Elmer Bernstein Vinyl Records

Elmer Bernstein (1922–2004) was an American composer and conductor, best known for his film scores. He composed music for over 200 films, television shows, and video games, including some of the most iconic scores in cinematic history, such as To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Great Escape (1963), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Ten Commandments (1956), Animal House (1978), and Ghostbusters (1984).

Notable albums and songs include the soundtrack for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), which features the main theme and "The Courthouse"; the soundtrack for The Great Escape (1963), which features the main theme and "March from The Great Escape"; and the soundtrack for The Magnificent Seven (1960), which features the main theme and "The Ride".

An interesting fact about Elmer Bernstein is that he was the first composer to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for a film that was not a musical. The film was The Magnificent Seven, which was released in 1960.