Elliot Goldenthal

Elliot Goldenthal

Known for
Sound
Born
May 2, 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, NY

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.

Known For

Filmography

2020
The Glorias poster

The Glorias

Movie · Original Music Composer

2017
Our Souls at Night poster

Our Souls at Night

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · Music

2010
The Tempest poster

The Tempest

Movie · Original Music Composer

2009
Public Enemies poster

Public Enemies

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
Forest poster

Forest

Movie · Music

2007
Across the Universe poster

Across the Universe

Movie · Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

2005
The Making of Heat poster

The Making of Heat

Movie · Music

2003
The Good Thief poster

The Good Thief

Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

2003
S.W.A.T. poster

S.W.A.T.

Movie · Original Music Composer

2003
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' poster

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Movie · Original Music Composer

2002
Frida poster

Frida

Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs

2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within poster

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
Titus poster

Titus

Movie · Original Music Composer

1999
In Dreams poster

In Dreams

Movie · Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

1998
Sphere poster

Sphere

Movie · Original Music Composer

1998
The Butcher Boy poster

The Butcher Boy

Movie · Original Music Composer

1997
Batman & Robin poster

Batman & Robin

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
Michael Collins poster

Michael Collins

Movie · Original Music Composer

1996
A Time to Kill poster

A Time to Kill

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Batman Forever poster

Batman Forever

Movie · Original Music Composer

1995
Heat poster

Heat

Movie · Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

1995
Voices poster

Voices

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Interview with the Vampire poster

Interview with the Vampire

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Cobb poster

Cobb

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Roswell poster

Roswell

Movie · Original Music Composer

1994
Golden Gate poster

Golden Gate

Movie · Original Music Composer

1993
Demolition Man poster

Demolition Man

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
Alien³ poster

Alien³

Movie · Original Music Composer

1992
Fool's Fire poster

Fool's Fire

Movie · Original Music Composer

1991
Grand Isle poster

Grand Isle

Movie · Original Music Composer

1990
Criminal Justice poster

Criminal Justice

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Drugstore Cowboy poster

Drugstore Cowboy

Movie · Original Music Composer

1989
Pet Sematary poster

Pet Sematary

Movie · Original Music Composer

1980
Blank Generation poster

Blank Generation

Movie · Music, Conductor

1979
Cocaine Cowboys poster

Cocaine Cowboys

Movie · Original Music Composer