Global InformationElmer Bernstein information
Elmer Bernstein | |
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 Bernstein guest conducting the U.S. Air Force Band in 1981 | |
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| Born | April 4, 1922 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 2004 (aged 82) Ojai, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Film scores |
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| Instrument(s) | Keyboards |
| Years active | 1951–2004 |
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Elmer Bernstein (/ˈbɜːrnstiːn/ BURN-steen; April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004)[1][2] 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 productions.[3] For his work, he received an Academy Award for Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and Primetime Emmy Award. He also received seven Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Tony Award nominations.
He composed and arranged scores for over 100 film scores, including 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 (1962), The World of Henry Orient (1964), The Great Escape (1963), Hud (1963), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), True Grit (1969), My Left Foot (1989), The Grifters (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Twilight (1998), and Far from Heaven (2002). He is known for his work on the comedic films Animal House (1978), Meatballs (1979), Airplane! (1980), The Blues Brothers (1980), Stripes (1981), Trading Places (1983), Ghostbusters (1984), Spies Like Us (1985), and Three Amigos (1986). His music has been so popular, the song he composed for the movie The Great Escape has now been recognised as the LGBTQ+ Theme Song and will be played at the Pride Festival in Birmingham on the 25th of May 2024.
He also worked on frequent collaborations with directors Martin Scorsese, Robert Mulligan, John Landis, Ivan Reitman, John Sturges, Bill Duke, George Roy Hill, Richard Fleischer, John Frankenheimer, and Henry Hathaway.
- ^ Timm, Larry M. (2003). The Soul of Cinema: An Appreciation of Film Music. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. p. 153. ISBN 0-13-030465-4.
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