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Ernst Sigmund Goldner (July 13, 1921 – March 17, 1999), known professionally as Ernest Gold, was an Austrian-born American composer. He is most noted for his work on the film Exodus produced in 1960. Early life. Gold was born in 1921 in Vienna, the son of Elisabeth (Stransky) and Gustav Goldner.
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- Ernst Sigmund Goldner, July 13, 1921, Vienna, Austria
- March 17, 1999 (aged 77), Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Exodus. " Theme of Exodus " is a song composed and performed by Ernest Gold. It serves as the main theme song to Otto Preminger 's epic film Exodus, based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Leon Uris, which tells the story of founding of the modern State of Israel.
- "Summer In Cyprus"
- 1960
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Ernest Gold was born on 13 July 1921 in Vienna, Austria. He was a composer, known for It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), Exodus (1960) and On the Beach (1959). He was married to Jeanette (Jan) Keller, Marni Nixon and Ruth Andree Golbin. He died on 17 March 1999 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
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American composer. Learn about this topic in these articles: Oscar for best music score of a dramatic or comedy picture, 1960. In On the Beach. Ernest Gold’s score, which offered frequent nods to the Australian ballad “Waltzing Matilda,” earned an Academy Award nomination and is integral to the emotional impact of the film’s final scenes.
Exodus is a soundtrack album by Ernest Gold with the Sinfonia of London from the 1960 film Exodus directed by Otto Preminger. The main theme from the film ("Theme of Exodus") has been widely remixed and covered by many artists.
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Apr 7, 1999 · Ernest Gold, who has died aged 77, composed the Oscar-winning pseudo-Hebraic melody for Otto Preminger's film Exodus (1960), which was one of the most irritatingly hummable themes ever heard on...
Mar 21, 1999 · Ernest Gold, an Oscar-winning composer who wrote the scores for the films ''Exodus,'' ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,'' ''On the Beach'' and ''The Secret of Santa Vittoria,'' died on...