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Charles Ives(1874-1954)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Charles Ives was born on 20 October 1874 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was a composer, known for Run Lola Run (1998), The Thin Red Line (1998) and Neruda (2016). He was married to Harmony Twitchell. He died on 19 May 1954 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornOctober 20, 1874
DiedMay 19, 1954(79)
BornOctober 20, 1874
DiedMay 19, 1954(79)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)
Run Lola Run
7.6
  • Soundtrack("The Unanswered Question")
  • 1998
The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Thin Red Line
7.6
  • Soundtrack("The Unanswered Question")
  • 1998
Gael García Bernal and Luis Gnecco in Neruda (2016)
Neruda
6.8
  • Soundtrack("The Unanswered Question", "Washington's Birthday from Holiday Symphony")
  • 2016
Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
Kojak
7.1
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech")

Credits

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Music Department



  • Our Beds Are Burning (2021)
    Our Beds Are Burning
    • Music Department
    • 2021
  • Albano Jerónimo in The Domain (2019)
    The Domain
    6.8
    • music
    • 2019
  • The Light at Walden (2014)
    The Light at Walden
    Short
    • composer: additional music
    • 2014
  • Ali Ammar in Romeo Eleven (2011)
    Romeo Eleven
    6.5
    • music
    • 2011
  • New World Symphony Wallcast Concert Ii
    Video
    • stock music
    • 2011
  • The Unanswered Question (1986)
    The Unanswered Question
    6.6
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 1986
  • The Red Tapes
    • Music Department
    • 1977
  • Ach Viola
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 1971

Composer



  • 2084 (2012)
    2084
    8.2
    Short
    • Composer (music composed by)
    • 2012
  • Life, Love & Celluloid (2005)
    Life, Love & Celluloid
    5.0
    • Composer (non-original music)
    • 2005
  • Through the Forest (2005)
    Through the Forest
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Esch oder Die Anarchie
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • A Good Dissonance Like a Man (1977)
    A Good Dissonance Like a Man
    8.2
    • Composer
    • 1977

Soundtrack



  • Kai Luke Brummer in Moffie (2019)
    Moffie
    6.8
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question"
    • 2019
  • The Heart Dances - the journey of The Piano: the ballet (2018)
    The Heart Dances - the journey of The Piano: the ballet
    7.9
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question"
    • 2018
  • Gael García Bernal and Luis Gnecco in Neruda (2016)
    Neruda
    6.8
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question", "Washington's Birthday from Holiday Symphony"
    • 2016
  • Cynthia Nixon in A Quiet Passion (2016)
    A Quiet Passion
    6.4
    • writer: "Decoration Day", "The Unanswered Question"
    • 2016
  • Gérard Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert in Valley of Love (2015)
    Valley of Love
    6.1
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question"
    • 2015
  • Material (2009)
    Material
    7.1
    • writer: "Orchestral Set No. 2 - III. Hannover Square North, at the End of a Tragic Day, the Voice of the People Again Arose"
    • 2009
  • Epílogo (2008)
    Epílogo
    Short
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question"
    • 2008
  • Way Down Low (2007)
    Way Down Low
    5.3
    • writer: "In the Night", "Barn Dance"
    • 2007
  • Wit (2001)
    Wit
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question"
    • 2001
  • The Thin Red Line (1998)
    The Thin Red Line
    7.6
    • writer: "The Unanswered Question"
    • 1998
  • Franka Potente in Run Lola Run (1998)
    Run Lola Run
    7.6
    • music: "The Unanswered Question"
    • 1998
  • Marsalis on Music (1995)
    Marsalis on Music
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack ("Variations on America")
    • 1995
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: La voix de l'âme (1995)
    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: La voix de l'âme
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • music: "Symphony No. 2"
    • 1995
  • An Americanmind
    Short
    • writer: "Robert Browning Overture"
    • 1991
  • George P. Wilbur in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
    Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
    5.8
    • writer: "Shall We Gather at the River?" (uncredited)
    • 1988

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 20, 1874
    • Danbury, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • May 19, 1954
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Harmony Twitchell1908 - May 19, 1954 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    (2014-2015 Season) His play, "Charles Ives, Take Me Home," was performed at the Strawdog Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois with Stephanie Chavara in the cast.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Print Biographies

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Pictured on one of a set of eight 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the Legends of American Music series, issued 12 September 1997, celebrating "Classical Composers & Conductors". Others honored in this issue are Leopold Stokowski, Arthur Fiedler, George Szell, Eugene Ormandy, Samuel Barber, Ferde Grofé Sr., and Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

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  • When did Charles Ives die?
    May 19, 1954
  • How old was Charles Ives when he died?
    79 years old
  • Where did Charles Ives die?
    New York City, New York, USA
  • When was Charles Ives born?
    October 20, 1874
  • Where was Charles Ives born?
    Danbury, Connecticut, USA

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