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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 ...
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.
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 · Beyond the Western Frontier: But Bernstein was far from a one-genre composer. He brought a profound tenderness and innocence to “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1962), using harp and flute to create a score that mirrored the film’s exploration of childhood and racial injustice. Elmer Bernstein - Boo Who & End Titles (To Kill A Mockingbird) Watch on.
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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 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....
April 4, 1922 · New York City, New York, USA. Died. August 18, 2004 · Ojai, California, USA (cancer) Mini Bio. Elmer Bernstein was educated at the Walden School and New York University. He served in the US Army Air Corps in World War II, writing scores for the service radio unit.
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