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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Frances Patricia Beck to Val Bisoglio
Elmer Bernstein Biography (1922-)
Born April 4, 1922, in New York, NY; son of Edward and Selma (Feinstein) Bernstein; married Pearl Glusman, December 21, 1946 (divorced); married Eve Adamson, October 25, 1965; children: (first marriage) Peter Matthew (a composer),Gregory Eames (an actor, writer, and director); (second marriage) Emily Adamson (an orchestrator), Elizabeth Campbell. Education: Attended the Walden School, New York University, and the Juilliard School; studied with IsraelCitkowitz, Aaron Copland, Henriette Michelson, Roger Sessions, and Stefan Wolpe. Addresses:
Office-- Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 3301 BarhamBlvd., Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90068-1477. Agent-- Kraft-Benjamin Agency, 345 North Maple Dr., Suite 385, Beverly Hills, CA 90210-3869. Career: Composer, conductor, arranger, music director, music producer, and music supervisor. Concert pianist in New York City, Philadelphia, PA, and Chicago, IL, 1946-50; composer for United Nations radio broadcasts, 1949; Valley Symphony Orchestra, CA, music director; Thornton School of Music, University ofSouthern California, professor. Also worked as an actor, dancer, and painter. Elmer Bernstein Enterprises, founder. Military service: U.S. Army Air Force; affiliated with the Armed Forces Radio Network during World War II.Member: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (first vice president, beginning in 1963; chair of the music branch with others), Screen Composers Association (director), Composers and Lyricists Guild of America (president, 1970--), Film Music Society (president), National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (founding life member and director), Young Musicians Foundation (president, c. 1961-71), Thalians Club (vice president, 1959-62), AmericanSociety of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Awards, Honors: AcademyAward nomination, best score, 1955, for The Man with the Golden Arm;Motion Picture Exhibitor Laurel Awards, 1956, 1957, and 1962; Academy Award nomination, best score, and Western Heritage Award, both 1960, for The Magnificent Seven; Academy Award nomination, best score, 1961, for Summerand Smoke; Academy Award nomination (with Mack David), best song, 1962, for the theme song to Walk on the Wild Side; Golden Globe Award, best original score, and Academy Award nomination, best original music score, both1963, for To Kill a Mockingbird; Emmy Award, outstanding achievement in music composition, 1963, for The Making of the President: 1960; Western Heritage Award, 1965, for The Hallelujah Trail; Academy Award nomination, best adapted score, 1966, for Return of the Seven; Academy Award nomination (with Mack David), best song, 1966, for "My Wishing Doll," fromHawaii; Academy Award nomination, best original music score, 1966, and Golden Globe Award, best original score, 1967, both for Hawaii; Academy Award, best original score, 1967, Golden Globe nomination, best originalscore, 1968, both for Thoroughly Modern Millie; Antoinette Perry Awardnomination, best musical play, 1968, for How Now, Dow Jones; AcademyAward nomination (with Don Black), best song, and Golden Globe Award nomination (with Don Black), best original song, both 1969, for the theme song to True Grit; Academy Award nomination (with Don Black), best song, 1974, for "Wherever Love Takes Me," from Gold; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in music composition for a series, 1976, for Best Sellers; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best score of a musical, 1983, for Merlin; Academy Award nomination, best original song score or adaptationscore, 1983, for Trading Places; Career Achievement Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, 1991; Academy Award nomination, best original score, 1993, for The Age of Innocence; received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1996; Maverick Tribute Award, Cinequest San Jose Film Festival,1998; honorary doctorate of music, Five Towns College, 1999; American Film Institute Award, 1999; Santa Barbara Film Festival Award, 1999; American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Award, top box office film, 2000, forWild Wild West; lifetime achievement awards from the Flanders International Film Festival, Foundation for a Creative America, Society for the Preservation of Film Music, USA Film Festival, and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; multiple Grammy Award nominations; painting awards. Addresses: Office: Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 3301 Barham Blvd., Suite 201, Los Angeles, CA 90068-1477.; Agent: Kraft-Benjamin Agency, 345 NorthMaple Dr., Suite 385, Beverly Hills, CA 90210-3869.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Composer, conductor, arranger, music director, music producer, music supervisor
- Birth Details
- April 4, 1922
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- Music director, Sudden Fear, RKO Radio Pictures, 1952
- Music conductor, Four Days in November(documentary), United Artists, 1965
- Music conductor, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, United Artists, 1969
- Music director, The Magnificent Seven Ride, United Artists, 1972
- Music supervisor, Mr. Quilp(also known as The Old Curiosity Shop), Avco-Embassy, 1975
- Music supervisor, Slap Shot, Universal, 1977
