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Portrait of Irwin Kostal

Sound

Irwin Kostal

Career

Active from 1965 to 1983, busiest in 1978 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mickey's Christmas Carol
Mickey's Christmas Carol
GoodWatch score90/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

    1966 · Won · 38th Academy Awards

    The Sound of Music

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Musical Score

    1962 · Won · 34th Academy Awards

    West Side Story

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Song Score

    1978 · Nominated · 50th Academy Awards

    Pete's Dragon

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Song Score

    1972 · Nominated · 44th Academy Awards

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment

    1965 · Nominated · 37th Academy Awards

    Mary Poppins

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 6.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Irwin Kostal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Crime
    0.7, average 3.6
  • Violence
    1.5, average 4.1
  • Tension
    3.4, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    22
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1980s

    2 titles · average score 90
    Mickey's Christmas Carol
    Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
    GoodWatch score 90

    Original Music Composer, Songs

    Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued
    Perfectly Frank: Frank Loesser Revued (1981)

    Orchestrator

    1970s

    6 titles · average score 56
    The Magic of Lassie
    The Magic of Lassie (1978)
    GoodWatch score 58

    Original Music Composer

    The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance
    The Million Dollar Dixie Deliverance (1978)

    Original Music Composer

    Pete's Dragon
    Pete's Dragon (1977)
    GoodWatch score 56

    Original Music Composer

    The Blue Bird
    The Blue Bird (1976)
    GoodWatch score 26

    Music

    Charlotte's Web
    Charlotte's Web (1973)
    GoodWatch score 72

    Music, Original Music Composer

    Bedknobs and Broomsticks
    Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
    GoodWatch score 66

    Original Music Composer

    1960s

    8 titles · average score 71
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
    GoodWatch score 67

    Conductor, Music Supervisor

    Half a Sixpence
    Half a Sixpence (1967)
    GoodWatch score 47

    Songs, Original Music Composer

    Brigadoon
    Brigadoon (1966)
    GoodWatch score 72

    Music Arranger, Conductor

    Lucy in London
    Lucy in London (1966)

    Music

    The Sound of Music
    The Sound of Music (1965)
    GoodWatch score 72

    Music Arranger, Music Supervisor

    Mary Poppins
    Mary Poppins (1964)
    GoodWatch score 83

    Music Supervisor, Conductor

    Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall
    Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall (1962)

    Orchestrator

    West Side Story
    West Side Story (1961)
    GoodWatch score 83

    Orchestrator, Music Supervisor

    1950s

    6 titles
    The Adventures of Marco Polo
    The Adventures of Marco Polo (1956)

    Orchestrator

    Paris in the Springtime
    Paris in the Springtime (1956)

    Music Arranger, Songs

    A Connecticut Yankee
    A Connecticut Yankee (1955)

    Music Arranger

    The Desert Song
    The Desert Song (1955)

    Music Arranger

    Heidi
    Heidi (1955)

    Music

    Satins and Spurs
    Satins and Spurs (1954)

    Music Arranger