Victor Young had been hired... by Elmer Bernstein, an American Composer

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“Victor Young had been hired to write the score for the dances of The Ten Commandments but he became very ill. You were then hired to write the score. But at the same time you'd written The Man with the Golden Arm score.”

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Elmer Bernstein

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Name: Elmer Bernstein

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Apr 4, 1922

Date of Death: Aug 18, 2004

Profession: Composer

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I did 10 years of comedies and 10 years of Westerns. I really like to stay away from car chases. I prefer the more intimate film. You have a much more direct association with the emotions.

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I thought in terms of the enthusiasm of doing it. I didn't think about whether I was ready.

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It was a great way to work. In those days, you had to be there. It was your world. It was your club. Your friends were there, your associates were there, your security was there.

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One of the things that happens in the business is that success is a very strange thing in that if you are involved in something very successful the next person wants you to repeat it.

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There's no way I can compete with someone who can write rap or rock and roll. Nor do I wish to. But I've always kept up to date with music changes. I worked very hard not to type myself.

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