Biography
Arthur Benjamin Rubinstein (March 31, 1938 – April 23, 2018) was an American Emmy Award-winning composer. He composed several television series soundtracks and songs for film scores. He was frequently hired by film director John Badham, and the majority of his movie soundtracks are found in Badham's work, including Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981), WarGames (1983), Blue Thunder (1983), Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1986), Stakeout (1987), The Hard Way (1991), Another Stakeout (1993), and Nick of Time (1995). He was also member of the band The Beepers.
In 1983 Rubinstein created the score to Blue Thunder (which he composed, conducted and produced) using various synthesizers, a popular instrument of the 80's era. In the score Rubinstein used these synthesizers in a symphonic manner by combining them with brass, percussion and string ensembles. Using the Synclavier II (a digital computer instrument) and dubbing this with both the Jupiter, the Prophet and the Moog analog synthesizers. Rubinstein also created a very unusual sound by placing a microphone inside a large empty water bottle and placing it underneath a Steinway grand piano.
His other film and TV movie scores include The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972), The Great Bank Hoax (1978), The Great American Traffic Jam (1980), On the Right Track (1981), The Phoenix (1982), Deal of the Century (1983), The Cartier Affair (1984), It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984), Lost in America (1985), Murder in Space (1985), The Best of Times (1986), Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986), Love Among Thieves (1987), Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987), Once Upon a Texas Train (1988), Inherit the Wind (1988), several Season Two episodes of The Simpsons and Dead Man's Island (1996).He died on April 23, 2018, from cancer at the age of 80. He was among those honored at the 2019 Grammy awards.
Filmography
all 96
Movies 93
TV Shows 3
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' (2006)
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (2002)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)
Face Value (2001)
Shooting War (2000)
The Last Debate (2000)
Floating Away (1998)
The Princess Stallion (1997)
The Ruby Ring (1997)
Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
Dead Man's Island (1996)
Double Jeopardy (1996)
Nick of Time (1995)
Hart to Hart: Secrets of the Hart (1995)
Janek: The Silent Betrayal (1994)
Hart to Hart: Old Friends Never Die (1994)
Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart (1994)
Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is (1994)
Hart to Hart Returns (1993)
Another Stakeout (1993)
Caught in the Act (1993)
Deep Trouble (1993)
When No One Would Listen (1992)
Secrets (1992)
Fatal Friendship (1991)
Crazy From the Heart (1991)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991)
The Hard Way (1991)
Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story (1991)
Murder Times Seven (1990)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)
Murder in Black and White (1990)
Gary Cooper: American Life, American Legend (1989)
The Hollywood Detective (1989)
The Heist (1989)
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989)
Baywatch: Panic at Malibu Pier (1989)
Baywatch (1989)
Unconquered (1989)
The Man in the Brown Suit (1989)
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? (1988)
Internal Affairs (1988)
Indiscreet (1988)
Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
Nightmare at Bittercreek (1988)
Inherit the Wind (1988)
Defense Play (1988)
Stakeout (1987)
Roses Are for the Rich (1987)
The Betty Ford Story (1987)
Love Among Thieves (1987)
Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986)
The Best of Times (1986)
Doing Life (1986)
Doubletake (1985)
Amazing Stories (1985)
Murder in Space (1985)
Lost in America (1985)
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984)
The Cartier Affair (1984)
Sins of the Past (1984)
The Parade (1984)
Deal of the Century (1983)
WarGames (1983)
Blue Thunder (1983)
Skeezer (1982)
Fake-Out (1982)
Not Just Another Affair (1982)
Incident at Crestridge (1981)
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)
Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner (1981)
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter (1981)
The Phoenix (1981)
On the Right Track (1981)
Gridlock (1980)
Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger (1980)
Aunt Mary (1979)
Portrait of a Stripper (1979)
You Can't Take it With You (1979)
Return Engagement (1978)
The Great Bank Hoax (1978)
Taxi!! (1978)
Fame (1978)
The Love Boat (1977)
The Prince of Central Park (1977)
Addie and the King of Hearts (1976)
The Easter Promise (1975)
The Seagull (1975)
The Thanksgiving Treasure (1973)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor (1973)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Raoul Walsh (1973)
The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972)
Harvey (1972)
Look Homeward, Angel (1972)
The Price (1971)
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GenderMale
Birthday1938-03-31
Deathday2018-04-23 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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