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	The Seattle Times: Movies: Elmer Bernstein, 1922-2004: Oscar-winning composer of classic scores
		Bernstein "was among a group of composers who stood in the pantheon of film composing." His scores for "The Man With the Golden Arm" and "The Magnificent Seven" are classics, she said, and his credit sequence work for "Mockingbird" "stands as one of the best main titles, visually and musically."
		Bernstein composed much of his work in the 1960s, '70s and '80s, when scores were written to complement a specific film, and not with an eye to album sales outside the theater.
		Bernstein is survived by his wife, Eve; sons Peter and Gregory; daughters Emilie and Elizabeth; and five grandchildren.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/movies/2002010079_bernstein20.html (500 words)

	Elmer Bernstein - Biography - AOL Music
		Bernstein arrived in Hollywood just as the studio system was entering a period of decline (and ultimate collapse), in the wake of the birth of commercial television and the consent decree signed by the studios that forced them to give up their theater chains.
		Bernstein used jazz as the basis of his score for the film, and the result was a groundbreaking soundtrack that became the first of Bernstein's film music to get a commercial release -- it also received an Oscar nomination, the first of many for the composer.
		Bernstein's big orchestral score achieved great popularity and the composer's name was suddenly known and recognized among casual filmgoers in the same manner as his much older contemporaries Max Steiner and Franz Waxman.
	music.aol.com /artist/elmer-bernstein/3074/biography (1840 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Elmer Bernstein
		Elmer Bernstein, the American film composer who died on Wednesday aged 82, wrote some of the most influential and memorable music in the history of cinema; among his scores were the stirring themes to The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape.
		Bernstein's score gave each character his own musical motif which was a variation on the main refrain, the jaunty notes of which perfectly captured the Allied prisoners' mood of defiance.
		Bernstein's music was known both for its vibrancy and for its melodiousness; but he could turn his hand to anything, including, in later years, such unlikely choices for a composer of his seniority as the comedies National Lampoon's Animal House (1979), Airplane (1980), Trading Places (1983) and Ghostbusters (1984).
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/20/db2001.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/08/20/ixportal.html (975 words)

	Elmer Bernstein
		Elmer approached the scoring of a film as a dramatist, almost as an extension of the screenplay.
		Bernstein’s associations include: former Vice President of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, founding life member of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, past president of The Composers and Lyricists Guild of America and The Performing Arts Council of the Los Angeles Music Center.
		Bernstein attributed his remarkable career longevity to the superb musical training he received from his first mentor, Israel Citkowitz, recommended to him by the renowned composer Aaron Copland, who took a continuing interest in his career.
	www.ascap.com /bernstein.html (632 words)

	Elmer Bernstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bernstein was recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association with Golden Globes for his scores for To Kill a Mockingbird and Hawaii.
		In 1996, Bernstein was honored with a star on Hollywood Boulevard.
		Bernstein again was honored by ASCAP with its marquee Founders Award in 2001, and with the NARAS Governors Award in June 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elmer_Bernstein (553 words)

	Filmtracks: Elmer Bernstein
		The personality of Elmer Bernstein was one that defines the romance of his dramas and the skip in his comedies and westerns.
		Bernstein discovered his love of music growing up with a family interested in the arts and he was encouraged by them in his various creative pursuits.
		Bernstein remained active in his community in the 1990's and 2000's, having served his profession as a vice-president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and president of the Composers and Lyricists Guild of America.
	www.filmtracks.com /composers/bernstein.shtml (3135 words)

	Elmer Bernstein \| News & Events
		Elmer Bernstein believed in the power of melody, and in the endless possibilities of the traditional orchestra to move us.
		LOS ANGELES, CA—In honor of the fifth anniversary of the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame, associated with John Mauceri and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, composer Elmer Bernstein's "Fanfare for the Hollywood Bowl," a one-minute composition commissioned to a select group of composers, was debuted in honor of the inaugural season of the new shell.
		Bernstein, who was honored by TCM with a month-long film retrospective in 2001, continues his association with the network and has also accepted the role as spokesperson for the 2004 competition.
	www.elmerbernstein.com /news.html (2621 words)

	Elmer Bernstein \| News \| Guardian Unlimited Film
		Bernstein's compositions were regarded by many classical critics as outstanding examples of contemporary music.
		Bernstein came from a New York City Jewish family, and was the son of a jazz-loving high-school teacher.
		If Bernstein had one problem during his career it was a constant confusion between him and his namesake, fellow composer Leonard Bernstein.
	film.guardian.co.uk /news/story/0,,1286742,00.html (977 words)

