Miklós Rózsa

Miklós Rózsa

music department, composer, actor

Miklós Rózsa was born on Apr 18, 1907 in Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. Miklós Rózsa's big-screen debut came with Thunder in the City directed by Marion Gering in 1937. Miklós Rózsa is known for Eye of the Needle directed by Richard Marquand, Donald Sutherland stars as Faber and Stephen MacKenna as Lieutenant. Miklós Rózsa has got 13 awards and 17 nominations so far. The most recent award Miklós Rózsa achieved is International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA). The upcoming new movie Miklós Rózsa plays is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid which will be released on May 21, 1982.

A child prodigy, Miklos Rózsa learned to play the violin at the age of five and read music before he was able to read words. In 1926, he began studying at the Leipzig Conservatory where he was considered a brilliant student. He obtained his doctorate in music in 1930. Moving to Paris the following year, Rózsa had much of his own chamber music performed, as well as his 'Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song' and his 'Symphony and Serenade for Small Orchestra'. However, he soon became disenchanted with meagre wages for playing classical music in concert. Attempting to change his financial situation, Rózsa managed to secure a contract with Pathe records to compose music for use in intermissions between movies. This was to be his first step in entering the more lucrative field of film composition. In 1935, Rózsa went to London after being invited by the Hungarian Legation to write the music for a ballet. The resulting work, 'Hungaria', so impressed the director

  • Birthday

    Apr 18, 1907
  • Place of Birth

    Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Known For

Awards

13 wins & 17 nominations

International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA)
2021
Best Archival Release of an Existing Score - Re-Release or Re-Recording
Winner - IFMCA Award
2018
Best New Release, Re-Release or Re-Recording of an Existing Score
Winner - IFMCA Award
2013
Best Archival Re-Recording of an Existing Score
Winner - IFMCA Award
2009
Best Re-Recording of an Existing Score
Winner - IFMCA Award
Online Film & Television Association
2006
Behind the Scenes
Winner - OFTA Film Hall of Fame
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