Miklos Rozsa

Born: 04/18/1907 Budapest, Hungary

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Biography: Hungarian-born musician/composer Miklos Rozsa studied in Leipzig under Hermann Grabner and Theodor Kroyer. He composed his first orchestral work in 1929, then moved to Paris two years later to further his education. In London from 1935, Rozsa went to work for movie mogul and fellow Hungarian expatriate Alexander Korda: his first film score was written for Korda's Knight without Armour (1937). Moving with Korda to Hollywood, Rozsa made his American bow with his music for the popular That Hamilton Woman (1941). During the 1940s, Rozsa was a prime contributor to the film noir genre. One of his most effective scores was for the stylish murder melodrama A Double Life (1948); the film must have had special meaning for the composer -- he lifted its title for his 1982 autobiography. Nominated for 16 Academy awards, Rozsa won the prize for A Double Life, Spellbound (1945), and the 1959 version of Ben-Hur. Rozsa's final film work was the deliberately "retro" score for the Steve Martin private-eye spoof Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

DVDs that Miklos Rozsa worked on "behind the scenes"...

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01/05/2010 - The Green Berets [Blu-ray] - Composer (Music Score)
09/08/2009 - That Hamilton Woman [Criterion Collection] - Composer (Music Score)
08/25/2009 - The Woman of the Town - Composer (Music Score)
06/30/2009 - The King of Kings - Composer (Music Score)
03/17/2009 - Quo Vadis [Blu-ray] - Composer (Music Score)
11/25/2008 - The Atomic Cafe [Collector's Edition] - Composer (Music Score)
11/11/2008 - Quo Vadis [Special Edition] - Composer (Music Score)
05/27/2008 - The Thief of Bagdad [Criterion Collection] - Composer (Music Score)
02/12/2008 - Quo Vadis - Composer (Music Score)
01/29/2008 - El Cid [Deluxe Edition] - Musical Direction/Supervision