Randy Edelman

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| genre = Pop, film score

| years_active = 1972–present

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Randy Edelman (born June 10, 1947) is an American musician, producer, and composer and conductor for film and television. He began his career as a member of Broadway's pit orchestras; he later produced solo albums for songs that were picked up by leading music performers including The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, and Dionne Warwick. He is known for his work in comedy films. He has been awarded many prestigious awards along with two nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and twelve BMI Awards. Edelman was given an honorary doctorate in fine arts by the University of Cincinnati in 2004.

Some of Edelman's best known films scores include Twins, Ghostbusters II, Kindergarten Cop, Drop Dead Fred, Beethoven, The Distinguished Gentleman, Gettysburg, Angels in the Outfield, The Mask, Pontiac Moon, The Indian in the Cupboard, The Quest, Dragonheart, Daylight, and XXX. He also wrote the theme of the popular television series MacGyver. Many of his musical pieces have been reused in television advertising, trailers, Disney movies, and award shows.

Life and career

Edelman was born on 10 June 1947 in Paterson, New Jersey,{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/randy-edelman-mn0000092579/biography|title = Randy Edelman Biography, Songs, & Albums|website = AllMusic}} to a Jewish family.{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3484200062.html |title=Edelman, Randy 1947– |publisher=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=2015-05-22}}{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/57/Randy-Edelman.html|title=Randy Edelman|publisher=Filmreference.com|access-date=28 September 2014}} He was raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, the son of a first-grade teacher and an accountant, and graduated from Teaneck High School in 1965.Sheff, David. [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20076412,00.html "Jackie Deshannon Wrote the Tune but Randy Edelman Put a Little Love in Her Heart"], People, May 5, 1980. Accessed September 27, 2011. "Edelman, in fact, was scarcely 22, just out of Cincinnati's Conservatory of Music and still living part-time in Teaneck, N.J. with his parents (an accountant and a first-grade teacher)."Coutros, Evonne. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/497259869/ "The guy who knows the score; Composer's movie career is on a roll"], The Record (North Jersey), May 18, 1994. Accessed February 12, 2020. "Edelman, born in Paterson and raised in Teaneck, also has scored the films Beethoven, Beethoven's 2nd, The Distinguished Gentleman, The Last of the Mohicans, and Kindergarten Cop.... For the 1965 graduate of Teaneck High School, his big break came after scoring the children's animated feature The Chipmunk Adventure." He attended the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music before heading to New York where he played piano in Broadway pit orchestras. He produced several solo albums of songs, some of which were later recorded by The Carpenters ("I Can't Make Music", "Piano Picker" and "You"), Barry Manilow ("Weekend in New England"), "If Love Is Real" from Olivia Newton-John's Making a Good Thing Better, Dionne Warwick ("The Laughter and the Tears"), Blood, Sweat & Tears ("Blue Street") and many others before moving to Los Angeles. Edelman started to work there in television and film scoring, while producing his solo albums which found a cult following in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Japan.

=Musical scores=

One of his first film scores was for the 1973 film Executive Action, which put forward a conspiracy theory concerning the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy in 1963. In

1977 Edelman contributed the orchestral piece 'Grey' to the multi-composer suite Colours, put together and conducted by Vic Lewis.Colours, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vic Lewis, RCA PL25123 (1997) In the mid-1980s, Edelman wrote the theme to and scored many episodes of MacGyver, a popular television series starring Richard Dean Anderson.

During the 1980s and early 1990s, he also collaborated with Ivan Reitman, producing scores for several of his comedies, including Drop Dead Fred, Ghostbusters II, Pontiac Moon, Twins, and Kindergarten Cop. He also contributed to Beethoven; The Last of the Mohicans; The Distinguished Gentleman; The Mask; The Quest; Daylight; Anaconda; XXX; Gettysburg; My Cousin Vinny; While You Were Sleeping; Dragonheart; Shanghai Noon; Six Days, Seven Nights; The Indian in the Cupboard; Billy Madison; Angels in the Outfield; and EDtv to name a few.

