Biography
Richard Einhorn (born 1952) is an American composer of contemporary classical music.Einhorn graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University in 1975, and studied composition and electronic music with Jack Beeson, Vladimir Ussachevsky, and Mario Davidovsky.His best-known work, Voices of Light (1994) is an oratorio scored for soloists, chorus, orchestra and a bell. It was inspired by Carl Theodor Dreyer's silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928), and it has been performed while the film is screened. He has also composed many horror and thriller film scores, including Shock Waves (1977), Don't Go in the House (1980), Eyes of a Stranger (1981), The Prowler (1981), Dead of Winter (1987), Blood Rage (1987), Sister, Sister (1987) and Dark Tower (1989). He also contributed to the soundtrack of Liberty! The American Revolution (1997).
In a 2011 New York Times article, Einhorn discussed his use of hearing loops to enjoy concerts with his hearing aid.
Filmography
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Movies 24
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Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4 1 (2011)
Alexander Hamilton (2007)
The New Medicine (2006)
David Macaulay: Mill Times (2001)
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1999)
Fire-Eater (1998)
Divided Highways: The Interstates and the Transformation of American Life (1997)
Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (1995)
David Macaulay: Roman City (1994)
A House in the Hills (1993)
Educating Peter (1992)
Wild by Law (1991)
Darrow (1991)
Closet Land (1991)
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness (1989)
Necessary Parties (1988)
Sister, Sister (1987)
Blood Rage (1987)
Dead of Winter (1987)
A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera (1986)
The Prowler (1981)
Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
Don't Go in the House (1979)
Shock Waves (1977)
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GenderMale
Birthday1952-01-01 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceNewark, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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