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Ernest Gold
Composer, Additional Credits
Born July 13, 1921Died March 17, 1999 (77 years)
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Ernst Sigmund Goldner (July 13, 1921 – March 17, 1999), known professionally as Ernest Gold, was an Austrian-born American composer. He is most noted for his work on the film Exodus produced in 1960.
Career NBC Orchestra performed Gold's first symphony in 1939, only a year after he moved to the United States. In 1941, he composed a symphony that was later played at Carnegie Hall in 1945. Gold moved to Hollywood in the same year to work with Columbia Pictures, his first significant role being the score for the melodrama Girl of the Limberlost (1945). After this opportunity, Gold wrote scores for other minor films. For the next ten years, he continued to work on B movies, mainly orchestrating and arranging music for western movies and melodramas.
He was asked by Stanley Kramer to orchestrate Not as a Stranger (1955). The music for the film was written by George Antheil. This production opened the door for Gold to work with other scores written by Antheil and to orchestrate more of Kramer's films. Gold worked on almost every film Kramer made, including A Child Is Waiting and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
Gold produced his first original film score in 1958 for Too Much, Too Soon. His big break came in 1959, when he was asked to score On the Beach (1959 film) after Antheil became ill and he recommended Gold for the job.
Gold is most widely recognized for his work on Exodus (1960). He was contracted by Otto Preminger and, atypically, was able to watch the filming of the movie. Gold spent time in Israel to write the score.
In 1968, Gold wrote a Broadway musical called I'm Solomon. He also wrote music for television including Fun with Dick and Jane. In his later life, Gold was the musical director of the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra. He also founded the Los Angeles Senior Citizens Orchestra.
His concert works include a piano concerto, a string quartet, and a piano sonata. Ernest Gold's "Fight for Survival" from Exodus was sampled by Moby in his song Porcelain.
Gold's contributions were recognized with Academy Award nominations and Golden Globe nominations. He won a Golden Globe in 1960 for Best Motion Picture Score for 1959's On the Beach. This film was also nominated for a Music Academy Award that same year. In 1960, Gold's Exodus was nominated for a Golden Globe under the Best Original Score category. The film won an Academy Award for Best Music and a Grammy for Best Soundtrack Album. For his contributions, Gold had his name engraved in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the first composer to receive this honor.
Ernst Sigmund Goldner (July 13, 1921 – March 17, 1999), known professionally as Ernest Gold, was an Austrian-born American composer. He is most noted for his work on the film Exodus produced in 1960.
Career NBC Orchestra performed Gold's first symphony in 1939, only a year after he moved to the United States. In 1941, he composed a symphony that was later played at Carnegie Hall in 1945. Gold moved to Hollywood in the same year to work with Columbia Pictures, his first significant role being the score for the melodrama Girl of the Limberlost (1945). After this opportunity, Gold wrote scores for other minor films. For the next ten years, he continued to work on B movies, mainly orchestrating and arranging music for western movies and melodramas.
He was asked by Stanley Kramer to orchestrate Not as a Stranger (1955). The music for the film was written by George Antheil. This production opened the door for Gold to work with other scores written by Antheil and to orchestrate more of Kramer's films. Gold worked on almost every film Kramer made, including A Child Is Waiting and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.
Gold produced his first original film score in 1958 for Too Much, Too Soon. His big break came in 1959, when he was asked to score On the Beach (1959 film) after Antheil became ill and he recommended Gold for the job.
Gold is most widely recognized for his work on Exodus (1960). He was contracted by Otto Preminger and, atypically, was able to watch the filming of the movie. Gold spent time in Israel to write the score.
In 1968, Gold wrote a Broadway musical called I'm Solomon. He also wrote music for television including Fun with Dick and Jane. In his later life, Gold was the musical director of the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra. He also founded the Los Angeles Senior Citizens Orchestra.
His concert works include a piano concerto, a string quartet, and a piano sonata. Ernest Gold's "Fight for Survival" from Exodus was sampled by Moby in his song Porcelain.
Gold's contributions were recognized with Academy Award nominations and Golden Globe nominations. He won a Golden Globe in 1960 for Best Motion Picture Score for 1959's On the Beach. This film was also nominated for a Music Academy Award that same year. In 1960, Gold's Exodus was nominated for a Golden Globe under the Best Original Score category. The film won an Academy Award for Best Music and a Grammy for Best Soundtrack Album. For his contributions, Gold had his name engraved in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the first composer to receive this honor.
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Ernest Gold Filmography
| 1988 | Gore Vidal's Lincoln (TV Series) |
| 1986 | Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story · as Original Music Composer |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy Week (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1985 | Wallenberg: A Hero's Story · as Composer |
| 1985 | Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (TV Series) |
| 1982 | Safari 3000 · as Original Music Composer |
| 1980 | Tom Horn · as Original Music Composer |
| 1979 | Letters from Frank · as Original Music Composer |
| 1979 | The Runner Stumbles · as Original Music Composer |
| 1979 | Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff · as Original Music Composer |
| 1979 | |
| 1977 | Fun with Dick and Jane · as Original Music Composer |
| 1977 | Cross of Iron · as Original Music Composer |
| 1975 | The Wild McCullochs · as Original Music Composer |
| 1974 | Betrayal · as Original Music Composer |
| 1973 | The Small Miracle · as Original Music Composer |
| 1972 | Footsteps · as Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | The Secret of Santa Vittoria · as Original Music Composer |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1965 | Ship of Fools · as Original Music Composer |
| 1964 | Karen (1964) (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1963 | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World · as Original Music Composer |
| 1963 | A Child Is Waiting · as Original Music Composer |
| 1962 | Pressure Point · as Original Music Composer |
| 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg · as Original Music Composer |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1961 | The Last Sunset · as Original Music Composer |
| 1961 | A Fever in the Blood · as Original Music Composer |
| 1960 | Exodus · as Original Music Composer |
| 1960 | Inherit the Wind · as Original Music Composer |
| 1959 | On the Beach · as Original Music Composer |
| 1959 | Battle of the Coral Sea · as Composer |
| 1959 | Hotel de Paree (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1959 | The Young Philadelphians · as Original Music Composer |
| 1958 | The Defiant Ones · as Original Music Composer |
| 1958 | The Screaming Skull · as Original Music Composer |
| 1958 | Tarzan's Fight for Life · as Original Music Composer |
| 1958 | |
| 1957 | Man on the Prowl · as Composer |
| 1957 | Affair in Havana · as Original Music Composer |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1957 | The Iron Sheriff · as Composer |
| 1956 | Running Target · as Original Music Composer |
| 1956 | Edge of Hell · as Composer |
| 1956 | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 1955 | |
| 1954 | The Other Woman · as Original Music Composer |
| 1954 | |
| 1953 | Jennifer · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | Unknown World · as Original Music Composer |
| 1951 | Insurance Investigator · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | The Gallant Legion · as Composer |
| 1948 | Under California Stars · as Original Music Composer |
| 1948 | Old Los Angeles · as Composer |
| 1948 | |
| 1948 | G-Men Never Forget · as Composer |
| 1948 | The Gay Ranchero · as Original Music Composer |
| 1947 | Exposed · as Original Music Composer |
| 1947 | Philo Vance's Secret Mission · as Original Music Composer |
| 1947 | |
| 1947 | Springtime in the Sierras · as Composer |
| 1947 | Robin Hood of Texas · as Composer |
| 1947 | The Trespasser · as Composer |
| 1947 | Saddle Pals · as Composer |
| 1947 | Bells of San Angelo · as Original Music Composer |
| 1947 | |
| 1946 | The Falcon's Alibi · as Composer |
| 1946 |
| 1991 | Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' · as Self - Cimpoawe |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The 33rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1957 | Witness for the Prosecution · as Conductor |
| 1957 | The Young Don't Cry · as Conductor |
| 1949 | Knock on Any Door · as Orchestrator |