Edelman was honored with the Richard Kirk Award at the 2003 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music. In 2004, he received an honorary doctorate in fine arts from the University of Cincinnati. He and three other honorees distinguished in other fields, including Coretta Scott King were given the degree.{{cite web|url= http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233714 |title= Randy Edelman, Merv Griffin, Eminem Among Honorees at BMI Film/TV Awards|date= 14 May 2003|publisher=bmi.com|access-date=2010-10-21}}

He produced the scores for the 2008 film The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. This score was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, where in 2010 Edelman also recorded and composed the Irish flavored music score for Amy Adams's film Leap Year. He was awarded the Goldspirit Award (named in honor of Jerry Goldsmith) for best comedy score of 2011 for the Leap Year soundtrack CD on Varèse Sarabande.

=Scores reused elsewhere=

While some of the films scored by Edelman were not commercial successes, the music was often reused elsewhere. Themes he wrote for Kindergarten Cop (in particular Rain Ride), Dragonheart, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (including the film's love theme Bruce and Linda), Gettysburg, and other films have been widely used in television advertising, film trailers, Disney movies including Mulan, and during the Academy Awards. Themes from his score for Come See the Paradise have been used in film trailers more than cues from any other film soundtrack.{{cite web |url=http://www.soundtrack.net/trailers/frequent|title= Top 100 Frequently Used Cues |publisher=soundtrack.net|access-date=2007-08-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/28TRAILERS.html?pagewanted=6|title=The 150-Second Sell, Take 34|date=July 28, 2002|work=New York Times|access-date=18 March 2010 | first=Marshall | last=Sella}}

=NBC Sports=

His music from The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. is featured during NBC's Olympic Games coverage when upcoming events are being announced. In addition it was used during NBC's coverage of the 1997 World Series. At the end of the 1996 Summer Olympics, NBC used the closing music of Gettysburg. In the 1990s, Edelman composed the popular theme music for NBC's NFL telecasts which was used for the 1995–97 seasons through Super Bowl XXXII.{{cite web|url=http://www.ilovewavs.com/TV/Sports/TV%20Theme%20-%20NBC,%20NFL.wav|title=1995–1997 NFL on NBC Theme|publisher=Ilovewavs.com|access-date=28 September 2014}}

=Personal life=

Edelman has been married to singer Jackie DeShannon since June 3, 1976. DeShannon is known for 1960s hits including "When You Walk in the Room", "Put a Little Love in Your Heart," and "What the World Needs Now Is Love". DeShannon had a brief first marriage that was annulled after a few months. She and Edelman have a son, Noah D. Edelman.

Musical discography (as artist and songwriter)

=Solo albums=

Randy Edelman – MGM Records, 1972 (LP)
The Laughter and the Tears – MGM Records, 1972 (LP)
Outside In - MGM Records, 1972 (LP)
Prime Cuts – 20th Century Records, 1974 (LP and CD) (No. 95 AUS)
Farewell Fairbanks – 20th Century Records, 1975 (LP and CD) (No. 54 AUS)
If Love Is Real – Arista Records, 1977 (LP and CD)
You're the One – Arista Records, 1979 (LP and CD)
'Up-Town Up-Tempo: The Best of Randy Edelman – 20th Century Records, 1979 (LP)
On Time – Rocket Records, 1982 (LP)
Randy Edelman and His Piano – PRT Records, 1984 (LP and CD)
Switch of the Seasons – PRT Records (Polar), 1985 (LP)
Up-Town Up-Tempo Woman (compilation album) – Warwick Reflection Records, 1987 (CD)
And His Piano ... The Very Best of Randy Edelman – Revola/Cherry Red Records, 2003 (CD)
The Pacific Flow to Abbey Road – Cherry Red (UK) / Varèse Sarabande (US), 2011 (CD)

=Charted solo singles=

"Everybody Wants to Find a Bluebird" (March 1975) – US No. 92, US AC No. 18{{cn|date=October 2023}}
"Concrete and Clay" (March 1976) – US AC No. 11,{{cn|date=October 2023}} AUS No. 79,{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=100}} UK No. 11{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15659/randy-edelman/|title=Randy Edelman|date=March 6, 1976|website=Officialcharts.com}} (cover of the Unit 4 + 2 hit song)
"Uptown Uptempo Woman" (September 1976) – UK No. 25
"You" (January 1977) – UK No. 49
"Can't It All Be Love" (November 1977) – CAN (RPM) No. 99{{cn|date=October 2023}}
"Nobody Made Me" (July 1982) – UK No. 60

