Search Results for: Dimitri Tiomkin

January 2024
Behind the photograph: Nickolas Muray portrait of Dimitri Tiomkin

In the thick of his career as a concert pianist based in New York, Dimitri Tiomkin sat in the studio of photographer Nickolas Muray in the Park Central Hotel at 56th Street and 7th Avenue, a stone’s throw from Central … Read More…

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December 2023
Aniket Singh Solanki receives Dimitri Tiomkin Student Assistantship

Aniket Singh Solanki is the recipient of the Dimitri Tiomkin Endowed Fund for Student Assistantships from the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California (USC) for the academic year, 2023-2024. READ (USC press release pdf): Tiomkin – … Read More…

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August 2023
Behold a Trending Composer! Maurice Jarre replaces first choice Dimitri Tiomkin for Fred Zinnemann’s film based on Killing a Mouse on Sunday

by Warren M. Sherk Maurice Jarre provided the music score for director Fred Zinnemann’s 1964 film, Behold a Pale Horse; however, we recently learned that Zinnemann’s first choice was Dimitri Tiomkin. Even before the production was announced in the press, … Read More…

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July 2023
 Behind the Photograph: Dimitri Tiomkin and Olivia Patch visit the studio of artist Ilya Glazunov in Moscow, 1971

At first glance, it’s difficult to discern the occasion for this unusual image filled with Russian art and icons. One’s eye is drawn to the bearded old man on the left, possibly because of his outsize proportion. More on the … Read More…

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June 2023
 The True Story of How Dimitri Tiomkin’s Music Arranger and His Wife Created an International Brand with Mr & Mrs T® Bloody Mary Mix

by Warren M. Sherk PART 2 of 2 (Read: Part 1) Music was not the only creative outlet for Herb Taylor. At the same time he was arranging music for composer Dimitri Tiomkin, he and his wife June were perfecting … Read More…

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May 2023
 The True Story of How Dimitri Tiomkin’s Music Arranger and His Wife Created an International Brand with Mr & Mrs T® Bloody Mary Mix

by Warren M. Sherk PART 1 of 2 Do you have a bottle of Mr & Mrs T® Bloody Mary Mix in your refrigerator? (If not, I highly recommend it.) Perhaps you’re at an age where you remember when flight … Read More…

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April 2023
Recent recipients of the Dimitri Tiomkin Endowed Fund for Student Assistantships

The School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) at the University of Southern California (USC) continue to award the Dimitri Tiomkin Endowed Fund for Student Assistantships to qualified graduate students. Recent beneficiaries are Caleb Lee Smith, Caleb Fuerst Townsend, Cory R. Gorman, Jonathan Miles Breiner, and … Read More…

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Dimitri Tiomkin Music plaque

February 2023
Editorial de la Universidad de Jaén releases book on the music of Dimitri Tiomkin by Lucía Pérez Garcia

Dimitri Tiomkin: Canciones Para el Lejano Oeste (Songs for the Distant West) by Lucía Pérez Garcia is now available from Editorial de la Universidad de Jaén. The book covers Tiomkin’s songs for Westerns and features analysis of those songs. The Prologue, … Read More…

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