Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. He is best known for his many movie soundtracks.
His musical career last for fifty years, he composed music for over one hundred movies and television shows. His most popular works include the scores to "The Magnificent Seven", "The Ten Commandments", "The Great Escape", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Ghostbusters", "The Black Cauldron" and "The Rookies".
Bernstein died of cancer on August 18, 2004.
Influences.
Bernstein stated composers like Benny Goodman, Dimitri Tiomkin, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Jimmie Lunceford, Victor Young, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Franz Waxman and Max Steiner as influences.
Legacy.
Those who consider Bernstein on their careers include Alan Silvestri, Georges Delerue, Howard Shore, James Newton Howard, John Barry, Lalo Schifrin, Dick Hyman, Hans Zimmer, James Horner, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Trevor Jones, Mark Isham, Bear McCreary, Ennio Morricone, Danny Elfman, Alan Menken, Randy Newman, Randy Edelman, John Debney, Harry Gregson-Williams, Rupert Gregson-Williams, David Newman, Thomas Newman, Michael Kamen, John Powell and Brian Tyler.