“Everything today is thoroughly modern…” Well, not exactly, but that’s half the fun. A tongue-in-cheek musical spoof of the Roaring... Read More
"Only Aaron Copland could have come as close to creating the musical Americana that [Elmer] Bernstein put into his score." So said Page Cook in his original review of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. Even the normally acerbic Cook was not immune to Bernstein's musical magic. Read More
The career of Elmer Bernstein encompassed numerous genres—westerns, epics, comedies—but it was his use of jazz that first brought him... Read More
In 2003, I and many film score fans were livid that Elmer Bernstein did not win his second Oscar for... Read More
On August 18, 2004, the film music world experienced its third major loss. When Elmer Bernstein passed away, I felt... Read More
Few composers in the history of film music are as prolific as Elmer Bernstein. Nearly every film genre has benefited... Read More
Like many boys who liked to read, my genre of choice during my teenage years was science fiction. And since... Read More
The Pulitzer Prizes, handed out every April, are arguably the most prestigious prizes for journalism, arts and letters, and music... Read More
August is my birthday month. But rather than wait for the 19th to roll around, I’m celebrating my birthday a... Read More