11/21/2023 0 Comments Chapter 15 to kill a mockingbird![]() ![]() Written by his son Peter, using original interviews, oral histories, and personal ephemera, the book is neither tribute nor hagiography. There is much to his story: a cycle of struggle, success, frustration, failure, and reinvention repeated many times over his career which connected the Old Hollywood with the modern era.Įlmer Bernstein composed the scores to awful movies ( Robot Monster, 1953), expensive movies ( The Ten Commandments, 1956), and classic movies ( The Great Escape, 1963 Ghostbusters, 1984), but in this new biography we learn about Bernstein, the man. The book looks at many of his landmark scores in depth, collaborations with various producers and directors, and his success in navigating the rough and tumble of Hollywood. This biography, written by Elmer’s son Peter, interweaves exclusive interviews, oral histories not otherwise available, estate archival materials, and personal experiences.Įlmer Bernstein lived a colorful life: he was a first generation American he was blacklisted and he was a fearless advocate for film music not afraid to take on anyone in pages of trade papers. Over a career spanning 54 years, he composed landmark scores in every available genre-epics, jazz, westerns, dramas, and comedies-and his credits read like list of the greatest films of his time: The Ten Commandments, The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Man With the Golden Arm, The Great Escape, Ghostbusters, to name just a few. “Consider this new book the standard Bernstein biography.” - Booklist, Starred ReviewĪ behind-the-scenes look at the life and music of legendary Hollywood composer Elmer Bernstein, the only person to be nominated for an Academy Award in every decade from the 1950s to the 2000s
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