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Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa (April 18, 1907 - July 23, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer, best known for his film scores. He was born in Budapest. The recipient of 17 Academy Award nominations, he won 3 Oscars: for Spellbound, A Double Life, and Ben-Hur (1959).
Notable film scores
- The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
- Jungle Book (1942)
- Double Indemnity (1944)
- Spellbound (1945)
- The Lost Weekend (1945)
- The Killers (1946)
- A Double Life (1947)
- The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
- Quo Vadis? (1951)
- Ivanhoe (1952)
- Julius Caesar (1953)
- Ben-Hur (1959)
- King of Kings (1961)
- El Cid (1961)
- The Power (1968)
- Time After Time (1979)
Concert works
His best known concert work is the orchestral Theme, Variations and Finale. There is also an early string trio, a piano quintet, two string quartets, concertos for violin, viola, cello and for violin and cello, and other works.
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Categories: 1907 births | 1995 deaths | 20th century classical composers | Hungarian composers | Film score composers
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