Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954) is an American composer of contemporar… Read Full Bio ↴Elliot Goldenthal (born May 2, 1954) is an American composer of contemporary classical music and film and theatrical scores. A student of Aaron Copland and John Corigliano, he is best known for his distinctive style and ability to blend various musical styles and techniques in original and inventive ways. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2002 for his score to the motion picture Frida, directed by his longtime partner Julie Taymor.

Goldenthal was born on May 2, 1954, the youngest son of a Jewish housepainter father and a Catholic seamstress mother in Brooklyn, New York City, where he was influenced from an early age by music from all cultures and genres. Both pairs of Goldenthal's grandparents emigrated to the United States from Bucharest and Iași, Romania. Goldenthal lived in a multi-cultural part of town, and this is reflected in his works. He attended John Dewey High School in Brooklyn where, at the age of 14, he had his very first ballet Variations on Early Glimpses performed; he continued to display his eclectic musical range, performing with rock bands in the seventies. He then studied music full-time at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with composer John Corigliano (whom he greatly admired), to earn his Bachelor of Music degree (1977) and Master of Music degree (1979) in musical composition.

Goldenthal has written works for concert hall, theater, dance and film. His work includes music for films such as Alien 3, Michael Collins, Batman Forever, Heat and the Academy Award-winning score for Julie Taymor's Frida, a movie in which Goldenthal had a small acting part as a "Newsreel Reporter". Incidentally he also had a small part in the stage show Juan Darièn as a "Circus Barker / Streetsinger".

The Tony-Award-winning Juan Darién: A Carnival Mass (1988/'96) and The Green Bird (1999), based on a story by Carlo Gozzi, are a two of the composer's theatre works. In 2006, Goldenthal completed his original three-act opera with Taymor entitled Grendel an adaptation of the John Gardner novel of the same name which told the story of Beowulf from the monster Grendel's point of view. It had its world premiere in early June 2006 at the Los Angeles Opera, the role of Grendel performed by Eric Owens, with an audience that included John Williams and Emmy Rossum; the opus was added to the Los Angeles Opera's permanent repertoire and earned Goldenthal a nomination in April 2007 for the Pulitzer Prize for Music. In 2008 Goldenthal reunited with Michael Mann to score 1930s gangster movie Public Enemies and in 2009 he scored another Julie Taymor Shakespeare adaptation, The Tempest. He cites Japanese composer Tōru Takemitsu as an influence and someone he styles his own career on; Goldenthal has said that the lines between traditional concert music and orchestral film score have become more blurred which is the way he thinks it should be. He has also collaborated four times with Irish director Neil Jordan, including on his films Interview with the Vampire and In Dreams.

Elliot Goldenthal has been called the "thinking man's composer" by film-music collectors and a generally more cerebral choice for film makers and lovers of film music. He is known for his experimentation, nuances and willingness to try unconventional techniques. He has scored films in almost every genre from horror to action to Shakespeare adaptations. He has not yet scored comedy, but he has composed comedic motifs for several films such as Demolition Man and the Batman series. His eclectic output has gained him a great deal of respect in the music and film communities and with fans. He is widely appreciated for his musical abilities and distinctive style, although some find his work to be too experimental or inaccessible. His action music is brutal and atonal. Sometimes, in underscore, he uses very fast French horn passages with bending tones and whining. Goldenthal has said that he doesn't "hear" atonal and tonal, rather, "I either hear melody or I hear sonority".

Run For Your Life
Elliot Goldenthal Lyrics

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6 Day Riot And morning comes with a meltdown This town is needing a…
Antigone Rising I've been collecting all my days Movies frame by frame Oh lo…
At Vance Thunder and lighting roaring outside Voices keep calling you…
Bad Wolves Breaking my back until I can't even stand I'm working my…
Beatles Well I'd rather see you dead, little girl Than to be…
Beatles~the Well, I'd rather see you dead, little girl Than to be…
Bertie Blackman So listen up Point to the truth Coz we are stricken uh-huhh …
Big Grams [Verse 1 - Big Boi] I need another lover Like I need…
Break Even RUN AWAY From reality Day dreaming my life away Day by day, …

