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Elliot Goldenthal

American score composer

United States • b. 1954-05-02

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Biography

Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954) is an American composer of contemporary classical music and film and theatrical scores. He studied formally with John Corigliano and was deeply influenced and mentored by Aaron Copland, developing a distinctive style and ability to blend various musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways. He is known for wide-ranging body of work spanning film, opera, ballet, theater and concert music, including Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2002 for his score to the motion picture Frida, directed by his longtime partner Julie Taymor.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

316 releases · 47 albums · active 1989–2025

  • Performance · 457
  • Production · 289
  • Other credits · 242

Studios: Manhattan Center Studios · Sony Music Studios, New York City · Chicago Recording Company · Chicago Trax Recording Studio

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