Elliot Goldenthal

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Elliot Goldenthal

Sound 72 May 2, 1954

Brooklyn, NY

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 dist…

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Heat

Heat

7.9 1995 Movie
Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

7.4 1994 Movie
Alien³

Alien³

6.4 1992 Movie
Batman Forever

Batman Forever

5.5 1995 Movie
Batman & Robin

Batman & Robin

4.4 1997 Movie
Public Enemies

Public Enemies

6.7 2009 Movie
Demolition Man

Demolition Man

6.8 1993 Movie
A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

7.4 1996 Movie
S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

6.2 2003 Movie
Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary

6.7 1989 Movie
Frida

Frida

7.4 2002 Movie
Sphere

Sphere

6.1 1998 Movie

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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.

Filmography

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  1. 2020
    The Glorias

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 2017
    Our Souls at Night

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 2017
    Score: A Film Music Documentary

    Movie Self

  4. 2017
    Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary

    Movie Self

  5. 2014
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Movie Music

  6. 2010
    The Tempest

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2009
    Public Enemies

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2007
    Across the Universe

    Movie Orchestrator

  9. 2007
    Lights, Action, Music

    Movie Self

  10. 2007
    Forest

    Movie Music

  11. 2005
    The Making of 'Heat'

    Movie Music

  12. 2003
    Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

    Movie Self

  13. 2003
    S.W.A.T.

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 2003
    The Good Thief

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 2002
    Frida

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 2001
    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

    Movie Original Music Composer

More credits
  1. 1999
    Titus

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 1999
    In Dreams

    Movie Orchestrator

  3. 1998
    The Butcher Boy

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 1998
    Sphere

    Movie Original Music Composer

  5. 1997
    Batman & Robin

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 1996
    Michael Collins

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 1996
    A Time to Kill

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1995
    Heat

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1995
    Voices

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 1995
    Batman Forever

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1994
    Cobb

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1994
    Interview with the Vampire

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1994
    Roswell

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1994
    Golden Gate

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1993
    Demolition Man

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1992
    Alien³

    Movie Original Music Composer

  17. 1992
    Fool's Fire

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 1991
    Grand Isle

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 1990
    Criminal Justice

    Movie Original Music Composer

  20. 1989
    Drugstore Cowboy

    Movie Original Music Composer

  21. 1989
    Pet Sematary

    Movie Original Music Composer

  22. 1980
    Blank Generation

    Movie Music

  23. 1979
    Cocaine Cowboys

    Movie Original Music Composer

  24. 1953
    The Oscars

    TV show Self