Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Maximilian Raoul "Max" Steiner (May 10, 1888 – December 28, 1971) was an Austrian-born American composer of music for theatre and films. He was a child prodigy who conducted his first operetta when he was twelve and became a full-time professional, either composing, arranging or conducting, when he was fifteen. Steiner composed over 300 film scores with RKO and Warner Brothers, and was nominated for 24 Academy Awards, winning three: The Informer (1935), Now, Voyager (1942), and Since You Went Away (1944). Besides his Oscar-winning scores, some of Steiner's popular works include King Kong (1933), Little Women (1933), Jezebel (1938), Casablanca (1942), The Searchers (1956), A Summer Place (1959), and the film score for which he is possibly best known, Gone with the Wind (1939). He was also the first recipient of the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, which he won for his score to Life with Father. Steiner was a frequent collaborator with some of the most famous film directors in history, including Michael Curtiz, John Ford, Howard Hawks, William Dieterle, William Wyler, Raoul Walsh, John Huston, Irving Pichel, King Vidor, and Frank Capra.
Sound 295
2000s
- 2008
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Music
1980s
- 1985
A Strange Love Affair
Music
- 1982
Casta Diva
Music
The Letter
Music
1960s
- 1965
Two on a Guillotine
Original Music Composer
- 1964
Youngblood Hawke
Original Music Composer
A Distant Trumpet
Original Music Composer
- 1963
FBI Code 98
Original Music Composer
- 1962
Rome Adventure
Original Music Composer
- 1961
A Majority of One
Original Music Composer
Susan Slade
Original Music Composer
Parrish
Original Music Composer
Portrait of a Mobster
Original Music Composer
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Original Music Composer
- 1960
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Original Music Composer
Cash McCall
Original Music Composer
Ice Palace
Original Music Composer
1950s
- 1959
John Paul Jones
Original Music Composer
- 1958
Marjorie Morningstar
Original Music Composer
- 1957
Escapade in Japan
Original Music Composer
Band of Angels
Original Music Composer
China Gate
Original Music Composer
- 1956
Death of a Scoundrel
Original Music Composer
Bandido!
Original Music Composer
Come Next Spring
Original Music Composer, Songs
- 1955
Hell on Frisco Bay
Original Music Composer
The McConnell Story
Original Music Composer
The Violent Men
Original Music Composer
- 1954
The Boy from Oklahoma
Original Music Composer
- 1953
So Big
Original Music Composer
So This Is Love
Original Music Composer
The Desert Song
Original Music Composer
The Jazz Singer
Original Music Composer
- 1952
This Is Cinerama
Original Music Composer
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
Original Music Composer
The Lion and the Horse
Original Music Composer
Mara Maru
Original Music Composer
Room for One More
Original Music Composer
- 1951
Close to My Heart
Original Music Composer
Force of Arms
Original Music Composer
Raton Pass
Music
Sugarfoot
Original Music Composer
- 1950
The Breaking Point
Original Music Composer
The Glass Menagerie
Original Music Composer
1940s
- 1949
Mrs. Mike
Music, Original Music Composer
The Lady Takes a Sailor
Original Music Composer
Without Honor
Original Music Composer
The Fountainhead
Original Music Composer
A Kiss in the Dark
Original Music Composer
- 1948
Adventures of Don Juan
Music
The Decision of Christopher Blake
Original Music Composer
Fighter Squadron
Original Music Composer
Johnny Belinda
Original Music Composer
The Woman in White
Original Music Composer
Winter Meeting
Original Music Composer
April Showers
Original Music Composer
My Girl Tisa
Music
- 1947
The Voice of the Turtle
Original Music Composer
My Wild Irish Rose
Original Music Composer
Deep Valley
Original Music Composer
The Unfaithful
Original Music Composer
Love and Learn
Original Music Composer
The Beast with Five Fingers
Original Music Composer
- 1946
Cloak and Dagger
Original Music Composer
One More Tomorrow
Original Music Composer
A Stolen Life
Original Music Composer
- 1945
Rhapsody in Blue
Original Music Composer
Roughly Speaking
Original Music Composer
- 1944
The Conspirators
Original Music Composer
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Original Music Composer
- 1943
Northern Pursuit
Music
Mission to Moscow
Original Music Composer
- 1942
Desperate Journey
Original Music Composer
Busses Roar
Music
The Gay Sisters
Original Music Composer
In This Our Life
Original Music Composer
Murder in the Big House
Original Music Composer
Captains of the Clouds
Original Music Composer
- 1941
One Foot in Heaven
Music
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Music Score Producer
Dive Bomber
Original Music Composer
The Bride Came C.O.D.
