Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1922-04-04
Deathday: 2004-08-18 (82 years old)

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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.


Bernstein wrote the theme songs or other music for more than 200 films and TV shows, including The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Ten Commandments (1956), The Man with the Golden Arm, To Kill a Mockingbird, Robot Monster, and the fanfare used in the National Geographic television specials. His theme for The Magnificent Seven is also familiar to television viewers, as it was used in commercials for Marlboro cigarettes. Bernstein also provided the score to many of the short films of Ray and Charles Eames.


In 1961 Bernstein co-founded Äva Records an American record label based in Los Angeles together with Fred Astaire, Jackie Mills and Tommy Wolf.

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Filmography

all 214

Movies 208

self 10

TV Shows 6

Composer
Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004)

Movie
Composer
Far from Heaven

Far from Heaven (2002)

Movie
6.22
Self
The Making of 'Cape Fear'

The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001)

Movie
Composer
Chinese Coffee

Chinese Coffee (2000)

Movie
4
Self
Frank Sinatra Memorial

Frank Sinatra Memorial (2000)

Movie
Self
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000)

Movie
Composer
Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith (2000)

Movie
Composer
Bringing Out the Dead

Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

Movie
6
Composer
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West (1999)

Movie
7
Self
Making 'Taxi Driver'

Making 'Taxi Driver' (1999)

Movie
Composer
The Deep End of the Ocean

The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)

Movie
6
Composer
Imagining 'Heavy Metal'

Imagining 'Heavy Metal' (1999)

Movie
Self - Composer
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion (1998)

Movie
Composer
Twilight

Twilight (1998)

Movie
6
Self
Fearful Symmetry

Fearful Symmetry (1998)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker (1997)

Movie
Composer
Hoodlum

Hoodlum (1997)

Movie
Composer
Buddy

Buddy (1997)

Movie
5.85
Composer
Bulletproof

Bulletproof (1996)

Movie
1
Composer
Frankie Starlight

Frankie Starlight (1995)

Movie
Composer
Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

Movie
6
Composer
Canadian Bacon

Canadian Bacon (1995)

Movie
Composer
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies

A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

Movie
1
Original Music Composer
Search and Destroy

Search and Destroy (1995)

Movie
Music
Roommates

Roommates (1995)

Movie
4.8
Self
The Bible According to Hollywood

The Bible According to Hollywood (1994)

Movie
Composer
The Good Son

The Good Son (1993)

Movie
4.33
Composer
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence (1993)

Movie
2
Main Title Theme Composer
Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels (1993)

TV
Composer
Lost in Yonkers

Lost in Yonkers (1993)

Movie
Composer
Mad Dog and Glory

Mad Dog and Glory (1993)

Movie
2
Composer
The Cemetery Club

The Cemetery Club (1993)

Movie
Self
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann

Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992)

Movie
Self
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' (1992)

Movie
Composer
The Babe

The Babe (1992)

Movie
6
Conductor
Cape Fear

Cape Fear (1991)

Movie
7.33
Composer
Rambling Rose

Rambling Rose (1991)

Movie
Original Music Composer
A Rage in Harlem

A Rage in Harlem (1991)

Movie
Composer
Oscar

Oscar (1991)

Movie
5.36
Composer
The Field

The Field (1990)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Grifters

The Grifters (1990)

Movie
6
Composer
Slipstream

Slipstream (1989)

Movie
4
Composer
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)

Movie
4
Composer
The Good Mother

The Good Mother (1988)

Movie
Composer
Funny Farm

Funny Farm (1988)

Movie
6
Composer
Da

Da (1988)

Movie
Composer
Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6 (1987)

Movie
Composer
Amazing Grace and Chuck

Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)

Movie
Composer
¡Three Amigos!

¡Three Amigos! (1986)

Movie
6.12
Composer
Legal Eagles

Legal Eagles (1986)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer
Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us (1985)

Movie
6.03
Composer
Prince Jack

Prince Jack (1985)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron (1985)

Movie
6.5
Composer
Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie

Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie (1985)

Movie
Composer
Gulag

Gulag (1985)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters (1984)

Movie
6.51
Music
Michael Jackson's Thriller

Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)

Movie
10
Composer
Class

Class (1983)

Movie
Composer
Trading Places

Trading Places (1983)

Movie
6.17
Original Music Composer
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

Movie
1
Composer
Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

Movie
5.27
Composer
Five Days One Summer

Five Days One Summer (1982)

Movie
Composer
Genocide

Genocide (1982)

Movie
Composer
Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)

Movie
Original Music Composer
An American Werewolf in London

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Movie
5.64
Composer
The Chosen

The Chosen (1981)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal (1981)

Movie
9.5
Composer
Stripes

Stripes (1981)

Movie
4.83
Composer
Going Ape!

Going Ape! (1981)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Airplane!

