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Composer

Peter Bernstein

American composer

b. 1951

3 works and musical collections

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Born
1951
Birthplace
New York City
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Peter Bernstein (born April 10, 1951) is an American film score composer, and is the son of Academy Award-winning composer and conductor Elmer Bernstein, with whom he frequently collaborated.

Notable films scored or co-scored by Peter Bernstein include Silent Rage (1982), Bolero (1984), The Ewok Adventure (1984), Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985), My Science Project (1985), Canadian Bacon (1995), Wild Wild West (1999) and Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001).

He has also composed music for television series such as 21 Jump Street (1987), The New Outer Limits (1996; one episode, season 2, "Beyond the Veil"), Walker, Texas Ranger (1995; one episode, season 3, "The Big Bamboozle"), Stargate SG-1 (1997), Rough Riders (1997) and Masters of Horror (2005). He was a score consultant for Rob Simonsen for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, providing orchestration advice and feedback on Simonsen's implementation of Elmer Bernstein's Ghostbusters material. He also served as score consultant for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

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Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; film score composer
Instruments played
guitar
Genres
jazz
Awards
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
Official website
https://petermbernstein.com/
Languages used
English
VIAF ID
80215654
ISNI
0000000114495153
GND ID
135485770
Library of Congress ID
n90702990
MusicBrainz ID
90898b2c-a266-4ecb-9fe9-e98e92a9c935

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Guitar
Genres represented
Jazz
Source entries with composition dates
0

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Catalogue

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Works and musical collections with sheet music details
Title Work details Listed instruments Sheet music
Dragonfly See work details
  • Guitar
Jazz
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Bobblehead See work details
  • Guitar
Jazz
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Jive Coffee See work details
  • Guitar
Jazz
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Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 80215654.