Original Music Composer
Shining Victory
Original Music Composer
The Great Lie
Original Music Composer
- 1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
Original Music Composer
Murder in the Air
Music
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Original Music Composer
1930s
- 1939
Four Wives
Original Music Composer
The Mad Empress
Music
Dust Be My Destiny
Original Music Composer
Daughters Courageous
Music
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Original Music Composer
- 1938
The Dawn Patrol
Original Music Composer
Angels with Dirty Faces
Original Music Composer
The Sisters
Original Music Composer
Four Daughters
Music
White Banners
Original Music Composer
Crime School
Original Music Composer
Condemned Women
Music
Gold Is Where You Find It
Original Music Composer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Music
- 1937
Tovarich
Original Music Composer
First Lady
Music
Submarine D-1
Original Music Composer
Slim
Original Music Composer
Kid Galahad
Original Music Composer
Green Light
Original Music Composer
God's Country and the Woman
Music, Original Music Composer
- 1936
The Garden of Allah
Original Music Composer
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford
Original Music Composer
Follow the Fleet
Music Director
Chatterbox
Original Music Composer
- 1935
I Dream Too Much
Original Music Composer
The Three Musketeers
Original Music Composer
Alice Adams
Original Music Composer
Break of Hearts
Music Director
Star of Midnight
Music Director
- 1934
The Little Minister
Original Music Composer
Anne of Green Gables
Music Director
Wednesday's Child
Music Director
The Gay Divorcee
Music Director
The Age of Innocence
Original Music Composer
The Fountain
Original Music Composer
Their Big Moment
Music Director
Bachelor Bait
Music Director
We're Rich Again
Music Director
Let's Try Again
Music Director
Murder on the Blackboard
Original Music Composer, Music Director
The Life of Vergie Winters
Original Music Composer
Where Sinners Meet
Music Director
This Man Is Mine
Music Director
The Crime Doctor
Music
Spitfire
Music Director
Two Alone
Music Director
- 1933
The Son of Kong
Original Music Composer
The Right To Romance
Original Music Composer
After Tonight
Music Director
Chance at Heaven
Music Director
Rafter Romance
Music Director
Morning Glory
Original Music Composer
Blind Adventure
Music Director
Before Dawn
Music Director
Headline Shooter
Music Director
Bed of Roses
Music Director
Melody Cruise
Original Music Composer
Cross Fire
Sound
The Silver Cord
Original Music Composer
Diplomaniacs
Original Music Composer
Sweepings
Original Music Composer
Scarlet River
Music Director
Christopher Strong
Original Music Composer
Lucky Devils
Original Music Composer
The Cheyenne Kid
Original Music Composer
The Past of Mary Holmes
Music Director
The Monkey's Paw
Original Music Composer
- 1932
The Half-Naked Truth
Original Music Composer
The Penguin Pool Murder
Music Director, Original Music Composer
Secrets of the French Police
Music Director
Little Orphan Annie
Original Music Composer
The Phantom of Crestwood
Music Director
A Bill of Divorcement
Music Director, Original Music Composer
Roar of the Dragon
Music Director
What Price Hollywood?
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Is My Face Red?
Original Music Composer
State's Attorney
Original Music Composer
Symphony of Six Million
Original Music Composer
Carnival Boat
Music Director
The Lost Squadron
Original Music Composer
Lady with a Past
Music Director
Girl of the Rio
Original Music Composer
- 1931
Peach-o-Reno
Original Music Composer
Consolation Marriage
Original Music Composer
Secret Service
Original Music Composer
Way Back Home
Original Music Composer
Are These Our Children?
Original Music Composer
Fanny Foley Herself
Original Music Composer
Friends and Lovers
Original Music Composer
The Gay Diplomat
Music Director, Original Music Composer
The Runaround
Original Music Composer
High Stakes
Original Music Composer
The Public Defender
Original Music Composer
Transgression
Original Music Composer
Young Donovan's Kid
Music
Everything’s Rosie
Music Director
Cracked Nuts
Original Music Composer
Bachelor Apartment
Original Music Composer
The Lady Refuses
Music Director
Beau Ideal
Original Music Composer
The Royal Bed
Music Director
- 1930
Dixiana
Original Music Composer
1920s
- 1929
The Delightful Rogue
Original Music Composer
Rio Rita
Orchestrator
Side Street
Original Music Composer
1910s
- 1916
The Bondman
Music
Other crew 14
1950s
- 1952
- 1951
Come Fill the Cup
Additional Music
- 1950
The Damned Don't Cry
Additional Music
Backfire
Additional Music
1940s
- 1947
- 1946
- 1942
Spy Ship
Additional Music
I Was Framed
Additional Music
- 1940
An Angel from Texas
Additional Music
1930s
- 1939
- 1937
Breakfast for Two
Additional Music
- 1933
Bed of Roses
Additional Music
Appearances2
1970s
- 1976
Hollywood's Musical Moods
Self