Airplane! (1980)

Movie
5.58
Original Music Composer
The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Movie
7.2
Composer
This Year's Blonde

This Year's Blonde (1980)

Movie
Composer
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)

TV
Composer
Saturn 3

Saturn 3 (1980)

Movie
Composer
The Great Santini

The Great Santini (1979)

Movie
5
Composer
Meatballs

Meatballs (1979)

Movie
4.45
Composer
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn (1979)

Movie
Composer
Charleston

Charleston (1979)

Movie
Composer
Little Women

Little Women (1978)

TV
Composer
Bloodbrothers

Bloodbrothers (1978)

Movie
Music
Animal House

Animal House (1978)

Movie
7.4
Composer
Cezanne

Cezanne (1978)

Movie
Composer
Calypso's Search for the Britannic

Calypso's Search for the Britannic (1977)

Movie
Composer
The 3,000 Mile Chase

The 3,000 Mile Chase (1977)

Movie
Composer
Powers of Ten

Powers of Ten (1977)

Movie
Composer
Billy Jack Goes to Washington

Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)

Movie
3.86
Composer
The Incredible Sarah

The Incredible Sarah (1976)

Movie
Composer
From Noon Till Three

From Noon Till Three (1976)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Shootist

The Shootist (1976)

Movie
3.5
Composer
Serpico: The Deadly Game

Serpico: The Deadly Game (1976)

Movie
Music
The Old Curiosity Shop

The Old Curiosity Shop (1975)

Movie
Composer
Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects

Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects (1975)

Movie
Composer
Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner (1975)

Movie
Composer
The Trial of Billy Jack

The Trial of Billy Jack (1974)

Movie
4.33
Composer
Nightmare Honeymoon

Nightmare Honeymoon (1974)

Movie
Composer
Gold

Gold (1974)

Movie
Composer
Men of the Dragon

Men of the Dragon (1974)

Movie
Composer
McQ

McQ (1974)

Movie
Composer
Cahill: United States Marshall

Cahill: United States Marshall (1973)

Movie
Composer
A Field of Honor

A Field of Honor (1973)

Movie
Composer
Incident on a Dark Street

Incident on a Dark Street (1973)

Movie
Composer
Nicholas Copernicus

Nicholas Copernicus (1973)

Movie
Composer
The Amazing Mr. Blunden

The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972)

Movie
Composer
The Magnificent Seven Ride!

The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972)

Movie
Composer
SX-70

SX-70 (1972)

Movie
Composer
The Rookies

The Rookies (1972)

Movie
Composer
Computer Perspective

Computer Perspective (1972)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Appointment With Destiny

Appointment With Destiny (1971)

TV
Composer
Alaska Wilderness Lake

Alaska Wilderness Lake (1971)

Movie
Composer
See No Evil

See No Evil (1971)

Movie
Composer
Big Jake

Big Jake (1971)

Movie
6
Composer
Doctors' Wives

Doctors' Wives (1971)

Movie
Composer
The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart (1971)

Movie
Music
Appointment With Destiny: The Last Days of John Dillenger

Appointment With Destiny: The Last Days of John Dillenger (1971)

Movie
Composer
Cannon for Cordoba

Cannon for Cordoba (1970)

Movie
Composer
A Walk in the Spring Rain

A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970)

Movie
Composer
The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)

Movie
Composer
The Journey of Robert Kennedy

The Journey of Robert Kennedy (1970)

Movie
Composer
The Gypsy Moths

The Gypsy Moths (1969)

Movie
Composer
Guns of the Magnificent Seven

Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)

Movie
Composer
The Bridge at Remagen

The Bridge at Remagen (1969)

Movie
Composer
True Grit

True Grit (1969)

Movie
3.5
Composer
Midas Run

Midas Run (1969)

Movie
Composer
Where's Jack?

Where's Jack? (1969)

Movie
Composer
Tops

Tops (1969)

Movie
Composer
The Wolf Men

The Wolf Men (1969)

Movie
Composer
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)

Movie
Composer
A Computer Glossary

A Computer Glossary (1968)

Movie
Composer
The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters (1968)

Movie
Composer
A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe

A Rough Sketch for a Proposed Film Dealing with the Powers of Ten and the Relative Size of Things in the Universe (1968)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Thoroughly Modern Millie

Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)

Movie
Composer
Return of the Seven

Return of the Seven (1966)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Hawaii

Hawaii (1966)

Movie
Composer
Cast a Giant Shadow

Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)

Movie
Composer
The Silencers

The Silencers (1966)

Movie
4.5
Composer
7 Women

7 Women (1966)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Reward

The Reward (1965)

Movie
Composer
The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail (1965)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)

Movie
6
Composer
Baby, the Rain Must Fall

Baby, the Rain Must Fall (1965)

Movie
Composer
IBM at the Fair

IBM at the Fair (1965)

Movie
Composer
The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache

The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache (1965)

Movie
Composer
Four Days In November

Four Days In November (1964)

