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Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Composer · Died November 29, 1957, aged 60 · Brno, Czech Republic

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and composer of classical music, along with music for Hollywood films, and the first composer of international stature to write Hollywood scores.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 29, 1897
Died
November 29, 1957 (aged 60)
From
Brno, Czech Republic
Works as
Composer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 8% in 30 days

What are Erich Wolfgang Korngold's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
30%
Bonds
26%
Morality
23%
Self
8%
Society
7%
Survival
3%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 8

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 7 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
10
Tense
6
Romantic
6
Thrilling
4
Hopeful
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Erich Wolfgang Korngold's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Erich Wolfgang Korngold's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

31 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Marie Jacquot dirige Weill, Dukas et Korngold Avec Victor Julien-Laferrière (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Korngold: Die tote Stadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Sound · Writer

  • The Miracle of Heliane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Composer

  • Die tote Stadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer · Writer

  • Die tote Stadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Die Tote Stadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Die tote Stadt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • Magic Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Music Supervisor · as Hans Richter (uncredited)

  • Escape Me Never (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Composer

  • Deception(1946)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Of Human Bondage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • Devotion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Composer

  • Between Two Worlds(1944)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Constant Nymph(1943)

    Composer · Conductor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Kings Row(1942)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Sea Wolf(1941)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Sea Hawk(1940)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Mad Empress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Composer

  • The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Juarez(1939)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood(1938)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    Compositor

  • Another Dawn(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Prince and the Pauper(1937)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Anthony Adverse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • The Green Pastures(1936)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Making of a Great Motion Picture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • Give Us This Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Composer

  • A Dream Comes True (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Music Supervisor · as Himself (uncredited)

  • Captain Blood(1935)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream(1935)

    Music Arranger

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles from 1935 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Kings Row (1942)

$5.1M worldwide

Highest rated

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 31: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 31: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleMusic26 of 31: 24 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score84thOther crew6 of 31: 3 only other crew, 3 with another role

31 titles, 4 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1930s14 · crew1940s9 · crew1950s1 · 1 acting · 1 crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Erich Wolfgang Korngold's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up11
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 14 titles divides audiences: 8 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · composer

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 85/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 89, detractors 64. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Erich Wolfgang Korngold work with?

People who share at least 2 of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hal B. Wallis shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers