---
title: 'Elmer Bernstein'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'recording artist'
  - 'music educator'
  - 'dancer'
  - 'music arranger'
  - 'film score composer'
born: '1922-04-04'
died: '2004-08-18'
birthplace: 'New York City'
deathplace: 'Ojai'
films_in_library: 148
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/elmer-bernstein'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Bernstein'
wikidata: 'Q111436'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Elmer Bernstein

recording artist, music educator, dancer, music arranger, film score composer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2002 · [Far from Heaven](https://cinepixo.com/movies/far-from-heaven-2002) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2000 · [Keeping the Faith](https://cinepixo.com/movies/keeping-the-faith-2000) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 2000 · [Chinese Coffee](https://cinepixo.com/movies/chinese-coffee-2000) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [Wild Wild West](https://cinepixo.com/movies/wild-wild-west-1999) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [Bringing Out the Dead](https://cinepixo.com/movies/bringing-out-the-dead-1999) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [The Deep End of the Ocean](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-deep-end-of-the-ocean-1999) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [Introducing Dorothy Dandridge](https://cinepixo.com/movies/introducing-dorothy-dandridge-1999) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1999 · [The Last Siege: Never Surrender](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-last-siege-never-surrender-1999) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1998 · [Twilight](https://cinepixo.com/movies/twilight-1998) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1997 · [The Rainmaker](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rainmaker-1997) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1997 · [Hoodlum](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hoodlum-1997) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1997 · [Buddy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/buddy-1997) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1996 · [Bulletproof](https://cinepixo.com/movies/bulletproof-1996) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1995 · [Canadian Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/canadian-bacon-1995) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1995 · [Devil in a Blue Dress](https://cinepixo.com/movies/devil-in-a-blue-dress-1995) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1995 · [Roommates](https://cinepixo.com/movies/roommates-1995) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1995 · [A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-personal-journey-with-martin-scorsese-through-american-movies-1995) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1995 · [Frankie Starlight](https://cinepixo.com/movies/frankie-starlight-1995) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [The Age of Innocence](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-age-of-innocence-1993) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [The Good Son](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-good-son-1993) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [Mad Dog and Glory](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mad-dog-and-glory-1993) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [Lost in Yonkers](https://cinepixo.com/movies/lost-in-yonkers-1993) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1993 · [The Cemetery Club](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cemetery-club-1993) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1992 · [The Babe](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-babe-1992) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [A Rage in Harlem](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-rage-in-harlem-1991) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Cape Fear](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cape-fear-1991) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Oscar](https://cinepixo.com/movies/oscar-1991) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1991 · [Rambling Rose](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rambling-rose-1991) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1990 · [The Grifters](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-grifters-1990) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1990 · [The Field](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-field-1990) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1989 · [Slipstream](https://cinepixo.com/movies/slipstream-1989) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1988 · [Funny Farm](https://cinepixo.com/movies/funny-farm-1988) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1988 · [The Good Mother](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-good-mother-1988) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1988 · [Stars and Bars](https://cinepixo.com/movies/stars-and-bars-1988) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1988 · [Da](https://cinepixo.com/movies/da-1988) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1987 · [Leonard Part 6](https://cinepixo.com/movies/leonard-part-6-1987) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1987 · [Amazing Grace and Chuck](https://cinepixo.com/movies/amazing-grace-and-chuck-1987) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1986 · [Three Amigos](https://cinepixo.com/movies/three-amigos-1986) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1986 · [Legal Eagles](https://cinepixo.com/movies/legal-eagles-1986) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1985 · [Spies Like Us](https://cinepixo.com/movies/spies-like-us-1985) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1985 · [The Black Cauldron](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-black-cauldron-1985) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1984 · [Ghostbusters](https://cinepixo.com/movies/ghostbusters-1984) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1984 · [Bolero](https://cinepixo.com/movies/bolero-1984) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [Trading Places](https://cinepixo.com/movies/trading-places-1983) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [Class](https://cinepixo.com/movies/class-1983) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone](https://cinepixo.com/movies/spacehunter-adventures-in-the-forbidden-zone-1983) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1982 · [Airplane II: The Sequel](https://cinepixo.com/movies/airplane-ii-the-sequel-1982) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1982 · [Five Days One Summer](https://cinepixo.com/movies/five-days-one-summer-1982) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1982 · [Genocide](https://cinepixo.com/movies/genocide-1982) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1981 · [An American Werewolf in London](https://cinepixo.com/movies/an-american-werewolf-in-london-1981) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1981 · [Stripes](https://cinepixo.com/movies/stripes-1981) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1981 · [Honky Tonk Freeway](https://cinepixo.com/movies/honky-tonk-freeway-1981) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1981 · [The Chosen](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-chosen-1981) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1981 · [Going Ape!