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Talented, prolific and versatile film composer Charles Bernstein was born on February 28, 1943 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He conducted his own orchestral music at age sixteen and studied composition with Vitorio Giannini and Vincent Persichetti at Juilliard. Bernstein also attended the University of California; he received an Outstanding Graduate of the College Award... See full bio »

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2011 To Beauty (short)
 
2011 Krueger (A Tale from Elm Street) (short)
 
2010 Lt. Watada (documentary short)
 
2010 Charlotta-TS
 
2010 Street Poet
 
2009 Nova (TV series documentary)
– Darwin's Darkest Hour (2009)
 
2009 Half Kenneth (short)
 
2008 Luck of the Draw (short)
 
2008 Sweet Nothing in My Ear (TV movie)
 
2008 Shattered!
 
2007 Sybil (TV movie)
 
2007 Cante Jondo (short)
 
2007 Fighting Words
 
2007 Refusenik (documentary)
 
2005 After Innocence (documentary)
 
2004 Family Sins (TV movie)
 
2003 Out of the Ashes (TV movie)
 
2003 Profoundly Normal (TV movie)
 
2002 A Christmas Visitor (TV movie)
 
2002 Crossing the Line (TV movie)
 
2002 Alejo y Valentina (TV series)
 
2001 The Day the World Ended (TV movie)
 
2000 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
– Return with Honor (2000)
 
2000 Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (TV movie)
 
2000 Picnic (TV movie)
 
1998 Return with Honor (documentary)
 
1998 The Long Island Incident (TV movie)
 
1998 The Hunted (TV movie)
 
1997 When Danger Follows You Home
 
1997 The Ticket (TV movie)
 
1997 Miss Evers' Boys (TV movie)
 
1996 Bloodhounds II (TV movie)
 
1996 Dead Ahead (TV movie)
 
1996 Sophie & the Moonhanger (TV movie)
 
1995 Rumpelstiltskin
 
1995 Out of Annie's Past (video)
 
1994 Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision (documentary)
 
1994 My Name Is Kate (TV movie)
 
1993 Final Appeal (TV movie)
 
1993 Excessive Force
 
1993 The Sea Wolf (TV movie)
 
1993 Between Love and Hate (TV movie)
 
1992 Somebody's Daughter (TV movie)
 
1992 Trial: The Price of Passion (TV movie)
 
1992 Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (TV movie)
 
1991 Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (TV movie)
 
1991 Guilty Until Proven Innocent (TV movie)
 
1991 Payoff (TV movie)
 
1991 Love, Lies and Murder (TV movie)
 
1990 The Love She Sought (TV movie)
 
1990 She Said No (TV movie)
 
1990 Ivory Hunters (TV movie)
 
1990 Fall from Grace (TV movie)
 
1990 Caroline? (TV movie)
 
1990 Too Young to Die? (TV movie)
 
1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (TV mini-series)
 
1990 Rose Kennedy: A Life to Remember (documentary short)
 
1989 Love and Betrayal (TV movie)
 
1989 Desperate for Love (TV movie)
 
1988 A Whisper Kills (TV movie)
 
1987 The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (TV movie)
 
1987 Dudes
 
1987 Ghost of a Chance (TV movie)
 
1987 The Allnighter
 
1987 The Last Fling (TV movie)
 
1987 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)
– Little Miss Perfect (1987)
 
1986 Deadly Friend
 
1986 April Fool's Day
 
1986 Rockabye (TV movie)
 
1985 Chase (TV movie)
 
1985 The Long Hot Summer (TV movie)
 
1985 Covenant (TV movie)
 
1985 Generation (TV movie)
 
1985 Malice in Wonderland (TV movie)
 
1985 Secret Weapons (TV movie)
 
1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street
 
1983 Sadat (TV movie)
 
1983 Cujo
 
1983 Independence Day
 
1982 The Entity
 
1981 Scruples (TV movie)
 
1980 Foolin' Around
 
1980 Coast to Coast
 
1980 Bogie (TV movie)
 
1980 Scruples (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.1 (1980)
– Episode #1.2 (1980)
– Episode #1.3 (1980)
 
1979 The House on Garibaldi Street (TV movie)
 
1979 Love at First Bite
 
1979 Women at West Point (TV movie)
 
1978 The Winds of Kitty Hawk (TV movie)
 
1978 Steel Cowboy (TV movie)
 
1978 Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold (TV movie)
 
1978 Who's Watching the Kids (TV series)
 
1978 Are You in the House Alone? (TV movie) (music)
 
1978 Fast Lane Blues (TV movie)
 
1978 Cops and Robin (TV movie)
 
1978 Thaddeus Rose and Eddie (TV movie)
 
1978 Wild and Wooly (TV movie)
 
1977 Four Against the Desert (TV movie)
 
1977 NBC Special Treat (TV series)
– Five Finger Discount (1977)
 
1977 Escape from Bogen County (TV movie)
 
1977 Outlaw Blues
 
1977 Viva Knievel!
 
1976 Nightmare in Badham County (TV movie)
 
1976 Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (TV movie)
 
