Cliff Eidelman

Clifford Glen Eidelman (born December 5, 1964) is an American composer and conductor who has scored films including Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Free Willy 3: The Rescue, and Christopher Columbus: The Discovery.

Cliff Eidelman
Birth nameClifford Glen Eidelman
Born (1964-12-05) December 5, 1964 (age 59)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)Composer, conductor
Websitewww.cliffeidelman.com

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Eidelman began his formal training in violin at the age of eight and continued with multi-instrument training ranging from piano and guitar in genres such as jazz to classic music in his youth.[1] After studying music at Santa Monica College and the University of Southern California, he scored his first feature film Magdalene in 1989.

His breakthrough composition was the 1991 score to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.[2]

In the years after, Eidelman continued to compose dramatic and epic scores such as Christopher Columbus: The Discovery.[3] As Eidelman's style of composing changed towards more sentimental and minimalistic scores, so did the films for which he scored.

Eidelman currently resides in Santa Monica, California and continues to score movies.

Notable scores (concert music) edit

Symphony No. 2 First recording performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conducted by Cliff Eidelman (2024)Bridges: For solo Piano (2021)

  • The Five Tales for Solo Piano (2019)
  • Night in the Gallery for Chamber Ensemble (released 2019) (performed and recorded by Members of the London Symphony Orchestra)
  • Symphony for Orchestra and Two Pianos (released 2018) (performed and recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra)
  • Wedding in the Night Garden (2000) (performed by the Los Angeles Master Chorale)
  • The Tempest (1997) (recorded by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra)
YearTitleDirector(s)Studio(s)Notes
1988MagdaleneMonica Teuber [de]TAT FILM GmbH
1989Dead Man OutRichard PearceHBOTelevision film
To Die ForDeran SarafianAcademy Entertainment
Animal BehaviorKjehl Rasmussen
H. Anne Riley
Millimeter Films
Triumph of the SpiritRobert M. YoungTriumph Films
The Final DaysRichard PearceABCTelevision mini-series about Watergate Scandal
1990Strike It RichJames ScottMiramax FilmsThemes only; score by Shirley Walker
Crazy PeopleTony BillParamount Pictures
JudgmentTom ToporHBOTelevision film
1991DeliriousTom MankiewiczMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered CountryNicholas MeyerParamount Pictures
Tales from the CryptEliott SilversteinHBOEpisode: "The Reluctant Vampire"
1992Christopher Columbus: The DiscoveryJohn GlenWarner Bros. Pictures
Leap of FaithRichard PearceParamount Pictures
1993Untamed HeartTony BillMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
The Meteor ManRobert TownsendMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
1994My Girl 2Howard ZieffColumbia Pictures
A Simple Twist of FateGillies MacKinnonTouchstone Pictures
1995Now and ThenLesli Linka GlatterNew Line Cinema
If These Walls Could TalkNancy SavocaHBOTelevision film
1997The Beautician and the BeastKen KwapisParamount Pictures
Free Willy 3: The RescueSam PillsburyWarner Bros. Family Entertainment
1998MontanaJennifer LeitzesInitial Entertainment Group
One True ThingCarl FranklinUniversal Pictures
1999Witness ProtectionRichard PearceHBOTelevision film
2000Ocean MenBob TalbotTheatrical IMAX Film
2001An American RhapsodyÉva GárdosParamount Classics
2002Harrison's FlowersElie ChouraquiUniversal PicturesUSA version
2003The Lizzie McGuire MovieJim FallWalt Disney Pictures
2005Sexual LifeKen KwapisShowtime Independent Films
The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsKen KwapisWarner Bros. Pictures
2006Open WindowMia GoldmanImage Entertainment
2009He's Just Not That Into YouKen KwapisNew Line Cinema
2012Big MiracleKen KwapisUniversal Pictures
2018Being Dolphin 4DBob TalbotSimEx-Iwerks

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