- Music director, Heavy Metal(animated), Columbia, 1981
- Music director, supervisor, and conductor, Bolero(also known as Bolero: An Adventure in Ecstasy), Cannon, 1984
- Music director and conductor, My Left Foot(also known as My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown), Miramax, 1989
- Music adapter, arranger, supervisor, and director, Cape Fear, Universal, 1991
- Music conductor, Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994
- Orchestrator, The Rainmaker(also known as John Grisham's The Rainmaker), Paramount, 1997
- Music conductor, Twilight(also known as The Magic Hour), Paramount, 1998
- Music producer, orchestrator, and conductor, Digging to China, Legacy Releasing, 1998
- Orchestra conductor, Bringing Out the Dead, Paramount, 1999
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Film Appearances
- Member of the jazz quartet, The Rat Race, Paramount, 1960
- Songwriter, From Noon till Three, United Artists, 1976
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Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann(documentary), Channel FourFilms, 1992
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Television Work
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Music Conductor; Miniseries
- Theme music, Rough Riders(also known as Teddy Roosevelt and theRough Riders), TNT, 1997
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Music Conductor, Unless Otherwise Noted; Movies
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Crazy in Love, TNT, 1992
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Voices from Within(also known as Silhouette), NBC, 1994
- Music producer, A Storm in Summer, Showtime, 2000
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Music Conductor; Specials
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Neil Diamond: The Making of The Movie Album, American Movie Classics, 1998
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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Irish Music in America: A Musical Migration, The Disney Channel, 1994
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The Hollywood Soundtrack Story, American Movie Classics, 1995
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Neil Diamond: The Making of The Movie Album, American Movie Classics, 1998
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The Magnificent Seven main titles, Robert Zemeckis on Smoking,Drinking and Drugging in the 20th Century: In Pursuit,1999
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Paris Swings, Capitol, 1959
- (With Christopher Parkening and the London Symphony Orchestra) Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, Angel Records, 2000
- Other albums include Blues and Brass, Decca; also recorded albumson the United Artists label.
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Album Work
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Conductor
- Neil Diamond, As Time Goes By--The Movie Album(also known as The Movie Album), Sony, 1998
- Neil Diamond, The Best of the Movie Album, Sony, 1999
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Albums
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Film Soundtracks
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The Ten Commandments, Dot, 1956
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Movie and TV Themes, Choreo, 1962
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Return of the Seven, United Artists, 1966
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The Silencers, RCA Victor, 1966
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Thoroughly Modern Millie, Decca, 1967
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I Love You, Alice B. Toklas, Cinema Records, 1968
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The Scalphunters, MCA Records, 1968
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True Grit, Capitol, 1969
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Heavy Metal: The Score, Full Moon/Asylum, 1981
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Spies Like Us, Varese Sarabande, 1985
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Amazing Grace and Chuck, TSP Music, 1987
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Cape Fear, MCA Records, 1991
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Oscar, Varese Sarabande, 1991
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Rambling Rose, Virgin Records America, 1991
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The Babe, MCA Records, 1992
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The Cemetery Club, Varese Sarabande, 1993
- Other soundtrack recordings include The Man with the Golden Arm, Decca; Da,
The Field,
Frankie Starlight, and My Left Foot, all Varese; The Great Escape, Intrada; Zulu Dawn, Cerebrus; The Age of Innocence, Epic; and The Magnificent Seven.
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Albums with Others
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Music from Jerry Goldsmith's Original Score for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Motion Picture The Prize Plus Music from Other Great Motion Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
- Miklos Rozsa, Motion Picture Music, Citadel, 1997
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Grand Music Cinema, Library of Congress, 1998
- Also a contributor to the album Lights! Camera! Music!.
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Singles
- Singles include the theme to The Magnificent Seven.
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WRITINGS
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Composer for Films, Unless Otherwise Noted
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Saturday's Hero(also known as Idols in the Dust), Columbia, 1950
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Boots Malone, Columbia, 1951
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Battles of Chief Pontiac, Real Art, 1952
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Never Wave at a WAC(also known as The Private Wore Skirts),RKO Radio Pictures, 1952
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Sudden Fear, RKO Radio Pictures, 1952
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Cat Women of the Moon(also known as Rocket to the Moon), Astor, 1953
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A Communications Primer(short documentary film), 1953
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Robot Monster(also known as Monster from Mars and Monsters from the Moon), Three Dimensional Pictures, 1953
- Music contributor, Peter Pan, RKO Radio Pictures, 1953
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Make Haste to Live, Republic, 1954
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Miss Robin Crusoe, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954
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Silent Raiders, Lippert Pictures, 1954
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Sofa Compact(short film), 1954
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The Eternal Sea, Republic, 1955
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House--After Five Years of Living(also known as House; short documentary film), Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1955
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It's a Dog's Life(also known as Bar Sinister), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
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The View from Pompey's Head(also known as Secret Interlude), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
- And title song, The Man with the Golden Arm, United Artists, 1955
- Ballet music, Oklahoma!, RKO Radio Pictures, 1955
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Eames' Lounge Chair(short documentary film), Office of Charlesand Ray Eames, 1956
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The Naked Eye(documentary), Camera Eye Pictures, 1956
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Storm Fear, United Artists, 1956
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Drango, United Artists, 1957
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Fear Strikes Out, Paramount, 1957
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Men in War, United Artists, 1957
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Saddle the Wind, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
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The Sweet Smell of Success, United Artists, 1957
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The Ten Commandments, Paramount, 1957
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The Tin Star, Paramount, 1957
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Toccata for Toy Trains(short film), Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1957
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Anna Lucasta, United Artists, 1958
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The Buccaneer, Paramount, 1958
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Desire under the Elms, Paramount, 1958
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God's Little Acre, United Artists, 1958
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The Information Machine(short documentary film), Office of Charlesand Ray Eames, 1958
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Kings Go Forth, United Artists, 1958
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Glimpses of the USA,1959
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The Miracle, Warner Bros., 1959
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Some Came Running, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959
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The Story on Page One, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
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The Fabulous Fifties,1960
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From the Terrace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
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Introduction to Feedback(short documentary film), Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1960
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The Magnificent Seven, United Artists, 1960
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The Rat Race, Paramount, 1960
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By Love Possessed, Seven Arts/United Artists, 1961
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The Comancheros, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
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The IBM Mathematics Peep Show(short documentary film), Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1961
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Summer and Smoke, Paramount, 1961
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The Young Doctors(also known as No Deadly Machine), UnitedArtists, 1961
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Birdman of Alcatraz, United Artists, 1962
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A Girl Named Tamiko, Paramount, 1962
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San Francisco Fire,1962
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To Kill a Mockingbird, Universal, 1962
- And theme song (with Mack David), Walk on the Wild Side, Columbia,1962
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The Caretakers(also known as Borderlines), United Artists,1963
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The Great Escape, United Artists, 1963
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Hud, Paramount, 1963
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Kings of the Sun, United Artists, 1963
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Love with the Proper Stranger, Paramount, 1963
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Rampage(also known as Jungle Rampage), Warner Bros., 1963
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The Carpetbaggers, Paramount, 1964
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House of Science, Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1964
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The World of Henry Orient, United Artists, 1964
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Baby the Rain Must Fall, Columbia, 1965
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Four Days in November(documentary), United Artists, 1965
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The Hallelujah Trail, United Artists, 1965
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IBM at the Fair(short documentary film), Office of Charles and RayEames, 1965
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IBM Puppet Shows(short film), Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1965