=Artists who have covered Edelman's songs (both music and lyrics)=

(this is a partial list)

Barry Manilow – "Weekend in New England" (No. 10, US)
The Carpenters – "I Can't Make Music", "You", "Piano Picker"
Labelle – "Isn't it a Shame"
Olivia Newton-John – "If Love Is Real"
Nelly – "My Place"
Dionne Warwick – "You Are the Sunlight, I Am the Moon", "The Laughter and the Tears", "Give a Little Laughter"
Blood Sweat and Tears – "Blue Street"
Jackie DeShannon – "Sunny Days", "Let the Sailors Dance"
Agnetha Fältskog – "Turn the World Around"
The Fifth Dimension – "Everybody Wants to Call You Sweetheart"
Kool and the Gang – "Amore Amore"
Bing Crosby – "The Woman on Your Arm"
Shirley Bassey – "Isn't It a Shame"
Nancy Wilson – "The Laughter and the Tears"
Rosemary Clooney – "You"
Petula Clark – "Make a Time for Lovin'"

Filmography

=Film=

Year ! Title ! Director ! Studio(s) ! Notes
class="wikitable"
1972	Outside In	Allen Baron G. D. Spradin
rowspan="3"\| 1973	Snatched	Sutton Roley	ABC Circle Films	Television film
Executive Action	David Miller	National General Pictures
Blood Sport	Jerrold Freedman	Danny Thomas Productions	Television movie
1983	When Your Lover Leaves	Jeff Bleckner	Fair Dinkum, Inc. Major H Productions NBC Productions	rowspan=4\| Television film
1984	A Doctor's Story	Peter Levin	Embassy Television
rowspan="2"\| 1985	Scandal Sheet	David Lowell Rich	ABC
Molly and the Skywalkerz: Happily Ever After {{cite web \|title=Molly and Skywalkerz In Happily Ever After \|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/molly-and-skywalkerz-in-happily-ever-after/2000020441/ \|website=TVGuide.com \|access-date=24 November 2024 \|language=en}}{{cite web \|title=Molly and the Skywalkerz in Happily Ever After (película 1985) \|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/peliculas-series/peliculas/molly-and-the-skywalkerz-in-happily-ever-after-724626 \|website=La Vanguardia \|access-date=24 November 2024 \|language=es \|date=24 November 2024}}{{cite web \|title=Happily Ever After - Long-métrage d'animation (1985) \|url=https://www.senscritique.com/film/happily_ever_after/44516889 \|website={{ill\|SensCritique\|fr}} \|access-date=24 November 2024 \|language=fr}}{{cite web \|title=Molly and the Skywalkerz: Happily Ever After (1985) \|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Molly-and-the-Skywalkerz-Happily-Ever-After/ \|website=Behind The Voice Actors \|access-date=24 November 2024}}{{cite news \|last1=Kelly \|first1=Brendan \|title=Cinar nabs Wonderworks' family pix \|url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/cinar-nabs-wonderworks-family-pix-1117758549/ \|access-date=24 November 2024 \|work=Variety \|date=2 December 1999 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918175553/https://variety.com/1999/film/news/cinar-nabs-wonderworks-family-pix-1117758549/ \|archive-date=2023-09-18 \|quote=The two animated pics in the library are “Molly and the Skywalkerz in Happily Ever After” and “Molly and the Skywalkerz in Two Daddies,” both featuring the voices of Carol Burnett and Danny DeVito and produced by Henry Winkler.}}{{cite web \|title=Molly and the Skywalkerz \|url=https://www.intanibase.com/iad_series/series?seriesID=1604 \|website=www.intanibase.com - Internet Animation Database}}	Bill Melendez
rowspan="2"\| 1987	The Chipmunk Adventure	Janice Karman	Bagdasarian Productions The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Dennis the Menace	Doug Rogers		Television film
