Oscar-Winning Film Composer Bernstein Dies
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LOS ANGELES  - Elmer Bernstein, whose  eclectic film music ranged from the rousing theme of "The  Magnificent Seven" to the lighthearted score for "Thoroughly  Modern Millie," for which he won an Oscar, died Wednesday at  his home in Ojai, Calif. He was 82.
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Composer Elmer Bernstein, 82, who died of undisclosed causes Aug. 18 at his home in Ojai, Calif., wrote music for more than 200 movies.
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Oscar Peterson, who sat atop the world of jazz piano for decades with his driving two-handed swing, technical wizardry and rapid-fire solos, died on Sunday of kidney failure, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported. He was 82.
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LOS ANGELES: Academy Award-winning composer Elmer Bernstein, who penned scores for blockbusters ranging from To Kill a Mockingbird and The Magnificent Seven to Ghostbusters has died at the age of 82.
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Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics for such hit Broadway musicals as "Chicago" and "Cabaret" as well as the big-city anthem "New York, New York," has died of a heart attack.
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Czech composer Petr Eben, whose wide variety of music has been performed around the globe, has died. He was 78.
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Malcolm Arnold, the British composer who   won an Oscar for the musical score to the film "The Bridge on   the River Kwai," has died after a brief illness.
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English film score composer Sir Malcolm Arnold dies in hospital after a brief illness at the age of 84.
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Swiss conductor Armin Jordan, a familiar   figure in leading opera houses and concert halls around Europe   and the United States, died on Wednesday, aged 74, the   Geneva-based Suisse Romande orchestra (OSR) announced.
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OP Nayyar, who composed music for Bollywood hits over six decades, dies of a heart attack aged 81.
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Film director Robert Altman has died in a Los Angeles hospital, a spokesman for his production company said on Tuesday.
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Movie composer Elmer Bernstein, creator of The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, dies aged 82.
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Composer Elmer Bernstein, 82, who died of undisclosed causes Aug. 18 at his home in Ojai, Calif., wrote music for more than 200 movies. He was responsible for the gritty trumpet-and-drums jazz score to &quot;The Man With the Golden Arm&quot; ...
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Austrian-born jazz legend Oscar Klein, who fled when the Nazis took power and recorded with Lionel Hampton and other greats during a career that spanned four decades, has died at the age of 76, local media reported Wednesday.
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Oscar Peterson, whose early talent, speedy fingers and musical genius made him one of the world's best known jazz pianists, has died. He was 82.
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Hilda Bernstein, an anti-apartheid activist and author whose husband was tried for treason alongside Nelson Mandela, has died. She was 91.
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Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic are collaborating on an upcoming festival celebrating the late composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.