Herman Stein
Herman Stein (August 19, 1915 – March 15, 2007) was an American
Life
Born in
Music
In 1932, aged just sixteen, Stein sold a jazz arrangement of The Song of the Volga Boatmen to bandleader Alex Bartha, who recorded it under the name "Red Blues." He also was co-composer/arranger of 'Line-a-Jive," recorded in 1935 by the Blanche Calloway band.
Stein composed the eerie music for, among others, the sci-fi and horror movies
Among Stein's compositions are a number that he wrote just for fun, such as The Sour Suite a tonal, cheery, and quite tongue-in-cheek piece for woodwind quintet.[3][4]
In 2008, a classical piano piece he wrote in 1949 ("Suite for Mario") for his composition teacher, the esteemed Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, received its world-premiere recording.
Selected filmography
- It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
- It Came from Outer Space (1953)
- Drums Across the River (1954)
- the far country (1954)
- Revenge of the Creature (1955)
- This Island Earth (1955)
- Female on the Beach (1955)
- Backlash (1956)
- I've Lived Before (1956)
- The Great Man (1956)
- The Unguarded Moment (1956)
- Quantez (1957)
- The Land Unknown (1957)
- The Monolith Monsters (1957)
- No Name on the Bullet (1959)
- The Intruder (1962)
- Taggart (1964)
- Let's Kill Uncle (1966)
Notes
- ^ a b Jon Burlingame, film-music historian at the University of Southern California, quoted in Fox, Margalit (24 March 2007) "Herman Stein, 91, Composer of Moody Horror and Science-Fiction Scores" New York Times Section C;, Column 1, The Arts/Cultural Desk, p. 10
- ^ a b c Staff (9 April 2007) "Child prodigy began performing at three" The Courier Mail (Australia) p. 60
- ^ a b c Fox, Margalit (24 March 2007) "Herman Stein, 91, Composer of Moody Horror and Science-Fiction Scores" New York Times Section C;, Column 1, The Arts/Cultural Desk, p. 10
- ^ a b c Ritter, Steven E. (2002) "Woodwind Treasures" American Record Guide 65(3): pp. 203-204
External links
- Herman Stein at IMDb