Constantin Bakaleinikoff
Constantin Romanovich Bakaleinikoff ( Russian Константин Романович Бакалейников , Konstantin Romanovich Bakaleinikow ; born April 26, 1898 in Moscow ; † September 3, 1966 in Los Angeles ) was a Russian film composer . Bakaleinikoff was nominated several times for the Academy Award for his film music , but was never able to win it.
Life
Bakaleinikoff studied at the Moscow Conservatory and left Russia after the revolution . In the United States, he first worked as a conductor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra before turning to film music in the late 1920s. Bakaleinikoff composed for Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , before moving to Columbia Pictures for a short time in 1940 . He then went to RKO Pictures and worked there until the studio closed in 1955. In 1938 Bakaleinikoff was nominated for the Academy Award for the first time for his music to Something to sing about . He was mostly active as the musical director of a film production or conducted the recordings of the film music. Bakaleinikoff was married to the silent film actress Fritzi Ridgeway . His brother Mischa was also a film composer.
Filmography (selection)
- 1931: The Airship (Dirigible)
- 1937: Music in Fists (Something to Sing About)
- 1939: The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
- 1940: More About Nostradamus
- 1940: Dr. Christian Meets the Women
- 1942: Hunted by Agents (Journey into Fear)
- 1943: Tarzan and the Nazis (Tarzan Triumphs)
- 1943: This is my country (This Land Is Mine)
- 1943: Stage Door Canteen
- 1943: The Fallen Sparrow
- 1943: Tarzan, Conqueror of the Desert (Tarzan's Desert Mystery)
- 1944: Step Lively
- 1944: None But the Lonely Heart
- 1944: Murder, My Sweet
- 1945: Steel storm (Back to Bataan)
- 1945: The spiral staircase (The Spiral Staircase)
- 1945: Sing Your Way Home
- 1946: Notorious (Notorious)
- 1948: The Bells of Coaltown (The Miracle of the Bells)
- 1949: Clear the ring for Stoker Thompson (The Set-Up)
- 1949: The Window (The Window)
- 1949: Panic for King Kong (Mighty Joe Young)
- 1949: Der Teufelshauptmann (She Wore a Yellow Ribbon) (Conductor)
- 1950: Born to be Bad
- 1951: Steel wings (Flying Leathernecks)
- 1951: Double Dynamite
- 1952: Before the New Day (Clash by Night)
- 1954: One night with Susanne (Susan Slept Here)
- 1956: The Conqueror (The Conqueror)
- 1957: The bachelor party (The Bachelor Party)
Nominations
- Academy Awards 1938 : Best Score for Music in Fists ( Something to sing about )
- Academy Awards 1944 : Best Film Music (Drama / Comedy) for The Fallen Sparrow (together with Roy Webb )
- Academy Awards 1945 : Best film music (drama / comedy) for None But the Lonely Heart (together with Hanns Eisler )
- Academy Awards 1945: Best film music (musical) for Higher and Higher
Web links
- Constantin Bakaleinikoff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Constantin Bakaleinikoff in the All Movie Guide (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bakaleinikoff, Constantin |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Бакалейников, Константин Романович (Russian); Bakaleinikow, Konstantin Romanowitsch (Russian, transcribed) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian film composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1898 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
DATE OF DEATH | 3rd September 1966 |
Place of death | los Angeles |