Elliot Goldenthal
- Music Department
- Composer
- Director
Elliot Goldenthal is an Academy Award-winning composer best known for
his original music scores for such films as
Frida (2002) and
Across the Universe (2007),
among his other works.
He was born on May 2, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a
house-painter, and his mother was a seamstress. Young Goldenthal was
fond of music and theatre, he played with his school rock band during
the 1960s. In 1968, he staged his first ballet at John Dewey High
School in Brooklyn, from which he graduated in 1971. He attended the
Manhattan School of Music, studied under
Aaron Copland and
John Corigliano, and earned his MA in
composition.
Among Goldenthal's most notable works are his original music scores for
numerous films, such as Julie Taymor's
Frida (2002),
Clark Johnson's
S.W.A.T. (2003),
Joel Schumacher's
Batman Forever (1995) and
Batman & Robin (1997). Goldenthal
also has been collaborating with director
Neil Jordan on five films, among
those are Michael Collins (1996),
and
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994),
for which he earned two Oscar nominations.
Since the early 1980s, Elliot Goldenthal has been working together with
Julie Taymor. Their partnership in film and
in life has been one of the most rewarding in film business; the couple
made such acclaimed films as Titus (1999),
Frida (2002) and
Across the Universe (2007),
among their other works, earning numerous awards and nominations for
their highly innovative creativity.
his original music scores for such films as
Frida (2002) and
Across the Universe (2007),
among his other works.
He was born on May 2, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a
house-painter, and his mother was a seamstress. Young Goldenthal was
fond of music and theatre, he played with his school rock band during
the 1960s. In 1968, he staged his first ballet at John Dewey High
School in Brooklyn, from which he graduated in 1971. He attended the
Manhattan School of Music, studied under
Aaron Copland and
John Corigliano, and earned his MA in
composition.
Among Goldenthal's most notable works are his original music scores for
numerous films, such as Julie Taymor's
Frida (2002),
Clark Johnson's
S.W.A.T. (2003),
Joel Schumacher's
Batman Forever (1995) and
Batman & Robin (1997). Goldenthal
also has been collaborating with director
Neil Jordan on five films, among
those are Michael Collins (1996),
and
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994),
for which he earned two Oscar nominations.
Since the early 1980s, Elliot Goldenthal has been working together with
Julie Taymor. Their partnership in film and
in life has been one of the most rewarding in film business; the couple
made such acclaimed films as Titus (1999),
Frida (2002) and
Across the Universe (2007),
among their other works, earning numerous awards and nominations for
their highly innovative creativity.