Category: Composers

Bernard Herrmann

(1911–1975) Max ‘Benny’ Herman Works: • Movie Theme Songs • “Scene d’amour” from Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” • Vertigo (1958) Filmography as Composer: Citizen Kane 1941 Director: Orson Welles Starring: Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore     Vertigo 1958 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: James Stewart, Kim…

Noël Coward

(1899–1973) Sir Noël Peirce Coward Musical works: • Words and Music of Noel Coward (Songs from the 20s, 30s & 40s) Filmography as Writer: Burton and Taylor 2013 Director: Richard Laxton Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Dominic West     Filmography as Actor: Around…

Alberto Sordi

(1920–2003) Filmography as Actor: Mio figlio Nerone 1956 Director: Steno Starring: Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica     I nuovi mostri 1977 Directors: D. Risi, E. Scola, M. Monicelli Starring: Vittorio Gassman, Ornella Muti   Born June 15 1920 Roma (Italia) Died February 24 2003 Roma (Italia) Cause of death…

Claude Debussy

(1862–1918) Achille-Claude Debussy Works: • Arabesques (1888-1891) • Children’s Corner (1908) • Images (1905-1907) • Jeux (1913) • La Mer (1905) • Pelléas et Mélisande (1902) • Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (1894) • Préludes (1909-1913) • Quatuor à cordes…

Mikis Theodorakis

(1925–2021) Μιχαήλ (Μίκης) Θεοδωράκης Works: • Electra (1962) • Golden Collection (Instrumental) • Iphigenia (1977) • The Trojan Women (1971) • Zorba’s Dance (1964) • Zorba the Greek (1964) Filmography as Composer: Electra 1962 Director: Michael Cacoyannis Starring: Irene Papas, Giannis Fertis    …

George Gershwin

(1898–1937) Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz Works: • An American in Paris (1928) • Concerto in F (1925) • Girl Crazy (1930) • Porgy and Bess (1935) • Rhapsody in Blue (1924) Filmography as Composer: Funny Face 1957 Director: Stanley Donen Starring:…

John Williams

(1932) John Towner Williams Works: • Family Plot (1976) • Greatest Hits • How to Steal a Million (1966) • Sabrina (1995) Filmography as Composer: How to Steal a Million 1966 Director: William Wyler Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Peter O’Toole  …

Maurice Jarre

(1924–2009) Maurice-Alexis Jarre Works: • Doctor Zhivago (1965) • Dr. Zhivago: ‘Lara’s Theme’ • Jesus of Nazareth (1977) Filmography as Composer: Doctor Zhivago 1965 Director: David Lean Starring: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie     Isadora 1968 Director: Karel Reisz Starring:…

Ennio Morricone

(1928–2020) Works: • Greatest Hits Filmography as Composer: Addio fratello crudele 1971 Director: Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Oliver Tobias     La donna della domenica 1975 Director: Luigi Comencini Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Jacqueline Bisset     L’eredità Ferramonti 1976 Director: Mauro Bolognini…

Armando Trovajoli

(1917–2013) Works: • The Best of Armando Trovajoli (Vol. 1) Filmography as Composer: I mostri 1963 Director: Dino Risi Starring: Ugo Tognazzi, Vittorio Gassman     Matrimonio all’italiana 1964 Director: Vittorio De Sica Starring: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni    …