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The Reward, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
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The Smithsonian Institute(documentary), Office of Charles and RayEames, 1965
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The Sons of Katie Elder, Paramount, 1965
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View from the People Wall(short film), Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1965
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Westinghouse in Alphabetical Order(also known as Westinghouse ABC; short documentary film), Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1965
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Cast a Giant Shadow, United Artists, 1966
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Return of the Seven(also known as Return of the Magnificent Seven and Le regreso de los siete magnificos), United Artists, 1966
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Seven Women(also known as 7 Women), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
- And song "My Wishing Doll" (with Mack David), Hawaii, United Artists, 1966
- Songs, The Silencers, Columbia, 1966
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A Computer Glossary(short documentary film), Office of Charles andRay Eames, 1967
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Thoroughly Modern Millie, Universal, 1967
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I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!(also known as Kiss My Butterfly), Warner Bros., 1968
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Powers of Ten(short documentary film), Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1968
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Rough Sketch,1968
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The Scalphunters, United Artists, 1968
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The Bridge at Remagen, United Artists, 1969
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Guns of the Magnificent Seven, United Artists, 1969
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The Gypsy Moths, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
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Midas Run(also known as Midas Gold and A Run on Gold), Cinerama, 1969
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Tops, Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1969
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Where's Jack?, Paramount, 1969
- And theme song (with Don Black), True Grit, Paramount, 1969
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Cannon for Cordoba(also known as Dragon Master), United Artists, 1970
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Kifaru... the Black Rhino(documentary), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
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The Liberation of L. B. Jones, Columbia, 1970
- And theme song, A Walk in the Spring Rain, Columbia, 1970
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Big Jake(also known as The Million Dollar Kidnapping), National General, 1971
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Computer Landscape(short documentary film), 1971
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Computer Perspective(short documentary film), 1971
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Doctors' Wives, Columbia, 1971
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See No Evil(also known as Blind Terror), Columbia, 1971
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The Amazing Mr. Blunden, Hemisphere, 1972
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The Magnificent Seven Ride, United Artists, 1972
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SX-70,1972
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Cahill: United States Marshal(also known as Cahill,
Cahill: U.S. Marshal, and Wednesday Morning), Warner Bros., 1973
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Copernicus(short film), Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1973
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Nightmare Honeymoon(also known as Deadly Honeymoon), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
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McQ, Warner Bros., 1974
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The Trial of Billy Jack, Taylor-Laughlin, 1974
- And song "Wherever Love Takes Me" (with Don Black), Gold(also known as The Great Gold Conspiracy), Allied Artists, 1974
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Metropolitan Overview,1975
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The Old Curiosity Shop(also known as Mr. Quilp), Avco-Embassy, 1975
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Report to the Commissioner(also known as Operation Undercover), United Artists, 1975
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From Noon till Three, United Artists, 1976
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The Incredible Sarah(also known as Sarah), Readers Digest Productions, 1976
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The Look of America,1976
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The Shootist, Paramount, 1976
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Billy Jack Goes to Washington, Taylor-Laughlin, 1977
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Daumier: Paris and the Spectator,1977
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Polavision(short film), Polaroid Corporation/Office of Charles andRay Eames, 1977
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Slap Shot, Universal, 1977
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The Worlds of Franklin and Jefferson(documentary), Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1977
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Animal House(also known as National Lampoon's Animal House), Universal, 1978
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Art Game,1978
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Blood Brothers(also known as Bloodbrothers and A Father's Love), Warner Bros., 1978
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Cezanne(short documentary film), 1978
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Degas in the Metropolitan(short documentary film), Metropolitan Museum of Art/Office of Charles and Ray Eames, 1978
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Powers of Ten--A Film Dealing with the Relative Size of Things in theUniverse and the Effect of Adding Another Zero, Office of Charles and RayEames, 1978
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The Great Santini(also known as The Ace), Warner Bros., 1979
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A Report on the IBM Exhibition Center,1979
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Zulu Dawn, Warner Bros., 1979
- And songs, Meatballs(also known as Summer Camp), Paramount,1979
- Theme from the Magnificent Seven,
Moonraker, United Artists, 1979
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Airplane!(also known as Flying High), Paramount, 1980
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Saturn 3, Associated Film Distributors, 1980
- Music contributor, The Blues Brothers, Universal, 1980
