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- Elmer Bernstein (/ ˈbɜːrnstiːn / BURN-steen; April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor.
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Elmer Bernstein (/ ˈ b ɜːr n s t iː n / 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 ...
Fact sheet. BORN: April 4, 1922, New York City. DIED: August 18, 2004, Ojai, Calif. PARENTS: Edward Bernstein (1896-1968) Selma Feinstein Bernstein (1901-1991) EDUCATION:
Oct 9, 2002 · I was a real New Yorker – a city laid out on a grid. If streets did not go straight and intersect at 90 degree angles I didn’t understand it at all. I really had a typically ignorant New York reaction to it.
Elmer Bernstein is 80 years old and has won one Academy Award for his 13 nominations. A student of the immortal Aaron Copland, Bernstein’s music is marked by tremendous melodies and lush orchestrations. But his sound is never saccharine and his best soundtracks – like Far From Heaven, The Magnificent Seven, and To Kill a Mockingbird – are ...
Aug 18, 2014 · Ten years ago today, the world lost one of its most influential musical figures of the twentieth century: Elmer Bernstein. Most people know his music long before they ever know his name. His themes are iconic, woven into the fabric of our popular culture.
Elmer Bernstein. Composer: Far from Heaven. Elmer Bernstein was educated at the Walden School and New York University. He served in the US Army Air Corps in World War II, writing scores for the service radio unit. He also wrote and arranged musical numbers for Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band.
Elmer Bernstein lived a colorful life: he was a first generation American; he was blacklisted; and he was a fearless advocate for film music not afraid to take on anyone in pages of trade papers.
