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Ernest Gold (1921–1999)

Music Department | Composer | Soundtrack

Award-winning composer/songwriter ("Exodus" [Grammy/Academy Awards, 1960] ). He joined ASCAP in 1957, and his other popular-song compositions include the title songs for "On the Beach" and "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World". See full bio »

Born:

Ernst Siegmund Goldner
in Vienna, Austria

Died:

(age 77) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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1988 Lincoln (TV mini-series) (conductor)
 
1977 Cross of Iron (conductor)
 
1972 Footsteps (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (composer: songs, musician: dance sequence - uncredited)
 
1962 Pressure Point (conductor - uncredited)
 
1958 Wink of an Eye (conductor)
 
1958 The Screaming Skull (conductor)
 
1958 Missile Monsters (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1957 The True Story of the Civil War (documentary short) (conductor)
 
1957 Witness for the Prosecution (conductor)
 
1957 The Young Don't Cry (musical director)
 
1957 The Pride and the Passion (musical conductor, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1956 Edge of Hell (musical director)
 
1956 The Naked Eye (documentary) (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 Dementia (musical director, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 Fury (TV series) (composer: title music)
 
1955 Not as a Stranger (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1955 King of the Carnival (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1953 Jennifer (conductor)
 
1953 Down Laredo Way (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1953 Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1953 Iron Mountain Trail (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1953 Jungle Drums of Africa (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1952 Zombies of the Stratosphere (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1952 Actor's and Sin (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1952 Black Hills Ambush (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1952 Leadville Gunslinger (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1952 Captive of Billy the Kid (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1951 Desert of Lost Men (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1951 Unknown World (conductor)
 
1951 Lost Planet Airmen (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1951 Government Agents vs Phantom Legion (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1951 Sirocco (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1951 Don Daredevil Rides Again (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1951 Insurance Investigator (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1951 The Pride of Maryland (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1950 Flying Disc Man from Mars (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1950 Lonely Heart Bandits (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1950 Jungle Stampede (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1950 The Old Frontier (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1950 Trial Without Jury (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1950 Destination Big House (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1950 In a Lonely Place (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1950 Salt Lake Raiders (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1950 Harbor of Missing Men (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1950 Unmasked (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1950 Bells of Coronado (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1949 Sands of Iwo Jima (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1949 Powder River Rustlers (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 Pioneer Marshal (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 Chinatown at Midnight (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 Tokyo Joe (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1949 Navajo Trail Raiders (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 San Antone Ambush (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 Flame of Youth (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 Post Office Investigator (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 The James Brothers of Missouri (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 Bandit King of Texas (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 King of the Rocket Men (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 Law of the Golden West (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 We Were Strangers (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1949 Ghost of Zorro (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 Hideout (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 Knock on Any Door (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1949 Daughter of the Jungle (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 Rusty Saves a Life (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1949 Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 Renegades of Sonora (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 Sundown in Santa Fe (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 The Denver Kid (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 Son of God's Country (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 The Gentleman from Nowhere (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 Night Time in Nevada (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 The Timber Trail (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1948 My Dog Rusty (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 California Firebrand (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1948 Lightnin' in the Forest (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 The Inside Story (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1948 Madonna of the Desert (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1948 Campus Honeymoon (additional orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1947 Under Colorado Skies (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1947 Bandits of Dark Canyon (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1947 The Flame (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1947 The Fabulous Texan (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1947 The Black Widow (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1947 Blackmail (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1947 Apache Rose (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1947 Lighthouse (music supervisor)
 
1946 That Brennan Girl (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1946 Plainsman and the Lady (composer: additional music - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1946 The Falcon's Alibi (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
Show ShowComposer (82 titles)
2011 En femme de l'horreur (short)
 
2004 The Kramer Impact (documentary short)
 
1988 Lincoln (TV mini-series)
 
1986 Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story (TV movie)
 
1985 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
– Arthur, or the Gigolo (1985)
 
1985 Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (TV movie)
 
1982 Safari 3000
 
1980 Tom Horn
 
1979 Letters from Frank (TV movie)
 
1979 The Runner Stumbles
 
1979 Marciano (TV movie)
 
1979 Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
 
1977-1978 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
– A Short Walk on the Longshore (1978)
– Deep Cover (1977)
 
