Max Bergunker

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Max Bergunker (March 3, 1885, in Mykolaiv, Russian Empire - July 8, 1969, in Brooklyn) was a Russian-born American film score composer, known for his score on films such as The Patriot (1928), Chinatown Nights (1929), and Fighting Caravans (1931). He emigrated to the United States in 1924, and was naturalised as an American citizen in 1929.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Wierzbicki, James Eugene (2012). Music, Sound and Filmmakers: Sonic Style in Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-89893-5.
↑ "Max Bergunker". TCM. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
↑ "Soundtracks by Max Bergunker at cines.com". cines.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
↑ "Bergunker, Max Bergunker". composers-classical-music.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

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[1] Wierzbicki, James Eugene (2012). Music, Sound and Filmmakers: Sonic Style in Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-89893-5.

[2] "Max Bergunker". TCM. Archived from the original on January 3, 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[3] "Soundtracks by Max Bergunker at cines.com". cines.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[4] "Bergunker, Max Bergunker". composers-classical-music.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

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