Who is Elmer Bernstein?

Elmer Bernstein was born in New York on April 4, 1922. He studied piano, audition in Aaron Copland when he was thirteen and gained a chance to study with one of the students of Copland. Bernstein attended Julliard School, where he continued his training of the piano, along with the study of the composition.

Elaborate for duty in World War II, Elmer Bernstein received the task of organizing songs for Air Force Army Force Band and then writing music for the armed forces of radio programming. After the war, he received the Commission for the composition of the UN Radio Program, which heard the Executive Director of the network, and led him to offer a chance for a network program.

On the other hand, his television work led to Hollywood holes, and his first breakthrough came up with a gold arm in 1955, which earned his first Oscar nomination, and became his first film soundtrack to be commercially.

The wide range of his capability can be seen in a huge general diversity of its efforts. His theme pRO wonderful seven became known as the thematic music for Marlboro cigarettes, which embodied the western hero, but also scored a animal house to kill the mockingbird and Cape fear .

Elmer Bernstein was nominated and received numerous honors and prices. He received eleven Oscar nominations and won in 1968 for the best original music score for thoroughly modern Millie . In 1967 he won two Golden Globes to kill Mockangbird.

Elmer Bernstein has a star on a walk of fame and was twice nominated for grams - in 1994 for the age of innocence and in 1985 for ghost busters . On the other hand, Razzie won in 1985 for the 1984 worst score, awarded for Bolero , and shared with his son Peter Bernstein.

Elmer Bernstein has also created its own recording company to create Soundtrac recordingsku that was not available. Until his death on August 18, 2004, he continued his work as a composer and conductor.