THE SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS & LYRICISTS (SCL)

presented the SCL Member Screening of the

Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. Pictures film

DOLPHIN TALE

Followed by a Q&A with

Composer MARK ISHAM

Moderated by SCL Board Member/Composer RUSSELL BROWER

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th, 2012

Clarity Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA 

Pictued above (L-R): Laura Engel (Kraft-Engel Management), Mark Isham, SCL Board member Russell Brower, SCL Executive Director Laura Dunn.

Alcon Entertainment’s DOLPHIN TALE is inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin called Winter and the compassionate people who banded together to save her life. Swimming free, a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging her tail. She is rescued and transported to the Clearwater Marine Hospital, where she is named Winter. But her fight for survival has just begun. Losing her tail may cost Winter her life. It will take the expertise of a dedicated marine biologist, the ingenuity of a brilliant prosthetics doctor, and the unwavering devotion of a young boy to bring about a groundbreaking miracle - a miracle that might not only save Winter but could also help thousands of people around the world. DOLPHIN TALE is a heartwarming, fun adventure about the healing bonds of family, both human and animal. The real Winter, who plays herself in DOLPHIN TALE, today serves as a symbol of courage and hope to millions of people - especially those facing their own physical challenges - who have been touched by her remarkable story of recovery and rehabilitation. The film stars Harry Connick, Jr. as Dr. Clay Haskett, who runs the Clearwater Marine Hospital; Ashley Judd as Lorraine Nelson, a single mother; Nathan Gamble as her son, Sawyer, who frees Winter from the trap and forms a unique connection with the dolphin; Cozi Zuehlsdorff as Hazel, Clay’s daughter, who befriends Sawyer; Kris Kristofferson as Clay’s father, Reed; and Oscar® winner Morgan Freeman as Dr. Cameron McCarthy, who takes on the seemingly impossible task of crafting a prosthetic tail for Winter. 

MARK ISHAM (Composer) is an Oscar®-nominated composer, who has also been honored with Grammy, Emmy and Clio Awards, as well as a Golden Globe nomination. He has worked on over 130 film and television titles, spanning 30 years, and, in 2006, was given ASCAP’s Henry Mancini Award for Lifetime Achievement. Isham earned his Oscar® nod for his score for Robert Redford’s “A River Runs Through It.” He has since reunited with Redford to compose the music for “Quiz Show,” “Lions for Lambs” and, most recently, the historical drama “The Conspirator.” He has also worked with director Gary Fleder on four films, “The Express,” “Kiss the Girls,” “Don’t Say a Word” and “Imposter.”

His music will next be heard in the drama “Warrior,” directed by Gavin O’Connor. He previously collaborated with O’Connor on the films “Pride and Glory” and “Miracle.” His credits over just the past decade also include “The Mechanic”; “The Secret Life of Bees”; Richard Loncraine’s “My One and Only”; Frank Darabont’s “The Mist” and “The Majestic”; Paul Haggis’ “In the Valley of Elah” and the Oscar®-winning “Crash”; Richard LaGravenese’s “Freedom Writers”; Emilio Estevez’s “Bobby”; “Invincible,” starring Mark Wahlberg; Wayne Kramer’s “Crossing Over,” “Running Scared” and “The Cooler”; Brian De Palma’s “The Black Dahlia”; Frank Marshall’s “Eight Below”; Curtis Hanson’s “In Her Shoes”; David Mamet’s “Spartan”; and Garry Marshall’s “The Princess Diaries.”

Isham earlier received a Golden Globe nomination for his score for “Nell,” and won a Los Angeles Film Critics Award for “The Moderns.” Among his other credits are “Men of Honor,” “Rules of Engagement,” “October Sky,” “Varsity Blues,” “Blade,” “Fly Away Home,” “Home for the Holidays,” “The Net,” “Losing Isaiah,” “Reversal of Fortune,” “The Hitcher” and “Never Cry Wolf.”

For television, Isham won an Emmy Award for his music for the series “EZ Streets. He has also created music for such series as “Crash,” “The Black Donnellys” and “Chicago Hope,” as well as the HBO miniseries “From the Earth to the Moon.”

In addition to being an award-winning composer, Isham is an accomplished trumpet player, whose solo albums have received critical acclaim all over the world. He received a Grammy Award for his eponymous release, Mark Isham, and Grammy nominations for his albums Castalia and Tibet. London’s The Times named Isham’s Miles Remembered the Best Jazz Album of 1999, and Blue Sun was chosen by Downbeat Magazine as one of the Top 100 Jazz Albums of the Decade. Isham has also collaborated with some of the top talents in the music business, bringing his trumpet sounds to the works of such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Ziggy Marley, Joni Mitchell, the Rolling Stones, Chris Isaak, and Van Morrison.