Between 1939 and 1949, the distinguished American composer Aaron Copland (1900-1990) composed five major film scores: OF MICE AND MEN, OUR TOWN, THE NORTH STAR, THE RED PONY, and THE HEIRESS. He also composed scores for two documentaries: THE CITY (New York World’s Fair, 1939) and THE CUMMINGTON STORY in 1943. His last film score…
“I feel that music on the screen can seek out and intensify the inner thoughts of the characters… It can propel narrative forward or slow it down. It often lifts mere dialogue into the realm of poetry” So wrote Bernard Herrmann for a 1972 London recording, Music From Great Film Classics. This album featured music…
This year is the half-century mark for one of Hollywood’s best-known film composers. Elmer Bernstein has been composing film scores longer than any living Hollywood composer. During the past fifty years, he has composed over 230 scores for films and television. So far he has received thirteen Oscar nominations. His nine score nominations range from…
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