Rosenberg grew up in Long Beach , New York , the son of a Holocaust survivor . His exposure to Jewish culture in New York played an influential role in his musical development . Throughout his career he would go on to incorporate elements of Jewish music into many of his projects . He moved to Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music , where he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in film scoring in 1987 . Early in his career , Rosenberg worked with the Boston Ballet as a rehearsal pianist . During his time in Boston , he also worked with musical groups Border Patrol and the Shirim Klezmer Orchestra . Some of his piano work was used in Woody Allen 's 1997 film Deconstructing Harry
Holocaust survivor
The Holocaust
Maury Rosenberg