Elliot Goldenthal
Birth Name:
Elliot Goldenthal
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Composer, Music department, Actor
Fast Facts
- Celebrated by the Polish Orchestra Sinfonietta Cracovia at the Krakow Film Music Festival in 2012
- Inducted into the New York Foundation for the Arts Hall of Fame in 2013
- While attending John Dewey High School, Goldenthal has his first ballet performed at age 14
- Known for his experimentation and cerebral style of music
- Met his partner director Julie Taymor in 1980, who he would eventually collaborate with on several of her projects
- Names composer Toru Takamitsu as one of his greatest influences
Awards
- 1989LAFCA Award - Best Music:Nominated
- 1994ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
- 1994ACCA - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 1994Chainsaw Award - Best Soundtrack:Nominated
- 1995ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
- 1995Oscar - Best Music, Original Score:Nominated
- 1995Saturn Award - Best Music:Nominated
- 1995Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1995Universe Reader's Choice Award - Best Score for a Genre Motion Picture:Winner
- 1996ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
- 1996CFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 1996Grammy - Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:Nominated
- 1996LAFCA Award - Best Music:Nominated
- 1997ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
- 1997Oscar - Best Music, Original Dramatic Score:Nominated
- 1997CFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 1997Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1997Grammy - Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television:Nominated
- 1997Golden Satellite Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 1998ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
- 1998FMCJ Award - Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction Film:Nominated
- 1998LAFCA Award - Best Music:Winner
- 1999CFCA Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2001GoldSpirit Awards - Best Animated Soundtrack:Winner
- 2002World Soundtrack Award - Best Original Song Written for a Film:Nominated
- 2003Oscar - Best Music, Original Score:Winner
- 2003Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
- 2003Gold Derby Film Award - Original Score:Nominated
- 2003Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture:Winner
- 2003INOCA - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2003IOMA - Best Original Score (Miglior colonna sonora originale):Nominated
- 2003Golden Satellite Award - Best Original Score:Winner
- 2003World Soundtrack Award - Best Original Soundtrack of the Year:Winner
- 2003World Soundtrack Award - Soundtrack Composer of the Year:Winner
- 2003World Soundtrack Award - Best Original Song Written for a Film:Nominated
- 2004ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner
- 2008Grammy - Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:Nominated
- 2009Satellite Award - Best Original Score:Nominated
- 2010ASCAP Award - Top Box Office Films:Winner