
Marcus Miller
Composer
Born: June 14, 1959 (66 years old)
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr., more commonly known as Marcus Miller, is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer, but is best known for playing the bass guitar. Born June 14, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in a family of musicians, specifically his father William Miller, a church organist, and his cousin, jazz pianist Wynton Kelly. Miller plays guitar, saxophone, bass, keyboards, clarinet, and the recorder. Starting in 1975, he performed as a session musician for 15 years, eventually playing the bass on over 500 recordings. He also currently records and tours as a bandleader.
Filmography (29)
- Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019, ★ 7.2)
- Marshall (2017, ★ 7.3)
- Safety (2020, ★ 7.5)
- Everybody Hates Chris (2005, ★ 8.1)
- We Want the Funk! (2025, ★ 6.8)
- Above the Rim (1994, ★ 7.1)
- Marcus (2015, ★ 6)
- Legends – Live At Montreux (1997, ★ 6.9)
- Boomerang (1992, ★ 5.7)
- Good Hair (2009, ★ 6.6)
- Serving Sara (2002, ★ 5.4)
- Head of State (2003, ★ 5.6)
- Mardi Gras: Spring Break (2011, ★ 5.6)
- Candy Cane Lane (2023, ★ 5.9)
- Deliver Us from Eva (2003, ★ 6.4)
- I Think I Love My Wife (2007, ★ 5.3)
- The Ladies Man (2000, ★ 5.3)
- Breakin' All the Rules (2004, ★ 6)
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998, ★ 6.6)
- House Party (1990, ★ 6.4)
- Two Can Play That Game (2001, ★ 6.4)
- This Christmas (2007, ★ 6.6)
- The Great White Hype (1996, ★ 5.2)
- About Last Night (2014, ★ 6)
- A Low Down Dirty Shame (1994, ★ 5.6)
- The 6th Man (1997, ★ 6.1)
- King's Ransom (2005, ★ 4.8)
- The Trumpet of the Swan (2001, ★ 5.6)
- Siesta (1987, ★ 5.2)