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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated composer, conductor and arranger Michael Kamen, 55, one of Hollywood's most sought-after composers, has died after suffering from multiple sclerosis for several years, his agent said.
Further details of his death on Tuesday morning were not immediately available.
Kamen, one of Hollywood's most successful composers who worked on music for the "Lethal Weapon" series and scored "Die Hard" among many other films, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1996, but did not go public about the disease until late September.
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system that causes various disabilities.
Kamen grew up in Queens, the son of liberal activists.
In the late 1960s, he helped found the New York Rock 'n' Roll Ensemble. In the 1970s, he scored ballets, served as musical director for David Bowie's "Diamond Dogs" tour and began writing scores for film.
Although he began in Hollywood working on offbeat films like "Polyester" and "Brazil", he turned more mainstream in the 1980s, working on the "Lethal Weapon" series, "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves", "Mr. Holland's Opus" and "X-Men", plus the HBO series "Band of Brothers".
truly sad news indeed. His best work was for Edge of Darkness, a bbc series in the 1980s
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated composer, conductor and arranger Michael Kamen, 55, one of Hollywood's most sought-after composers, has died after suffering from multiple sclerosis for several years, his agent said.
Further details of his death on Tuesday morning were not immediately available.
Kamen, one of Hollywood's most successful composers who worked on music for the "Lethal Weapon" series and scored "Die Hard" among many other films, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1996, but did not go public about the disease until late September.
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system that causes various disabilities.
Kamen grew up in Queens, the son of liberal activists.
In the late 1960s, he helped found the New York Rock 'n' Roll Ensemble. In the 1970s, he scored ballets, served as musical director for David Bowie's "Diamond Dogs" tour and began writing scores for film.
Although he began in Hollywood working on offbeat films like "Polyester" and "Brazil", he turned more mainstream in the 1980s, working on the "Lethal Weapon" series, "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves", "Mr. Holland's Opus" and "X-Men", plus the HBO series "Band of Brothers".
truly sad news indeed. His best work was for Edge of Darkness, a bbc series in the 1980s
