Irwin Kostal(1911-1994)

Music Department
Composer
Soundtrack

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Mickey's Christmas Carol: 30th Anniversary Edition

Irwin Kostal was born on 1 October 1911 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer, known for West Side Story (1961), The Sound of Music (1965) and Mary Poppins (1964). He died on 23 November 1994 in Studio City, California, USA.

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Won 2 Oscars
- 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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Known for

West Side Story

7.6

Music Department

1961

Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)

The Sound of Music

8.1

Music Department

1965

Mary Poppins

7.8

Music Department

1964

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

7.1

Music Department

1971

Credits

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Music Department

West Side Story
7.1
- original orchestrations
- 2021
BBC Proms
7.0
TV Series
- orchestrator ("Sound of Music" orchestrations, uncredited)
- 2010
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
6.6
Video
- Music Department
- music conducted by (segment "Mickey's Christmas Carol", segment "Mickey's Christmas Carol")
- 2001
The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon
7.8
Video
- music arranger
- music conductor
- 1994
The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue
8.6
Video
- conductor
- music supervisor
- 1985
The Making of 'West Side Story'
8.1
TV Movie
- orchestrator
- 1985
Mickey's Christmas Carol
8.0
Short
- music conducted by
- 1983
The Magic of Lassie
5.5
- conductor
- music arranger
- music supervisor
- 1978
Pete's Dragon
6.4
- conductor
- music arranger
- music supervisor (uncredited) ...
- 1977
The Blue Bird
5.4
- conductor
- 1976
The Carol Burnett Show
8.7
TV Series
- musical director
- 1974–1975
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
TV Movie
- conductor
- 1973
Tom Sawyer
6.4
- additional orchestrator (uncredited)
- 1973
Old Faithful
4.1
TV Movie
- conductor
- music orchestrator
- 1973
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
5.1
TV Movie
- conductor
- orchestrator
- 1973

Composer

Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles
6.4
Video
- Composer
- 2005
Mickey's Christmas Carol
8.0
Short
- music composed by
- 1983
The Magic of Lassie
5.5
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1978
The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
7.9
TV Movie
- Composer
- 1978
Pete's Dragon
6.4
- score
- 1977
The Blue Bird
5.4
- Composer
- 1976
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
TV Movie
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1973
Old Faithful
4.1
TV Movie
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1973
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
5.1
TV Movie
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1973
Charlotte's Web
6.9
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1973
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.1
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1971
Goldilocks
6.5
TV Movie
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1970
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
7.0
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1968
Half a Sixpence
6.4
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1967
Gunsmoke
8.1
TV Series
- music composed by
- 1966

Soundtrack

Y2K
4.7
- writer: "Zuckerman's Famous Pig" (Finale / End Title Song)
- 2024
America's Morning Headquarters
2.3
TV Series
- arranger: "My Favorite Things"
- performer: "My Favorite Things" (uncredited, uncredited)
- 2021
Belfast
7.2
- performer: "Cliffhanger II"
- 2021
The First Rainbow Coalition
7.1
- Soundtrack ("The Rumble", "West Side Story Prolouge")
- 2019
Fantasia: Music Evolved
6.3
Video Game
- Soundtrack ("Toccata and Fugue in D Minor")
- 2014
BBC Proms
7.5
TV Series
- arranger: "Little Tin Box", "Balcony Scene (Tonight)"
- 2012
BBC Proms
7.0
TV Series
- arranger: "The Sound of Music - Overture", "I Have Confidence", "Something Good", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"
- 2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
7.5
- performer: "Mary Poppins Score"
- writer: "Mary Poppins Score"
- 2009
The Boys
7.7
- Soundtrack
- arranger: "Mr. Banks is Discharged", "Bedknobs and Broomsticks Overture"
- music: "Deep in the Dark (Charlotte's Lullaby)", "Mother Earth and Father Time" ("Mary Poppins Overture Pt. 1", "Mary Poppins Overture Pt. 2", "Mary Poppins Underscore") ...
- 2009
The Nostalgia Critic
7.5
TV Series
- music: "Supercrapafuckarifficexpialabullshit" (uncredited)
- 2008
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
6.6
Video
- lyrics: "Oh What a Merry Christmas Day"
- music: "Oh What a Merry Christmas Day"
- 2001
The Making of 'West Side Story'
8.1
TV Movie
- Soundtrack ("West Side Story")
- 1985
Mickey's Christmas Carol
8.0
Short
- lyrics: "Oh, What a Merry Christmas Day"
- music: "Oh, What a Merry Christmas Day"
- 1983
Once Upon a Mouse
7.3
Short
- arranger: "Brazzle Dazzle Day"
- music: "Brazzle Dazzle Day"
- performer: "Brazzle Dazzle Day"
- 1981
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
7.1
- arranger: "Portobello Street Dance" (uncredited)
- 1971

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Mickey's Christmas Carol: 30th Anniversary Edition

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Mickey's Christmas Carol: 30th Anniversary Edition

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Mickey's Christmas Carol: 30th Anniversary Edition

Personal details

Born
- October 1, 1911
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
- November 23, 1994
- Studio City, California, USA(heart attack)
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

Trivia
He was essentially self-taught: eschewing college , he picked up the art of music arranging from his local library, studying symphonic scores of the great composers.