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Elmer Bernstien
Elmer Bernstein
Sound
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 tw…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
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Frank Sinatra Memorial
as Self
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
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Making 'Taxi Driver'
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The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Self - Composer
Fearful Symmetry
as Self
The Hollywood Soundtrack Story
as Self
The Bible According to Hollywood
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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
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Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
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