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Kostal died of a heart attack in Studio City, California. At the time of his death he was a widower (his wife Sylvia had died the year before), and president of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers. In 2004 he was named a Disney Legend in recognition of his contributions to films released by the studio. Additional filmography
He died six months after the film's release. Irwin Kostal arranged, supervised, and conducted the music, resulting in his fourth out of five collaborations with the Sherman Brothers. "Zuckerman's Famous Pig" is the title that saves Wilbur from being slaughtered in the story. It was the theme of the finale song in the film.
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Irwin Kostal was an American musical arranger of films and an orchestrator of Broadway musicals, who arranged and conducted scores to Disney films, like Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Pete's Dragon, and the 1982 digital re-recording of 1940's Fantasia. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kostal attended Harrison Technical High School, but opted not to attend college, instead teaching himself ...
Dec 2, 1994 · Irwin Kostal, an orchestrator and conductor who won Academy Awards for his work on the movies "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music" as well as Emmy and Grammy Awards, died on Nov. 23 at his ...
Dec 1, 1994 · Irwin Kostal, a Hollywood orchestrator and conductor who won Academy Awards for his work in “West Side Story” and “The Sound of Music,” has died. He was 83. Kostal, who also won a Grammy ...
Irwin Kostal (1911-1994) Irwin Kostal. Irwin Kostal was born on 1 October 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for West Side Story (1961), Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965). He died on 23 November 1994 in Studio City, California, USA.
Irwin Kostal. Music Department: West Side Story. Irwin Kostal was born on 1 October 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for West Side Story (1961), Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965). He died on 23 November 1994 in Studio City, California, USA.
