33. Don’t Blame Me (Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields) 3:21
34. Blue Moon (Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers) 3:09
35. Calliope I 1:15
36. Calliope II 1:34
37. Calliope III 0:45
38. Calliope IV 0:49
39. Waltz Around 1:05
40. Carnival Corn 2:12
41. Round and Round 2:02
42. Mary Go Round and Round 1:23
43. To Love and Be Loved (vocal) 2:56 Total Time: 26:01 Total Disc Time: 78:48
Elmer Bernstein’s brand of big-band jazz can at last be enjoyed in entirety in this limited-edition release of “Some Came Running.”
Featuring Bernstein’s charismatic versatility, the score evokes moments of musical Americana that extends from full orchestra to the blues, as Sinatra’s character struggles between “polite society” and the dark underside of the nightclub scene. Bernstein’s rendition of Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen’s, “To Love and Be Loved,” is an original.
This release of the 1958 score has been masterfully and painstakingly reconstructed, almost entirely in stereo, and with exemplary sound quality on this 3000-copy release by Film Score Monthly.
Birdman of Alcatraz
Elmer Bernstein, 2006
(Varèse Sarabande – VCL 1106 1054) Limited Collector’s Edition of 3000 copies
1. Main Title
2. The Letters
3. The Courthouse
4. Washington
5. Idleness
6. Flight
7. Bird Cart
8. Canaries Arrive
9. Bottle Bath
10. Apology
11. Cage Preparations
12. Cage Building
13. Godfather Feto
14. Runty Returns
15. No Cure
16. Runty Dead
17. Apie Dead
18. Peggy
19. Oldest Enemy
20. Second Prize
21. Partners
22. The Tigress
23. No Parole Fight
24. Stroud Drunk
25. Book Montage
26. Transferred
27. To Alcatraz
28. “D” Block
29. Bon Vivant
30. 23 Years
31. The Visitor
32. Saving Face
33. The Parting
34. Riot
35. Transfer Boat
36. Like A BIrd
37. To Springfield
38. End Credits
39. The Birdman
It was 45 years ago that Elmer Bernstein’s stirring and sensitive score for “Birdman of Alcatraz” evoked audiences’ compassion for a convicted murderer serving a life sentence in solitary confinement. Now, new audiences—and generations—can experience what is considered to be among Bernstein’s most important works.
Limited to 3000 copies, this first-time commercial CD release from Varèse Sarabande features complete versions of cues originally abbreviated in the film, as well as 11 additional cues never heard in the final cut.
The music, the life, and the career celebrated in two events at USC's Doheny Memorial Library
October 19, 2006 | 2nd Floor Intellectual Commons, Doheny Memorial Library
USC Professor and faculty member in the Thornton School of Music film scoring program, Jon Burlingame, highlighted Bernstein’s prolific creativity with clips from such memorable films as The Man with the Golden Arm and The Great Escape, as well as Bernstein’s TV themes and the music he composed for the Broadway stage.
September 8, 2006 | Bovard Auditorium
The USC Thornton Orchestra and Thornton Jazz Orchestra, conducted by David Spear, paid tribute to the former Thornton School faculty member with a selection of film scores from Bernstein’s illustrious career.
A treasure trove of original scores, images, and memorabilia comes to USC's Cinema-Television Library
In continuation of Elmer Bernstein’s lifelong commitment to musical education, and to honor his connection to the USC Thornton School of Music where he taught for over eight years, his family has donated his personal archive to the university’s Cinema-Television Library, one of its premier units.
Original scores, photographs, and audio recordings are among the legendary composer’s collection, which will be on display beginning this fall. Eventually, these materials will be digitized, making them easily accessible to students and aspiring musicians and composers. “Having the ability to reference this work,” says Brian King, director of the Thornton School’s Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television (SMPTV) program, “will provide students with answers to many of the how-to questions when it comes to learning the art and craft of scoring music for film.”
In recognition of Bernstein’s vast and numerous contributions to music and education, and the generous gift of the Bernstein family, the USC Libraries and USC Thornton School of Music will collaborate on celebratory events, including an exhibition and concert. Please visit the USC Newsroom for more information.
February 19, 2006 — Each year, The Sammys recognize the best — and the worst — in film music. This year, respected film music historian and author Roger Hall honored the late Elmer Bernstein with the Lifetime Achievement for Past Film Composer award, citing a number of his favorite scores between 1955 and 1965:THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM (1955), THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956), THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960), WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (1962), THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963), HAWAII (1965), THE SONS OF KATIE ELDER (1965), and — Bernstein’s personal favorite — TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962). […]
MALIBU, CA—The Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra presented a special concert celebrating the music of award-winning film composer Elmer Bernstein, conducted by Music Director Sean Newhouse. The event was underwritten by Steven Spielberg, and featured a world concert premiere performance by BMI film composer John Ottman.
