# Laurence Rosenthal

Laurence Rosenthal (born November 4, 1926) is an American composer, arranger, and conductor for theater, television, film, and the concert hall.

## Biography

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Rosenthal attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he studied piano and composition. He then studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. Among his best-known film scores are: A Raisin in the Sun, The Miracle Worker, Becket, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Clash of the Titans, The Return of a Man Called Horse and Meetings with Remarkable Men.
Rosenthal's Broadway arranging credits include The Music Man and Donnybrook!. He composed for Sherry!, A Patriot for Me and Take Me Along (dance music only).
His daughter is the distinguished stem-cell scientist Nadia Rosenthal.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1955 | Yellowneck | |
| 1957 | Naked in the Sun | |
| 1960–1963 | The 20th Century | TV series, episodes "Dirigible" (1960) and "The Western Hero" (1963) |
| 1961 | Rashomon | TV film |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the Sun | |
| 1961 | Dark Odyssey | |
| 1961 | The Power and the Glory | TV film |
| 1962 | The Miracle Worker | |
| 1962 | Requiem for a Heavyweight | |
| 1964 | Becket | Nominated — Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| 1964 | Brenner | TV series, episode "Charlie Paradise: The Tragic Flute" |
| 1966 | Hotel Paradiso | |
| 1966 | Michelangelo: The Last Giant | Documentary Won — Emmy Award for Individual Achievements in Music - Composition Nominated — Emmy Award for Individual Achievements in Music - Conducting |
| 1967 | Coronet Blue | TV series, nine episodes |
| 1967 | The Comedians | |
| 1969 | Three | |
| 1970 | How Awful About Allan | TV film |
| 1970 | The House That Would Not Die | TV film |
| 1970 | Night Chase | TV film |
| 1971 | Banyon | TV series |
| 1971 | A Gunfight | |
| 1971 | Mannix | TV series, episode "Dark So Early, Dark So Long" |
| 1971 | Sweet, Sweet Rachel | TV film |
| 1971 | The Last Child | TV film |
| 1972 | Lapin 360 | |
| 1972 | Man of La Mancha | Adapted music from musical of the same name Nominated — Academy Award for Best Song Score and Adaptation |
| 1972 | The African Elephant | Composed song, "Rain Falls Anywhere It Wants To" Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song |
| 1973 | The Devil's Daughter | TV film |
| 1973 | The Rookies | TV series, episode "The Wheel of Death" and "Snow Job" |
| 1973 | Call to Danger | TV film |
| 1973 | Pueblo | TV film |
| 1973 | Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John | Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Music Composition - For a Special Program |
| 1973 | Satan's School for Girls | TV film |
| 1973–1974 | Hec Ramsey | TV series, episodes "A Hard Road to Vengeance", "Dead Heat", and "Scar Tissue" |
| 1974 | Death Sentence | TV film |
| 1974 | The Missiles of October | TV film |
| 1974 | Portrait: A Man Whose Name Was John | Nominated — Emmy Award for Best Music Composition - For a Special Program |
| 1975 | The Log of the Black Pearl | TV film |
| 1975 | Barnaby Jones | TV series, episode "The Price of Terror" |
| 1975 | Rooster Cogburn | |
| 1975 | A Home of Our Own | TV film |
| 1975 | Murder on Flight 502 | TV film |
| 1976 | State Fair | TV film |
| 1976 | Young Pioneers | TV film |
| 1976 | The Story of David | TV film |
| 1976 | The Return of a Man Called Horse | |
| 1976 | Death at Love House | TV film |
| 1976 | 21 Hours at Munich | TV film |
| 1976 | Young Pioneers' Christmas | TV film |
| 1977 | The Amazing Howard Hughes | TV film |
| 1977 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | |
| 1977 | Logan's Run | TV series, episode "The Collectors" |
| 1977 | Murder in Peyton Place | TV film |
| 1977 | The Hunted Lady | TV film |
| 1977–1984 | Fantasy Island | TV series, seven episodes |
| 1978 | Who'll Stop the Rain | |
