The first of four conversations in which Robert Dawson Scott invites a composer or performer to look back on a considerable musical challenge. Elmer Bernstein is the elder statesman of Hollywood composers, with almost 200 scores to his credit.
He focuses on his creation of a lush orchestral score for
Martin Scorsese 's film The Age of Innocence, the screen version of Edith Wharton 's novel.
Producer John Goudie