Elmer Bernstein – Hawaii Overture
Elmer Bernstein – The Age of Innocence
Elmer Bernstein – Concerto for Guitar (featuring Jonathan Roth)
John Ottman – Suite from X2: X-Men United (world concert premiere)
Additional selections by Mr. Bernstein
The Debut Orchestra is the 2nd oldest pre-professional training orchestra in the country, administered as a program of the Young Musicians Foundation, a non-profit organization.
More than 300 friends, family members and colleagues celebrated the life and career of composer Elmer Bernstein at a memorial service Wednesday night on the Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood.
Bernstein, the Oscar- and Emmy-winning composer of such classic film scores as To Kill a Mockingbird, The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, died Aug. 18 after a long illness. He was 82.
The esteem in which he was held, and the affection felt for him, was indicated not only by the speakers but by the crowd of high-profile composers, lyricists, musicians, directors and other members of the Hollywood community in attendance.
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. The evening featured the induction into the Hall of Fame of artists Sarah Chang and Brian Wilson, and the posthumous induction of former Bernstein colleague and friend, Henry Mancini.
LOS ANGELES — On Wednesday, March 24, 2004, Mr. Bernstein took part in a conversation about his experiences as a film composer. The event, titled “The Entertainment Capital of the World,” began at 7:30pm and took place in BP Hall at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and was the fourth in the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s adult eduction series.
These seminars were designed to explore not only the rich variety of music in Los Angeles, but also the influence of the city itself on the creative life of the musicians who came here to live and work. Other participants in the evening’s discussion were composer James Newton Howard and moderator Cynthia Millar. Susan Key introduced the evening.
Elmer Bernstein’s Film Music Notebook is the re-issue of an historic quarterly journal comprising thirteen installments, originally published by Bernstein himself between 1974 and 1978.
Bernstein’s Film Music Notebook features interviews with notable film composers (conducted by Bernstein himself) in addition to score analyses, biographical sketches, articles on historical and contemporary music topics, and more. This 579-page hardcover, filled with illustrations and photographs, includes a brand-new introduction by Bernstein with a foreword by noted journalist Jon Burlingame.
APRA and AGSC 2003 Screen Music Award nominations were for music composed for feature films, telemovies and mini-series, children’s television, advertisements, short films and documentaries.
Special recipient of the lifetime achievement award was the Academy Award winning composer Elmer Bernstein. His screen credits are in excess of 200 and his compositions include the music scores from Far From Heaven (2002), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), The Age of Innocence (1993), The Field (1990), Ghost Busters (1984), Animal House (1978), The Great Escape (1963), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Ten Commandments (1956). […]
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC — Elmer Bernstein has just completed scoring “American Epic — the Story of Cecil B. DeMille.” The music, recorded at Smecky Studios in Prague, was also conducted by Bernstein for the upcoming two-hour television documentary on the life of the legendary filmmaker, whose epic, The Ten Commandments, was one of the significant films of Bernstein’s early career. […]
In celebration of this historic occasion, the Los Angeles Chapter of NARAS has honored with its Governors Award: Elmer Bernstein, legendary Academy Award winning film composer; Earth, Wind & Fire, six-time GRAMMY Award winning R&B group; and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, three-time GRAMMY Award winning producers.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA—Veteran film composer Elmer Bernstein presented TCM’s 2003 Young Film Composers Competition Grand Prize to Ms. Linda Martinez for her original score for the classic silent film, The Rag Man, at the Harmony Gold Screening Room in West Hollywood on January 29th at 7:00pm.
Mr. 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. He was one of the preliminary judges for the first round of finalists in June, 2003. […]
Elmer Bernstein to Return as Guest Conductor for Walnut High School's "The Magic of Movies & Music"
Walnut, California, April 13, 2004—Film composer Elmer Bernstein will be returning to Walnut High School for its annual “The Magic of Movies & Music” concert at the Walnut Performing Arts Center. The program has been rescheduled to the school’s fall season. The exact date will be announced shortly. 2004 will mark the sixth year that […]
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More than 300 friends, family members and colleagues celebrated the life and career of composer Elmer Bernstein at a memorial service Wednesday night on the Paramount Pictures lot in Hollywood.
Elmer Bernstein’s Film Music Notebook is the re-issue of an historic quarterly journal comprising thirteen installments, originally published by Bernstein himself between 1974 and 1978.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA—Veteran film composer Elmer Bernstein presented TCM’s 2003 Young Film Composers Competition Grand Prize to Ms. Linda Martinez for her original score for the classic silent film, The Rag Man, at the Harmony Gold Screening Room in West Hollywood on January 29th at 7:00pm.