Author Archives: wsherk

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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November 2023
Happy 20th Anniversary, DimitriTiomkin.com

As anniversaries go, 20 seems to be a respectable number. When this website launched in 2003, Google was turning five years old and the Internet itself was merely twenty. The Dimitri Tiomkin official website celebrates 20 years! Our first post, … Read More…

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October 2023
Warner Archive releases Land of the Pharaohs on Blu-ray

The Blu-ray release of Land of the Pharaohs on Blu-ray, on July 18, brings to three the number of Warner Bros. films scored by Dimitri Tiomkin available in the Warner Archive Collection this year. READ: Warner Archive releases Angel Face … Read More…

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September 2023
Warner Archive releases Angel Face and The Old Man and the Sea on Blu-ray

The Warner Archive Collection releases of Angel Face and The Old Man and the Sea on June 27, 2023, bring two beautifully restored classic studio films scored by Dimitri Tiomkin to the home market on Blu-ray. Angel Face Originally presented … 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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