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Miklós Rózsa

Profession
Sound
Born
April 18, 1907 · Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Died
July 27, 1995

Biography

Miklós Rózsa (18 April 1907 – 27 July 1995) was a Hungarian-born composer trained in Germany (1925 – 1931), and active in France (1931 – 1935), England (1935 – 1940), and the United States (1940 – 1995), with extensive sojourns in Italy from 1953. Famous for his nearly one hundred film scores, he nevertheless maintained a steadfast allegiance to absolute concert music throughout what he called his "double life." Rózsa achieved early success in Europe with his orchestral Theme, Variations, and Finale (Op. 13) of 1933 and became prominent in the film industry from such early scores as The Four Feathers (1939) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940). The latter project brought him to America when production was transferred from wartime Britain, and Rózsa remained in the United States, becoming an American citizen in 1946. His notable Hollywood career earned him considerable fame, including Academy Awards for Spellbound (1945), A Double Life (1947), and Ben-Hur (1959), while his concert works were championed by such major artists as Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, and János Starker. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miklós Rózsa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Ben-Hur poster
Ben-Hur
Film · 1959 · ★ 7.9
Double Indemnity poster
Double Indemnity
Film · 1944 · ★ 8.1
Spellbound poster
Spellbound
Film · 1945 · ★ 7.4
The Lost Weekend poster
The Lost Weekend
Film · 1945 · ★ 7.6
The Asphalt Jungle poster
The Asphalt Jungle
Film · 1950 · ★ 7.5
Quo Vadis poster
Quo Vadis
Film · 1951 · ★ 7.1
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid poster
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Film · 1982 · ★ 6.6
The Killers poster
The Killers
Film · 1946 · ★ 7.4
Time After Time poster
Time After Time
Film · 1979 · ★ 6.8
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes poster
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Film · 1970 · ★ 6.8
Adam's Rib poster
Adam's Rib
Film · 1949 · ★ 7.1
El Cid poster
El Cid
Film · 1961 · ★ 6.8

Filmography