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Elmer Bernstein is an American composer, conductor, and songwriter. 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 film scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions.
31 wins & 43 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 2003 Nominee Oscar. Best Music, Original Score. Far from Heaven. 1994 Nominee Oscar. Best Music, Original Score. The Age of Innocence. 1984 Nominee Oscar. Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score. Trading Places. 1975 Nominee Oscar. Best Music, Original Song. Gold.
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.
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 ...
His most popular works include the scores to The Ten Commandments (1956), The Magnificent Seven (1960), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Great Escape (1963) just to name a few. Bernstein won an Oscar for his score to Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and was nominated for fourteen Oscars in total.
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.
Aug 19, 2004 · Elmer Bernstein, the Academy Award-winning composer who created some of the most recognizable music in American films, died Wednesday at his home in Ojai after a lengthy illness, his publicist...
