Elliot Goldenthal

Biography

Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. He was a student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, and is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend various musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways. He is also a film-music composer, and won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2002 for his score to the motion picture Frida, directed by his long-time partner Julie Taymor.

Most Famous Work

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Heat

(1995) Orchestrator

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5

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Batman Forever

(1995) Original Music Composer

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7

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Demolition Man

(1993) Original Music Composer

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7

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Interview with the Vampire

(1994) Original Music Composer

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6

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Alien³

(1992) Original Music Composer

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4

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Batman & Robin

(1997) Original Music Composer

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7

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Pet Sematary

(1989) Original Music Composer

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6

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S.W.A.T.

(2003) Original Music Composer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2017	Self	Score: A Film Music Documentary 2017-03-16 Movie
	Self	Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary 2017-01-13 Movie
2007	Self	Lights, Action, Music 2007-08-06 Movie
2003	Self	Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' 2003-12-02 Movie
1953	Self	The Oscars 1953-03-19 TV Show
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Original Music Composer	The Glorias 2020-12-18 Movie
2017	Original Music Composer	Our Souls at Night 2017-09-29 Movie
2014	Music	A Midsummer Night's Dream 2014-09-08 Movie
2010	Original Music Composer	The Tempest 2010-09-11 Movie
2009	Original Music Composer	Public Enemies 2009-07-01 Movie
2007	Music	Across the Universe 2007-09-14 Movie
	Orchestrator	Across the Universe 2007-09-14 Movie
	Music	Forest 2007-01-01 Movie
2005	Music	The Making of 'Heat' 2005-02-22 Movie
2003	Original Music Composer	Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' 2003-12-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	S.W.A.T. 2003-08-08 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Good Thief 2003-04-03 Movie
2002	Original Music Composer	Frida 2002-08-29 Movie
2001	Original Music Composer	Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 2001-07-02 Movie
1999	Original Music Composer	Titus 1999-12-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	In Dreams 1999-01-15 Movie
	Orchestrator	In Dreams 1999-01-15 Movie
1998	Original Music Composer	The Butcher Boy 1998-02-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Sphere 1998-02-13 Movie
1997	Original Music Composer	Batman & Robin 1997-06-20 Movie
1996	Original Music Composer	Michael Collins 1996-10-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Time to Kill 1996-07-24 Movie
1995	Original Music Composer	Heat 1995-12-15 Movie
	Orchestrator	Heat 1995-12-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Voices 1995-09-15 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Batman Forever 1995-06-16 Movie
1994	Original Music Composer	Cobb 1994-12-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Interview with the Vampire 1994-11-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Roswell 1994-07-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Golden Gate 1994-01-28 Movie
1993	Original Music Composer	Demolition Man 1993-10-08 Movie
1992	Original Music Composer	Alien³ 1992-05-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Fool's Fire 1992-03-25 Movie
1991	Original Music Composer	Grand Isle 1991-08-23 Movie
1990	Original Music Composer	Criminal Justice 1990-09-08 Movie
1989	Original Music Composer	Drugstore Cowboy 1989-10-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Pet Sematary 1989-04-21 Movie
1980	Music	Blank Generation 1980-10-02 Movie
	Conductor	Blank Generation 1980-10-02 Movie
1979	Original Music Composer	Cocaine Cowboys 1979-10-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv