ELMER BERNSTEIN (Composer) is undeniably one of the film industry's most acclaimed and accomplished composers, whose distinguished career spans over four decades and encompasses more than 200 film scores, including some unforgettable classics.

Bernstein was honored with an Academy Award’ for his score for the Julie Andrews musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie," and earned a remarkable seven additional nominations for his film scores for "The Age of Innocence," "Trading Places," "Hawaii," "Return of the Seven," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "Summer and Smoke" and "The Man With the Golden Arm." His many other honors include an Emmy Award for the acclaimed documentary "The Making of the President" and an Emmy nomination for the mini-series "Captains and Kings."

His extraordinary list of film credits includes such memorable titles as "The Ten Commandments," "Desire Under the Elms," " The Magnificent Seven," "Walk on the Wild Side," "The Birdman of Alcatraz," "The Great Escape," "Hud," "Love With the Proper Stranger," "The Sons of Katie Elder," "I Love You Alice B. Toklas," "True Grit," "The Bridge at Remagen," "The Shootist," "Slap Shot," "National Lampoon's Animal House," "The Great Santini," "Airplane!," " An American Werewolf in London," "Ghostbusters," "My Left Foot," "The Grifters," "Rambling Rose," "Cape Fear," "The Good Son," and "Devil in a Blue Dress," to name only a portion. His most recent film score was for "John Grisham's The Rainmaker," directed by Francis Ford Coppola.