	Elmer Bernstein - film composer
		In fact Elmer Bernstein is so closely associated with Westerns that he was asked to score "Wild Wild West" even though it is a late, unconventional member of that genre.
		Bernard Herrmann gave the young Bernstein an early break when he recommended him to Alfred Newman at Fox for the film "The View from Pompey's Head" and Bernstein was to do much to promote the music of Herrmann.
		Bernstein has conducted a number of concerts of his own film music recently in the UK and (we expect) elsewhere marking his 80th year including one in Glasgow which we have reviewed on mfiles.
	www.mfiles.co.uk /composers/Elmer-Bernstein.htm (1270 words)

	Tribute to Composer Elmer Bernstein at Academy
		Beverly Hills, CA - Composer Elmer Bernstein, in celebration of his 50th Anniversary of film composition, will be honored with a tribute program at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday, November 8, at 8 p.m., in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
		Bernstein will be present for the event, which will feature film clips and personal appearances by friends, colleagues and admirers.
		Tickets for "An Academy Tribute to Elmer Bernstein" are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members.
	www.oscars.org /press/pressreleases/2001/01.10.16.html (353 words)

	Great Composers - Elmer Bernstein
		For some unknown reason, Elmer Bernstein compilations are a bit thin on the ground, indeed there is, to my knowledge, only one "proper" compilation previously which was conducted by Bernstein himself but is now rather hard to find.
		Bernstein did do some re-recordings of extended suites from some of his Western scores for Varese with the Utah Symphony Orchestra (albums from which many of the tracks are taken).
		While Elmer originally re-recorded the scores to both of those for Varese, they were ultimately released on a different label, but it is to no great detriment to this album.
	www.soundtrack-express.com /osts/bernstein.htm (824 words)

	Playbill News: Elmer Bernstein, Composer of Film Scores and Broadway Shows, Is Dead at 82
		Elmer Bernstein, writer of a handful of Broadway musicals and one of the last great composers from Hollywood's golden era, died at his home in Ojai, Associated Press reported.
		Elmer Bernstein was born in New York City on April 4, 1922, to Edward and Selma Bernstein.
		Bernstein was conductor for one season of the San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/87965.html (849 words)

	Elmer Bernstein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bernstein's ensuing career as a concert pianist was cut short by World War II: He spent the duration writing music for the Armed Forces Radio Network.
		Bernstein once called melody "the emotional core of a film," and said, "a good line will always win." He demonstrated that with all his compositions, many of which broke new ground for film.
		Bernstein is survived by his wife, four children and five grandchildren.
	www.mst3kinfo.com /rolodex/Bernstein.html (526 words)

	MPR: Elmer Bernstein, Film Composer, Dies at 82 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Los Angeles, Calif. — (AP)- Elmer Bernstein, the versatile, Oscar-winning composer who scored such movie classics as "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "The Great Escape" and "True Grit," died Wednesday.
		Considered a revolutionary by many in the business, Bernstein began film composing in 1950, a time when the field was dominated by the lush, symphonic scores of central European emigres like Erich Korngold, Miklas Rosza and Max Steiner.
		Although Bernstein often employed full orchestras, as they did, but he also experimented with other techniques, seeking to fit a film's music to the action occurring on the screen.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2004/08/19_ap_elmer_bernstein (576 words)

	USATODAY.com - Movie composer Bernstein dies at 82 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Oscar-winning film composer Elmer Bernstein, who created a brawny, big-sky theme for The Magnificent Seven, nerve-jangling jazz for The Man With the Golden Arm and heart-rending grace notes for To Kill a Mockingbird, died in his sleep Wednesday at his home in Ojai, Calif. He was 82.
		He knew the scores: Composer Elmer Bernstein was famous for experimenting with various techniques to bolster the films.
		Bernstein's career was nearly destroyed by the Hollywood Red Hunt of the 1950s when he refused to identify communists in the film industry before a congressional subcommittee.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2004-08-19-bernstein-obit_x.htm (402 words)

	Elmer Bernstein, 1922-2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Born in New York on 4 April 1922, Bernstein was a student at Walden School in San Francisco, New York University, and the highly respected Juillard Institute, where he was a protégé of Aaron Copland.
		Bernstein leaves wife, Eve, son Peter (who is also a composer), and daughters Elizabeth and Emilie (who also often worked with her father on orchestrations and album production).
		Despite his advancing years, Bernstein was a nimble and expressive conductor, and allowed the joy he felt for film music to shine through.
	www.moviemusicuk.us /bernsteinobit.htm (566 words)