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/going-ape-1981) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1980 · [Airplane!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/airplane-1980) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1980 · [Saturn 3](https://cinepixo.com/movies/saturn-3-1980) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1979 · [My Left Foot](https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-left-foot-1979) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1979 · [Zulu Dawn](https://cinepixo.com/movies/zulu-dawn-1979) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1979 · [The Great Santini](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-santini-1979) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1979 · [Meatballs](https://cinepixo.com/movies/meatballs-1979) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1978 · [Animal House](https://cinepixo.com/movies/animal-house-1978) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1978 · [Bloodbrothers](https://cinepixo.com/movies/bloodbrothers-1978) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1977 · [Slap Shot](https://cinepixo.com/movies/slap-shot-1977) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1976 · [The Shootist](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-shootist-1976) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1976 · [From Noon till Three](https://cinepixo.com/movies/from-noon-till-three-1976) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1976 · [The Incredible Sarah](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-incredible-sarah-1976) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1975 · [Report to the Commissioner](https://cinepixo.com/movies/report-to-the-commissioner-1975) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1975 · [Mister Quilp](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mister-quilp-1975) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1974 · [McQ](https://cinepixo.com/movies/mcq-1974) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1974 · [Gold](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gold-1974) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1974 · [The Trial of Billy Jack](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-trial-of-billy-jack-1974) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1974 · [Nightmare Honeymoon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/nightmare-honeymoon-1974) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1973 · [Cahill U.S. Marshal](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cahill-us-marshal-1973) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1972 · [The Magnificent Seven Ride!](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-magnificent-seven-ride-1972) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1972 · [The Amazing Mr Blunden](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-amazing-mr-blunden-1972) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1971 · [Big Jake](https://cinepixo.com/movies/big-jake-1971) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1971 · [See No Evil](https://cinepixo.com/movies/see-no-evil-1971) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1971 · [Doctors' Wives](https://cinepixo.com/movies/doctors-wives-1971) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1970 · [The Liberation of L.B. Jones](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-liberation-of-lb-jones-1970) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1970 · [Cannon for Cordoba](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cannon-for-cordoba-1970) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1970 · [A Walk in the Spring Rain](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-walk-in-the-spring-rain-1970) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [True Grit](https://cinepixo.com/movies/true-grit-1969) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [The Bridge at Remagen](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bridge-at-remagen-1969) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [The Gypsy Moths](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-gypsy-moths-1969) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [Guns of the Magnificent Seven](https://cinepixo.com/movies/guns-of-the-magnificent-seven-1969) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [Midas Run](https://cinepixo.com/movies/midas-run-1969) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1969 · [Where's Jack?](https://cinepixo.com/movies/wheres-jack-1969) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1968 · [The Scalphunters](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-scalphunters-1968) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1968 · [I Love You, Alice B. Toklas](https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-love-you-alice-b-toklas-1968) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1967 · [Thoroughly Modern Millie](https://cinepixo.com/movies/thoroughly-modern-millie-1967) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [Cast a Giant Shadow](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cast-a-giant-shadow-1966) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [Hawaii](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hawaii-1966) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [7 Women](https://cinepixo.com/movies/7-women-1966) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [Return of the Seven](https://cinepixo.com/movies/return-of-the-seven-1966) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [The Silencers](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-silencers-1966) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [The Sons of Katie Elder](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sons-of-katie-elder-1965) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [The Hallelujah Trail](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-hallelujah-trail-1965) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [Baby