Welcome to my website!

I hope you will find it enjoyable and easy to browse.

The website now provides an opportunity to hear some of my film music or watch a short video clip of one of my recording sessions. We have added a photo gallery and links to sites where you can find CDs and DVDs featuring my music. And now you may buy one of my books directly from this site.

Thanks for visiting!

-Charles

May 2009

SPRING SCORING UPDATE:
Charles Bernstein will be supplying several pieces of music for director Quentin Tarantino's new movie, "Inglorious Basterds," premiering this month at the Cannes Film Festival.

Mr. Bernstein is also currently completing the score for Oscar winning director Frieda Lee Mock's feature length documentary, "Courage of One," a riveting portrait of Iraq War objector Lt. Ehren Watada that features actor/activist Sean Penn, as well as supplying songs and score for director Lewis Teague's new project and some material for director Joseph Sargent's doc on Deaf West Theater.

March 2009

"MASS: Voices of the World" CD is now available on iTunes. CLICK HERE: Quincy Jones says, "Charles Bernstein's inspired opus stands tall like a beacon of light bringing hope to our hearts as we enter the 21st century."

Also... Mr. Bernstein is teaching the 2009 Spring semester in the Berklee College of Music Intern Program.

October 2008

FALL SCORING UPDATE:
Charles Bernstein has completed writing music for award-winning Japanese-born director Ken Ochiai on a project produced by Maya Kanehara and executive produced by Yoko Ono Lennon. The touching film takes place in the Japanese internment camps during World War II.

June 2008

"Sybil" airs on CBS June 7th at 8:00 PM with score by Charles Bernstein.

SPECIAL: Listen to a section from Charles Bernstein's recent score to SYBIL (starring Jessica Lange)- MAIN TITLE

NEW VIDEO CLIP:
Here is a new video clip of Charles conducting music from "Sweet Nothing in My Ear" at Capitol Studios. (DVD available from Hallmark Hall of Fame).

NEW CDs:
Scores by Charles Bernstein for "Shattered," an indie film by director Joe Rassulo, and "Refusenik," a theatrical documentary by Laura Bialis (national release this spring and summer), is now available on CD. (Check this site for further details soon).

A much-requested CD of the vintage Charles Bernstein score for the Walter Mirish Production "Mr. Majestyk" is currently in preparation.

To buy Charles Bernstein's new book, click here.

May 2008

"Sweet Nothing in My Ear" from Hallmark Hall of Fame this Spring with music composed and conducted by Charles Bernstein. The 2-hour movie stars Oscar winning actress Marlee Matlin and acclaimed actor Jeff Daniels. It was directed by Joseph Sargent and produced by Marian Rees, Anne Hopkins and Brent Shields.

"Refusenik" will be playing in theaters across the country this Spring. The feature-length documentary, directed by Laura Bialis with music by Charles Bernstein, examines the plight of Soviet Jews in the Refusenik era and includes facinating interviews with Mikel Gorbachev and the son of Nikita Khrushchev.

January 2008

--Three new DVDs recently released with music by Charles Bernstein: Stephen King's "CUJO" (includes on-camera interview with the composer); "A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET" HD-DVD EDITION with surround sound (also includes interview with composer); and the recent Sundance Festival Award Winner, "AFTER INNOCENCE."