Elmer Bernstein Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein

Sound

Biography

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann movie poster
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Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann

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Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
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The Making of 'Cape Fear' movie poster
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The Making of 'Cape Fear'

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The Making of 'Cape Fear'
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Fearful Symmetry movie poster
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Fearful Symmetry

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Fearful Symmetry
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Making 'Taxi Driver' movie poster
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Making 'Taxi Driver'

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Making 'Taxi Driver'
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From Noon Till Three movie poster
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From Noon Till Three

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From Noon Till Three
Songwriter (uncredited)
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' movie poster
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Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

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Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' movie poster
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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

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Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
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The Bible According to Hollywood movie poster
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The Bible According to Hollywood

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The Bible According to Hollywood
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The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion movie poster
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The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion

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The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
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Frank Sinatra Memorial movie poster
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Frank Sinatra Memorial

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Frank Sinatra Memorial
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Production

The Magnificent Seven movie poster
MOVIE

The Magnificent Seven

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The Magnificent Seven
Original Music Composer
Sweet Smell of Success movie poster
MOVIE

Sweet Smell of Success

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Sweet Smell of Success
Original Music Composer
The Blues Brothers movie poster
MOVIE

The Blues Brothers

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The Blues Brothers
Original Music Composer
The Man with the Golden Arm movie poster
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The Man with the Golden Arm

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The Man with the Golden Arm
Original Music Composer
To Kill a Mockingbird movie poster
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To Kill a Mockingbird

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To Kill a Mockingbird
Original Music Composer
Ghostbusters movie poster
MOVIE

Ghostbusters

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Ghostbusters
Original Music Composer
An American Werewolf in London movie poster
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An American Werewolf in London

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An American Werewolf in London
Original Music Composer
Airplane! movie poster
MOVIE

Airplane!

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Airplane!
Original Music Composer
Bulletproof movie poster
MOVIE

Bulletproof

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Bulletproof
Original Music Composer
Birdman of Alcatraz movie poster
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Birdman of Alcatraz

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Birdman of Alcatraz
Original Music Composer

Gallery

Elmer Bernstein portrait