Greetings. ScoreKeeper here with a heavy heart to report the passing of film composer Leonard Rosenman yesterday. He was 83.

Rosenman was one of the unsung titans of the film scoring world for many decades. Although he never quite received the attention or recognition as some of his contemporaries, his music was daring, provocative, explorative, and uniquely original. He was one of the pioneering masters of using electronic elements in film music and never shied from exhibiting his vast musical vocabulary in his scores.

His work can be heard on an extensive range of film productions including EAST OF EDEN (1955), REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955), FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966), A MAN CALLED HORSE (1970), BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES (1970), BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (1973), THE LORD OF THE RINGS (1978), and ROBOCOP 2 (1990), to name a few. He also wrote a vast amount of music for television including, THE TWILIGHT ZONE (1959), LAW OF THE PLAINSMAN (1959-1960), COMBAT! (1962-1967), and a plethora of made-for-TV movies.

HERE is a link to wonderful obituary and retrospective written by film scoring scholar Jon Burlingame.

From everybody here at AICN, we would like to extend our condolences to the Rosenman family during this difficult time.

We’ll miss you Leonard…

ScoreKeeper!!!

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