Elmer Bernstein

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Bernstein guest conducting the U.S. Air Force Band in 1981 Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor whose prolific career in film and television music spanned more than five decades, yielding over 150 original motion picture scores and nearly 80 for television., which challenged Hollywood norms and produced a hit soundtrack album, followed by epic orchestral works for The Ten Commandments (1956) and the enduring Western theme of The Magnificent Seven (1960)., the adventurous march for The Great Escape (1963), and later contributions like Ghostbusters (1984) and his final major work, Far from Heaven (2002)., alongside a Golden Globe for Hawaii (1966) and two Tony Award nominations for Broadway scores.(

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Elmer Bernstein ( BURN-steen; April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) 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 television productions. For his work, he received an Academy Award for Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and a Primetime Emmy Award.

He also received seven Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Tony Award nominations. Bernstein composed and arranged over 100 film scores, including Sudden Fear (1952), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), The Ten Commandments (1956), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Magnificent Seven (1960), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The World of Henry Orient (1964), The Great Escape (1963), Hud (1963), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), True Grit (1969), My Left Foot (1989), The Grifters (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Twilight (1998), and Far from Heaven (2002). He is known for his work on the comedic films Animal House (1978), Meatballs (1979), Airplane!