USPS Hollywood Composers Full Sheet of 20 x 33 Cent Stamps Scott 3344a

In 1999 the USPS issued the 13th installment of the Legends of American Music series honors six of Hollywood's greatest composers. Max Steiner (1888-1971), Dimitri Tiomkin (1894-1979), Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975), Franz Waxman (1906-67), Alfred Newman (1901-1970), and Erich Korngold (1897-1957) were all classically trained musicians who created orchestral scores to accompany feature films. Their soundtracks brought greater drama and feeling to the movies, and have stirred the emotions of millions of movie fans. Most of these composers' best-known works have been made available as audio recordings.