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Biography. Early years (1888–1907) Max Steiner's birthplace in Vienna today, Praterstraße 72. Max Steiner was born on May 10, 1888, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, as the only child in a wealthy business and theatrical family of Jewish heritage.
Maximilian Raoul "Max" Steiner (May 10, 1888 – December 28, 1971) was an Austrian-born American composer of music for theatre and films. He was a child prodigy who conducted his first operetta when he was twelve and became a full-time professional, either composing, arranging or conducting, when he was fifteen.
YearFilmDirectorRole1929Film score1930Lynn ShoresFilm score1930Film score1930Film scoreAustrian composer Max Steiner achieved legendary status as the creator of hundreds of classic American film scores. He was born Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner in Vienna, Austria, the son of Marie Mizzi (Hasiba) and Gabor Steiner, an impresario, and the grandson of actor and theater director and manager Maximilian Steiner.
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May 9, 2024 · Max Steiner (born May 10, 1888, Vienna, Austria—died Dec. 28, 1971, Hollywood, Calif., U.S.) was an Austrian-born U.S. composer and conductor. A prodigy, he wrote an operetta at age 14 that ran in Vienna for a year.
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In a career spanning 19th-century Vienna to 1920s Broadway to the golden age of Hollywood, Max Steiner did more than any other composer to create the sound and style of film music.
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FATHERING FILM MUSIC: A MAX STEINER RETROSPECTIVE by Paul Cote. Max Steiner, perhaps more so than any other iconic Hollywood film composer, is a difficult sell for contemporary audiences. On the one hand, in Hollywood he was and remains universally acknowledged as the “father of film music.”
Jun 4, 2020 · Learn how Max Steiner revolutionized film music with his score for "King Kong" and other classics. Read an interview with his biographer Steven C. Smith about his life, legacy and impact.