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An American Werewolf in London(also known as American Werewolf), Universal, 1981
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Genocide(documentary), Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1981
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Going Ape!, Paramount, 1981
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Heavy Metal(animated), Columbia, 1981
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Stripes, Columbia, 1981
- And song "Diamond Trinkets," Honky Tonk Freeway, Universal, 1981
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Airplane II: The Sequel(also known as Flying High II), Paramount, 1982
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The Chosen, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
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Five Days One Summer, Warner Bros., 1982
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Class, Orion, 1983
- (With others) Making Michael Jackson's Thriller, Palace Pictures, 1983
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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone(also known as Adventures in the Creep Zone,
Road Gangs, and Spacehunter), Columbia, 1983
- (With others) Thriller(short film), Optimum Productions, 1983
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Trading Places, Paramount, 1983
- (With Peter Bernstein) Bolero(also known as Bolero: An Adventure in Ecstasy), Cannon, 1984
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Ghostbusters, Columbia, 1984
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The Black Cauldron(also known as Taran and the Magic Cauldron), Buena Vista, 1985
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Marie Ward: Zwischen Galgen und Glorie, Warner Bros./Columbia, 1985
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Prince Jack, Castle Hill, 1985
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Spies Like Us, Warner Bros., 1985
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Legal Eagles, Universal, 1986
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Three Amigos!, Orion, 1986
- Songs, The Color of Money, Buena Vista, 1986
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Amazing Grace and Chuck(also known as Silent Voice), TriStar, 1987
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Leonard, Part 6, Columbia, 1987
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Da, Film Dallas, 1988
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Funny Farm, Warner Bros., 1988
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The Good Mother, Buena Vista, 1988
- Music for international version, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon(also known as Jimmy Reardon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
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My Left Foot(also known as My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown), Miramax, 1989
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The Field, Avenue Pictures, 1990
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The Grifters, Miramax, 1990
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One Day in Dallas,1990
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Slipstream, Virgin Home Entertainment, 1990
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Oscar, Buena Vista, 1991
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A Rage in Harlem, Miramax, 1991
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Rambling Rose, Seven Arts, 1991
- And adaptor of music from the original film, Cape Fear, Universal,1991
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The Babe, Universal, 1992
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A River Runs through It, Columbia, 1992
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The Age of Innocence, Columbia, 1993
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The Cemetery Club(also known as Looking for a Live One), Buena Vista, 1993
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The Good Son, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
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Lost in Yonkers(also known as Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers), Columbia, 1993
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Mad Dog and Glory, Universal, 1993
- Song "Black Strait Jacket," Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994
- Song "Hollywood and the Stars," Jimmy Hollywood, Paramount, 1994
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Canadian Bacon, Gramercy Pictures, 1995
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Devil in a Blue Dress(also known as Le diable en robe bleue), TriStar, 1995
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Frankie Starlight, Fine Line Features, 1995
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Roommates, Buena Vista, 1995
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Search and Destroy(also known as The Four Rules), October Films, 1995
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Bulletproof, Universal, 1996
- Theme from The Magnificent Seven,
Carla's Song(also known as La cancion de Carla), Shadow Distribution, 1996
- Theme from The Magnificent Seven,
Larger Than Life(also known as Large As Life and Nickel and Dime), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996
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Buddy, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
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Hoodlum(also known as Gangster and Hoods), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
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Puppies for Sale, Aron Productions, 1997
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The Rainmaker(also known as John Grisham's The Rainmaker), Paramount, 1997
- Song "The Man with the Golden Arm," Vegas Vacation(also known as National Lampoon's Las Vegas Vacation and National Lampoon'sVegas Vacation), Warner Bros., 1997
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Twilight(also known as The Magic Hour), Paramount, 1998
- "God music," Blues Brothers 2000, Universal, 1998
- Song "The Great Escape March," The Parent Trap, Buena Vista, 1998
- Song "Thinking of Baby," Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Universal, 1998
- Theme from The Magnificent Seven,
Divorcing Jack, Ariane Distribution, 1998
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The Deep End of the Ocean, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
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Wild Wild West, Warner Bros., 1999
- And songs "Mr. Highway" and "Threat," Bringing Out the Dead, Paramount, 1999
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Keeping the Faith, Buena Vista, 2000
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Chinese Coffee, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2001
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Composer for Films
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Rejected Scores
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The Journey of Natty Gann, Buena Vista, 1985
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Stars and Bars, Columbia, 1988
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I Love Trouble, Buena Vista, 1994
