Series · 15 Jun 2022Tchaikovsky: from the steppes to the Midwest- 7:46Composer of Russian origin of western film scores, including Rio Bravo and The Alamo.
Dimitri Tiomkin
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Who is this?Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 – November 11, 1979) was a Russian and American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in Saint Petersburg before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after the Russian Revolution. In 1929, after the stock market crash, he moved to Hollywood, where he became best known for his scores for Western films, including Duel in the Sun, Red River, High Noon, The Big Sky, 55 Days at Peking, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Rio Bravo, The Alamo, and Last Train from Gun Hill. […]
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Series · 15 Jun 2022Tchaikovsky: from the steppes to the Midwest
Series · 25 Mar 2021#17 Interpretation- 47:28Slavic composer of the great Hollywood westerns.
Series · 11 Dec 2020#5 Happiness versus the death drive in music- 11:29Composer of Russian origin behind the major Westerns, including Rio Bravo.