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He also received seven Golden Globe Award, five Grammy Award, and two Tony Award nominations. He composed and arranged scores for over 100 film scores including such films as Sudden Fear (1952), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), The Ten Commandments (1956), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Magnificent Seven (1960), To Kill a Mockingbird ...
1984 Nominee Oscar. Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score; Trading Places
- April 4, 1922
- August 18, 2004
Elmer Bernstein (/ ˈ b ɜːr n s t iː n / BURN-steen; April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 original film scores , as well as scores for nearly 80 television ...
Sep 30, 2014 · Oscar-winning composer Elmer Bernstein discusses his work as musical director for the 42nd Academy Awards in 1970 in this interview from the Academy Film Archive.
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His original scores for films range over an enormous variety of styles, with his groundbreaking jazz score for The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), light musical comedies such as his Oscar-winning Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) score, and perhaps his most familiar score, for the western The Magnificent Seven (1960). Between 1963 and 1969 ...
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Ojai, California, USA
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.
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May 13, 2024 · Elmer Bernstein (born April 4, 1922, New York, New York, U.S.—died August 18, 2004, Ojai, California, U.S.) was an 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.
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