Elliot Goldenthal
Elliot Goldenthal | |
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 Elliott Goldenthal in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Elliot Goldenthal |
| Born | May 2, 1954 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Classical, Avante Garde, movie score, Opera, Oratorio, Musical, Experimental |
| Occupation(s) | Composer ,Bookwriter, Lyricist, Musician, Music producer, Theatrical producer |
| Years active | 1979 - present |
| Labels | Sony Classical Varese Sarabande Atlantic Records |
| Website | "Goldenthal.filmmusic.com" |
Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American composer of modern classical music. He was a student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano. Goldenthal is best known for his ability to blend different musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways.
Movie works
[change | change source]- 1979 - Cocaine Cowboys
- 1980 - Blank Generation
- 1989 - Drugstore Cowboy score
- 1989 - Pet Sematary score
- 1991 - Grand Isle
- 1992 - Fools Fire (TV) - directed by Julie Taymor
- 1992 - Alien³ score
- 1993 - Demolition Man score
- 1993 - Golden Gate score
- 1994 - Interview with the Vampire score
- 1994 - Roswell (TV)
- 1994 - Cobb score
- 1995 - Batman Forever score
- 1995 - Heat score
- 1996 - Michael Collins score
- 1996 - A Time to Kill score
- 1997 - The Butcher Boy score
- 1997 - Batman & Robin (score not commercially released)
- 1998 - In Dreams score
- 1998 - Sphere score
- 1999 - Titus score - movie directed by Julie Taymor
- 2001 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within score
- 2002 - Frida score - movie directed by Julie Taymor
- 2002 - The Good Thief score
- 2003 - S.W.A.T. score
- 2007 - Across the Universe soundtracks - movie directed by Julie Taymor
Concert Music Works
[change | change source]- 1980 - Brass Quintet No. 1, Brass Quintet No. 2 (No. 2 has been recorded recently by Extension Ensemble, New York)
- 1988 - Pastime Variations
- 1990 - Shadow Play Scherzo
- 1996 - Fire Water Paper: A Vietnam Oratorio (recorded in 1995, featuring Yo Yo Ma)
Theatre Works
[change | change source]- Play "The King Stag" (1984 production of Carlo Gozzi's play by Andrei Serban)
- Musical "Liberty's Taken" (an original 1985 musical co-created with David Suehsdorf and Julie Taymor)
- Musical "The Transposed Heads" (adapted in 1986 by Sidney Goldfarb and Julie Taymor from the novel by Thomas Mann)
- Play (Commedia) "The Serpent Woman" (1988 production of Carlo Gozzi's Commedia)
- Musical "Juan Darien: A Carnival Mass" (1988 off-Broadway, reworked and recorded for Broadway in 1996)
Co-Bookwriter, lyricist, arranger of the Latin text. - Ballet "Othello" (a 1998 ballet with choreography by Lar Lubovitch)
- Musical "The Green Bird" (1999 on Broadway production of production of Carlo Gozzi's work)
Stage director: Julie Taymor - Opera "Grendel" (opened 2006 June at Los Angeles Opera; not released on CD yet as of August 2007)
Libretto: Julie Taymor and J D. McClatchy, after the novel Grendel by John Gardner, and the poem Beowulf
Stage director: Julie Taymor
Awards and nominations
[change | change source]| Year | Award | Subject | category | |
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| 1996 | Academy Awards | Nominated | Michael Collins | Best Original Score |
| Golden Globe | Nominated | Michael Collins | Best Original Score | |
| ASCAP awards | Won | Batman Forever | Top Box Office Film Score | |
| 1997 | Tony Awards | Nominated | Juan Darien: A Carnival Mass (Broadway Production) | Best Original Musical Score |
| ASCAP awards | Won | A Time to Kill | Top Box Office Film Score | |
| Grammy Awards | Nominated | "Defile and Lament" ( from A Time to Kill) | ||
| 1998 | ASCAP awards | Won | Batman & Robin | Top Box Office Film Score |
| Chicago Film Critics Awards | Nominated | The Butcher Boy | Best Original Score | |
| LA Film Critics | Won | The Butcher Boy | Best Original Score | |
| 1999 | CFCA awards | Nominated | The Butcher Boy | Best Original Score |
| 2002 | Academy Awards | Won | Frida | Best Original Score |
| Academy Awards | Nominated | "Burn It Blue" (from Frida) | Best Original Song | |
| Golden Globes | Won | Frida | Best Original Score | |
| World Soundtrack Awards | Nominated | "The Dream Within" (from Final Fantasy: The Sprits Within) | Best Original Song Written for a Film | |
| 2003 | Won | Frida | Best Original Soundtrack of the Year | |
| Won | Frida | Soundtrack Composer of the Year | ||
| Nominated | "Burn It Blue" (from "Frida) | Best Original Song Written for a Film | ||
| 2004 | Emmy Awards | Nominated | Great Performances: Dance in America | Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special |
| ASCAP Awards | Won | S.W.A.T. | Top Box Office Film Score | |
| 2007 | Pulitzer Prize for Music | Nominated | Grendel (opera) |
Other websites
[change | change source]- Elliot Goldenthal at Variety.com
- Elliot Goldenthal on IMDb
- Elliot Goldenthal at the Internet Broadway Dabatase
- "A Website for the Composer" Archived 2005-11-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Elliot Goldenthal at SoundtrackNet Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Elliot Goldenthal at Moviemusicuk.us Archived 2008-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Elliot Goldenthal at Theoscarsite.com Archived 2007-11-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Elliot Goldenthal at the All Music Guide[permanent dead link]
- An Interview with both Taymor and Goldenthal at their apartment in New York with the New York Times
- An interview with Goldenthal about his 'Titus' and 'Heat' scores et al.
- An interview with him on his score for Frida and other scores.
