Name : Max Steiner

Birth : 10 May 1888
Died : 28 December 1971
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Comment
Max Steiner was one of the first people to compose music for films and was regarded as the father of film scores. With his early scores, rather than just adding background music to the film his scores enhanced the dialogue and contributed to setting the atmosphere of the scene. He first used this in King Kong and was significant with Tara's theme in Gone With The Wind. During his career he wrote over 300 film scores (mainly for RKO and Warner Bros), was nominated for 25 Oscars and won 3 Oscars.

Composer
Fort Dobbs (1958)
The Searchers (1956)
Batlle Cry (1955)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
The Miracle Of Our Lady Of Fatima (1952)
The Jazz Singer (1952)
Distant Drums (1951)
The Flame And The Arrow (1950)
South Of St Louis (1949)
Beyond The Forest (1949)
Key Largo (1948)
Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (1948)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
Life With Father (1947)
My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Arsenic And Old Lace (1946)
Night And Day (1946)
Rhapsody In Blue (1945)
Since You Went Away (1944)
The Adventures Of Mark Twain (1944)
Casablanca (1942)
Now Voyager (1942)
Sergeant York (1941)
The Letter (1940)
Gone With The WInd (1939)
Dark Victory (1939)
Jezebel (1938)
The Garden Of Allah (1936)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
The Informer (1935)
Of Human Bondage (1934)
The Gay Divorce (1934)
The Lost Patrol (1934)
King Kong (1933)

Oscars
Nomination - Batlle Cry (1955)
Nomination -The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Nomination - The Miracle Of Our Lady Of Fatima (1952)
Nomination - The Jazz Singer (1952)
Nomination - The Flame And The Arrow (1950)
Nomination - Beyond The Forest (1949)
Nomination - Johnny Belinda (1948)
Nomination - Life With Father (1947)
Nomination - My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
Nomination - Night And Day (1946)
Nomination - Rhapsody In Blue (1945)
Won - Since You Went Away (1944)
Nomination - The Adventures Of Mark Twain (1944)
Nomination - Casablanca (1942)
Won - Now Voyager (1942)
Nomination - Sergeant York (1941)
Nomination - The Letter (1940)
Nomination - Dark Victory (1939)
Nomination - Gone With The Wind (1939)
Nomination - Jezebel (1938)
Nomination - The Garden Of Allah (1936)
Won - The Informer (1935)
Nomination - The Gay Divorce (1934)
Nomination - The Lost Patrol (1934)