» “The Age of Innocence” (1993), Monday, May 9, 2016, 7 p.m. Established by the Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts to honor the life and work of noted film composer and Santa Barbara ...

Elmer Bernstein has written scores and scores of film scores:The brawny, big-sky theme from "The Magnificent Seven" — probably the best known movie theme ever (especially to people old enough to ...

Elmer Bernstein, the American film composer who died on Wednesday aged 82, wrote some of the most influential and memorable music in the history of cinema; among his scores were the stirring themes to ...

Chaucer’s Books will host Peter M. Bernstein, author of “Elmer Bernstein: Film Composer: An Authorized Biography,” for an in-store book talk and signing, 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 at 3321 State St.

To understand how fitting Bernstein’s score is for “To Kill a Mockingbird,” you have to go back to the original novel written by Harper Lee. It is told through the eyes of a 6-year-old, thus Bernstein ...

No routines for composer Elmer Bernstein, thank you. “I rarely do anything at the same time each day,” he says, “simply because anything you do routinely cannot possibly be fresh. I think having a ...

Last week Elmer Bernstein, who had composed music for a wide array of movies and television programs in a career that lasted over six decades, died at the age of 82. His movie themes are instantly ...

Composer Elmer Bernstein, 82, who died of undisclosed causes Aug. 18 at his home in Ojai, Calif., wrote music for more than 200 movies. He was responsible for the gritty trumpet-and-drums jazz score ...