In the 1960s I dreamed of being a film score composer. Elmer Bernstein was my idol. In the 1970s I learned two things: first, I did not like the LA/Hollywood scene while I was there, and second, whereas I was a good arranger, I was a so-so composer. In the years after, I wrote many arrangements for symphonic bands and orchestras I conducted/taught, and I was greatly influenced by Elmer Bernstein in those arrangements. To this day, Elmer Bernstein is my favorite composer of film scores.
No composer over the years has surpassed "To Kill a Mockingbird" like Mr. Bernstein in capturing the feelings of childhood and all of the innocence with his music. I can hear the first few notes of the piano and go back 40 years ago in time. Thank you, Elmer! May you rest in peace.
"To Kill A Mockingbird" is one of the most beautiful American scores ever written. My family is from the South and this song captures a time in American history that is both sad and hopeful. .
May Elmer Bernstein and Maurice Jarre rest in peace. May their music live on especially for new generations of movie-goers, music-lovers and musicians.
He was an amazing film composer - one of the very best who ever lived. Even though he has been gone for years, his music remains fresh & relevant. Indeed, his classic score for "Magnificent Seven" absolutely had to be revisited for the remake (a score James Horner was writing when he passed away). Like the host says, his Nat'l Geographic theme is still recognized & utilized today. The score for "Ghostbusters Afterlife" draws heavily from the Bernstein score, adapting several motifs & relevant selections from his '84 effort in that same paranormal universe. One of the things that made him so unique, aside from his versatility & talent, was his sincere appreciation for film music fans. You can find recordings of Bernstein in concert conducting the title theme from "Great Escape" and smiling from ear-to-ear when the audience begins to whistle & clap along. Many "serious" conductors would be appalled by such an audience reaction & would possibly step away from the podium & storm off the stage. Not Elmer! He had a firm understanding of the incredible reach his music had through the medium of film. Among his contemporaries like Goldsmith, Williams, Barry, Herrmann, Morricone, Mancini, et al, Bernstein was looked up to, respected, & had the distinction of being one of the last surviving composers from the "Golden Age of Hollywood". He literally helped forge this art form & continues to inspire new generations of music craftsmen, performers, & artisans. I truly enjoyed every moment of this fine tribute. Thank you for posting this.
Thank you so much for this tribute broadcast. Whole other kids during the 1960' were purchasing rock albums, I was buying Elmer Berstiens film scores along with Jerry Goldsmith, and John Williams.
First time I heard Elmer Bernstein was at 9 years old. The Magnificent Seven on TV....I was hooked.. I could tell his scores in movies easy. Son's of Katie Elder... Big Jake....Great Escape..
Elmer's sheer talent is simply amazing. He could compose in any style whatsoever and accomplish it with equal facility. How many of his colleagues can claim to having composed two amongst the most recognisable themes of all-time: "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Great Escape."
This was a wonderful tribute. Elmer's music is magical wonderful and life changing. The harmonies and the integration of all of the components in the orchestra captures the essence of a great composer.
I always thought Elmer was the best. So diverse, knowing the mood, which created beauties like Summer and Smoke, and especially To Kill a Mockingbird. He's a symphonic composer, not like today, when synthesizers have taken over.
+Ramon Gawlitta absolutely right.............. today's film scores are nothing but a bunch of nerve-cracking sounds.......... I too adore the golden age of classic composers who brough about what Elmer himself called "the post-Tchaikovsky Romanticism" in Hollywood
+Ramon Gawlitta You are absolutely correct, Ramon. There have been several fine composers throughout film and television history, but for my money, Bernstein is the best there ever was and the best there ever will be.
As this video demonstrates, Elmer Bernstein was a jazz band composer too. And one of his early scores, for SOME CAME RUNNING, features both symphonic and jazz band music. Terrific range of styles in that score, yet it all hangs together!
1:02 - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Fanfare 7:21 - THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963 Film) March 11:35 - TONE POEMS 0F COLOR Silver 13:21 - THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN (1985 FILM) 2 Pieces 15:41 - A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT (1992 Film) 1 Piece 16:50 - DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS (1958 Film) Love Theme (excerpt) 17:59 - STRIPES (1981 Film) March 19:40 - FAR FROM HEAVEN (2002 Film) Suite 26:30 - THE THREE AMIGOS (1986 Film) End Credits 30:02 - THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM 33:27 - SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957 Film) 37:29 - TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962 Film) Suite 46:28 - THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960 Film) Suite
it seems i have found you on a video by the legendary Elmer Bernstein you sir seem to have beautifully refined taste, I think our comradery would be necessary! #elmerbernsteinislit #lmao
It seems to me that whenever I saw a profound, deeply moving, or even delightfully funny film, it was Mr. Bernstein's name I found in the credits. This video is a much appreciated gift. Thank-you!
