Erich Wolfgang Korngold, an Austrian composer, moved to Hollywood in 1934 on the advice of theater and film director Max Reinhardt and against the backdrop of the emerging Nazi regime. There he began composing film music.

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Das Wormser, Theater Kultur und Tagungszentrum

Is there a more bombastic life's work than that of John Williams with 54 Oscar nominations, 68 Grammy nominations and almost all composition commissions for the Spielberg films? It's almost reminiscent of Mozart and Da Ponte. To be honest, the eight billion people on this earth are probably more familiar with the Star Wars fanfares than Don Giovanni. Incidentally, the Hollywood sound was invented by Erich Wolfgang Korngold...

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