 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Gold akaberekwa muna 1921 muVienna, mwanakomana waElisabeth Stransky naGustav Goldner. Ndarama yakabva mumhuri yevanoridza mimhanzi. Baba vake vairidza violin, uye amai vake vaiimba. Baba vake vakadzidzawo naRichard Heuberger. Gold akati akadzidza kuverenga nziyo asati adzidza kuverenga mashoko. Akadzidza kuridza violin uye piyano paakanga achingova nemakore 6 uye akatanga kunyora mimhanzi pazera remakore 8. Pazera ramakore 13, akanga anyora opera yose. Paaiva mwana, akati aida kuenda kuHollywood uye kuva muimbi. Gold aienda kumabhaisikopo achiri kuyaruka kwete bedzi kuzoona mafirimu asiwo kuteerera nziyo dzomumhanzi. Pakati pevanyori vakakurumbira vemafirimu enguva yaaiyemura Max Steiner. Muna 1938, Gold akapinda muViennese Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst, asi akatamira kuU.S. mushure meAnschlussyeAustria, nemhaka yenhaka yemhuri yechiJudha. MuUnited States, Gold akawana mari nokushanda somuperekedzi uye kunyora nziyo dzakakurumbira muNew York City. Akadzidzawo naOtto Cesana naLéon Barzin paNational Orchestra Association. 