Miklós Rózsa

Sound

Born: 1907-04-18
Died: 1995-07-27
From: Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

Miklos Rozsa

Biography

Miklós Rózsa (18 April 1907 – 27 July 1995) was a Hungarian-born composer trained in Germany (1925 – 1931), and active in France (1931 – 1935), England (1935 – 1940), and the United States (1940 – 1995), with extensive sojourns in Italy from 1953. Famous for his nearly one hundred film scores, he nevertheless maintained a steadfast allegiance to absolute concert music throughout what he called his "double life." Rózsa achieved early success in Europe with his orchestral Theme, Variations, and Finale (Op. 13) of 1933 and became prominent in the film industry from such early scores as The Four Feathers (1939) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940). The latter project brought him to America when production was transferred from wartime Britain, and Rózsa remained in the United States, becoming an American citizen in 1946. His notable Hollywood career earned him considerable fame, including Academy Awards for Spellbound (1945), A Double Life (1947), and Ben-Hur (1959), while his concert works were championed by such major artists as Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, and János Starker. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miklós Rózsa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & Nominations4 won · 17 nominated

🏆 Won

César Award for Best Music Written for a Film

Providence

1978
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Song

Love Theme from El Cid (The Falcon and the Dove)

1962
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

El Cid

1962
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Original Score

Ben-Hur

1960
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Ben-Hur

1960
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Julius Caesar

1954
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Ivanhoe

1953
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Quo Vadis

1952
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Original Score

A Double Life

1948
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

A Double Life

1948
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

The Killers

1947
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Original Score

Spellbound

1946
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Spellbound

1946
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

The Lost Weekend

1946
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

A Song to Remember

1946
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

The Woman of the Town

1945
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Double Indemnity

1945
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Jungle Book

1943
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score

Lydia

1942
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score

Sundown

1942
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Score

The Thief of Bagdad

1941

Acting4 titles

Writing1 title

Sound106 titles

Crew7 titles