Leonard Rosenman

Fishko Files | May 18, 2010

Film composer Leonard Rosenman died this past spring at age 83. He won Oscars for his adaptations of existing music for movies such as Barry Lyndon and Bound for Glory, but it was Rosenman’s original scores, says WNYC’s Sara Fishko, that are remembered for their arresting modernism. Here is the next Fishko Files.

 

-Read more about Leonard Rosenman's career in his own words at Film Score Monthly.

-Watch the famous Mass for the "Divine Bomb" scene from Beyond the Planet of Apes featuring Rosenman's score at YouTube.com.

-Watch the original trailer for Fantastic Voyage featuring Rosenman's score at YouTube.com.

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