	2/10/98: Elmer Bernstein in San Jose
		Bernstein is one of the most gracious, articulate, and humanitarian gentlemen I have ever met.
		Bernstein the last night, has the name that says everything about Elmer Bernstein, the man. He signed as many autographs as people wanted and showed only joy.
		Bernstein had been trained as a classical pianist, thus the heavy emphasis on piano solos or piano duets in his scoring.
	www.filmscoremonthly.com /articles/1998/10_Feb---Elmer_Bernstein_in_San_Jose.asp (691 words)

	Wild Wild West by Elmer Bernstein (1999) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Elmer Bernstein long ago cemented his reputation as one of the top, if not the top man to go to for the composition of western fare in movies.
		Some have found the score tired, but I find that Bernstein shakes it up enough to allow a fan of his to appreciate not only where he is coming from, but also what he wants to do with the combination of earlier works.
		Bernstein is one of the best at reformulating his old material in such a way that makes his new productions as catchy and interesting as his old ones.
	www.cinemusic.net /reviews/1999/wwwest.html (462 words)

	Elmer
		Bernstein was assigned to writing orchestral arrangements of folk songs for Major Glenn Miller and theArmy Air Force Band.
		"Elmer Bernstein is a foremost example of a composer who goes beyond the mere functions of scoring and supplies music that is recognizably his.
		"Elmer Bernstein is a great filmmusic artist-- and a rare human being of genuine sincerity and wit.
	www.homestead.com /filmmusic/elmer.html (915 words)

	08/19/2004: "Elmer Bernstein dies at 82"
		Bernstein wrote music for a number of classic movies that shaped the landscape of film in the last half of the 20th century.
		Bernstein's score for Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments also established his presence in Hollywood, and was quickly followed by scores for Sweet Smell Of Success, Some Came Running, The Buccanner, and the TV series Gunsmoke, among others.
		Bernstein worked tirelessly through the 60s and 70s, composing four to five scores a year, and was recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association with Golden Globes for his scores for the Southern coming-of-age drama To Kill A Mockingbird and the sweeping epic Hawaii.
	www.animated-news.com /archives/00002169.html (863 words)

	Film Score Composer Elmer Bernstein Dies (washingtonpost.com)
		Bernstein wrote the instantly recognizable theme to "The Magnificent Seven" (1960) -- a folksy-symphonic piece later used in Marlboro cigarette advertisements and excerpted as recently as Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" -- and the sensitive piano and flute accompaniment to "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962).
		Elmer Bernstein, no relation to conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, was born in New York on April 4, 1922.
		Bernstein's resulting music, both bombastic and reverential, led him to large-scale westerns and action films that defined much of his work in the 1960s.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A17322-2004Aug19.html (1175 words)

	Elmer Bernstein Collection Comes to USC
		Bernstein, who died in August 2004 at the age of 82, taught at the USC Thornton School of Music for more than eight years.
		To honor Bernstein’s lifelong commitment to musical education and to celebrate his connection to the USC Thornton School, his family has donated his personal archive to the university’s Cinema-Television Library, one of the premier units of the USC Libraries.
		Bernstein was born in New York City in 1922.
	www.usc.edu /uscnews/stories/12349.html (935 words)

	Amazon.ca: Far From Heaven: Music: Elmer Bernstein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Bernstein's work here, with frequent collaborator Cynthia Millar, is evocative of some of his best work and other composers from the 50s without being overly hokey or anachronistic.
		Bernstein and Haynes are working toward the same end, with slightly different means--where Haynes uses style to create distance so that the emotion of the story is controlled, Bernstein rears back from the big emotional moments and takes us on unfamiliar, unexpected detours that locate the uncertainty of the central character.
		Elmer Bernstein's score for 'Far From Heaven' comes into life based from his experiences, if I am not mistaken.
	www.amazon.ca /Far-Heaven-Elmer-Bernstein/dp/B00006WKXT (1051 words)

	Cinequest VIII Elmer Bernstein Tribute
		Bernstein has proved to be one of the most versatile and prolific film music composers in the history of cinema.
		In a daring move never before attempted, he used jazz, not just as punctuation or incidental music, but as a sustained story-telling device, proving that the emotional tone of a film could be raised to powerful new heights with this uniquely American art form.
		Bernstein, 7:30 pm 2/4 where we will screen The Man With the Golden Arm Cinequest will also screen To Kill a Mockingbird, The Grifters, and The Magnificent Seven.
	www.cinequest.org /98/bernstein.html (455 words)

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