Movie
Theme Song Performance / Music Arranger
Hollywood and the Stars

Hollywood and the Stars (1964)

Movie
Composer
THINK

THINK (1964)

Movie
Composer
The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers (1964)

Movie
Composer
The World of Henry Orient

The World of Henry Orient (1964)

Movie
Composer
The Making of the President 1960

The Making of the President 1960 (1963)

Movie
Composer
Love with the Proper Stranger

Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)

Movie
Composer
Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun (1963)

Movie
Music
Rampage

Rampage (1963)

Movie
Composer
The Caretakers

The Caretakers (1963)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Great Escape

The Great Escape (1963)

Movie
4.93
Composer
Hud

Hud (1963)

Movie
6
Composer
Hollywood: The Great Stars

Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)

Movie
Composer
A Girl Named Tamiko

A Girl Named Tamiko (1962)

Movie
Composer
To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Movie
5.4
Composer
Hollywood: The Fabulous Era

Hollywood: The Fabulous Era (1962)

Movie
Composer
Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

Movie
5.33
Original Music Composer / Songs
Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side (1962)

Movie
Composer
The Comancheros

The Comancheros (1961)

Movie
6
Composer
Summer and Smoke

Summer and Smoke (1961)

Movie
1
Composer
The Young Doctors

The Young Doctors (1961)

Movie
Music
By Love Possessed

By Love Possessed (1961)

Movie
Composer
Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem (1961)

Movie
Composer
IBM Mathematics Peep Show

IBM Mathematics Peep Show (1961)

Movie
Composer
Hollywood: The Golden Years

Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Movie
5.66
Composer
From the Terrace

From the Terrace (1960)

Movie
Composer
The Rat Race

The Rat Race (1960)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Fabulous Fifties

The Fabulous Fifties (1960)

Movie
Composer
An Introduction to Feedback

An Introduction to Feedback (1960)

Movie
Composer
The Story on Page One

The Story on Page One (1959)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Miracle

The Miracle (1959)

Movie
Composer
General Electric Theater: The Incredible Jewel Robbery

General Electric Theater: The Incredible Jewel Robbery (1959)

Movie
Composer
Glimpses of the USA

Glimpses of the USA (1959)

Movie
Composer
The Race for Space

The Race for Space (1959)

Movie
Composer
Some Came Running

Some Came Running (1958)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer
The Buccaneer

The Buccaneer (1958)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Anna Lucasta

Anna Lucasta (1958)

Movie
Composer
God's Little Acre

God's Little Acre (1958)

Movie
Composer
Kings Go Forth

Kings Go Forth (1958)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind (1958)

Movie
Composer
Desire Under the Elms

Desire Under the Elms (1958)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Tin Star

The Tin Star (1957)

Movie
Composer
Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Movie
5.67
Original Music Composer
Men in War

Men in War (1957)

Movie
4
Original Music Composer
Fear Strikes Out

Fear Strikes Out (1957)

Movie
Composer
The Information Machine

The Information Machine (1957)

Movie
Composer
Toccata for Toy Trains

Toccata for Toy Trains (1957)

Movie
Composer
Drango

Drango (1957)

Movie
Music
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Movie
4.25
Composer
The Naked Eye

The Naked Eye (1956)

Movie
Composer
Eames Lounge Chair

Eames Lounge Chair (1956)

Movie
Composer
The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

Movie
Composer
It's a Dog's Life

It's a Dog's Life (1955)

Movie
Composer
Storm Fear

Storm Fear (1955)

Movie
Composer
The View from Pompey's Head

The View from Pompey's Head (1955)

Movie
Composer
The Eternal Sea

The Eternal Sea (1955)

Movie
Composer
House: After Five Years of Living

House: After Five Years of Living (1955)

Movie
Composer
Silent Raiders

Silent Raiders (1954)

Movie
Composer
Make Haste to Live

Make Haste to Live (1954)

Movie
4.75
Composer
Miss Robin Crusoe

Miss Robin Crusoe (1953)

Movie
Composer
Cat-Women of the Moon

Cat-Women of the Moon (1953)

Movie
9
Composer
Robot Monster

Robot Monster (1953)

Movie
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Original Music Composer
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Original Music Composer
Never Wave at a WAC

Never Wave at a WAC (1953)

Movie
Composer
A Communications Primer

A Communications Primer (1953)

Movie
Composer
Battles of Chief Pontiac

Battles of Chief Pontiac (1952)

Movie
Composer
Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear (1952)

Movie
Composer
Boots Malone

Boots Malone (1952)

Movie
Composer
Saturday's Hero

Saturday's Hero (1951)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.79
Based on 4.13 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1951
1962
1972
1963
2004
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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1922-04-04

Deathday
2004-08-18 (82 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Children
Gregory Bernstein, Peter Bernstein

Relatives
Leonard E. Bernstein, Zachary Bernstein

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
New York City, United States of America

Also Known As
Elmer Bernstien

Awards
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Academy Award for Best Original Score, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score


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