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Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004) fu un famoso compositore statunitense di colonne sonore cinematografiche, vincitore di un Oscar per Millie. Scopri la sua vita, la sua carriera e le sue opere, tra cui I magnifici sette, Il buio oltre la siepe e L'uomo dal braccio d'oro.
Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004) was an American composer and conductor of over 150 film scores and 80 TV productions. He won an Oscar for Thoroughly Modern Millie and collaborated with directors like Scorsese, Landis, and Fleischer.
A global compilation of videos commemorating Elmer Bernstein’s many contributions to film, music and life. Elmer Bernstein's legendary career spanned 50 years and is immortalized by generations still celebrating the man and his music.
- The Early Years
- A Career Is Born
- Beyond Film
- A Funny Thing Happened… and Then Another
- 50 Years of Making A Difference
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World War II intervened, and the young composer got his first taste of writing music for drama by working on radio shows in the Army Air Force. When the war ended, he returned to the highbrow world of classical piano, but continued to dabble in radio scoring for the United Nations and such legendary radio dramatists as Norman Corwin. ?His break cam...
Bernstein wound up working as a rehearsal pianist for the ballet sequences in the film version of Oklahoma! and working with Danny Kaye’s wife, Sylvia Fine, jotting down her tunes for The Court Jester at Paramount. A studio music executive, taking pity on Bernstein, introduced him to Cecil B. De Mille, who was then shooting The Ten Commandments and...
Throughout his career, Bernstein took on a number of leadership roles, including stints as vice president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, president of the Young Musicians Foundation, president of The Film Music Society and, most significantly, a decade-long tenure as president of the now-defunct Composers and Lyricists Guild of Am...
Bernstein’s career took a surprising turn in 1978, thanks to a call from his son Peter’s old school chum, John Landis. Landis, then 27 and a film director, asked Bernstein to score his raucous college comedy Animal Housestarring John Belushi.
Asked about surviving the changes in films and filmmaking over the years, Bernstein said, “It doesn’t feel like 50 years.” He acknowledged, however, that versatility was a big factor in his longevity—scoring a historical epic one month, tackling a western the next, then an intimate drama. “I think I have demonstrated an enthusiasm for change, and t...
Learn about the life and career of Elmer Bernstein, one of the most influential and versatile composers of Hollywood history. From his classical roots to his jazz scores, from his Western anthems to his Oscar-nominated themes, discover how he created the soundtracks for iconic movies like The Magnificent Seven and To Kill a Mockingbird.
BIOGRAFIA DI ELMER BERNSTEIN. Compositore. Amico del leggendario musicista suo omonimo Leonard Bernstein. Nasce da una famiglia di origine ebraica, si rivela sin da bambino un...
Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004) was a prolific and respected film music composer, who worked in various styles and genres. He won an Oscar for Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and was nominated in six consecutive decades.
14 ago 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.
