Elliot Goldenthal

Elliot Goldenthal
Elliott Goldenthal in 2014
Background information
Birth name	Elliot Goldenthal
Born	(1954-05-02) May 2, 1954 (age 70) 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.

Influences

Goldenthal cites Jerry Goldsmith, Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein, Lalo Schifrin, Max Steiner, Alfred Newman, John Williams, Aaron Copeland, John Corigliano, Ennio Morricone, Maurice Ravel, Bruce Broughton, Howard Shore, John Barry, Irwin Kostal, Maurice Jarre, Richard Wagner, Leonard Bernstein, James Horner, Randy Newman, Franz Waxman, Alex North, Victor Young and Buddy Baker as influences.

Movie works

• 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

• 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

• 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

Year	Award		Subject	category
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

• 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.