Film music
02/06/2026
The contribution of Jewish composers to Hollywood cinema
In the 1930s, the rise of totalitarian regimes in Europe forced many Jewish musicians to emigrate to the United States. Among them were several renowned composers who put their art at the service of the Hollywood cinema and contributed to its fame …
02/06/2026
Exile to Hollywood
This album delves into the Golden Age of Hollywood film music, telling the stories of Jewish composers who were forced into exile in the early 20th century. Featuring works by Korngold, Steiner, Waxman and Rózsa, this CD, performed by violinist Isabelle Durin and pianist Michael Ertzscheid, celebrates music that embodies freedom, cultural fusion, and resilience …
08/02/2018
Mémoire et Cinéma
Ten years after the release of the CD "Romantisme hébraïque", the violinist Isabelle Durin and the pianist Michaël Ertzscheid publish a new record of film music around Judaism and its traditions …
31/01/2018
Cinema, music and judaism
MUSIQUES JUIVES D’HIER ET D’AUJOURD’HUI - FEBRUARY 13, 2018, JUDAÏQUES FM (94.8), 21H05.
Hervé Roten invites the violonist Isabelle Durin for the release of Mémoire et Cinéma, a CD of the most beautiful Jewish-themed movie music …
16/10/2017
Vienna – Paris – Hollywood
Published by the music label La Musica the 22nd of Septembre 2017, Isabelle Georges singing and Jeff Cohen on the piano give us a beautiful album, that travels from classical music to music from the theatres, passing by cabaret …