Person
Elliot Goldenthal
Sound · Born 1954-05-02 · Brooklyn, NY
Biography
Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, and is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend various musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways. He is also a film-music composer, and won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2002 for his score to the motion picture Frida, directed by his long-time partner Julie Taymor.
Known for
The Oscars
Self
Heat
Original Music Composer
Alien³
Original Music Composer
Interview with the Vampire
Original Music Composer
S.W.A.T.
Original Music Composer
Batman & Robin
Original Music Composer
A Time to Kill
Original Music Composer
Batman Forever
Original Music Composer
Demolition Man
Original Music Composer
Pet Sematary
Original Music Composer
Filmography
- 2020The GloriasOriginal Music Composer
- 2017Our Souls at NightOriginal Music Composer
- 2017Score: A Film Music DocumentarySelf
- 2017Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet SematarySelf
- 2014A Midsummer Night's DreamMusic
- 2010The TempestOriginal Music Composer
- 2009Public EnemiesOriginal Music Composer
- 2007Across the UniverseOrchestrator
- 2007Lights, Action, MusicSelf
- 2007ForestMusic
- 2005The Making of 'Heat'Music
- 2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Self
- 2003S.W.A.T.Original Music Composer
- 2003The Good ThiefOriginal Music Composer
- 2002FridaOriginal Music Composer
- 2001Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinOriginal Music Composer
- 1999TitusOriginal Music Composer
- 1999In DreamsOrchestrator
- 1998The Butcher BoyOriginal Music Composer
- 1998SphereOriginal Music Composer
- 1997Batman & RobinOriginal Music Composer
- 1996Michael CollinsOriginal Music Composer
- 1996A Time to KillOriginal Music Composer
- 1995HeatOriginal Music Composer
- 1995VoicesOriginal Music Composer
- 1995Batman ForeverOriginal Music Composer
- 1994CobbOriginal Music Composer
- 1994Interview with the VampireOriginal Music Composer
- 1994RoswellOriginal Music Composer
- 1994Golden GateOriginal Music Composer
- 1993Demolition ManOriginal Music Composer
- 1992Alien³Original Music Composer
- 1992Fool's FireOriginal Music Composer
- 1991Grand IsleOriginal Music Composer
- 1990Criminal JusticeOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Drugstore CowboyOriginal Music Composer
- 1989Pet SemataryOriginal Music Composer
- 1980Blank GenerationMusic
- 1979Cocaine CowboysOriginal Music Composer
- 1953The OscarsSelf
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