Too Soon. His big break came in 1959, when he was asked to score On the Beach after Antheil became ill and he recommended Gold for the job. Gold is most widely recognized for composing the score of Exodus (1960). He was contracted by Otto Preminger and, atypically, was able to watch the filming of the movie. Gold spent time in Israel to write the score. In 1968, Gold wrote a Broadway musical called I'm Solomon. He also wrote music for television. In his later life, Gold was the musical director of the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra. He also founded the Los Angeles Senior Citizens Orchestra. His concert works include a piano concerto, a string quartet, and a piano sonata. Ernest Gold's "Fight for Survival" from Exodus was sampled by Moby in his song Porcelain. Awards Gold's contributions were recognized with Academy Award nominations and Golden Globe nominations. He won a Golden Globe in 1960 for Best Motion Picture Score for 1959's On the Beach. This film was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture that same year. In 1960, Gold's Exodus was nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Original Score category. The film won an Academy Award for Best Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture and a Grammy for Best Soundtrack Album. For his contributions, Gold had his name engraved in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the first composer to receive this honor. Personal life Gold was married to singer and actress Marni Nixon from 1950 to 1969. They had three children: musician Andrew Gold (composer of "Lonely Boy" and "Thank You for Being a Friend"), Martha Carr, and Melani Gold. Gold's marriage after Nixon was to Jan Keller Gold (from 1975 until his death). Ernest Gold died on March 17, 1999, in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 77 from complications following a stroke. Selected filmography References External links Ernest Gold papers, MSS 2196 at the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University 1921 births 1999 deaths 20th-century American composers 20th-century classical composers American classical composers American film score composers American male classical composers American musical theatre composers Austrian classical composers Jewish emigrants from Austria to the United States after the Anschluss Austrian film score composers Austrian male classical composers Best Original Music Score Academy Award winners