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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.
Ernest Gold was an Austrian-born composer who won an Oscar for his score of Exodus (1960). He also wrote music for It's a Mad Mad Mad World, On the Beach, The Midnight Sky and many other films and TV shows.
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Mar 19, 1999 · Ernest Gold, whose soaring musical scores brought him an Academy Award in 1960 for “Exodus” and several Oscar nominations, has died. Gold died at age 77 on Wednesday of complications from a...
"Theme of Exodus" is a song composed and performed by Ernest Gold. It serves as the main theme song to Otto Preminger 's epic film Exodus , based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Leon Uris , which tells the story of founding of the modern State of Israel .
May 7, 1999 · Ernest Gold. By Variety Staff. Oscar-winning composer Ernest Gold, who wrote scores for “Exodus,” “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,” “On the Beach” and “The Secret of Santa Vittoria,” died...
Mar 29, 1999 · Ernest Gold (1921-1999) was a prolific and versatile composer who wrote scores for many classic films, including Exodus, The Defiant Ones and Judgment at Nuremberg. He also composed symphonies, songs and a Broadway musical, and was a child prodigy from Vienna.
Oscar for best music score of a dramatic or comedy picture, 1960. Ernest Gold’s score, which offered frequent nods to the Australian ballad “Waltzing Matilda,” earned an Academy Award nomination and is integral to the emotional impact of the film’s final scenes.
