Erich Wolfgang Korngold was unappreciated in his time, but he is now rightfully seen as one of the first composers to bring musical legitimacy to film scores. Born in 1897 in what was then Austria-Hungary, Korngold was a musical prodigy who garnered praise from none other than the great Gustav Mahler. Korngold started as a concert composer before coming to Hollywood to write some of the most influential film scores of all time. His brassy, lush, style features exciting fanfares and distinct use of thematic material. He was a great influence on John Williams, whose scores for Star Wars and Superman exhibit Korngoldian stylings. Korngold only wrote about 20 scores, but many of them are classics, from The Adventures of Robin Hood and The Sea Hawk to Kings Row and Anthony Adverse. Following his incomparable career in Hollywood, Korngold went back to scoring concert works, leaving behind a batch of brilliant and groundbreaking film scores.
The Adventures of Robin Hood**
Kings Row**
The Sea Hawk**
The Sea Wolf
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