Donald Rubinstein

Quick Facts

Full Name	Donald Rubinstein
Occupation	Film Composer
Date Of Birth	Feb 19, 1952(1952-02-19)
Age	72
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Aquarius

Donald Rubinstein Biography

Donald Rubinstein is one of the most popular and richest Film Composer who was born on February 19, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Donald Rubinstein (born February 19 1952, in Brooklyn, New York) is a composer for films, songwriter/singer and multi-media artist most well-known for his score collaborative work along with George A. Romero and Avant-garde rock/jazz collaborations with artists like Bill Frisell, Emil Richards and Wayne Horvitz.

Rubinstein has been displayed in the both The Museum of Modern Art as well as The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City in collaboration with famous artist Kiki Smith. The single album of his, “Ruby Star,” which he sang in duets along with Robin Holcomb, was first released exclusively by The Museum of Modern Art in 2003. In 2007 The Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, presented the largest-scale celebration of his work, featuring a film screening that he composed, an art exhibit and a concert with the special guest John Densmore Hani Naser, and Terry Allen . The event also featured Donald’s directing debut, “Tales From the Edge,” an animated short film based upon his drawings. Donald has had shows his work at Linda Durham Contemporary Art in Santa Fe, Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts in Omaha and Gallery 68 in Austin, Texas among others. Recent exhibitions include an exhibition of one person at the La Tienda Gallery in Santa Fe, 2011 and an exhibit that included Donald’s “Book of Black and White Dreams,” at Zane Bennett Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, in January 2012. It was featured in The Fountain Art Fair in NYC in March of 2013, as well as The Boston Print Biennial in 2015. Donald Rubinstein was awarded, through nomination for a fellowship and a residency by The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation in February 2014. The most recent exhibit by Rubinstein was held at Phil Space Gallery in Santa Fe, NM in November 2015.

Also a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Donald’s work crosses normal boundaries. In 2009 he completed a CD of original songs, “When She Kisses the Ship On His Arm,” for Bare Bones Records, which included a vocal-duet with “country outlaw” Terry Allen. Rubinstein has co-written a number of songs with Allen including “Vampires Parade” for his 2010 release “Too Late to Die,” which featured long time Allen collaborator Lloyd Maines. While 2010 saw the release of three new Rubinstein CDs, there are three varied releases planned for 2013. An iconoclast, Rubinstein has released 26 CDs with little major label support. Maintaining an unusual tenacity of position he has produced a unique body of genre-breaking work. Of Rubinstein’s musical work, Steve Huey of Allmusic wrote, “Singer/songwriter, pianist, jazz experimentalist, soundtrack composer, beat-style poet — Donald Rubinstein has somehow juggled all those hats over the lengthy span of his creative career.”

Donald Rubinstein’s other soundtrack work includes the main title for the television series Tales From the Darkside (as well as its theatrical version). He wrote the main title and episodic music for the television series Monsters.” Rubinstein also co-wrote and performed “Ain’t Nothin’ Like a Friend” with Ed Harris, for the Harris directed feature soundtrack, “Appaloosa.” (Lakeshore Records). He scored the documentary feature, ‘Tangled Up In Bob: Searching For Bob Dylan” and most recently the German Documentary feature “Blender,” (2015). Perseverance Records will be releasing selections from that soundtrack along with selections from Rubinstein’s soundtrack for “Bruiser” in 2016. In March, 2014 Perseverance released “Dawn Imagined,” which included concert works based on Rubinstein’s original sketches for George Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead.” Rubinstein’s score for “Martin” will be released for a fourth time (on as many record labels), in May 2015 as a vinyl recording by Ship To Shore Phonograph Company.

When Romero changed Camelot into an automobile Renaissance Faire for Knightriders, Donald Rubinstein would compose an equally inventive score, and also appearing in the movie as the head of a trio. Rubinstein was a close friend of Ed Harris on Knightriders, and later wrote an unpublished score for Harris’s debut directorial debut with Pollock. in 2000 Rubinstein scored Romero’s allegory horror film Bruiser that follows a put-upon man who transforms into a without a face.

Donald Rubinstein Net Worth

Donald Rubinstein is one of the richest Film Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Donald Rubinstein 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Inspired to write music by his love for Jazz, Rubinstein started his music education in Washington University. The first time he attended was at 16 to study poetry and then political science. After deciding to dedicate his life completely towards music Rubinstein studied piano as well as guitar. He later transferred to the conservatory, where he earned an B.A. with a major in musical performance from Washington University in 1972. Rubinstein was to move to Boston and spend two years studying at Berklee College of Music. Although he decided to leave after deciding that the program was too restrictive for his innovative concepts, Rubinstein would meet guitarist Bill Frisell, whom he’d later collaborate with on several projects. Rubinstein continued to pursue a scholarships with the renowned piano instructor Madame Margaret (Stedman) Chaloff who also taught Chick Corea Herbie Hancock Keith Jarrett and Steve Kuhn.

From the late 70s, his stage productions typically featured the iconic storytelling Brother Blue, with whom was a frequent collaborator in a variety of instances. Ed Harris and the Met Theatre created “Buddha Baby” and “Premonitions” in Los Angeles. Rubinstein’s thirtiest multi-media performance, “Strum Road” also was premiered in 1997 at the Met Theatre to acclaim from critics.

As a prolific jazz composer, Rubinstein has partnered with Hank Roberts, Vinny Golia, Bob Moses and Marty Ehrlich, among many other notable performers, collaborating with them in both film recording sessions and live performances. Peter Gordon (Boston Symphony Orchestra) commissioned a work for French Horn and subsequently a jazz trio, including celebrated bassist Anthony Jackson and percussionist Gordon Gottlieb (New York Philharmonic Orchestra). Jazziz Magazine included the duet “Fingers” by Rubinstein and Bill Frisell on their “Celebration of the Modern Era” special edition 20th anniversary CD in 2003.

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Facts & Trivia

Donald Ranked on the list of most popular Film Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Donald Rubinstein celebrates birthday on February 19 of every year.