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Elmer Bernstein
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Elmer Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, music educator, and painter. Born in New York City in 1922, he began his work period in 1951. He was educated at the Juilliard School, New York University, and the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Bernstein served as an employee of the University of Southern California and participated in World War II.
His professional output included recordings for the Imperial record label and work in the sound department. He received a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and an Academy Award for Best Original Score. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, a Tony Award for Best Original Score, and a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score. Additionally, he holds a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Bernstein died of cancer in Ojai in 2004 due to natural causes. He was survived by his child, Peter Bernstein. His musical style encompassed classical and instrumental genres, often associated with soundtracks.
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New York City, New York, USA
Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor best known for his many film scores. In a career which spanned fifty years, he composed music for hundreds of film and television productions. His most popular works include the scores to The Magnificent Seven, The Ten Commandments, The Great Escape, To Kill a Mockingbird, Ghostbusters, The Black Cauldron,…
Known for
- The Making of 'Cape Fear' — Self2001
- Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' — Self2000
- Frank Sinatra Memorial — Self2000
- Making 'Taxi Driver' — Self1999
- Fearful Symmetry — Self1998
- The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion — Self - Composer1998
- The Hollywood Soundtrack Story — Self1995
- The Bible According to Hollywood — Self1994
- Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' — Self1993
- Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann — Self1992
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1922
- Active to
- 2004
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Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor who is best known for his film scores. In a career that spanned more than five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 original movie scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions. Examples of his widely popular and critically acclaimed works are scores to The Magnificent Seven <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Elmer
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1922-04-04 ) April 4, 1922, New York City , United States
- Died
- August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18) (aged 82), Ojai, California , United States
- Genres
- Film scores , crime jazz
- Occupations
- Composer conductor songwriter
- Instrument
- Keyboards
- Years active
- 1951–2004
- Spouses
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Elmer
- Family name
- Bernstein
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Ojai
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- keyboard instrument
- Record label
- Imperial
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- elmerbernstein.com
- Image
- Elmer Bernstein 1981.jpeg
- Residence
- New York City
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- date of birth
- 1922-04-04
- date of death
- 2004-08-19
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- natural causes
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- Elmer Bernstein
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
- cause of death
- cancer
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
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- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Elmer Bernstein (/ˈbɜːrnstiːn/ 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 productions. For his work, he received an Academy Award for Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and a Primetime Emmy Award. He also received seven Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Tony Award nominations.
Bernstein composed and arranged 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), Heavy Metal (1981), Trading Places (1983), Ghostbusters (1984), Spies Like Us (1985), and Three Amigos (1986).
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