Elliot Goldenthal Biography (1954-)

Born May 2, 1954, in New York, New York; father, a house painter; mother, a seamstress; companion of Julie Taymor (a director and puppeteer), beginning c.1980. Addresses: Agent: c/o Gorfaine/Schwartz, 13245 Riverside Dr., #450, Sherman Oaks, CA 90401.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Composer, conductor
Birth Details
May 2, 1954
New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Orchestrator
  • Alien 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
  • Interview with the Vampire (also known as Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles), Warner Bros., 1994
  • Heat, Warner Bros., 1995
  • Batman Forever (also known as Forever), Warner Bros., 1995
  • (And song arranger, "She Moved through the Fair") Michael Collins,Warner Bros., 1996
  • A Time to Kill, Warner Bros., 1996
  • Sphere, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Batman and Robin, Warner Bros., 1997
  • The Butcher Boy, Warner Bros., 1998
  • Titus, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1999
  • Frida, Miramax, 2002
  • The Good Thief, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2002
  • Film Appearances
  • Himself, The Making of "Titus," 2000
  • Voice of newsreel reporter, Frida, 2002
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Copland's America, PBS, 2001
  • Himself, The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 2003
  • Himself, The 75th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2003
  • RECORDINGS
  • Soundtrack Albums
  • Song performer of "Sea of Heartbreak," The Butcher Boy, Warner Bros., 1997
  • WRITINGS
  • Film Scores
  • Cocaine Cowboys, Media Home Entertainment, 1979
  • Blank Generation, 1979
  • Pet Sematary, Paramount, 1989
  • Drugstore Cowboy, Avenue Pictures Productions, 1989
  • Alien 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
  • Fool's Fire, 1992
  • Demolition Man, Warner Bros., 1993
  • Interview with the Vampire (also known as Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles), Warner Bros., 1994
  • Golden Gate, TriStar, 1994
  • Cobb, Warner Bros., 1994
  • Heat, Warner Bros., 1995
  • Batman Forever (also known as Forever), Warner Bros., 1995
  • Voices (also known as Voices from a Locked Room), Voices Productions, 1995
  • Michael Collins, Warner Bros., 1996
  • A Time to Kill, Warner Bros., 1996
  • Sphere, Warner Bros., 1997
  • Batman and Robin, Warner Bros., 1997
  • The Butcher Boy, Warner Bros., 1998
  • In Dreams, DreamWorks, 1998
  • Titus (also known as Titus Andronicus), Clear Blue Sky Productions, 1999
  • The Making of "Titus," 2000
  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (also known as Fainaru fantaji), Columbia, 2001
  • Frida, Miramax, 2002
  • The Good Thief, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2002
  • Television Scores
  • Movies
  • "Criminal Justice," HBO Showcase, HBO, 1990
  • Grand Isle (also known as The Awakening), TNT, 1992
  • Roswell (also known as the Roswell: The U.F.O. Cover-Up andIncident at Roswell), Showtime, 1994
  • Television Music Adaptor
  • Movies
  • Grand Isle (also known as The Awakening), TNT, 1992
  • Television Scores
  • Series
  • Logo music, Behind the Scenes, PBS, 1992
  • Specials
  • Fool's Fire, PBS, 1992
  • Stage Scores
  • The King Stag [and] The Love of Three Oranges, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1984
  • The Transposed Heads, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1986
  • The Taming of the Shrew, Triplex Theatre, New York City, 1988
  • Juan Darien--A Carnival Mass, Music-Theatre Group, Theatre of St.Clement's Church, New York City, 1988, revised version produced at Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1996
  • Titus Andronicus, Theatre for a New Audience, Theatre of St. Clement's Church, 1994
  • Othello (ballet), Metropolitan Opera Theatre, New York City, 1997
  • The Green Bird, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, then New VictoryTheatre, New York City, 1996
  • Also composed music for Liberty's Taken.
  • Other Compositions
  • Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio, Pacific Symphony Orchestra,Los Angeles, 1995, then Boston, then Carnegie Hall, New York City, then Kennedy Center, Washington, DC
  • Also composed Shadow Play Scherzo, Town Hall, New York City.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Hollywood Reporter, January 26, 1995, p. S-12