rowspan="2"\| 1988	Feds	Daniel Goldberg	Warner Bros.
Twins	Ivan Reitman	Universal Pictures	with Georges Delerue
rowspan="2"\| 1989	Troop Beverly Hills	Jeff Kanew	Weintraub Entertainment Group Columbia Pictures
Ghostbusters II	Ivan Reitman	Columbia Pictures
rowspan="3"\| 1990	Quick Change	Howard Franklin Bill Murray	Warner Bros.
Come See the Paradise	Alan Parker	20th Century Fox
Kindergarten Cop	Ivan Reitman	Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures
rowspan="4"\| 1991	Drop Dead Fred	Ate de Jong	Working Title Films New Line Cinema (US) PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (International; original release) Universal Pictures (International; current rights)
V.I. Warshawski	Jeff Kanew	Hollywood Pictures
Eyes of an Angel	Robert Harmon	LIVE Entertainment
Shout	Jeffrey Hornaday	Universal Pictures
rowspan="5"\| 1992 \| My Cousin Vinny	Jonathan Lynn	20th Century Fox
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story	Harry Winer		Television film
Beethoven	Brian Levant	Universal Pictures
The Last of the Mohicans	Michael Mann	Morgan Creek Productions 20th Century Fox (US & Canada) Warner Bros. (International)	with Trevor Jones
The Distinguished Gentleman	Jonathan Lynn	Hollywood Pictures
rowspan="3"\| 1993	Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story	Rob Cohen	Universal Pictures
Gettysburg	Ronald F. Maxwell	Turner Pictures New Line Cinema
Beethoven's 2nd	Rod Daniel	Northern Lights Entertainment Universal Pictures
rowspan="4"\| 1994 \| Greedy	Jonathan Lynn	Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures
Angels in the Outfield	William Dear	Caravan Pictures Walt Disney Pictures
The Mask	Chuck Russell	Dark Horse Entertainment New Line Cinema
Pontiac Moon	Peter Medak	Paramount Pictures
rowspan="6"\| 1995	Billy Madison	Tamra Davis	Universal Pictures
Citizen X	Chris Gerolmo	HBO	Television film
Tall Tale	Jeremiah S. Chechik	Caravan Pictures Walt Disney Pictures
While You Were Sleeping	Jon Turteltaub	Caravan Pictures Hollywood Pictures
The Indian in the Cupboard	Frank Oz	The Kennedy/Marshall Company Scholastic Paramount Pictures (US theatrical; International video release) Columbia Pictures (US video release; International theatrical)
The Big Green	Holly Goldberg Sloan	Caravan Pictures Walt Disney Pictures
rowspan="5"\| 1996	Down Periscope	David S. Ward	20th Century Fox
Diabolique	Jeremiah S. Chechik	Morgan Creek Productions Warner Bros.
The Quest	Jean-Claude Van Damme	rowspan=2\| Universal Pictures
Dragonheart	rowspan=2\| Rob Cohen
Daylight	Davis Entertainment Universal Pictures
rowspan="4"\| 1997	Anaconda	Luis Llosa	Columbia Pictures
Gone Fishin'	Christopher Cain	Caravan Pictures Hollywood Pictures
Leave It to Beaver	Andy Cadiff	Universal Pictures
For Richer or Poorer	Bryan Spicer	The Bubble Factory Universal Pictures
1998	Six Days, Seven Nights	Ivan Reitman	Northern Lights Entertainment Caravan Pictures Touchstone Pictures
rowspan="2"\| 1999	EDtv	Ron Howard	Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures
The Hunley	John Gray	Turner Television Network	Television film
rowspan="4"\| 2000	Passion of Mind	Alan Berliner	Paramount Classics
The Whole Nine Yards	Jonathan Lynn	Morgan Creek Productions Franchise Pictures Warner Bros.
The Skulls	Rob Cohen	Original Film Universal Pictures
Shanghai Noon	Tom Dey	Spyglass Entertainment Touchstone Pictures
rowspan="6"\| 2001	Head over Heels	Mark Waters	Universal Pictures
China: The Panda Adventure	Robert M. Young	Trane Pictures
Osmosis Jones	Farrelly brothers	Warner Bros. Feature Animation Warner Bros.
