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Miklós Rózsa Biography

Birth Name:Miklós Rózsa

Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary

Profession Music department, Soundtrack, Actor, Writer

Fast Facts

Won the Franz Joseph Prize of the City of Budapest for composition, the highest musical honor in Hungary, in 1937 and 1938
Received honorary doctorates from New York College of Music, the College of Wooster, the University of Southern California
Earned a degree in music composition from Leipzig conservatory of music in 1929
In high school, he was elected president of the Franz Liszt Society and would organize modern music matinees, for which he was criticized by school administrators
His first published compositions were String Trio op․ 1 and Piano Quintet op․ 2, which he wrote after Breitkopf & Härtel offered him a contract
Started studying the violin under Lajos Berkovits when he was 5 years old, and by the age of 8, he was composing his own music and performing in public
In addition to his film work, he had great success as a composer of chamber music in the 1930s, with some of his popular works consisting of Theme, Variations and Finale, and Three Hungarian Sketches op․ 14
Stood up to the conservative Hollywood musical establishment of his time, fighting to include experimentation and serious musical techniques in his film scores
Published a memoir about his career in 1982 called "Double Life․"
Was one of 51 musicians to sign Ennio Bolognini's cello, which was housed at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D․C

Awards

1941Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
1942Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture: nominated
1942Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture: nominated
1943Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
1945Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
1945Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
1946Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
1946Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
1946Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: winner
1947Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
1948Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: winner
1952Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
1953Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
1953Golden Globe-Best Original Score: nominated
1954Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
1960Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: winner
1961Grammy-Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Music Score from Motion Picture or Television: nominated
1962Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
1962Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
1962Golden Globe-Best Original Score: nominated
1962Golden Globe-Best Original Score: nominated
1962Golden Laurel-Top Musical Score: nominated
1962Golden Laurel-Top Song: nominated
1978César-Best Music (Meilleure musique): winner
1980Saturn Award-Best Music: winner
2007IFMCA Award-Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score: nominated
2008IFMCA Award-Best Re-Recording of an Existing Score: winner
2013IFMCA Award-Best Archival Release of an Existing Score: nominated
2013IFMCA Award-Best Archival Re-Recording of an Existing Score: winner
2013IFMCA Award-Best Archival Re-Recording of an Existing Score: nominated
2016IFMCA Award-Best Archival Release of an Existing Score - Re-Recording: nominated
2017IFMCA Award-Best Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score: nominated
2018IFMCA Award-Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score: winner
2021IFMCA Award-Best Archival Release of an Existing Score - Re-Release or Re-Recording: winner