1977 Fun with Dick and Jane
 
1977 Cross of Iron
 
1975 The Wild McCullochs
 
1974 Betrayal (TV movie)
 
1974 The Small Miracle (TV movie)
 
1972 Footsteps (TV movie)
 
1972 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
– The Last Vikings (1972)
 
1969 The Secret of Santa Vittoria
 
1966 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– Gunfighter, R.I.P (1966) (music composed and conducted by)
 
1965 Ship of Fools
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
 
1963 A Child Is Waiting
 
1962 Pressure Point
 
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
– The Boston Terrier (1962)
 
1961 Judgment at Nuremberg (music by)
 
1961 The Last Sunset
 
1961 A Fever in the Blood
 
1960 Exodus (music by)
 
1960 Inherit the Wind (music)
 
1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Clayton Tucker Story (1960)
 
1959 On the Beach
 
1959 Battle of the Coral Sea
 
1959 The Young Philadelphians
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
– The Sitters (1958)
– More Deadly (1958)
 
1958 Tarzan's Fight for Life
 
1958 The Defiant Ones (music by)
 
1958 Wink of an Eye
 
1958 Too Much, Too Soon
 
1958 The Screaming Skull
 
1957 Man on the Prowl
 
1957 The True Story of the Civil War (documentary short)
 
1957 Affair in Havana
 
1957 The Iron Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1956 The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show (TV series)
 
1956 Running Target
 
1956 Edge of Hell
 
1956 Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers (documentary)
 
1956 Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo (short)
 
1955 The Naked Street
 
1955 Karamoja (documentary)
 
1954 The Other Woman
 
1953 Man Crazy
 
1953 Magoo Slept Here (short)
 
1953 Jennifer
 
1953 Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony (short) (as Ernst Gold)
 
1952 Willie the Kid (short)
 
1951 Unknown World
 
1951 Georgie and the Dragon (short)
 
1951 The Family Circus (short)
 
1948 The Gallant Legion (uncredited)
 
1948 Under California Stars (uncredited)
 
1948 Old Los Angeles
 
1948 G-Men Never Forget (uncredited)
 
1948 The Gay Ranchero (uncredited)
 
1948 Picnic (short)
 
1948 The Main Street Kid (uncredited)
 
1947 Exposed
 
1947 Philo Vance's Secret Mission (short)
 
1947 Wyoming
 
1947 Springtime in the Sierras (uncredited)
 
1947 Robin Hood of Texas (uncredited)
 
1947 The Trespasser (uncredited)
 
1947 Saddle Pals (uncredited)
 
1947 Bells of San Angelo (uncredited)
 
1947 Lighthouse
 
1946 G.I. War Brides
 
1946 The Falcon's Alibi (uncredited)
 
1946 Smooth as Silk
 
1945 The Girl of the Limberlost
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (11 titles)
2000 Snow Day (writer: "The Big W")
 
1994 The Simpsons (TV series)
– Homer the Vigilante (1994) ("It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" - uncredited)
 
1985 Lost in America ("The Big W")
 
1976 S.W.A.P. (writer: "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - Main Title" - uncredited)
 
1969 The Secret of Santa Vittoria (music: "The Song of Santa Vittoria Stay")
 
1965 Ship of Fools (music: "Heute abend geh'n wir bummeln auf der reeperbahn", "Irgendwie, irgendwo, irgendwann")
 
1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World")
 
1958-1964 The Lawrence Welk Show (TV series)
– Episode #9.31 (1964) (music: "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" - uncredited)
– Episode #3.30 (1958) (writer: "An Old Love Letter" - uncredited)
 
1963 It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (music: "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World" 1963 - uncredited, "You Satisfy My Soul" 1963 - uncredited, "Thirty-one Flavors" 1963 - uncredited)
 
1961 Judgment at Nuremberg (music: "Liebeslied" / "Care for Me" - uncredited, "Notre amour ne peur" - uncredited, "Du, du liegst mir im Herzen" - uncredited)
 
1960 Exodus (music: "The Exodus song" 1960 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowTransportation Department (1 title)
1955 Karamoja (documentary) (transportation coordinator)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 Passion & Poetry: Sam Peckinpah's War (video documentary) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1991 Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (TV documentary)
Himself (composer)
 
1979 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 May 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Score
 

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Works: "String Quartet No. 1"

Alternate Names:

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He moved with his widowed father and sister to New York on 3 October 1938 after Nazi Germany annexed Austria. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer