Elmer Bernstein
Sound
- Born
- April 4, 1922 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 18, 2004 (age 82)
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, Airplane!, and The Rookies.
Bernstein won an Oscar for his score to Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and was nominated for fourteen Oscars in total. He also won two Golden Globes and was nominated for two Grammy Awards.
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Bernstein wrote the theme songs or other music for more than 200 films and TV shows, including The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Ten Commandments (1956), The Man with the Golden Arm, To Kill a Mockingbird, Robot Monster, and the fanfare used in the National Geographic television specials. His theme for The Magnificent Seven is also familiar to television viewers, as it was used in commercials for Marlboro cigarettes. Bernstein also provided the score to many of the short films of Ray and Charles Eames.
In 1961 Bernstein co-founded Äva Records an American record label based in Los Angeles together with Fred Astaire, Jackie Mills and Tommy Wolf.
Known for
Ghostbusters
June 8, 1984
Airplane!
June 27, 1980
The Blues Brothers
June 16, 1980
Cape Fear
November 13, 1991
Trading Places
June 7, 1983
Wild Wild West
June 30, 1999
To Kill a Mockingbird
December 20, 1962
The Great Escape
July 3, 1963
An American Werewolf in London
August 21, 1981
The Magnificent Seven
October 12, 1960
The Ten Commandments
November 8, 1956
Animal House
July 28, 1978
Behind the camera193
- 2011Torrente 4: Lethal crisis Music
- 2007Return Of The Ghostbusters Compositor
- 2004Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic Original Music Composer
- 2002Far from Heaven Original Music Composer
- 2000Chinese Coffee Original Music Composer
- 2000Keeping the Faith Original Music Composer
- 2000A Storm in Summer Music Producer
- 1999Bringing Out the Dead Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1999Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Original Music Composer
- 1999