Elliot Goldenthal | |
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Goldenthal at the 75th Academy Awards | |
4 Nominations / 1 Win | |
Role | Composer |
Born | May 2, 1954 |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | |
Elliot Goldenthal is an Academy Award-winning 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.
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Nominations[]
- 67th Academy Awards, 1994
- Best Original Score — Interview with the Vampire
- 69th Academy Awards, 1996
- Best Original Dramatic Score — Michael Collins
- 75th Academy Awards, 2002
- Best Original Score — Frida
- Best Original Song — "Burn It Blue" from Frida