Walter Gronostay
Walter Gronostay (1906–1937) was a German composer noted for his work on film scores. Gronostay studied under Arnold Schoenberg.[1] From the late 1920s he began working on film music for a mixture of feature films and documentaries. Along with Herbert Windt he composed the music for Leni Riefenstahl's 1938 documentary Olympia,[2] but died unexpectedly at the age of 31 before the film was released.
Walter Gronostay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 July 1906 |
| Died | 10 October 1937 (aged 31) |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1929 - 1937 (film) |
Selected filmography
- Ripening Youth (1933)
- The Tunnel (1933)
- The Tunnel (1933, French version)
- Lady Windermere's Fan (1935)
- A Night of Change (1935)
- Frisians in Peril (1935)
- Rubber (1936)
- City of Anatol (1936)
- The Last Four on Santa Cruz (1936)
- Street Music (1936)
- Savoy Hotel 217 (1936)
- Wells in Flames (1937)
- The Chief Witness (1937)
- Olympia (1938)
References
- Mera & Burnand p.14
- Rother p.89
Bibliography
- Mera, Miguel & Burnand, David. European Film Music. Ashgate Publishing, 2006.
- Rother, Rainer. Leni Riefenstahl: The Seduction of Genius. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2003.
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