Miklós Rózsa
An image from The Lost Weekend, one of the productions that also features Miklós Rózsa.
Miklós Rózsa

Miklós Rózsa

April 18, 1907 — Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

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.

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Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

1959

Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

1944

Spellbound

Spellbound

1945

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis

1951

The Killers

The Killers

1946

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982