Erich Wolfgang Korngold

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Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Sound May 29, 1897

Brno, Czech Republic

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential compos…

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

7.5 1938 Movie
Captain Blood

Captain Blood

7.2 1935 Movie
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

7.2 1940 Movie
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

6.3 1939 Movie
The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

7.2 1941 Movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

6.4 1935 Movie
Deception

Deception

6.7 1946 Movie
The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

6.8 1937 Movie
Kings Row

Kings Row

7.3 1942 Movie
Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

5.7 1936 Movie
Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds

7.2 1944 Movie
Juarez

Juarez

6.5 1939 Movie

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Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and composer of classical music, along with music for Hollywood films, and the first composer of international stature to write Hollywood scores.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Emerging from the Shadows: Rediscovering the Legacies of Weinberg & Korngold

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2024
    Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2023
    Marie Jacquot dirige Weill, Dukas et Korngold Avec Victor Julien-Laferrière

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 2019
    Korngold: Die tote Stadt

    Movie Sound

  5. 2019
    The Miracle of Heliane

    Movie Music

  6. 2018
    Die tote Stadt

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 2010
    Die tote Stadt

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 2009
    Die Tote Stadt

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1999
    Die tote Stadt

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 1955
    Magic Fire

    Movie Hans Richter (uncredited)

  11. 1947
    Escape Me Never

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1946
    Deception

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1946
    Of Human Bondage

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1946
    Devotion

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1944
    Between Two Worlds

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1943
    The Constant Nymph

    Movie Original Music Composer

More credits
  1. 1942
    Kings Row

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 1941
    The Sea Wolf

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 1940
    The Sea Hawk

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 1939
    The Mad Empress

    Movie Music

  5. 1939
    The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 1939
    Juarez

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 1938
    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1938
    Mr. Satan

    Movie Compositor

  9. 1937
    Another Dawn

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 1937
    The Prince and the Pauper

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1936
    Anthony Adverse

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1936
    The Green Pastures

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1936
    The Making of a Great Motion Picture

    Movie Music

  14. 1936
    Give Us This Night

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1935
    A Dream Comes True

    Movie Himself (uncredited)

  16. 1935
    Captain Blood

    Movie Original Music Composer

  17. 1935
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Movie Music Arranger