Elmer Bernstein
Known for Sound · 12 credits
- Born
- 1922-04-04
- Died
- 2004-08-18
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Elmer Bernstien
Biography
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.
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
TV Shows (1)
Movies (11)
From Noon Till Three
1976
as Songwriter (uncredited)
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
2001
as Self
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
1998
as Self - Composer
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993
as Self
Making 'Taxi Driver'
1999
as Self
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000
as Self
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994
as Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial
2000
as Self
The Hollywood Soundtrack Story
1995
as Self
Fearful Symmetry
1998
as Self
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
1992
as Self
About Elmer Bernstein
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 a… With 12 credits spanning from 1953 to 2001, Elmer Bernstein has appeared in 11 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Elmer Bernstein Movies
- From Noon Till Three (1976) — as Songwriter (uncredited)
- The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) — as Self
- The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (1998) — as Self - Composer
- Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' (1993) — as Self
- Making 'Taxi Driver' (1999) — as Self
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