Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein

American composer and conductor (1922-2004)

Elmer Bernstein was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 original film scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions. For his work, he received an Academy Award for Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and a Primetime Emmy Award. He also received seven Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Tony Award nominations.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 65 films (1951–1995) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 19 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1995 Search And Destroy Natl Football League Action Films 90 min 16mm Color sound
1984 Bolero Pyramid 104 min 16mm Color sound
1984 Bolero John Derek 12:00 Color
1980 Saturn 3 unknown 84 min 16mm Color sound
1978 Once An Eagle produced in association with Crescendo Productions, Inc. and Universal, an MCA company 120 min sound
1977 Slap Shot Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 119 min 16mm Color sound
1976 Captains And The Kings Universal 53 min Color sound
1975 Ellery Queen Universal 106 min Color sound
1970 The Liberation Of L. B. Jones Liberation Co 102 min Color sound
1969 Guns of the Magnificent Seven Collectors Book Store 1:05 16mm Color
1969 True Grit. Paramount Pictures Corp. Hal B. Wallis & Joseph H. Hazen 128 min 35mm Color sound
1969 Where's Jack? Oakhurst Productions 120 min 16mm Color sound
1968 A rough sketch for a proposed film dealing with the powers of ten and the relative size of things in the universe. made by the Office of Charles and Ray Eames. 3:50 16mm Color sound
1968 The Powers of ten ▶ Charles Eames, Ray Eames 8 16mm Color sound
1967 Thoroughly Modern Millie. Universal Pictures & Ross Hunter Productions Inc. 138 min 35mm Color sound
1965 The Hallelujah Trail. Mirisch-Kappa 149 min 35mm Color sound
1965 THE REWARD. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 27 min. 35mm Color sound
1965 The Sons Of Katie Elder. Paramount Pictures Corp. Hal B. Wallis Joseph H. Hazen & John Wayne 122 min 35mm Color sound
1964 Four Days In November. Wolper Productions Inc. & United Artists Corp. 122 min 35mm B&W sound
1963 Hollywood: The Fabulous Era. Fountainhead International Inc. a.k.a. Fountain International Inc. 16mm B&W sound
1963 The making of the President 1960 a presentation of David L. Wolper ; in association with ABC News ; produced and directed by Mel Stuart ; written by Theodore H. White. 90 16mm B&W sound
1963 To Kill A Mockingbird. Pakula-Mulligan Productions Inc. & Brentwood Productions Inc. 129 min 35mm B&W sound
1962 Hud. Paramount Pictures Corp. Salem Productions Inc. & Dover Productions Inc. 112 min 35mm B&W sound
1962 To Kill A Mockingbird Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 129 min 16mm Color & B&W sound
1962 Walk on the Wild Side Edward Dmytryk 114 min 16mm B&W
1961 Summer and Smoke Peter Glenville 118 min 16mm Color
1961 Summer And Smoke. Hal B. Wallis & Joseph H. Hazen 118 min 35mm Color sound
1961 The Comancheros. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 107 min 35mm Color sound
1960 All flesh is grass Department of Cinema University of Southern California Dr. Paul Saltman David Johnson Richard Harber Daniel Wiegand Ken Miura Allen Porter Elmer Bernstein Saul Bass 16mm
1960 Drugs: The Bio-Chemist's Scalpel Dr. Paul Saltman Department of Cinema University of Southern California David Johnson Richard Harber Daniel Wiegand Ken Miura Allen Porter Elmer Bernstein Saul Bass 16mm
1960 From The Terrace. Linebrook & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 149 min 35mm Color sound
1960 Perpetuation of Life Department of Cinema University of Southern California Dr. Paul Saltman David Johnson Richard Harber Daniel Wiegand Ken Miura Allen Porter Elmer Bernstein Saul Bass 16mm
1960 The Architecture of Life Dr. Paul Saltman Department of Cinema University of Southern California David Johnson Richard Harber Daniel Wiegand Ken Miura Allen Porter Elmer Bernstein Saul Bass 29 min 16mm B&W Sound
1960 The fuel of life Dr. Paul Saltman Department of Cinema University of Southern California David Johnson Richard Harber Daniel Wiegand Ken Miura Allen Porter Elmer Bernstein Saul Bass 16mm
1960 The Minerals of Life Department of Cinema University of Southern California Dr. Paul Saltman David Johnson Richard Harber Daniel Wiegand Ken Miura Allen Porter Elmer Bernstein Saul Bass 16mm
1960 The Race For Space Wolper Productions. 55 min 16mm B&W sound
1960 The stuff of life Dr. Paul Saltman Department of Cinema University of Southern California David Johnson Richard Harber Daniel Wiegand Ken Miura Allen Porter Elmer Bernstein Saul Bass 16mm
1960 The Unity of Life Dr. Paul Saltman Department of Cinema University of Southern California David Johnson Richard Harber Daniel Wiegand Ken Miura Allen Porter Elmer Bernstein Saul Bass 29 min 16mm B&W Sound
1959 The Race For Space ▶ David L. Wolper 55 min 16mm B&W
1959 The Race for space David L. Wolper 55 min B&W
1959 The Race For Space. Wolper Inc. 55 min 16mm B&W sound
1959 The story on page one. Company of Artists Inc. & Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. 4420 35mm B&W sound
1959 TOCCATA FOR TOY TRAINS Charles and Ray Eames 11 min 16mm B&W Sound
1958 Anna Lucasta. Longridge Enterprises Inc. 97 min. 35mm B&W sound
1958 Desire Under The Elms. Don Hartman Productions Inc. & Paramount Pictures Corp. 111 min 35mm B&W sound
1958 Information machine International Business Machines ; written, produced and directed by Charles and Ray Eames. 10 16mm Color sound
1958 Kings Go Forth Collectors Book Store 1:11 16mm B&W
1958 THE BUCCANEER Anthony Quinn 114 min Color
1958 THE BUCCANEER. Paramount Pictures Corp. 121 min 35mm Color sound
1958 Toccata for Toy Trains BRANDN 10 min. 16mm Color sound