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THE MECHANIC (2011) PRODUCTION NOTESPlayhouse.” Lawrence was also a part of the teams for Bugsy ‟s Best Costume AcademyAward, Beaches and City Slickers.In 1999, Michael Mann recognized Lawrence‟s talent and promoted him to AssociateCostume Designer on The Insider (Al Pacino, Russel Crowe).Lawrence hasn‟t stopped designing films since. The Anniversary Party (GwynethPaltrow, Kevin Kline), Bubble Boy (Jake Gyllenhall) and Showtime (Robert DeNiro,Eddie Murphy) followed.Last year, Lawrence served as Costume D esigner on the Jennifer Aniston film,Management and designed from sketch to fabric all of Miley Cyrus‟ Hannah Montanacostumes for Hannah Montana-The Movie, from which dolls, Halloween costumes andsportswear were created for the tween market. This is his third collaboration with JasonStatham (Cellular, Crank). Lawrence is also a long time collaborator with film directorSimon West, most notably on the Capitol One “What‟s in your wallet?” Vikingcampaign (Costume Designers Guild Award-Best Commercial Costume Design).Mark Isham (Composer)From his days as one of the pioneering icons of electronic music to his current status asa world-renowned legendary film composer, Mark Isham has earned many awardsincluding a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Clio, in addition to multiple Grammy, AcademyAward and Golden Globe nominations for his material both as a composer and arecording artist. Most recently, Mark was honored by ASCAP with the Henry ManciniAward for Lifetime Achievement.Isham states, “I create emotion through music...whether it‟s high or low, anger orpassion, exhilaration or death, denial or lust, motion or solitude. And when I can take aperson on this journey through film or recordings, there‟s nothing more addicting, orsatisfying.”Isham‟s musical signature is evident in his memorable scores for such notable films asCrash, awarded the Oscar for Best Picture in 2005, Eight Below, The Cooler, A RiverRuns Through It, Blade, Nell, Men of Honor, and The Secret Life of Bees. His list ofcollaborators in film is a veritable who‟s who of the entertainment industry – RobertRedford, Tom Cruise, Brian De Palma, Chick Corea, Jodi Foster, Robert Altman, Sting,Wil.I.Am, Sydney Lumet, Mick Jagger and too many more to name.His solo recordings span from electronica and classic jazz to hip-hop and ethnic worldmusic, receiving worldwide critical acclaim including Grammy nominations for hisalbums Castalia and Tibet, and a win for his Virgin Records release, Mark Isham. Herecently teamed up with ARIA winning Australian vocalist Kate Ceberano for the hitalbum Bittersweet, a timeless collection of jazz standards that spent consecutive weeksat the top of the charts. Mark has added his unique sound – melodic, moody, sexy andcool – to a wide variety of genres, recording and performing with such diverse artists asBruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Ziggy Marley, Joni Mitchell, TheRolling Stones, Chris Isaak, and Van Morrison.© CBS FILMS, All Rights Reserved 24