Laurence Rosenthal
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BornNovember 4, 1926
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
GenresFilm score
Occupationscomposer, arranger, conductor
Years active1955–2002
Laurence Rosenthal | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 4, 1926 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupations | composer, arranger, conductor |
| Years active | 1955–2002 |
| Website | http://www.laurencerosenthal.com |
Laurence Rosenthal (born November 4, 1926) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor for theatre, television, film, and the concert hall.[1]
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Rosenthal attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he studied piano and composition. He then studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger.[2] Among his best-known film scores are: A Raisin in the Sun, The Miracle Worker, Becket, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Clash of the Titans, The Return of a Man Called Horse and Meetings with Remarkable Men.[3]
Rosenthal's Broadway arranging credits include The Music Man and Donnybrook!. He composed for Sherry!, A Patriot for Me and Take Me Along (dance music only).[4]
His daughter is stem-cell scientist Nadia Rosenthal.
Filmography
| Year | Title [3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Yellowneck | |
| 1957 | Naked in the Sun | |
| 1960–1963 | The 20th Century | TV series, episodes "Dirigible" (1960) and "The Western Hero" (1963) |
| 1961 | Rashomon | TV film |
| A Raisin in the Sun | ||
| Dark Odyssey | ||
| The Power and the Glory | TV film | |
| 1962 | The Miracle Worker | |
| Requiem for a Heavyweight | ||
| 1964 | Becket | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| Brenner | TV series, episode "Charlie Paradise: The Tragic Flute" | |
| 1966 | Hotel Paradiso | |
| Michelangelo: The Last Giant | Documentary Won — Emmy Award for Individual Achievements in Music - Composition Nominated — Emmy Award for Individual Achievements in Music - Conducting | |
| 1967 | Coronet Blue | TV series, nine episodes |
| The Comedians | ||
| 1969 | Three | |
| 1970 | How Awful About Allan | TV film |
| The House That Would Not Die | ||
| Night Chase | ||
| 1971 | Banyon | TV series |
| A Gunfight | ||
| Mannix | TV series, episode "Dark So Early, Dark So Long" | |
| Sweet, Sweet Rachel | TV film | |
| The Last Child | ||
| 1972 | Lapin 360 | |
| Man of La Mancha | Adapted music from musical of the same name Nominated — Academy Award for Best Song Score and Adaptation | |
| The African Elephant | Composed song, "Rain Falls Anywhere It Wants To" Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song | |
| 1973 | The Devil's Daughter | TV film |
| The Rookies | TV series, episode "The Wheel of Death" and "Snow Job" | |
| Call to Danger | TV film | |
| Pueblo | ||
| Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John | Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Music Composition - For a Special Program | |
| Satan's School for Girls | TV film | |
| 1973–1974 | Hec Ramsey | TV series, episodes "A Hard Road to Vengeance", "Dead Heat", and "Scar Tissue" |
| 1974 | Death Sentence | TV film |
| The Missiles of October | ||
| Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John | Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Music Composition - For a Special Program | |
| 1975 | The Log of the Black Pearl | TV film |
| Barnaby Jones | TV series, episode "The Price of Terror" | |
| Rooster Cogburn | ||
| A Home of Our Own | TV film | |
| Murder on Flight 502 | ||
| 1976 | State Fair | |
| Young Pioneers | ||
| The Story of David | ||
| The Return of a Man Called Horse | ||
| Death at Love House | TV film | |
| 21 Hours at Munich | ||
| Young Pioneers' Christmas | ||
| 1977 | The Amazing Howard Hughes | |
| The Island of Dr. Moreau | ||
| Logan's Run | TV series, episode "The Collectors" | |
| Murder in Peyton Place | TV film | |
| The Hunted Lady | ||
| 1977–1984 | Fantasy Island | TV series, seven episodes |
| 1978 | Who'll Stop the Rain | |
| And I Alone Survived | TV film | |
| Brass Target | ||
| 1979 | Meetings with Remarkable Men | |
| Portrait of a Hitman | ||
| Meteor | ||
| Orphan Train | TV film | |
| 1980 | The Day Christ Died | |
| F.D.R.: The Last Year | ||
| Rage! | ||
| Revenge of the Stepford Wives | ||
| 1981 | Clash of the Titans | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Music |
| The Patricia Neal Story | TV film | |
| 1982 | The Letter | TV film Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) |
| 1983 | Who Will Love My Children? | |
| Heart Like a Wheel | ||
| Easy Money | ||
| 1984 | License to Kill | TV film |
| The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck | ||
| George Washington | TV miniseries | |
| 1985 | The Hearst and Davies Affair | TV film |
| Consenting Adult | ||
| Evergreen | TV miniseries | |
| Blackout | TV film | |
| Mussolini: The Untold Story | TV miniseries | |
| 1986 | Peter the Great | TV miniseries Won — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) |
| On Wings of Eagles | TV miniseries | |
| Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna | TV film Won — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) | |
| 1987 | Stranger in My Bed | TV film |
| Fight for Life | ||
| Proud Men | ||
| Downpayment on Murder | ||
| 1988 | Freedom Fighter | |
| The Bourne Identity | TV film Won — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) | |
| My Father, My Son | TV film | |
| To Heal a Nation | ||
| Street of Dreams | ||
| In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders | ||
| 1989 | Twist of Fate | |
| My Name Is Bill W. | TV film, Hallmark Hall of Fame series | |
| Brotherhood of the Rose | TV film | |
| The Forgotten | ||
| Billy the Kid | ||
| 1990 | The Plot to Kill Hitler | |
| Blind Faith | TV miniseries | |
| The Incident | TV film | |
| The Kissing Place | ||
| Tiny Toon Adventures | TV series, episode "Prom-ise Her Anything" | |
| 1991 | The Strauss Dynasty | TV miniseries, one episode |
| Mark Twain and Me | TV film | |
| 1992–1996 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | TV series, theme, 11 episodes, 2 TV films Won (2) — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) Won — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) |
| 1993 | The Fire Next Time | TV film |
| Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story | ||
| 1995 | Catherine the Great | |
| 1996 | The Man Who Captured Eichmann | |
| 1997 | The Member of the Wedding | |
| 1998 | The Face | Short film |
| The Echo of Thunder | TV film, Hallmark Hall of Fame series | |
| 1999 | Inherit the Wind | TV film |
| 2000 | A Time for Dancing | |
| 2001 | Majestic White Horses | Short film |
| Wild Iris | TV film | |
| 2002 | Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story |
