among the foremost symphonists in Hollywood." The 125 Motion pictures that McKenzie has orchestrated or composed have grossed over 13 billion dollars at the box office. The Los Angeles Times , The Hollywood Reporter and numerous film music journals call Mark's music "timeless, profound, the most lyrical and emotionally resonant music ever written for film, triumphant, sublime, tender, inspiring, ravishing, lush, soulful, magical, the essence of unconditional love, a tribute to the overpowering inherent goodness alive within the human soul and a boundless expression of joy."[ citation needed ]
Films composed by McKenzie include:
McKenzie has orchestrated over 100 movies, assisting composers including Danny Elfman, John Barry, Bruce Broughton, Randy Edelman, Jerry Goldsmith, Mark Isham, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, James Newton Howard, Nile Rodgers, Alan Silvestri, Marc Shaiman, and John Williams. These films include:
McKenzie orchestrated Jerry Goldsmith's final six films, including The Sum of All Fears , Star Trek: Nemesis , and Along Came a Spider . In addition Goldsmith used Mark to compose the final 7 minute action sequence for the Robert Redford film The Last Castle . He repeatedly called McKenzie "a god-send" and "one of my angels." Intrada Records re-released the entire Goldsmith soundtrack to The Last Castle and it includes McKenzie's "Prison Uprising" composition.
McKenzie composed the opening and closing logo music to the longest running television series in history, Hallmark Hall of Fame .
McKenzie's original compositions have been used at the Olympics, the Academy Awards, Disney World, Wimbledon, the Crystal Cathedral, and Disneyland Paris. Mark McKenzie's concert work The Lion and the Mouse has been performed by The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, The Utah Symphony, Lexington Symphony Orchestra, The Bangor Symphony (Canada), the San Diego Symphony and The University of Wisconsin.
McKenzie's Suite from "The Greatest Miracle" was performed live with choir and orchestra at World Youth Day with Pope Benedict the 16th attending. Hiss choral work "Gloria" for choir, orchestra and children's choir was premiered on the Hour of Power for its 2000th broadcast service and has gone on to receive repeated performances across the U.S.
Mark is a board member of the Society of Composers & lyricists, a voting member of the Motion Picture Academy composer's branch (Oscars), Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmys), The Recording Academy (Grammys) and the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers, and belongs to the Broadcast Music, Inc. Performing Rights Organization.
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