Think in your head of a Western plain,” says director John Landis, ”and a group of cowboys, silhouetted, galloping left to right.” The melody you’re humming? It was written by Elmer Bernstein. While ...

No routines for composer Elmer Bernstein, thank you. “I rarely do anything at the same time each day,” he says, “simply because anything you do routinely cannot possibly be fresh. I think having a ...

Schirmer Theatrical (a part of Wise Music Group) is honored to continue their successful Ghostbusters In Concert production this fall. Concerts feature Elmer Bernstein's iconic score performed live-to ...

In an encore interview, Gary Calamar remembers legendary film composer Elmer Bernstein, who passed away on Thursday at age 82. (This interview was originally broadcast on May 6, 2001) In an encore ...

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 ...

If you stay for the credits of Antoine Fuqua’s Western The Magnificent Seven (which opened at No. 1 this weekend), you’ll hear a rousing anthem that sounds familiar for good reason: It’s the theme ...

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Elmer Bernstein, the Academy Award-winning composer who created some of the most recognizable music in American films, died Wednesday at his home in Ojai after a lengthy illness, his publicist, Kathy ...

Film composer Elmer Bernstein might be best known for his rousing score to The Magnificent Seven. But that classic Western theme was only one example of Bernstein's remarkable dexterity, on display in ...

How many shows has Elmer Bernstein written? Elmer Bernstein has written 2 shows including How Now, Dow Jones (Composer), Merlin (Composer). What awards has Elmer Bernstein been nominated for? Elmer ...

America lost an important musical voice last week. Composer Elmer Bernstein — who was a student of Aaron Copland — died at the age of 82. We interviewed him sometime back, and we'll hear an excerpt ...