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Composer · Actor · age 72

Elliot Goldenthal

Best rated (music): Heat (7.9)

Music films
29
Music avg
6.46
Peak run
1989’94
7+ run
2 films
CompareBacon number
Music films, by TMDB rating

The career

Elliot Goldenthal, music career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run
Peak 1989 to 1994, 6.8745678198019851990199520002005201020152020Heat 7.9Batman & Robin 4.4Career avg 6.46

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Elliot Goldenthal's career barcodecoolhot
197929 films2020
Current formLast 5: 6.46 vs career 6.46 (−0.00)
  1. WAcross the Universe2007 · 7.1+0.7
  2. WPublic Enemies2009 · 6.7+0.2
  3. LThe Tempest2010 · 5.3−1.2
  4. WOur Souls at Night2017 · 6.7+0.2
  5. WThe Glorias2020 · 6.50.0
As a composer, films with 25+ votes

Elliot by the numbers

Average
6.46
24 rated films
Vote weighted
6.50
bigger films count more
Median
6.6
half are better
Consistency
±0.79
rating spread
Career
42y
1979 to 2020
Total votes
61.3K
across every film
Best
7.9
Heat
Worst
4.4
Batman & Robin
Newest first

Filmography

Music filmography
2020The Glorias posterThe Glorias6.565
2017Our Souls at Night posterOur Souls at Night6.7480
2014A Midsummer Night's Dream·12
2010The Tempest posterThe Tempest5.3138
2009Public Enemies posterPublic Enemies6.74,998
2007Across the Universe posterAcross the Universe7.11,487
2003S.W.A.T. posterS.W.A.T.6.22,810
2003The Good Thief posterThe Good Thief6.1151
2002Frida posterFrida7.42,226
2001Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within posterFinal Fantasy: The Spirits Within6.21,672
1999Titus posterTitus6.4297
1999In Dreams posterIn Dreams5.5206
1998The Butcher Boy posterThe Butcher Boy6.8131
1998Sphere posterSphere6.11,928
1997Batman & Robin posterBatman & Robin4.45,585
1996Michael Collins posterMichael Collins6.9540
1996A Time to Kill posterA Time to Kill7.43,123
1995Heat posterHeat7.98,776
1995Voices·8
1995Batman Forever posterBatman Forever5.55,781
Better together?

Elliot Goldenthal's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.

Films together: Julie Taymor and Elliot Goldenthal movies · Neil Jordan and Elliot Goldenthal movies · Joel Schumacher and Elliot Goldenthal movies · Ulli Lommel and Elliot Goldenthal movies

Takes

On Elliot Goldenthal

4 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

  • Best Original Song · Academy Awards 2003
    Music by Elliot Goldenthal; Lyric by Julie Taymor
    Nominated
  • Best Original Score · Academy Awards 2003
    Elliot Goldenthal
    Won
  • Best Original Score · Academy Awards 1997
    Elliot Goldenthal
    Nominated
  • Best Original Score · Academy Awards 1995
    Elliot Goldenthal
    Nominated

Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

Sources: TMDB (TMDB API terms and product-specific authorization, as of 2026-10-12T23:47:04.021Z), Wikidata (CC0).

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