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Last Man Standing, New Line Cinema, 1996
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Composer for Television, Unless Otherwise Noted
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Series
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General Electric Theater(also known as G.E. Theater), CBS,1953-62
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Gunsmoke(also known as Gun Law and Marshal Dillon),CBS, 1955-75
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Staccato(also known as Johnny Staccato), NBC, 1959-60 ABC,1960
- And first season theme, Riverboat, NBC, 1959-61
- And theme, The Beachcomber(also known as Mystery Adventure: TheBeachcomber), syndicated, 1961
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Hollywood and the Stars, NBC, 1963-64
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National Geographic Specials, CBS, 1964-73 ABC, 1973-75 PBS, 1975-
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Time-Life Specials: The March of Time,1965-66
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The Big Valley, ABC, 1965-69
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Julia, NBC, 1968-71
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Appointment with Destiny, beginning in 1971
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Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, ABC, 1971-74
- And theme, The Rookies, ABC, 1972-76
- And theme, Ellery Queen(also known as The Adventures of ElleryQueen), NBC, 1975-76
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Best Sellers(also known as NBC Best Sellers), NBC, 1976-77
- Theme, Serpico, NBC, 1976-77
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Delta House, ABC, 1979
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Little Women, NBC, 1979
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The Chisholms, CBS, 1979-80
- Theme "The F.B.I.," Today's F.B.I., ABC, 1981-82
- Theme, The Magnificent Seven(also known as The Magnificent Seven: The Series), CBS, 1998-99 The Nashville Network, 2000
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Miniseries
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The Race for Space(documentary), 1959
- And theme, The Captains and the Kings, NBC, 1976
- Theme, Once an Eagle, NBC, 1976
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Seventh Avenue, NBC, 1977
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A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies(documentary), Channel Four, 1995
- Theme music, Rough Riders(also known as Teddy Roosevelt and theRough Riders), TNT, 1997
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Composer for Television
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Movies
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Appointment with Destiny: The Last Days of John Dillinger,1971
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Incident on a Dark Street, NBC, 1973
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Men of the Dragon, ABC, 1974
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The Three Thousand Mile Chase(also known as The 3,000 Mile Chase), NBC, 1977
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Charleston, NBC, 1979
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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones(also known as The Mad Messiah), CBS, 1980
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Moviola: This Year's Blonde(also known as Moviola,
The Secret Love of Marilyn Monroe, and This Year's Blonde), NBC, 1980
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Gulag, HBO, 1985
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Crazy in Love, TNT, 1992
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Foreign Affairs,1993
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Happy Face Murders, Showtime, 1999
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Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, HBO, 1999
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Composer for Television, Unless Otherwise Noted
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Specials
- Incidental music, Peter Pan, NBC, 1960
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Hollywood: The Golden Years(documentary), 1961
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The Making of the President: 1960, ABC, 1963
- Song "Love with the Proper Stranger," Neil Diamond: The Making of TheMovie Album, American Movie Classics, 1998
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The Magnificent Seven main titles, Robert Zemeckis on Smoking,Drinking and Drugging in the 20th Century: In Pursuit,1999
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Composer for Television
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Episodic
- "Secret of the Wild Child," Nova, PBS, 1994
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Pilots
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Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law(also known as A Pattern of Morality), ABC, 1971
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The Rookies, ABC, 1972
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Ellery Queen(also known as Too Many Suspects), NBC, 1975
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Serpico: The Deadly Game(also known as The Deadly Game), NBC, 1976
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Little Women, NBC, 1978
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Composer for Other Television Productions
- Composer for other television productions, including The Crucifixion of Jesus,
D-Day, and Voyage of the Brigantine Yankee.
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Composer for the Stage
- Ballet music, Peter Pan,1954
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How Now, Dow Jones, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1967
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True Romances, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1977
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Merlin, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1983 published by Hal Leonard (Winona, MN), 1983
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Composer for the Radio
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Memos to a New Millennium(special), National Public Radio, 1999
- Wrote scores for the Army Air Corps Radio Shows.
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Other Musical Works
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Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra, performed by the Honolulu Symphony, Honolulu, HI, 1999
- Music also used in advertisements.
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Correspondence
- Bernstein's correspondence with Charles and Ray Eames and photographsof Bernstein are included in a collection of materials known as the "Work ofCharles and Ray Eames."
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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American Record Guide, August 31, 1999 ,/April, 1998, p. 51.
Electronic:
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Elmer Bernstein Enterprises, http://www.elmerbernstein.com.
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