Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Known for
Music and sound
Born
May 29, 1897
Birthplace
Brno, Czech Republic
Died
November 29, 1957 (aged 60)
Biography
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and composer of classical music, along with music for Hollywood films, and the first composer of international stature to write Hollywood scores.
Best known work
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
Captain Blood
1935
The Sea Hawk
1940
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
The Sea Wolf
1941
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935
Deception
1946
Kings Row
1942
The Prince and the Pauper
1937
Between Two Worlds
1944Filmography
2026
Emerging from the Shadows: Rediscovering the Legacies of Weinberg & Korngoldas Self (archive footage)
2024
Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)
2023
Marie Jacquot dirige Weill, Dukas et Korngold Avec Victor Julien-LaferrièreOriginal Music Composer
2019
Korngold: Die tote StadtSound, Writer
2019
2018
Die tote StadtOriginal Music Composer, Writer
2010
Die tote StadtOriginal Music Composer
2009
Die Tote StadtOriginal Music Composer
1999
Die tote StadtOriginal Music Composer
1955
Magic Fireas Hans Richter (uncredited), Music Supervisor
1947
Escape Me NeverOriginal Music Composer
1946
DeceptionOriginal Music Composer
1946
Of Human BondageOriginal Music Composer
1946
DevotionOriginal Music Composer
1944
Between Two WorldsOriginal Music Composer
1943
The Constant NymphOriginal Music Composer, Conductor
1942
Kings RowOriginal Music Composer
1941
The Sea WolfOriginal Music Composer
1940
The Sea HawkOriginal Music Composer
1939
The Mad EmpressMusic
1939
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexOriginal Music Composer
1939
JuarezOriginal Music Composer
1938
The Adventures of Robin HoodOriginal Music Composer
1938
Mr. SatanCompositor
1937
Another DawnOriginal Music Composer