Peter Bernstein (composer)

Peter Bernstein
Born (1951-04-10) April 10, 1951 (age 73)
New York City, New York, United States
OccupationComposer
Years active1973–present
FatherElmer Bernstein

Peter Bernstein (born April 10, 1951) is an American film score composer,[1] 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),[1] 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.[2] He also served as score consultant for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Holden, Stephen (August 10, 1985). "FILM: 'SCIENCE PROJECT,' FROM JONATHAN BETUEL". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  2. ^ Weiss, Josh (November 22, 2021). "'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Composer Rob Simonsen On Bridging The Spiritual Gap Between 1984 And Today". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Credits - Peter Bernstein". Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.


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