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Erich Wolfgang Korngold

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The Resume

    (May 29, 1897-November 29, 1957)
    Born in Brno, Czech Republic
    Composed the operas 'Der Ring des Polykrates' (1914), 'Violanta' (1914), 'Die Tote Stadt' (1920) and 'Das Wunder der Heliane' (1927)
    Composed scores for the films 'Captain Blood' (1935), 'Anthony Adverse' (1936), 'The Prince and the Pauper' (1937), 'Juarez' (1939), 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex' (1939), 'The Sea Hawk' (1940), 'The Sea Wolf' (1941), 'Kings Row' (1942), 'The Constant Nymph' (1943), 'Of Human Bondage' (1946), 'Devotion' (1946) and 'Deception' (1946)
    Won an Oscar for scoring 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938)
    Became a naturalized US citizen (1943)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was a child prodigy.
    He said he went 'from genius to talent' as he left operas for film scores.
    A prominent critic dismissed his violin concerto (1947) as 'more corn than gold.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    Puccini said, 'He has so much talent he could easily give us half, and still have enough left for himself.'
    He was a pioneer of symphonic film scores with leitmotifs for each character.
    His father, a prominent critic, wrote several letters castigating him for turning to film scoring. (Gee, thanks Dad.)
    He said that 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' saved his life: he had just returned to California from Vienna to score the film when Nazi Germany annexed Austria.
    John Williams' scores for the 'Star Wars' films include repeated references to Korngold's music.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 115 Votes: 64.35% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 22 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 27 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 84 Votes: 73.81% Annoying