Laurence Rosenthal (born November 4, 1926) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor for theatre, television, film, and the concert hall.
Biography Born in Detroit, Michigan, Rosenthal attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he studied piano and composition. He then studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger.. Among his best-known film scores are: A Raisin in the Sun, The Miracle Worker, Becket, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Clash of the Titans, The Return of a Man Called Horse and Meetings with Remarkable Men.
Rosenthal's Broadway arranging credits include The Music Man and Donnybrook!. He composed for Sherry!, A Patriot for Me and Take Me Along (dance music only).
His daughter is stem-cell scientist Nadia Rosenthal.
Filmography Year Title Notes 1955 Yellowneck 1957 Naked in the Sun 1960–1963 The 20th Century TV series, episodes "Dirigible" (1960) and "The Western Hero" (1963) 1961 Rashomon TV film A Raisin in the Sun Dark Odyssey The Power and the Glory TV film 1962 The Miracle Worker Requiem for a Heavyweight 1964 Becket Nominated — Academy Award for Best Original ScoreNominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Brenner TV series, episode "Charlie Paradise: The Tragic Flute" 1966 Hotel Paradiso Michelangelo: The Last Giant DocumentaryWon — Emmy Award for Individual Achievements in Music - CompositionNominated — Emmy Award for Individual Achievements in Music - Conducting 1967 Coronet Blue TV series, nine episodes The Comedians 1969 Three 1970 How Awful About Allan TV film The House That Would Not Die Night Chase 1971 Banyon TV series A Gunfight Mannix TV series, episode "Dark So Early, Dark So Long" Sweet, Sweet Rachel TV film The Last Child 1972 Lapin 360 Man of La Mancha Adapted music from musical of the same nameNominated — Academy Award for Best Song Score and Adaptation The African Elephant Composed song, "Rain Falls Anywhere It Wants To"Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 1973 The Devil's Daughter TV film The Rookies TV series, episode "The Wheel of Death" and "Snow Job" Call to Danger TV film Pueblo Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Music Composition - For a Special Program Satan's School for Girls TV film 1973–1974 Hec Ramsey TV series, episodes "A Hard Road to Vengeance", "Dead Heat", and "Scar Tissue" 1974 Death Sentence TV film The Missiles of October Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Music Composition - For a Special Program 1975 The Log of the Black Pearl TV film Barnaby Jones TV series, episode "The Price of Terror" Rooster Cogburn A Home of Our Own TV film Murder on Flight 502 1976 State Fair Young Pioneers The Story of David The Return of a Man Called Horse Death at Love House TV film 21 Hours at Munich Young Pioneers' Christmas 1977 The Amazing Howard Hughes The Island of Dr. Moreau Logan's Run TV series, episode "The Collectors" Murder in Peyton Place TV film The Hunted Lady 1977–1984 Fantasy Island TV series, seven episodes 1978 Who'll Stop the Rain And I Alone Survived TV film Brass Target 1979 Meetings with Remarkable Men Portrait of a Hitman Meteor Orphan Train TV film 1980 The Day Christ Died F.D.R.: The Last Year Rage! Revenge of the Stepford Wives 1981 Clash of the Titans Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Music The Patricia Neal Story TV film 1982 The Letter TV filmNominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) 1983 Who Will Love My Children? Heart Like a Wheel Easy Money 1984 License to Kill TV film The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck George Washington TV miniseries 1985 The Hearst and Davies Affair TV film Consenting Adult Evergreen TV miniseries Blackout TV film Mussolini: The Untold Story TV miniseries 1986 Peter the Great TV miniseriesWon — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) On Wings of Eagles TV miniseries Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna TV filmWon — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) 1987 Stranger in My Bed TV film Fight for Life Proud Men Downpayment on Murder 1988 Freedom Fighter The Bourne Identity TV filmWon — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) My Father, My Son TV film To Heal a Nation Street of Dreams In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders 1989 Twist of Fate My Name Is Bill W. TV film, Hallmark Hall of Fame series Brotherhood of the Rose TV film The Forgotten Billy the Kid 1990 The Plot to Kill Hitler Blind Faith TV miniseries The Incident TV film The Kissing Place Tiny Toon Adventures TV series, episode "Prom-ise Her Anything" 1991 The Strauss Dynasty TV miniseries, one episode Mark Twain and Me TV film 1992–1996 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV series, theme, 11 episodes, 2 TV filmsWon (2) — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)Won — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme MusicNominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) 1993 The Fire Next Time TV film Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story 1995 Catherine the Great 1996 The Man Who Captured Eichmann 1997 The Member of the Wedding 1998 The Face Short film The Echo of Thunder TV film, Hallmark Hall of Fame series 1999 Inherit the Wind TV film 2000 A Time for Dancing 2001 Majestic White Horses Short film Wild Iris TV film 2002 Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Awards Rosenthal has also been nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globes. He has won seven Emmy Awards and been nominated for an additional six more.
In 2023, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Academy.
Academy Awards
| 1964 | Becket | Best Original Score
| 1972 | Man of La Mancha | Best Song Score and Adaptation
Emmy Awards
|+ Primetime Emmys |- | rowspan=2 | 1966 | rowspan=2 | Michelangelo: The Last Giant | Individual Achievements in Music - Conducting
| Individual Achievements in Music - Individual Achievements in Music - Composition
| 1974 | Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John | Best Music Composition - For a Special Program
| 1982 | The Letter | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
| 1983 | Who Will Love My Children? | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
| 1986 | Peter the Great | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
| 1987 | Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
| 1988 | The Bourne Identity | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music
| 1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (For episode "Vienna, 1908") | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
| 1994 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (For episode "Ireland, 1916") | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)
| 1995 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
| 1997 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)
Golden Globe Awards
| 1964 | Becket | Best Original Score
| 1972 | "Rain Falls Anywhere It Wants To" (from The African Elephant) | Best Original Song
References
External links
Portrait of Laurence Rosenthal on the French webmagazine Underscores