Interessantes und informatives Video! Elmer Bernstein in der Filmmusik ist fast Leonard Bernstein in der klassischen Musik. Was für wertvolle zwei Steine!
When I conducted a student orchestra eons ago, the first complaint that I heard was, "Oh, but you conduct left-handed." Well, so did Elmer and Pavvo Berglund, among others.
Wow! "The Sweet taste of Sucess" 33:30 "Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know." ~ Louis Armstrong, about the meaning of jazz. Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), American trumpeter, composer, singer, and actor ♥️
Certainly, "The Magnificent Seven" is very well known (I actually prefer the composer's theme to "The Comancheros") but Maurice Jarre's theme to "Lawrence of Arabia" probably has equal recognition this side of the Atlantic. Both are superior examples of film composition and do their job. I saw the composer in action here in London conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in a concert of his work. His range of film composition deserves fame and recognition. concert of his music
One of his last works, I understand, was the score for the TV movie “Rough Riders”, made by Turner Networks in 1998. The movie isn’t the most accurate, historical, but Tom Berenger as Theodore Roosevelt, is quite good....Bernstein’s score perfectly captures the atmosphere of 1898 America, and the beginning of the USA’s empire and great power status. Equally as magnificent and powerful as the “Magnificent Seven”. It captures a “loss of innocence” much like that from the JFK assassination, 65 years later. A truly profound work. Elmer was one of the true greats of cinematic music.
Around April of every year the USC Band holds a concert at Bovard Auditorium on the USC Campus . For those living in the area it is worth a visit. Costs for the seats starts at $15.
Yes a great composer lets not forget Henry Mancini another favorite of mine. I got to see Hartari on the big screen and the beautiful score at the beginning of the film.
According to Wikipedia Berstein spent a good portion of his composing career doing B-movies and other low-budget projects because he was gray listed. He wasn't communist enough for Hollywood to blacklist him, but he was socialist enough that a lot of people in Hollywood refused to work with him.
And Elmer Bernstein's score to The Magnificent Seven is far more famous than Lawrence of Arabia. Even those that hadn't seen the movie are familiar with the iconic theme due to the now defunct cigarette brand commercials.
unfortunate but funny... the speaker says man with the golden gun...' then talks about being confused... At the end he calls him Leonard instead of Elmer. embarrassing. I find that Mr Bernstein's music is the music of my life. man with the golden arm spoke to me like nothing I had ever heard. To Kill a Mockingbird Is the manifestation of childhood innocence. thanks to the university for doing this, even though the speaker was not up to the task.
Yup.. it's called being a human being... we all make mistakes.. and he was probably nervous. I gather from your comments you don't do much public speaking....
The theme from the Magnificnet Seven may be the second most famous orchestral score for a movie. Jarre's Lawrecne of Arabia is surely #1. Oscars should be given out for level of achievement, not in competion. The voting and nominating process should be the same- whoever gets listed on a percentage of the ballots gets an Oscar. That what we could honor the apples of Lawrence of Arabia and also the oranges of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Right after the Natl Geo Fanfare, the gentleman who introduces the Tribute says who the conductor is. This is from the USC Thornton School of Music , so I assume it's their orchestra.
Can anyone believe he didn't win an Oscar for To Kill A Mockingbird? Instead it went to Maurice Jarre for Lawrence of Arabia! Come on I love Jarre but he would eventually win for Dr. Zhivago.
I don't think Bernstein could have written the scores for John Wayne's last 8 westerns. The Cowboys came before The Shootist (and I think before Rooster Cogburn), but after True Grit. But, John Williams did the score for The Cowboys.
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In the 1960s I dreamed of being a film score composer. Elmer Bernstein was my idol. In the 1970s I learned two things: first, I did not like the LA/Hollywood scene while I was there, and second, whereas I was a good arranger, I was a so-so composer. In the years after, I wrote many arrangements for symphonic bands and orchestras I conducted/taught, and I was greatly influenced by Elmer Bernstein in those arrangements. To this day, Elmer Bernstein is my favorite composer of film scores.
No composer over the years has surpassed "To Kill a Mockingbird" like Mr. Bernstein in capturing the feelings of childhood and all of the innocence with his music. I can hear the first few notes of the piano and go back 40 years ago in time. Thank you, Elmer! May you rest in peace.
"To Kill A Mockingbird" is one of the most beautiful American scores ever written. My family is from the South and this song captures a time in American history that is both sad and hopeful. .
May Elmer Bernstein and Maurice Jarre rest in peace. May their music live on especially for new generations of movie-goers, music-lovers and musicians.
The algorithms sent me here. I am SO glad for a change. Because THIS IS a treasure.
He was an amazing film composer - one of the very best who ever lived. Even though he has been gone for years, his music remains fresh & relevant. Indeed, his classic score for "Magnificent Seven" absolutely had to be revisited for the remake (a score James Horner was writing when he passed away). Like the host says, his Nat'l Geographic theme is still recognized & utilized today. The score for "Ghostbusters Afterlife" draws heavily from the Bernstein score, adapting several motifs & relevant selections from his '84 effort in that same paranormal universe.
One of the things that made him so unique, aside from his versatility & talent, was his sincere appreciation for film music fans. You can find recordings of Bernstein in concert conducting the title theme from "Great Escape" and smiling from ear-to-ear when the audience begins to whistle & clap along. Many "serious" conductors would be appalled by such an audience reaction & would possibly step away from the podium & storm off the stage. Not Elmer! He had a firm understanding of the incredible reach his music had through the medium of film. Among his contemporaries like Goldsmith, Williams, Barry, Herrmann, Morricone, Mancini, et al, Bernstein was looked up to, respected, & had the distinction of being one of the last surviving composers from the "Golden Age of Hollywood". He literally helped forge this art form & continues to inspire new generations of music craftsmen, performers, & artisans.
I truly enjoyed every moment of this fine tribute. Thank you for posting this.
RIP 🙏 you left the world 🌎 a beautiful gift of amazing music . 🎶
Thank you so much for this tribute broadcast. Whole other kids during the 1960' were purchasing rock albums, I was buying Elmer Berstiens film scores along with Jerry Goldsmith, and John Williams.
Elmer was quite special. He could compose in just about any style -- and do it equally well.
They did Elmer justice. Hearing it live must have been stupendous.
First time I heard Elmer Bernstein was at 9 years old. The Magnificent Seven on TV....I was hooked.. I could tell his scores in movies easy. Son's of Katie Elder... Big Jake....Great Escape..
Thank you, Mr. Bernstein, for all you've contributed to your craft.
Bernstein composed so many great scores -- the man was incredibly talented.
Sensational concert from one of our finest composer, Elmer Bernstein!
Elmer's sheer talent is simply amazing. He could compose in any style whatsoever and accomplish it with equal facility. How many of his colleagues can claim to having composed two amongst the most recognisable themes of all-time: "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Great Escape."
Magnificent 7. Thumbs up !, thumbs way up!. ALL the way up!!!.
the baby boomers like my self know what great gift he gave us when he scored our favorite movies . miss his type of scoring
Theme from "Far From Heaven" is gorgeous, as is all his music. What a brilliant man Bernstein was! So gifted... Bravo to Elmer, and thank you!
This was a wonderful tribute. Elmer's music is magical wonderful and life changing. The harmonies and the integration of all of the components in the orchestra captures the essence of a great composer.
Music has one distinct tribute, Elmer knew this Music is how to bring people together . For a common strive of spirit, and commutative spirit!
Bravo maestro and musicians!
Such an amazing performance of the most amazing film music by the most amazing film composer ever to have lived!!!!
I always thought Elmer was the best. So diverse, knowing the mood, which created beauties like Summer and Smoke, and especially To Kill a Mockingbird. He's a symphonic composer, not like today, when synthesizers have taken over.
+Ramon Gawlitta absolutely right.............. today's film scores are nothing but a bunch of nerve-cracking sounds.......... I too adore the golden age of classic composers who brough about what Elmer himself called "the post-Tchaikovsky Romanticism" in Hollywood
+Ramon Gawlitta You are absolutely correct, Ramon. There have been several fine composers throughout film and television history, but for my money, Bernstein is the best there ever was and the best there ever will be.
As this video demonstrates, Elmer Bernstein was a jazz band composer too. And one of his early scores, for SOME CAME RUNNING, features both symphonic and jazz band music. Terrific range of styles in that score, yet it all hangs together!
