18 November 2024
Today marks 21 years since dad’s death and it had me thinking about what he was doing when he was 21..
In 1969, Michael met Sandra.
They watched the moon landing together with friends and family upstate in his beloved “blueberry mountains… a land of dreams”.
That year his band, “The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble” performed at Carnegie Hall with Leonard Bernstein and released their second studio album, “Faithful Friends”.
- From that album - here’s Michael doing what made him happy and singing his song called “City”…
(thanks to Spiros for posting!)
I often wonder what dad would have to say about current events and his music always seems to have a note or few in answer when I turn to it.
I know that right now, if he were still around, he’d be making whatever new noises he could to encourage people to vote and sing together to turn the page…
But he did write a symphony for this new millennium - it was his musical poem to America’s past and the great future he believed could be possible when we realize that we all have the same dream.
Listening to it now, gave me some peace and hope for the next chapter…
2nd July 2024
LAST ACTION HERO remastered and expanded 2-CD limited edition re-issue released by our friends at La-La Land Records!
Get it while you can!
12th May 2024
Remembering Dave Sanborn - Alto Sax player extraordinaire and a great friend of Michael’s and the Kamen family. His wit and warmth will be missed.
15th April 2024
Today would have been Michael’s 76th Birthday… here’s a beaming image of him from the Royal Albert Hall (1990) to remember his glee and all the musical fun he had.
18th November 2023
WEBSITE RE-LAUNCH
Welcome to the new website celebrating the life and music of composer Michael Kamen.
Stay tuned as we will be gradually updating and adding new content to the site.. in the meantime we hope to make your day a little more musical… Enjoy!