1976 The Zebra Force (as Charles Alden)
 
1976 Gator
 
1976 A Small Town in Texas
 
1976 Trackdown
 
1975 A Shadow in the Streets (TV movie)
 
1974 Mr. Majestyk
 
1973 That Man Bolt
 
1973 Hex
 
1973 White Lightning
 
1973 This Is a Hijack (as Charles Alden)
 
1973 Invasion of the Bee Girls
 
1973 Sweet Kill
 
1972 Daddy's Deadly Darling
 
1970 The Man from O.R.G.Y.
 
1969 Stoney
 
1969 Czechoslovakia 1918-1968 (documentary short)
 
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2010 A Nightmare on Elm Street (writer: "Main Title", "Jump Rope")
 
2009 Inglourious Basterds (writer: "WHITE LIGHTNING Main Title" 1973, "HOUND CHASE Intro" 1973, "BATH ATTACK" 1982 / performer: "WHITE LIGHTNING Main Title" 1973, "HOUND CHASE Intro" 1973, "BATH ATTACK" 1982)
 
2005 Monster-in-Law (writer: "Tina's Dream II")
 
2004 Freddy VS Ghostbusters (short) (writer: "Main Title A Nightmare on Elm Street" - uncredited)
 
2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (writer: "White Lightning" / performer: "White Lightning")
 
1997 Miss Evers' Boys (TV movie) (music: "Show Me Lord" / lyrics: "Show Me Lord")
 
1994 New Nightmare ("Score from 'A Nightmare On Elm Street'")
 
1993 The Monster (writer: "Music" - uncredited)
 
1990 Ivory Hunters (TV movie) (arranger: "AFRICAN SONG")
 
1989 Desperate for Love (TV movie) (music: "BEST PAL", "THE ONLY ONE" / lyrics: "BEST PAL", "THE ONLY ONE")
 
1987 The Allnighter (music: "BOO HOO", "SHANGRI-LA", "TRUE LOVE" / lyrics: "BOO HOO", "SHANGRI-LA", "TRUE LOVE" / arranger: "POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE")
 
1987 The Last Fling (TV movie) (music: "THE DREAM GOES ON", "GET CRAZY", "HARD WORKIN' WORLD" / lyrics: "THE DREAM GOES ON", "GET CRAZY", "HARD WORKIN' WORLD")
 
1986 Blue City (music: "Latin")
 
1986 April Fool's Day (music: "Too Bad You're Crazy" / lyrics: "Too Bad You're Crazy")
 
1985 The Long Hot Summer (TV movie) ("One More Roll of the Dice")
 
1983 Independence Day (writer: "SUN GOES DOWN", "CITY WOMAN", "NEW GIRL", "TROUBLE ON THE ROAD", "A WOMAN TO LOVE", "LOVE AGAIN" / producer: "SUN GOES DOWN", "CITY WOMAN", "NEW GIRL", "TROUBLE ON THE ROAD", "A WOMAN TO LOVE", "LOVE AGAIN")
 
1979 Love at First Bite (music: "Fly by Night", "Dancin' Through the Night" / lyrics: "Fly by Night", "Dancin' Through the Night")
 
1978 Steel Cowboy (TV movie) (music: "Back to the Good Times", "A Woman", "Truck Driving Man" / lyrics: "Back to the Good Times", "A Woman", "Truck Driving Man")
 
1977 Escape from Bogen County (TV movie) (music: "A Brand New Day", "The Right Side of the Law", "A Long Way Home" / lyrics: "A Brand New Day", "The Right Side of the Law", "A Long Way Home")
 
1976 Trackdown (music: "In The City" / lyrics: "In The City")
 
1973 White Lightning (writer: "Way Down Under")
 
Show ShowMusic Department (9 titles)
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (video documentary) (composer: theme music)
 
2006 The Fear (El Miedo) (composer: stock music)
 
2003 Out of the Ashes (TV movie) (orchestrator)
 
2003 Profoundly Normal (TV movie) (orchestrator)
 
1997 Sean Connery Close Up (video documentary) (composer: original music)
 
1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (composer: music from Nightmare on Elm Street I)
 
1986 April Fool's Day (orchestrator)
 
1980 Scruples (TV mini-series) (conductor - 3 episodes)
– Episode #1.1 (1980) (conductor)
– Episode #1.2 (1980) (conductor)
– Episode #1.3 (1980) (conductor)
 
1976 Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (TV movie) (conductor)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Never Sleep Again: The Making of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The House That Freddy Built (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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A Nightmare on Elm Street -- In the dreams of his victims, a specteral child murderer stalks the children of the members of the lynch mob that killed him. Half Kenneth -- In 1945, two Japanese-American brothers (half-Caucasian & half Japanese) escape from their internment camp in Manzanar, California, in order to find their Caucasian mother who lives in town. Luck of the Draw -- 1972... Vietnam rages on, over 50,000 American soldiers killed, and the military draft will be determined by a lottery on LIVE television. You're 18 and tonight, your fate will be decided by the Luck of the Draw... ...the one lottery you don't want
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Alternate Names:

Charles Alden
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Our lives are probably all those things that we leave out of our biographies. See more »

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Elected Vice President of the Motion Picture Academy by the Academy's Board of Governors in 2007, a position he shares with actor Tom Hanks. He has also chaired the Academy Awards Rules Committee since 1998. See more »

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