1:02 - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Fanfare
7:21 - THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963 Film) March
11:35 - TONE POEMS 0F COLOR Silver
13:21 - THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN (1985 FILM) 2 Pieces
15:41 - A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT (1992 Film) 1 Piece
16:50 - DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS (1958 Film) Love Theme (excerpt)
17:59 - STRIPES (1981 Film) March
19:40 - FAR FROM HEAVEN (2002 Film) Suite
26:30 - THE THREE AMIGOS (1986 Film) End Credits
30:02 - THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM
33:27 - SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957 Film)
37:29 - TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962 Film) Suite
46:28 - THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960 Film) Suite
Any time I would like to hear Mr. Elmer Bernsteins músic. But in this pandemic quarantine it also helps me to stay home.
30:05 - The Man With The Golden Arm;
33:25 - Sweet Smell of Success
37:30 - To Kill A Mockingbird
46:27 - The Magnificent Seven
You're welcome...
it seems i have found you on a video by the legendary Elmer Bernstein you sir seem to have beautifully refined taste, I think our comradery would be necessary! #elmerbernsteinislit #lmao
Thanks 😊
What a great tribute to Mr.Bernstein. Congratulations to USC and Research Channel and thanks a lot.
Wonderful Elmer Bernstein. Wonderful '' Great Escape '' title theme. Still enchants our souls.
My Biggest Influence. Thank you Elmer.
BEAUTIFUL...BEAUTIFUL...BEAUTIFUL
Why Robert Redford jettisoned Elmer's bucolic music for "A River Runs Through It" is beyond me.
It seems to me that whenever I saw a profound, deeply moving, or even delightfully funny film, it was Mr. Bernstein's name I found in the credits. This video is a much appreciated gift. Thank-you!
Just brilliant
great tribute to Elmer
Keep up the good work mr. svejda.you're well loved in southern california
Interessantes und informatives Video! Elmer Bernstein in der Filmmusik ist fast Leonard Bernstein in der klassischen Musik. Was für wertvolle zwei Steine!
Das stimmt!
Great Elmer Bernstein.
+Logos Apologética The best there ever was. The best there ever will be.
Logos He is a Hero to me in the music world. absolutley a great Man
you said it so magnificently!
couldn't say it better!
what a legend
Music 🎶 is God's gift to man. How wonderful.. ❤️
Fantastisc ELMER BERNSTEIN !
ths was breathtakingly talented man- who's music was not only beautiful but enhanced every film he orchestrated
I am particularly fond of "Silver" with its echoes of Ravel. The Sinatra recording features the entire piece.
Absolutely amazing.
When I conducted a student orchestra eons ago, the first complaint that I heard was, "Oh, but you conduct left-handed." Well, so did Elmer and Pavvo Berglund, among others.
Wow! "The Sweet taste of Sucess" 33:30 "Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know."
~ Louis Armstrong, about the meaning of jazz.
Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), American trumpeter, composer, singer, and actor ♥️
Elmer is a gift donated by God to humanity
Certainly, "The Magnificent Seven" is very well known (I actually prefer the composer's
theme to "The Comancheros") but Maurice Jarre's theme to "Lawrence of Arabia"
probably has equal recognition this side of the Atlantic. Both are superior examples
of film composition and do their job. I saw the composer in action here in London conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in a concert of his work. His range
of film composition deserves fame and recognition.
concert of his music
One of his last works, I understand, was the score for the TV movie “Rough Riders”, made by Turner Networks in 1998. The movie isn’t the most accurate, historical, but Tom Berenger as Theodore Roosevelt, is quite good....Bernstein’s score perfectly captures the atmosphere of 1898 America, and the beginning of the USA’s empire and great power status. Equally as magnificent and powerful as the “Magnificent Seven”. It captures a “loss of innocence” much like that from the JFK assassination, 65 years later. A truly profound work.
Elmer was one of the true greats of cinematic music.
How could anyone dislike this?
The only thing missing was "Summer and Smoke". One of his best.
I brought my nephew to see " three amigos " when it came out.
I like as lesser one The Sons of Katie Elder to go along with Magnificent Seven.
Very nice tribute to the greatest film score composer of all time (sorry, Mr. Williams). It sound like he was very generous to his fans.
That sounds like the theme for the PBS News Hour. Great music.
Exelente música felicitaciones
Oh, that was the National Geographic but still this is great music. Loved his music for the Magnificent 7.
Around April of every year the USC Band holds a concert at Bovard Auditorium on the USC Campus . For those living in the area it is worth a visit. Costs for the seats starts at $15.
