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Elliot Goldenthal, born on May 2 1954, in Brooklyn, New York City, is an American composer of contemporary music and has written works for concert hall, theater, dance and film. Having been a student of both Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, Goldenthal is best known for his ability to blend various musical styles and techniques in original ways.

His work includes music for films such as Alien 3, Michael Collins, Heat and the Academy Award-winning score for Julie Taymor's Frida.

The Tony-Award winning carnival mass "Juan Darièn" (1988) and "The Green Bird", based on a story by Carlo Gozzi, are some of the composers theater works.

He currently lives in New York City with his partner, Julie Taymor.

Major Film Works

1989 - Drugstore Cowboy
1989 - Pet Semetary
1992 - Alien³
1993 - Demolition Man
1993 - Golden Gate
1994 - Interview with the Vampire
1994 - Cobb
1995 - Batman Forever
1995 - Heat
1996 - Michael Collins
1996 - A Time To Kill
1997 - The Butcher Boy
1997 - Batman & Robin
1998 - In Dreams
1998 - Sphere
1999 - Titus
2001 - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2002 - Frida
2002 - The Good Thief
2003 - S.W.A.T.

Awards and Nominations for Film Works

(2002) Academy Award, Frida, Best Original Score
(2002) Academy Award Nomination, Frida, "Burn It Blue" - Best Original Song
(2002) Academy Award Nomination, Frida - Best Original Score
(2002) Golden Globe , Frida - Best Original Score
(1998) Chicago Film Critics Award Nomination, The Butcher Boy - Best Original Score
(1998) Los Angeles Film Critics Award, The Butcher Boy - Best Original Score
(1996) Academy Award Nomination, Michael Collins - Best Original Score
(1996) Grammy Nomination, "Defile and Lament" from A Time To Kill
(1996) Golden Globe Nomination, Michael Collins - Best Original Score
(1995) Grammy Nomination, Batman Forever
(1994) Academy Award Nomination, Interview With The Vampire - Original Score
(1994) Golden Globe Nomination

Concert Music (excerpts)

1988 - Shadow Play Scherzo
1988 - Pastime Variations
1996 - Fire Water Paper, A Vietnam Oratorio (recorded 1996 on Sony Classical, featuring Yo Yo Ma)
1998 - Othello (Ballet, with a choreography byLar Lubovitch; released 1998 on Varèse Sarabande)

- The Transposed Heads (based on the Thomas Mann novel)
- The King Stag
- Liberty's Taken
- Brass Quintet No. 1, Brass Quintet No. 2 (No. 2 has been recorded recently by Extension Ensemble, New York)

Some Theatre Works (Broadway)

Juan Darien (1988, reworked and recorded 1996) - Composer, co-bookwriter, lyricist, arranger of the Latin text - Tony Nomination for Best Original Score
The Green Bird (1999) - Composer

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