Ernest Gold

Ernest Gold

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1921-07-13
Deathday: 1999-03-17 (77 years old)

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Ernst Sigmund Goldner (July 13, 1921 – March 17, 1999), known professionally as Ernest Gold, was an Austrian-born American composer. He is most noted for his work on the film Exodus produced in 1960.


Career NBC Orchestra performed Gold's first symphony in 1939, only a year after he moved to the United States. In 1941, he composed a symphony that was later played at Carnegie Hall in 1945. Gold moved to Hollywood in the same year to work with Columbia Pictures, his first significant role being the score for the melodrama Girl of the Limberlost (1945). After this opportunity, Gold wrote scores for other minor films. For the next ten years, he continued to work on B movies, mainly orchestrating and arranging music for western movies and melodramas.


He was asked by Stanley Kramer to orchestrate Not as a Stranger (1955). The music for the film was written by George Antheil. This production opened the door for Gold to work with other scores written by Antheil and to orchestrate more of Kramer's films. Gold worked on almost every film Kramer made, including A Child Is Waiting and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.


Gold produced his first original film score in 1958 for Too Much, Too Soon. His big break came in 1959, when he was asked to score On the Beach (1959 film) after Antheil became ill and he recommended Gold for the job.


Gold is most widely recognized for his work on Exodus (1960). He was contracted by Otto Preminger and, atypically, was able to watch the filming of the movie. Gold spent time in Israel to write the score.


In 1968, Gold wrote a Broadway musical called I'm Solomon. He also wrote music for television including Fun with Dick and Jane. In his later life, Gold was the musical director of the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra. He also founded the Los Angeles Senior Citizens Orchestra.


His concert works include a piano concerto, a string quartet, and a piano sonata. Ernest Gold's "Fight for Survival" from Exodus was sampled by Moby in his song Porcelain.


Gold's contributions were recognized with Academy Award nominations and Golden Globe nominations. He won a Golden Globe in 1960 for Best Motion Picture Score for 1959's On the Beach. This film was also nominated for a Music Academy Award that same year. In 1960, Gold's Exodus was nominated for a Golden Globe under the Best Original Score category. The film won an Academy Award for Best Music and a Grammy for Best Soundtrack Album. For his contributions, Gold had his name engraved in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the first composer to receive this honor.

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Filmography

all 73

Movies 70

TV Shows 3

self 1

The Victory of Charity

The Victory of Charity (2017)

Movie
In Memory Of
Passion & Poetry: Sam's War

Passion & Poetry: Sam's War (2011)

Movie
Music
Lincoln

Lincoln (1988)

TV
Composer
Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story (1986)

Movie
Composer
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)

TV
Composer
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985)

Movie
Composer
Safari 3000

Safari 3000 (1982)

Movie
Composer
Tom Horn

Tom Horn (1980)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Letters from Frank

Letters from Frank (1979)

Movie
Composer
The Runner Stumbles

The Runner Stumbles (1979)

Movie
Composer
Marciano

Marciano (1979)

Movie
Composer
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane (1977)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Music
Cross of Iron

Cross of Iron (1977)

Movie
1
Composer
The Wild McCullochs

The Wild McCullochs (1975)

Movie
Composer
Betrayal

Betrayal (1974)

Movie
Composer
Footsteps

Footsteps (1972)

Movie
Composer
The Secret of Santa Vittoria

The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1970)

Movie
Composer
Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools (1965)

Movie
Composer
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

Movie
5.79
Composer
A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting (1963)

Movie
Composer
Pressure Point

Pressure Point (1962)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Movie
5
Composer
The Last Sunset

The Last Sunset (1961)

Movie
Composer
A Fever in the Blood

A Fever in the Blood (1961)

Movie
Composer
Exodus

Exodus (1960)

Movie
Composer
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind (1960)

Movie
5.75
Composer
On the Beach

On the Beach (1959)

Movie
4
Composer
Battle of the Coral Sea

Battle of the Coral Sea (1959)

Movie
Composer
The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians (1959)

Movie
4
Composer
The Screaming Skull

The Screaming Skull (1958)

Movie
Composer
Tarzan's Fight for Life

Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)

Movie
Composer
The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones (1958)

Movie
2
Music
Wink of an Eye

Wink of an Eye (1958)

Movie
Composer
Too Much, Too Soon

Too Much, Too Soon (1958)

Movie
Conductor
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Movie
4.9
Composer
Man on the Prowl

Man on the Prowl (1957)

Movie
Composer
Affair in Havana

Affair in Havana (1957)

Movie
Conductor
The Young Don't Cry

The Young Don't Cry (1957)

Movie
Composer
The True Story of the Civil War

The True Story of the Civil War (1956)

Movie
Composer
Running Target

Running Target (1956)

Movie
Composer
Edge of Hell

Edge of Hell (1956)

Movie
Composer
Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers

Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers (1956)

Movie
Composer
Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo

Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo (1956)

Movie
Composer
The Naked Street

The Naked Street (1955)

Movie
5.89
Composer
Karamoja

Karamoja (1955)

Movie
Composer
The Other Woman

The Other Woman (1954)

Movie
Composer
Man Crazy

Man Crazy (1953)

Movie
Composer
Magoo Slept Here

Magoo Slept Here (1953)

Movie
Composer
Jennifer

Jennifer (1953)

Movie
Composer
Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony

Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony (1953)

Movie
Composer
The Assignation

The Assignation (1953)

Movie
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Composer
Willie the Kid

Willie the Kid (1952)

Movie
Composer
Unknown World

Unknown World (1951)

Movie
Composer
Georgie and the Dragon

Georgie and the Dragon (1951)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Insurance Investigator

Insurance Investigator (1951)

Movie
Composer
The Family Circus

The Family Circus (1951)

Movie
Composer
Picnic

Picnic (1949)

Movie
Orchestrator
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door (1949)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Under California Stars

Under California Stars (1948)

Movie
Composer
Old Los Angeles

Old Los Angeles (1948)

Movie
Music
Madonna of the Desert

Madonna of the Desert (1948)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Gay Ranchero

The Gay Ranchero (1948)

Movie
Music
Fragment of Seeking

Fragment of Seeking (1947)

Movie
Composer
Exposed

Exposed (1947)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Philo Vance's Secret Mission

Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)

Movie
Composer
Wyoming

Wyoming (1947)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Bells of San Angelo

Bells of San Angelo (1947)

Movie
Composer
Lighthouse

Lighthouse (1947)

Movie
Composer
G.I. War Brides

G.I. War Brides (1946)

Movie
Composer
Smooth as Silk

Smooth as Silk (1946)

Movie
Composer
The Girl of the Limberlost

The Girl of the Limberlost (1945)

Movie

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Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1921-07-13

Deathday
1999-03-17 (77 years old)

Birth Place
Vienna, Austria

Relationships
Marni Nixon (1950-01-01 - 1969-01-01)

Children
Andrew Gold

Citizenships
Austria, United States of America

Also Known As
Ernst Gold

Awards
Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame


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