Arthur B. Rubinstein
American Emmy Award-winning composer
About Arthur B. Rubinstein
Lived 1938 – 2018 (aged 80). Arthur B. Rubinstein was an American composer, conductor, film score composer, musician and conducting.
Arthur Benjamin Rubinstein (March 31, 1938 – April 23, 2018) was an American Emmy Award-winning composer. He composed several television series soundtracks and songs for film scores. He was frequently hired by film director John Badham, and the majority of his movie soundtracks are found in Badham's work, including Whose Life Is It Anyway?, WarGames (1983), Rubinstein also created a very unusual sound by placing a microphone inside a large empty water bottle and placing it underneath a Steinway grand piano.
His other film and TV movie scores include The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972), The Great Bank Hoax (1977), The Great American Traffic Jam (1980), On the Right Track (1981), The Phoenix (1982), Deal of the Century (1983), The Cartier Affair (1984), It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984), Lost in America (1985), Murder in Space (1985), The Best of Times (1986), Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986), Love Among Thieves (1987),Once Upon a Texas Train (1988), Inherit the Wind (1988), several Season Two episodes of The Simpsons and Dead Man's Island (1996).
He died on April 23, 2018, from cancer at the age of 80. He was among those honored at the 2019 Grammy awards.
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Who was Arthur B. Rubinstein?
American Emmy Award-winning composer (1938-2018)
When was Arthur B. Rubinstein born?
Arthur B. Rubinstein was born on 31 March 1938 in Brooklyn.
When did Arthur B. Rubinstein die?
Arthur B. Rubinstein died on 23 April 2018.
What was Arthur B. Rubinstein's occupation?
Arthur B. Rubinstein was a composer, conductor, film score composer, musician and conducting.
What nationality was Arthur B. Rubinstein?
Arthur B. Rubinstein was American.
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