Bucks Fizz Run, run for your life Ah, run for your life Keep on…
Bullet for My Valentine You need to know what it's like To be left and…
Burning Spear Im just a man not a rich man a rastaman, Yes…
Cardle Matt You need somebody who likes themself Who lives for life and…
clipping. Way too Hollywood to be in Hollywood (shh) You done did…
Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman Do you ever remember, all the stories you've been told When…
Colours of Bubbles Work all day Work all night Sweat and mud all over my…
David Rock Feinstein If you think your world is coming to an end Then…
Doyle No one will see us coming You are the innocent, die…
Dr. Dooom Yeah, I'm first, they wanna sue me Why? Because I'm Doc…
Earth & Stone So you wanna get with me Say you got all I…
Elephant Man Hey what's that in the alley with a knife in…
Elephant Man feat. Jarvis Church Hey, boy, who's that in the alley with a knife…
Elephant Man Jarvis Church Hey what's that in the alley with a knife in…
embrace today I won't let it tear me down. everything burns inside,…
Enforcer Phantoms of the night, spread your wings and gather the damn…
Eric Burdon Tension in the city Danger in the air I can hear the…
Fray Seventeen years by her side Broke the same bed Wore the same…
Freda Payne Run for your life Save yourself Run for your life You bet…
Grim Reaper I see them coming over mountains, Marching in line, Childr…
Group Home Intro: {sample from movie} Most persons never have a chance…
I-Roy Keep your head up It ain't as bad as it seems You…
Jack Penate On city streets you need to Be careful who you speak…
Jack Peñate On city streets you need to Be careful who you speak…
Jack Penate On city streets you need to Be careful who you speak…
Jarvis Church Hey what's that in the alley with a knife in…
John Lennon / Paul McCartney Well, I'd rather see you dead, little girl Than to be…
Just Loud You're a velvet daydream Mixed with Amphetamines Got me hypn…
Keldian The sound of shackles in the night The flash of a…
Kissin' Dynamite Strophe 1 You broke my dreams, I went insane You stole my…
Loudness Take In The Frozen Dawn No Way Out Still Holding On Empty…
M.I.M.E Keep your head up It ain't as bad as it seems You…
Mako feat. Rat City & Natalola You bought yourself a little freedom Yeah I know you saved…
Måns Zelmerlöw Wishing through a window You see her eyes of sorrow And th…
Matt Cardle You need somebody who likes themself Who lives for life and…
Michael Beaven and Band what you gonna do for the rest of your life? what…
mind.in.a.box Run for your life Come to me Come to me Leave…
Modern Echo I never wanted you for love, only money You'll do whatever…
Mono Inc. You can hear them yell bloody murder You can see them…
Monophonics A number in the system, broke by law Desensitizing victims, …
Nancy Sinatra Well, I?d rather see you dead, little boy Than to see…
Northern Line Run for your life Aah, aah Is it real or am I…
Ofln - Bad Wolves Breaking my back until I can't even stand I'm working my…
Penate Jack On city streets you need to Be careful who you speak…
Ride For A Fall I’m waiting here as far as I remember But not alone,…
Ring of Fire Now you see what it is like Living by the rules…
Riot I see trouble coming, Trying to change my ways. Take a littl…
Rising Steel RUN FOR YOUR LIFE Behind the moon of shadows Under the…
Saint Deamon The seals will break One by one Trials will rise…
Sammy Hagar There's a line, for every lover In the makeup on…
SENZORITY Go Run for your life Cling to your life Run for your life Cl…
Shadowgraphs Run for your life alone, alone Leave all your words behind…
Significant Point It sounds on us “your way fades away” It says let's…
Stratus Life has its secrets, the young and the old A mixture…
Style We Shouldn't Have Come Together Could Regret Forever Oh What…
The B-Sides I seek comfort in my mind The only place I call…
The Beatles Well, I'd rather see you dead, little girl Than to be…
The Beatles (24 Bit) Well I'd rather see you dead, little girl Than to be…
The Beatles (original mono) Well, I'd rather see you dead, little girl Than to be…
The Beatles (The U.S. Albums) Well I'd rather see you dead, little girl Than to be…
The Beatles - 1965 - Rubber Soul (Mono) Well, I'd rather see you dead, little girl Than to be…
The Beatlesȁ Well, I'd rather see you dead, little girl Than to be…
The Beatles琀 Well I'd rather see you dead, little girl Than to be…
The Beatles！ Well, I'd rather see you dead, little girl Than to be…
The Creepshow So awake it'll sting your eyes Rot your bones and leave…
The Fray Seventeen years by her side Broke the same bed Wore the same…
The Horrorist I feel the power, of overwhelming doom! Do you feel…
The Riot I see trouble coming, Trying to change my ways. Take a littl…
The Ruffianz Go! Run for your life My generation, wake up There's a way …
The Seige I ain't trynna bring you down But for real, you might…
Thee Headcoatees Well I'd rather see you dead, little boy Than to see…
Tiffany Young Oh, run Run for your, run for your Oh, run Run…
Tom Wilson & M.I.M.E Keep your head up It ain't as bad as it seems You…
Trains and Boats and Planes (Ahaha) Doo doo doo doo doo Doo doo doo doo doo Doo…
Twisted Sister He wakes up in the mornin' and he looks into…
X-Cons The economy is stable There is food upon your table Be caref…
Yendri The only way to survive is to run for your…
Yes Man Jr. It's a story I just Can't begin to tell you And if…
倖田來未狙い定め向こう側へ向かいましょうしなやかな腰でほら無理だとか言わないで進もう見つめてみてあの人の笑顔もっとそ…
霜月はるか走り出せ Run for your life あの日の夢まであきらめずに Try & Try きらめきは失くしたくない…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Elliot Goldenthal:

Alcoba Azul La noche ira sin prisa de nostalgia Habrá de ser un…
Am I Blue It was a morning, long before dawn Without a warning I…
Am I Blue? It was a morning, long before dawn Without a warning I…
Burn It Blue Burn this house Burn it blue Heart running on empty…
Bye Bye Blackbird No one here can love or understand me Oh, what hard…
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree I wrote my mother I wrote my father And now I'm…
Estrella Oscura Why ante mis ojos Virgen del Camelo… why ella es flama que…
In Dreams A candy-colored clown they call the sandman Tiptoes to my ro…
La Bruja Ay que bonito es volar A las dos de la mañana A…
La Llorona Todos me dicen el negro, Llorona Negro pero cariñoso. Todos …
Love Me or Leave Me This affair is killin' me I can't stand uncertainly Tell me …
Macushla Macushla! Macushla! Your sweet voice is calling, Calling m…
No One Knows No one knows what I go through And the tears I…
She Moved Through The Fair My young love said to me my mother won't mind, And…
Spirit Dreams Inside I wake from a nightmare now In the day it haunts…
Sympathy for the Devil Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of…
The Ball Game Life is a ball game Bein' played each day Life is a…
The Butcher Boy In Dublin town where I did dwell A butcher boy I…
The Dream Within Free the dream within The stars are crying a tear A sigh…
The Man I Love Someday he'll come along The man I love And he'll be big…

Time Is Running Out Gather round Love baby, yeah Gather round (c'mon) What's sup…

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