About
Mark McKenzie
Overview
Mark McKenzie is an American film composer and orchestrator. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He received his Masters and Doctorate in music composition from the USC Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles where he studied with, among others, Pierre Boulez, Morten Lauridsen and Witold Lutoslawski.
He has composed or orchestrated for well over 100 movies. He was an orchestrator for the Academy Award Winning music to Dances With Wolves, the Academy nominated movie scores to Good Will Hunting, Men in Black, and other well-known blockbuster films such as Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Sleepless in Seattle, Mission: Impossible, Nightmare Before Christmas, Lilo and Stitch, The Mummy Returns, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Known for
Sound |
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| 2023 | Max & Me | Sound | Music | 60 Fair |
| 2022 | Prancer: A Christmas Tale | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Dragonheart: Vengeance | Sound | Music | 62 Fair |
| 2015 | Dragonheart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse | Sound | Music | 57 Average |
| 2011 | The Greatest Miracle | Sound | Music | 62 Fair |
| 2007 | Saving Sarah Cain | Sound | Music | 58 Average |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Gift | Sound | Original Music Composer | 66 Fair |
| 2007 | The Last Sin Eater | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Sound | Orchestrator | 66 Fair |
| 2005 | Silver Bells | Sound | Music | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Van Helsing | Sound | Orchestrator | 63 Fair |
| 2003 | Blizzard | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Star Trek: Nemesis | Sound | Orchestrator | 61 Fair |
| 2002 | Maid in Manhattan | Sound | Orchestrator | 60 Fair |
| 2002 | Showtime | Sound | Orchestrator | 56 Average |
| 2001 | The Mummy Returns | Sound | Orchestrator | 63 Fair |
| 2000 | The Lost Child | Sound | Original Music Composer | 59 Average |
| 2000 | DragonHeart: A New Beginning | Sound | Original Music Composer | 56 Average |
| 1999 | Durango | Sound | Music | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Men in Black | Sound | Orchestrator | 71 Good |
| 1996 | Death in Granada | Sound | Original Music Composer | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Eraser | Sound | Orchestrator | 60 Fair |
| 1995 | Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde | Sound | Original Music Composer | 57 Average |
| 1994 | Frank & Jesse | Sound | Music | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Sound | Orchestrator | 58 Average |
| 1994 | My Girl 2 | Sound | Orchestrator | 59 Average |
| 1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Sound | Orchestrator | 77 Good |
| 1993 | Warlock: The Armageddon | Sound | Original Music Composer | 57 Average |
| 1992 | Mr. Saturday Night | Sound | Orchestrator | 58 Average |
| 1991 | City Slickers | Sound | Orchestrator | 62 Fair |
| 1991 | City Slickers | Sound | Conductor | 62 Fair |
| 1990 | Narrow Margin | Sound | Orchestrator | 60 Fair |
| 1988 | The Presidio | Sound | Orchestrator | 58 Average |
Crew |
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| 1996 | Down Periscope | Crew | Additional Music | 60 Fair |