Miklós Rózsa

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Miklós Rózsa

Sound April 18, 1907

Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Miklós Rózsa (18 April 1907 – 27 July 1995) was a Hungarian-born composer trained in Germany (1925 – 1931), and active in France (1931 – 1935), England (1935 – 1940), and the Unit…

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Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

7.9 1959 Movie
Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

8.1 1944 Movie
Spellbound

Spellbound

7.4 1945 Movie
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

7.6 1945 Movie
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

7.5 1950 Movie
Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

7.1 1951 Movie
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

6.6 1982 Movie
The Killers

The Killers

7.4 1946 Movie
Time After Time

Time After Time

6.8 1979 Movie
Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

7.1 1949 Movie
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

6.8 1970 Movie
El Cid

El Cid

6.8 1961 Movie

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Miklós Rózsa (18 April 1907 – 27 July 1995) was a Hungarian-born composer trained in Germany (1925 – 1931), and active in France (1931 – 1935), England (1935 – 1940), and the United States (1940 – 1995), with extensive sojourns in Italy from 1953. Famous for his nearly one hundred film scores, he nevertheless maintained a steadfast allegiance to absolute concert music throughout what he called his "double life." Rózsa achieved early success in Europe with his orchestral Theme, Variations, and Finale (Op. 13) of 1933 and became prominent in the film industry from such early scores as The Four Feathers (1939) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940). The latter project brought him to America when production was transferred from wartime Britain, and Rózsa remained in the United States, becoming an American citizen in 1946. His notable Hollywood career earned him considerable fame, including Academy Awards for Spellbound (1945), A Double Life (1947), and Ben-Hur (1959), while his concert works were championed by such major artists as Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, and János Starker. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miklós Rózsa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

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  1. 2028
    Charmed Lives: A Family Romance

    Movie Music

  2. 2019
    Churchill and the Movie Mogul

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 2000
    In Search of the Papin Sisters

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 1982
    The Man Who Saved the World

    Movie Music

  5. 1982
    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 1981
    Eye of the Needle

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 1979
    Time After Time

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1979
    Last Embrace

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1978
    Fedora

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 1977
    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1977
    Previn and the Pittsburgh

    TV show Self

  12. 1977
    Providence

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1976
    Hollywood's Musical Moods

    Movie Self

  14. 1973
    The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1970
    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1968
    The Green Berets

    Movie Original Music Composer

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  1. 1968
    The Power

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 1963
    The V.I.P.s

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 1962
    Sodom and Gomorrah

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 1961
    El Cid

    Movie Original Music Composer

  5. 1961
    King of Kings

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 1959
    Ben-Hur

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 1959
    The World, the Flesh and the Devil

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1959
    Discorama

    TV show Self

  9. 1958
    Cairo Station

    Movie Additional Music

  10. 1958
    A Time to Love and a Time to Die

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1957
    Van Gogh: Darkness into Light

    Movie Music

  12. 1957
    Tip on a Dead Jockey

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1957
    The Seventh Sin

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1957
    Something of Value

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1956
    Lust for Life

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1956
    Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Movie Music Director

  17. 1956
    Bhowani Junction

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 1956
    Tribute to a Bad Man

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 1956
    Diane

    Movie Original Music Composer

  20. 1955
    Inside Detroit

    Movie Music

  21. 1955
    The King's Thief

    Movie Conductor

  22. 1955
    Moonfleet

    Movie Original Music Composer

  23. 1955
    Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

    Movie Music

  24. 1954
    Green Fire

    Movie Original Music Composer