`Licence To Kill` composer Michael Kamen dies of a heart attack aged 55, after suffering from multiple sclerosis

"Licence To Kill" composer Michael Kamen has died aged 55 from a heart attack, after suffering from multiple sclerosis. He leaves behind his wife and two daughters in London, England.

Michael Kamen was born on 15th April 1948 in New York, USA, and was educated at Juilliard School, where he studied oboe. He later graduated from High School of Music & Art (New York City) in 1965.

As well as composing the score for the 16th Bond film "Licence To Kill" (1989), Kamen worked on numerous Hollywood blockbusters including the Die Hard and Lethal Weapon series.



Kamen`s career as a composer, artist, arranger, conductor and collaborator included ballets, television, Hollywood films, singles for pop music artists, creating arrangements that combine hard rock group Metallica with a symphony orchestra and composing a classical symphony entitled "The New Moon in the Old Moon’s Arms" which debuted at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., on January 13, 2000, to celebrate the new millennium.

He earned three Grammys, was nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globe Awards, and his score for the film "Iron Giant" won a prestigious Annie Award, the highest honor for an animated feature.

Along with Academy Award-winning Actor Richard Dreyfuss, Kamen also established the non-profit "Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation," dedicated to giving musical instruments to needy students.

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