Best EB score - To Kill A Mockingbird....well done here
1:01 - National Geographic Fanfare;
7:18 - The Great Escape;
11:31 - Medley;
19:38 Far From Heaven;
26:31 The Three Amigos!;
Yes a great composer lets not forget Henry Mancini another favorite of mine. I got to see Hartari on the big screen and the beautiful score at the beginning of the film.
Congratulations for an excellente concert! I wanted to know who made the arrangement on the National Geographic Fanfare, I though was exeptional!
The Great Escape and Magnificent Seven my favorites :')
Nice classics
Sweet Smell of Success theme is a classic. wow
According to Wikipedia Berstein spent a good portion of his composing career doing B-movies and other low-budget projects because he was gray listed. He wasn't communist enough for Hollywood to blacklist him, but he was socialist enough that a lot of people in Hollywood refused to work with him.
Eu sou fã de Elmer...do seu trabalho, principalmente as canções que ele compôs para filmes de western!
i don't speak Spanish but I'm sure you are saying something respectful about the main man Elmer, oui oui
And Elmer Bernstein's score to The Magnificent Seven is far more famous than Lawrence of Arabia. Even those that hadn't seen the movie are familiar with the iconic theme due to the now defunct cigarette brand commercials.
Brilliant
He also scored the scary music in Michael Jackson’s thriller
The camera work his high school level at best.
I'm partial to The Ten Commandments myself!
Magnífico... ;)
unfortunate but funny... the speaker says man with the golden gun...' then talks about being confused... At the end he calls him Leonard instead of Elmer. embarrassing.
I find that Mr Bernstein's music is the music of my life. man with the golden arm spoke to me like nothing I had ever heard. To Kill a Mockingbird Is the manifestation of childhood innocence. thanks to the university for doing this, even though the speaker was not up to the task.
Yup.. it's called being a human being... we all make mistakes.. and he was probably nervous. I gather from your comments you don't do much public speaking....
Maybe the single best composer of American music. Every bit as fine as Copland who he credited. He's the American Tchaikovsky.
great job sc
Great set from an accomplished orchestra. Didn't Bernstein write the score for the Liberation of L.B. Jones? I would have liked to hear that.
Surely you jest. The number 1 most famous orchestral score TODAY is John Williams' Star Wars.
Why did you leave out the Bridge at Remagen? It's one of his best.
Jim you blew it: it's "The Man with the Golden Arm" -- Not "Gun". "The Man with the Golden Gun" was a James Bond Movie.
Where is The best, Then Commandments?
Logos Apologe'tica, Do you mean The Ten Commandments?
The theme from the Magnificnet Seven may be the second most famous orchestral score for a movie. Jarre's Lawrecne of Arabia is surely #1.
Oscars should be given out for level of achievement, not in competion. The voting and nominating process should be the same- whoever gets listed on a percentage of the ballots gets an Oscar. That what we could honor the apples of Lawrence of Arabia and also the oranges of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Right after the Natl Geo Fanfare, the gentleman who introduces the Tribute says who the conductor is. This is from the USC Thornton School of Music , so I assume it's their orchestra.
60 Seconds of logos. DING
Don't forget The Scalphunters
Yeah, shocked me ... must have surprised the audience too!
At 16:02, beautiful theme, sadly rejected for the movie....what were those guys thinking???
@HarperLee55 Oh man you totally rule now!!!!
I was at that concert. What's with the crappy synth music at the very beginning over the photo of Bovard Auditorium?
No Ten Commandments?
Jeremiah Comer heck yeah
Left out the Bridge at Remagen. Darn.
To Kill A Mocking Bird would have NOT been the great film it was if it were NOT for Elmer Bernstein, period!
Probably. But what a great movie!
He almost said "leonard". Elmer is much greater in my book.
@4:53 Jim says "man with the golden GUN".
Can anyone believe he didn't win an Oscar for To Kill A Mockingbird? Instead it went to Maurice Jarre for Lawrence of Arabia! Come on I love Jarre but he would eventually win for Dr. Zhivago.
No 10 Commandments :( Bummer
I don't think Bernstein could have written the scores for John Wayne's last 8 westerns. The Cowboys came before The Shootist (and I think before Rooster Cogburn), but after True Grit. But, John Williams did the score for The Cowboys.
Now that's 'merican!
Muito bom
15:41 The Best Part!
Don't forget Herrmann to Korngold.
LOL, at 6:45 he confused Elmer with Leonard...
Who is conducting please? One of his nephews? What's the name of the orchestra?
USC Symphony?
The Guy did Animal House
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