| 1978 | And I Alone Survived | TV film |
| 1978 | Brass Target | |
| 1979 | Meetings with Remarkable Men | |
| 1979 | Portrait of a Hitman | |
| 1979 | Meteor | |
| 1979 | Orphan Train | TV film |
| 1980 | The Day Christ Died | TV film |
| 1980 | F.D.R.: The Last Year | TV film |
| 1980 | Rage! | TV film |
| 1980 | Revenge of the Stepford Wives | TV film |
| 1981 | Clash of the Titans | Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Music |
| 1981 | The Patricia Neal Story | TV film |
| 1982 | The Letter | TV film Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) |
| 1983 | Who Will Love My Children? | TV film Nominated — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) |
| 1983 | Heart Like a Wheel | |
| 1983 | Easy Money | |
| 1984 | License to Kill | TV film |
| 1984 | The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck | TV film |
| 1984 | George Washington | TV miniseries |
| 1985 | The Hearst and Davies Affair | TV film |
| 1985 | Consenting Adult | TV film |
| 1985 | Evergreen | TV miniseries |
| 1985 | Blackout | TV film |
| 1985 | Mussolini: The Untold Story | TV miniseries |
| 1986 | Peter the Great | TV miniseries Won — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) |
| 1986 | On Wings of Eagles | TV miniseries |
| 1986 | Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna | TV film Won — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) |
| 1987 | Stranger in My Bed | TV film |
| 1987 | Fight for Life | TV film |
| 1987 | Proud Men | TV film |
| 1987 | Downpayment on Murder | TV film |
| 1988 | Freedom Fighter | TV film |
| 1988 | The Bourne Identity | TV film Won — Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) |
| 1988 | My Father, My Son | TV film |
| 1988 | To Heal a Nation | TV film |
| 1988 | Street of Dreams | TV film |
| 1988 | In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders | TV film |
| 1989 | Twist of Fate | TV film |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W. | TV film, Hallmark Hall of Fame series |
| 1989 | Brotherhood of the Rose | TV film |
| 1989 | The Forgotten | TV film |
| 1989 | Billy the Kid | TV film |
| 1990 | The Plot to Kill Hitler | TV film |
| 1990 | Blind Faith | TV miniseries |
| 1990 | The Incident | TV film |
| 1990 | The Kissing Place | TV film |
| 1990 | Tiny Toon Adventures | TV series, episode "Prom-ise Her Anything" |
| 1991 | The Strauss Dynasty | TV miniseries, one episode |
| 1991 | Mark Twain and Me | TV film |
| 1992–1996 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | TV series, theme, 11 episodes, 2 TV films Won (2) — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) Won — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) |
| 1993 | The Fire Next Time | TV film |
| 1993 | Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story | TV film |
| 1995 | Catherine the Great | TV film |
| 1996 | The Man Who Captured Eichmann | TV film |
| 1997 | The Member of the Wedding | TV film |
| 1998 | The Face | Short film |
| 1998 | The Echo of Thunder | TV film, Hallmark Hall of Fame series |
| 1999 | Inherit the Wind | TV film |
| 2000 | A Time for Dancing | |
| 2001 | Majestic White Horses | Short film |
| 2001 | Wild Iris | TV film |
| 2002 | Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | TV film |

## Awards

Rosenthal has also been nominated for two Oscars and two Golden Globes. He has won seven Emmy Awards and been nominated for an additional six more.
In 2023, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Soundtrack Academy.

### Academy Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1964 | Becket | Best Original Score | Nominated |
| 1972 | Man of La Mancha | Best Song Score and Adaptation | Nominated |

### Emmy Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |

### Golden Globe Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1964 | Becket | Best Original Score | Nominated |
| 1972 | "Rain Falls Anywhere It Wants To" (from The African Elephant) | Best Original Song | Nominated |