Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein is, to me, one of the unsung architects of how we feel at the movies. Over five decades he wrote more than 150 film scores, and the swaggering theme to The Magnificent Seven alone has lodged itself in the collective memory. Golden Globes, an Academy Award, a star on the Walk of Fame, the honors only hint at the influence. What strikes me most is that his music often arrives in our minds before the images do, which is the surest sign of a master. He passed in 2004, yet his themes keep playing around the world. I salute the real thing.

Name (English)

Elmer Bernstein

Name (Japanese)

エルマー・バーンスタイン

Reading

えるまー・ばーんすたいん

Born

April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dog

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

composer / conductor / music educator / painter / actor

University

New York University

Awards & achievements

• 1962 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
• 1966 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
• 1968 Academy Award for Best Original Score
• 1985 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Official sitehttps://elmerbernstein.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer%20Bernstein
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111436

Tags

• New York
• composer
• conductor
• music educator

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.