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Mar 31, 2024 · Elmer Bernstein (born April 4, 1922, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 18, 2004, Ojai, California, U.S.) American film composer who created the scores for more than 200 motion pictures during a career that spanned half a century and produced some of Hollywood’s most memorable film music.
With a career that spanned an unparalleled 5 decades, he composed more than 150 original movie scores and nearly 80 for television, creating some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history: the driving jazz of The Man With the Golden Arm, the rousing Western anthem of The Magnificent Seven, the lyrical and quietly moving ...
Elmer Bernstein is a true American story whose life was as fearless and colorful as his many iconic film scores. In this new hardbound release, Peter M. Bernstein gives his behind-the-scenes perspective on this fascinating figure who gave us some of the world’s most memorable film scores throughout a 54-year career as a Hollywood composer.
Feb 16, 2024 · He infused the historical drama “The Ten Commandments” (1956) with epic brass and choral elements, while for the jazz-tinged film noir “Sweet Smell of Success” (1957) he crafted a smoky, saxophone-driven score that perfectly captured the film’s cynicism. Video unavailable. Watch on YouTube.
Aug 20, 2004 · Elmer Bernstein, the Academy Award-winning composer of more than 200 film scores, many more memorable than the movies they accompanied, died on Wednesday at his home in Ojai, Calif. He was 82....
May 8, 2018 · Composer. For the Record … Selected discography. Sources. One of the most influential — and prolific — composers for American films, Elmer Bernstein has created some of the most memorable movie scores of all time.
Aug 19, 2004 · LOS ANGELES (AP)-- Elmer Bernstein, the versatile, Oscar-winning composer who scored such movie classics as ``The Ten Commandments,'' ``The Magnificent Seven,'' ``To Kill a Mockingbird,'' ``The...
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