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Ben Mink

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Based on Martin McGartland's shocking real life story, Martin is a young lad from west Belfast in the late 1980s who is recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA. Film stars Jim Sturgess, Ben Kingsley, Kevin Zegers and Rose McGowan.
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Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
Ben Mink was born on 22 January 1951 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is a composer, known for Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008), Twister (1996) and Alice (2009).
BornJanuary 22, 1951
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
    Fifty Dead Men Walking
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 2008
    Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
    Twister
    6.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 1996
    Kathy Bates, Matt Frewer, Andrew Lee Potts, Geoff Redknap, Jason Schombing, and Caterina Scorsone in Alice (2009)
    Alice
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    Terminal City (2005)
    Terminal City
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Cracking Cancer (2017)
      Cracking Cancer
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Kathy Bates, Matt Frewer, Andrew Lee Potts, Geoff Redknap, Jason Schombing, and Caterina Scorsone in Alice (2009)
      Alice
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
      Fifty Dead Men Walking
      6.8
      • Composer
      • 2008
    • Confessions of an Innocent Man (2007)
      Confessions of an Innocent Man
      7.4
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • Terminal City (2005)
      Terminal City
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • The Rolling Stones: Anybody Seen My Baby? (1997)
      The Rolling Stones: Anybody Seen My Baby?
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • K.D. Lang: Just Keep Me Moving (1993)
      K.D. Lang: Just Keep Me Moving
      5.1
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
      Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
      4.3
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Bordertown Cafe (1992)
      Bordertown Cafe
      6.9
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • k.d. lang in The Work of Director Mark Romanek (2005)
      K.D. Lang: Constant Craving
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • Big Deal (1985)
      Big Deal
      4.5
      • Composer
      • 1985
    • Vista: The New Magicians
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1985
    • Search and Destroy (1979)
      Search and Destroy
      5.6
      • Composer
      • 1979

    Music Department

    • Patrick Gallagher and Sara Canning in On the Farm (2016)
      On the Farm
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • composer: theme music
      • 2016
    • Confessions of an Innocent Man (2007)
      Confessions of an Innocent Man
      7.4
      • original music producer
      • 2007
    • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
      Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
      4.3
      • music producer
      • musician: guitars and strings
      • 1993
    • K.D. Lang's Buffalo Cafe
      TV Special
      • musician: The Reclines
      • 1989
    • Big Deal (1985)
      Big Deal
      4.5
      • musician
      • 1985

    Soundtrack

    • LGBTQ+ Hits at the BBC (2022)
      LGBTQ+ Hits at the BBC
      4.1
      TV Special
      • writer: "Constant Craving"
      • 2022
    • Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
      Hacks
      8.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)"
      • 2022
    • Five Bedrooms (2019)
      Five Bedrooms
      7.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "Big Boned Gal"
      • 2019
    • The Blueblack Hussar (2013)
      The Blueblack Hussar
      6.5
      • writer: "Constant Craving"
      • 2013
    • Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, and Heather Elizabeth Morris in Glee (2009)
      Glee
      6.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Constant Craving" (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)
      Fifty Dead Men Walking
      6.8
      • performer: "Linedance"
      • producer: "We Will Have Won"
      • writer: "We Will Have Won"
      • 2008
    • Dani Harmer and Craig Roberts in The Story of Tracy Beaker (2002)
      The Story of Tracy Beaker
      6.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Constant Craving"
      • 2004
    • Harry Connick Jr., Kyle Sandilands, Meghan Trainor, and Amy Shark in Australian Idol (2003)
      Australian Idol
      4.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "Constant Craving"
      • 2004
    • Yûki Amami, Yuriko Ishida, and Hiroshi Mikami in Bara no jujika (2002)
      Bara no jujika
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "Constant Craving"
      • 2002
    • Live by Request: K.D. Lang (2000)
      Live by Request: K.D. Lang
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • writer: "Big Boned Gal", "Trail Of Broken Hearts", "Miss Chatelaine", "Constant Craving", "Pullin' Back The Reins"
      • 2000
    • Alex Nieminen and Baba Lybeck in Lista Top 40 (1994)
      Lista Top 40
      6.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Anybody Seen My Baby"
      • 1997
    • Matthew Kelly in Stars in Their Eyes (1990)
      Stars in Their Eyes
      5.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "Constant Craving"
      • 1995–1997
    • Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
      Twister
      6.6
      • producer: "Love Affair"
      • 1996
    • Brit Awards 1996 (1996)
      Brit Awards 1996
      6.0
      TV Special
      • writer: "If I Were You" (uncredited)
      • 1996
    • It's My Party (1996)
      It's My Party
      7.1
      • writer: "Infinite and Unforeseen"
      • 1996

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    • Born
      • January 22, 1951
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA

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      He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on May 19, 2022 from the Canadian Governor General. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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