(b Brooklyn, 7 Sept 1924). American composer. A pupil of Schoenberg, Sessions and Dallapiccola, he is an important figure in American film music, notably for East of Eden (1954) and Rebel Without a Cause (1955).
Leonard Rosenman
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- Born: Sep 07, 1924 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
- Died: Mar 04, 2008
- Active: '50s-'90s
- Major Genres: Drama, Action
- Career Highlights: Barry Lyndon, East of Eden, Sybil
- First Major Screen Credit: The Cobweb (1955)
Biography
Originally a painter, Leonard Rosenman switched his area of interest to music after serving in World War II. Rosenman studied in his native New York and in Europe with Arnold Schoenberg, Roger Sessions, and Dallipicolla. It was avant-gardeist Schoenberg who had the most influence on Rosenman's orchestral, operatic, and chamber compositions. Rosenman's work as a film composer and arranger is along more traditional lines, and thus has been dismissed by some music critics as "insignificant." The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences would certainly disagree with that assessment, having bestowed Academy Awards on Rosenman for the adapted scores of Barry Lyndon (1975) and Bound for Glory (1976), and having honored him with Oscar nominations for his work on Cross Creek (1980) and Star Trek IV: The Long Voyage Home (1984). A prolific television composer, Leonard Rosenman has written incidental music for such series as The Defenders, The Twilight Zone, Gibbsville and Marcus Welby MD, and has won Emmies for the background scores of the made-for-TV movies Sybil (1976) and Friendly Fire (1979). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide| Filmography: Leonard Rosenman |
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Leonard Rosenman (September 7, 1924 – March 4, 2008) was an American Academy Award and Emmy Award winning film, television and concert composer.
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Life and career
Leonard Rosenman was born in Brooklyn, New York. After service in the Pacific with the Army Air Forces in World War II, he earned a bachelor's degree in music from the University of California, Berkeley. He also studied composition with Arnold Schoenberg, Roger Sessions and Luigi Dallapiccola.[1]
Rosenman composed the scores for such films as East of Eden (1955), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Fantastic Voyage (1966), The Lord of the Rings (1978), Cross Creek (1983) and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986). He wrote incidental music for such television series as The Defenders, The Twilight Zone, Gibbsville and Marcus Welby M.D. He also wrote the theme and almost all of the incidental music used for the entire run of the 1960s World War II television series Combat!.
In his 70s Rosenman was diagnosed with Frontotemporal dementia, a degenerative brain condition with symptoms similar to Alzheimer's disease.
He died March 4, 2008, of a heart attack at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.[2]
Awards
Leonard Rosenman earned two Academy Awards:
- Barry Lyndon (1975), for Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation (music by Handel, Schubert and others)
- Bound for Glory (1976), for Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score (the songs of Woody Guthrie)
He also received two Emmy Awards:
- Sybil (1976), for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore), with Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman
- Friendly Fire (1979), for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special
Filmography
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References
External links
- Leonard Rosenman at the Internet Movie Database
- Leonard Rosenman at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Leonard Rosenman Turns 80 — Film Music Society (September 7, 2004)
- Leonard Rosenman Remembered — Film Music Society (May 1, 2008)
- Leonard Rosenman at Movie Music UK
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