Born in New York City; educated at Juilliard (music). Successful film and TV composer who also wrote several scores for the Joffrey Ballet and the La Scala Opera Company. Kamen worked with directors David Cronenberg (THE DEAD ZONE, 1983), Neil Jordan (MONA LISA, 1986) and Terry Gilliam (BRAZIL, 1985, THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN, 1989). Other notable (non-nominated) composing credits in his prolific career (composing music for over 80 films and TV productions) include POLYESTER (1981), HIGHLANDER (1986), LETHAL WEAPON, ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING and SUSPECT (all 1987), ACTION JACKSON, DIE HARD and CRUSOE (all 1988), ROAD HOUSE, LICENSE TO KILL and LETHAL WEAPON 2 (all 1989), DIE HARD 2 (1990), HUDSON HAWK and THE LAST BOY SCOUT (both 1991), SHINING THROUGH, LETHAL WEAPON 3 and BLUE ICE (all 1992), LAST ACTION HERO and THE THREE MUSKETEERS (both 1993), CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, DIE HARD: WITH A VENGEANCE and MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS (all 1995), JACK and 101 DALMATIANS (both 1996), INVENTING THE ABBOTTS and EVENT HORIZON (both 1997), "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998, TV mini-series, parts 1,4 & 12), FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, LETHAL WEAPON 4 and WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (all also 1998), THE IRON GIANT (1999), FREQUENCY and X-MEN (both 2000), "Band of Brothers" (2001, TV mini-series), OPEN RANGE (2003), and AGAINST THE ROPES, BACK TO GAYA and FIRST DAUGHTER (all 2004). Kamen lived in London, England, with his wife and two daughters. He died of a heart attack in 2003 at the age of 55.  Nominated for Achievement in Music (Original Song) 1991: ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" - Music  Nominated for Achievement in Music (Original Song) 1995: DON JUAN DEMARCO "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" - Music 2 nominations