Biography for
Leonard Rosenman More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

7 September 1924, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Date of Death

4 March 2008, Woodland Hills, California, USA (heart attack)

Spouse

Judie Gregg

(1989 - 4 March 2008) (his death)

Trivia

He was a concert composer when his friend James Dean introduced him to director Elia Kazan. Kazan asked the composer to write the score for "East of Eden," thus beginning Rosenman's film career.

He was a good friend of Leonard Nimoy, who hired him to compose the score for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).

Personal Quotes

After all, you're supporting something. That's what I do. The main thing is that you have communication with the filmmaker. By the time you get it, they've been on it for years. In six weeks I'm expected to crystallize their ideas. Psychologically, it's very stressful for them because it's the only time they lose control of the film.

I try to enter directly into the movie's plot and tell the audience something about the story that they can't possibly perceive by just watching the film. For example, if I write for a scene of two people kissing and I write some horrendous music, you know more than just a kiss is happening. I'm always interested in participating that way. Just to write sad music for a sad scene, sure, I'll do it, but it doesn't offer me a great challenge.