Leonard Rosenman

Leonard Rosenman made quite a career for himself as an Academy Award-winning musician. Rosenman began his entertainment career with his music featured in films like the dramatic adaptation "East of Eden" (1955) with Julie Harris, "The Cobweb" (1955) with Richard Widmark and the drama "Rebel Without a Cause" (1955) with James Dean. His music also appeared in the Alan Ladd adaptation "The Big Land" (1957), the James MacArthur dramatic adaptation "The Young Stranger" (1957) and the Natalie Wood romance "Bombers B-52" (1957). In the seventies, Rosenman's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like the crime feature "The Todd Killings" (1971) with Robert F Lyons and "Battle For the Planet of the Apes" (1973). Rosenman won an Academy Award for "Barry Lyndon" in 1975 Rosenman's music was also featured in the dramatic adaptation "Promises in the Dark" (1979) with Marsha Mason, the sci-fi feature "Prophecy" (1979) with Talia Shire and the James Caan drama "Hide in Plain Sight" (1980). His music was also featured in the Neil Diamond adaptation "The Jazz Singer" (1980) and the drama "Making Love" (1982) with Michael Ontkean. Rosenman was most recently credited in the Ben Affleck blockbuster dramatic adaptation "Argo" (2012). Rosenman was married to Kay Scott. Rosenman passed away in March 2007 at the age of 83.