ABOUT ELMER
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.
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Born4 April 1922
Died18 August 2004
BirthplaceNew York City, USA
Known forSound
On Cineora1 of 1 titles
Filmography
The 1970s
1 title · IMDb 6.5 on average
Movieas Songwriter (uncredited)
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Elmer’s titles.
John WayneTrue Grit, The Shootist and 6 more
John LandisDirector · The Blues Brothers, Trading Places and 6 more
Martin ScorseseCape Fear, Bringing Out the Dead and 4 more
Yul BrynnerThe Magnificent Seven, The Ten Commandments and 4 more
Burt LancasterSweet Smell of Success, Birdman of Alcatraz and 4 more
Robert MulliganDirector · To Kill a Mockingbird, Love with the Proper Stranger and 4 more
