Sound

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Born May 29, 1897 · Brno, Czech Republic

Died November 29, 1957 · aged 60

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and composer of classical music, along with music for Hollywood films, and the first composer of international stature to write Hollywood scores.

Known For

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood · 1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

MovieAdventureRomance

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk · 1940

Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

Captain Blood

Captain Blood · 1935

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · 1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

MovieDramaHistory

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf · 1941

MovieAdventureDrama

Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream · 1935

A Midsummer Night's Dream

MovieFantasyRomance

Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper · 1937

The Prince and the Pauper

MovieAdventureDrama

Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse · 1936

Anthony Adverse

MovieDramaHistory

Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis, Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather, and falls for the beautiful Angela Giuseppe. When circumstances separate Anthony and Angela and he embarks on a long journey, he must find his way back to her, no matter what the cost.

Filmography

Sort

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood · 1938

The Adventures of Robin Hood

MovieAdventureRomance

Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

Original Music Composer

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk · 1940

Dashing pirate Geoffrey Thorpe plunders Spanish ships for Queen Elizabeth I and falls in love with Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal he captures.

Original Music Composer

Captain Blood

Captain Blood · 1935

Dr. Peter Blood, unjustly convicted of treason and exiled from England, becomes a notorious pirate.

Original Music Composer

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex · 1939

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

MovieDramaHistory

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

Original Music Composer

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf · 1941

MovieAdventureDrama

Shipwrecked fugitives try to escape a brutal sea captain who's losing his mind.

Original Music Composer

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream · 1935

A Midsummer Night's Dream

MovieFantasyRomance

Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.

Music Arranger

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper · 1937

The Prince and the Pauper

MovieAdventureDrama

Two boys – the prince Edward and the pauper Tom – are born on the same day. Years later, when young teenage Tom sneaks into the palace garden, he meets the prince. They change clothes with one another before the guards discover them and throw out the prince thinking he's the urchin. No one believes them when they try to tell the truth about which is which. Soon after, the old king dies and the prince will inherit the throne.

Original Music Composer

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse · 1936

Anthony Adverse

MovieDramaHistory

Based on the novel by Hervey Allen, this expansive drama follows the many adventures of the eponymous hero, Anthony Adverse. Abandoned at a convent by his heartless nobleman father, Don Luis, Anthony is later mentored by his kind grandfather, John Bonnyfeather, and falls for the beautiful Angela Giuseppe. When circumstances separate Anthony and Angela and he embarks on a long journey, he must find his way back to her, no matter what the cost.

Original Music Composer

Juarez

MovieDramaHistory

The newly-named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carlota arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juárez and democracy.

Original Music Composer

Between Two Worlds

Between Two Worlds · 1944

Between Two Worlds

MovieDramaFantasy

Passengers on an ocean liner can't recall how they got onboard or where they are going. Soon it becomes apparent that they all have something in common.

Original Music Composer

Magic Fire

Magic Fire · 1955

MovieDramaRomance

In the middle of the 19th-century, when the social structure of Europe is about to be reshaped, the world of music is shaken by one man: Richard Wagner.

Music Supervisor

The Constant Nymph

The Constant Nymph · 1943

The Constant Nymph

MovieDramaRomance

The daughter of a musical mentor adores a promising composer, who is quite fond of the adolescent. When her father dies, an uncle arrives with his own grown daughter, who begins a romance with the composer which culminates in marriage but creates an emotional rivalry that affects the three.

Original Music Composer

Deception

Deception · 1946

MovieDramaRomance

After marrying her long lost love, a pianist finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.

Original Music Composer

The Green Pastures

The Green Pastures · 1936

The Green Pastures

MovieDramaFantasy

God, heaven, and several Old Testament stories, including the Creation and Noah's Ark, are described supposedly using the perspective of rural, black Americans.

Original Music Composer

Devotion

Devotion · 1946

In Victorian England, literary siblings Emily and Charlotte Brontë vie for the affection of the Rev. Arthur Nicholls. Along with their sister Anne, Emily and Charlotte also try to help their tormented brother Branwell, a gifted artist whose life is being destroyed by alcohol.

Original Music Composer

A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True · 1935

A Dream Comes True

MovieDocumentary

A promotional short to hype the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935).

Music Supervisor

The Miracle of Heliane

The Miracle of Heliane · 2019

The Miracle of Heliane

The first-ever audio-visual recording of this opera – directed by Christof Loy, conducted by Marc Albrecht and with Sara Jakubiak, Brian Jagde and Josef Wagner in the leading roles

Music

Another Dawn

Another Dawn · 1937

MovieAdventureDrama

While on leave, British officer Col. John Wister meets Julia Ashton, a widow who steals his heart despite her overwhelming grief. Enamored, Wister begs her to be his bride, assuring her she will someday learn to love again. After she agrees and they've wed, she accompanies him to a hostile desert region. As predicted, she does find love. However, it is not for her husband but for the handsome Capt. Denny Roark.

Original Music Composer

Kings Row

Kings Row · 1942

MovieRomanceDrama

Five young adults in a small American town face the revelations of secrets that threaten to ruin their hopes and dreams.

Original Music Composer

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage · 1946

Of Human Bondage

MovieRomanceDrama

A medical student with a club foot falls for a beautiful but ambitious waitress. She soon leaves him, but gets pregnant and comes back to him for help.

Original Music Composer

Give Us This Night

Give Us This Night · 1936

Give Us This Night

After being introduced to the world of opera, a fisherman (Jan Kiepura) falls for a woman (Swarthout) whose guardian is a noted composer (Philip Merivale). They met when the fisherman evaded the police by seeking refuge in the village church. While there, they are each captivated by hearing the other singing Mass. The beautiful woman falls in love with the fisherman with the wonderful voice.

Original Music Composer

Korngold: Die tote Stadt

Korngold: Die tote Stadt · 2019

Korngold: Die tote Stadt

Erich Wolfgang Korngold's "Die tote Stadt" in a Bayerische Staatsoper production from 2019, directed by Simon Stone. Kirill Petrenko is conducting Jonas Kaufmann and Marlis Petersen.

Sound

Marie Jacquot dirige Weill, Dukas et Korngold Avec Victor Julien-Laferrière

Marie Jacquot dirige Weill, Dukas et Korngold Avec Victor Julien-Laferrière · 2023

Marie Jacquot dirige Weill, Dukas et Korngold Avec Victor Julien-Laferrière

At the helm of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, French conductor Marie Jacquot leads a rich program, with the participation of cellist Victor Julien-Laferrière.

Original Music Composer

The Making of a Great Motion Picture

The Making of a Great Motion Picture · 1936

The Making of a Great Motion Picture

MovieDocumentary

Narrated documentary of the making of Anthony Adverse (1936), featuring many clips from the actual film.

Music