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Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein is a composer born on April 4, 1922 in New York City, New York, USA. He died on August 18, 2004, aged 82. He is known for Ghostbusters, Airplane! and The Blues Brothers. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Sound
Born
April 4, 1922
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Died
August 18, 2004
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.

Filmography

  1. 2002Far from HeavenMusic
  2. 2000Keeping the FaithMusic
  3. 1999Bringing Out the DeadMusic
  4. 1999Wild Wild WestMusic
  5. 1999The Deep End of the OceanMusic
  6. 1998TwilightMusic
  7. 1997The RainmakerMusic
  8. 1997HoodlumMusic
  9. 1996BulletproofMusic
  10. 1995Devil in a Blue DressMusic
  11. 1995Canadian BaconMusic
  12. 1993The Good SonMusic
  13. 1993The Age of InnocenceMusic
  14. 1993Mad Dog and GloryMusic
  15. 1992The BabeMusic
  16. 1991Cape FearMusic
  17. 1991OscarMusic
  18. 1990The GriftersMusic
  19. 1989My Left Foot: The Story of Christy BrownMusic
  20. 1988Funny FarmMusic
  21. 1986¡Three Amigos!Music
  22. 1986Legal EaglesMusic
  23. 1985Spies Like UsMusic
  24. 1985The Black CauldronMusic
  25. 1984GhostbustersMusic
  26. 1983ClassMusic
  27. 1983Trading PlacesMusic
  28. 1983Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden ZoneMusic
  29. 1982Airplane II: The SequelMusic
  30. 1981An American Werewolf in LondonMusic
  31. 1981Heavy MetalMusic
  32. 1981StripesMusic
  33. 1980Airplane!Music
  34. 1980The Blues BrothersMusic
  35. 1980Saturn 3Music
  36. 1979MeatballsMusic
  37. 1979Zulu DawnMusic
  38. 1978Animal HouseMusic
  39. 1976The ShootistMusic
  40. 1973Cahill: United States MarshalMusic
  41. 1971See No EvilMusic
  42. 1971Big JakeMusic
  43. 1969Guns of the Magnificent SevenMusic
  44. 1969The Bridge at RemagenMusic
  45. 1969True GritMusic
  46. 1968The ScalphuntersMusic
  47. 1966Return of the SevenMusic
  48. 1965The Sons of Katie ElderMusic
  49. 1963The Great EscapeMusic
  50. 1963HudMusic
  51. 1962To Kill a MockingbirdMusic
  52. 1962Birdman of AlcatrazMusic
  53. 1961The ComancherosMusic
  54. 1960The Magnificent SevenMusic
  55. 1958Some Came RunningMusic
  56. 1957The Tin StarMusic
  57. 1957Sweet Smell of SuccessMusic
  58. 1956The Ten CommandmentsMusic
  59. 1955The Man with the Golden ArmMusic
  60. 1952Sudden FearMusic