the Rain Must Fall](https://cinepixo.com/movies/baby-the-rain-must-fall-1965) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [The Reward](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-reward-1965) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [The Carpetbaggers](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-carpetbaggers-1964) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [The World of Henry Orient](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-world-of-henry-orient-1964) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [Four Days in November](https://cinepixo.com/movies/four-days-in-november-1964) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [The Great Escape](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-escape-1963) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [Hud](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hud-1963) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [Kings of the Sun](https://cinepixo.com/movies/kings-of-the-sun-1963) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [Love with the Proper Stranger](https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-with-the-proper-stranger-1963) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [The Caretakers](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-caretakers-1963) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1963 · [Rampage](https://cinepixo.com/movies/rampage-1963) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [To Kill a Mockingbird](https://cinepixo.com/movies/to-kill-a-mockingbird-1962) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [Birdman of Alcatraz](https://cinepixo.com/movies/birdman-of-alcatraz-1962) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [Walk on the Wild Side](https://cinepixo.com/movies/walk-on-the-wild-side-1962) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [A Girl Named Tamiko](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-girl-named-tamiko-1962) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [The Comancheros](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-comancheros-1961) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [Summer and Smoke](https://cinepixo.com/movies/summer-and-smoke-1961) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [By Love Possessed](https://cinepixo.com/movies/by-love-possessed-1961) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [The Young Doctors](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-young-doctors-1961) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [The Rat Race](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-rat-race-1960) — actor, Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [The Magnificent Seven](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-magnificent-seven-1960) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [From the Terrace](https://cinepixo.com/movies/from-the-terrace-1960) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [The Story on Page One](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-story-on-page-one-1959) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [The Miracle](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-miracle-1959) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [The Race for Space](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-race-for-space-1959) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [The Buccaneer](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-buccaneer-1958) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [Desire Under the Elms](https://cinepixo.com/movies/desire-under-the-elms-1958) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [Kings Go Forth](https://cinepixo.com/movies/kings-go-forth-1958) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [Some Came Running](https://cinepixo.com/movies/some-came-running-1958) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [Saddle the Wind](https://cinepixo.com/movies/saddle-the-wind-1958) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [God's Little Acre](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gods-little-acre-1958) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Fear Strikes Out](https://cinepixo.com/movies/fear-strikes-out-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Men in War](https://cinepixo.com/movies/men-in-war-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Sweet Smell of Success](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sweet-smell-of-success-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Drango](https://cinepixo.com/movies/drango-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [The Tin Star](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-tin-star-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [The Ten Commandments](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-ten-commandments-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Storm Fear](https://cinepixo.com/movies/storm-fear-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [The Naked Eye](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-naked-eye-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [The Man with the Golden Arm](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-with-the-golden-arm-1955) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [The Eternal Sea](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-eternal-sea-1955) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [The View from Pompey's Head](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-view-from-pompeys-head-1955) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Make Haste to Live](https://cinepixo.com/movies/make-haste-to-live-1954) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Miss Robin Crusoe](https://cinepixo.com/movies/miss-robin-crusoe-1954) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Never Wave at a WAC](https://cinepixo.com/movies/never-wave-at-a-wac-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Robot Monster](https://cinepixo.com/movies/robot-monster-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1953 · [Cat-Women of the Moon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/cat-women-of-the-moon-1953) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Boots Malone](https://cinepixo.com/movies/boots-malone-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Battles of Chief Pontiac](https://cinepixo.com/movies/battles-of-chief-pontiac-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Sudden Fear](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sudden-fear-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Saturday's Hero](https://cinepixo.com/movies/saturdays-hero-1951) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/elmer-bernstein
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