Who Is Cletis Tout?	Chris Ver Wiel	Fireworks Entertainment Seven Arts Productions Paramount Classics
Corky Romano	Rob Pritts	Touchstone Pictures
Black Knight	Gil Junger	The Firm, Inc. Regency Enterprises 20th Century Fox
rowspan="4"\| 2002 \| A Season on the Brink	Robert Mandel	ESPN Films
Frank McKlusky, C.I.	Arlene Sanford	Touchstone Pictures
Insomnia	Christopher Nolan	Alcon Entertainment Witt/Thomas Productions Section Eight Productions Warner Bros.	with David Julyan
XXX	Rob Cohen	Revolution Studios Original Film Columbia Pictures
rowspan="3"\| 2003	National Security	Dennis Dugan	Columbia Pictures
Shanghai Knights	David Dobkin	Spyglass Entertainment Touchstone Pictures
Gods and Generals	Ronald F. Maxwell	Ted Turner Pictures Warner Bros.	with John Frizzell
rowspan="2"\| 2004	Connie and Carla	Michael Lembeck	Spyglass Entertainment Universal Pictures
Surviving Christmas	Mike Mitchell	DreamWorks Pictures
2005	Son of the Mask	Lawrence Guterman	Dark Horse Entertainment New Line Cinema
2006	The Last Time	Michael Caleo	No distributor
rowspan="2"\| 2007	Underdog	Frederik Du Chau	Spyglass Entertainment Walt Disney Pictures
Balls of Fury	Robert Ben Garant	Spyglass Entertainment Rogue Pictures
rowspan="2"\| 2008	27 Dresses	Anne Fletcher	Dune Entertainment Spyglass Entertainment 20th Century Fox
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Rob Cohen	Relativity Media Universal Pictures
2010	Leap Year	Anand Tucker	Spyglass Entertainment Universal Pictures
2011	The Greening of Whitney Brown	Peter Skillman Odiorne	ARC Entertainment
rowspan="2"\| 2015	The Boy Next Door	Rob Cohen	Blumhouse Productions Nuyorican Productions Universal Pictures \|With Nathan Barr Additional Music By Lisbeth Scott
Leaves of the Tree	Ante Novakovic
2016	Back in the Day	Paul Borghese	Tappan Films
2017	Max 2: White House Hero	Brian Levant	Warner Bros.
rowspan="2" \| 2019	Backdraft 2	Gonzalo López-Gallego	Universal 1440 Entertainment	Video
Love in Kilnery \|Daniel Keith \|Archway Pictures \|
2021	Skelly	Matt Greene-Delanghe	Walk Like a Duck Entertainment
2023 \|A Look in the Rear View \|Gregg Harris \|That Don't Fly \|
rowspan="2" \|2024 \|Heartstrings \|Ate de Jong \|Mulholland Films \|
The Beast Inside \|Jim Towns \|Uncorked Ent. \|
rowspan="4" \|2025 \|Love Me Dead \|Josh Webber \|GVN Distribution \|
Dog Patrol \|Josh Webber \|Webber Films \|
Naya...Legend of the Golden Dolphin 3D \|Jonathon Kay \|Magic Factory Prod. \|
Too Hot to Handle - Ghostbusters 2 Doc \|Anthony Bueno \|Cineverse Distribution \|

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Notes
1983 \| Ryan's Four \| 6 episodes
1984 \| CBS Schoolbreak Special \| episode: All the Kids Do It
1985–87 \| MacGyver \| seasons 1–2
1986 \| Mr. Sunshine \| episode: Pilot
1988 \| ABC Afterschool Special \| episode: A Family Again
1993 \| The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. \| episode: Pilot
2006 \| The Ten Commandments \| miniseries

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Notes

1983

| Ryan's Four

| 6 episodes

1984

| CBS Schoolbreak Special

| episode: All the Kids Do It

1985–87

| MacGyver

| seasons 1–2

1986

| Mr. Sunshine

| episode: Pilot

1988

| ABC Afterschool Special

| episode: A Family Again

1993

| The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

| episode: Pilot

2006

| The Ten Commandments

| miniseries

Awards, milestones and announcements

Platinum and gold Records [http://www.randyedelman.com/awards.html "Randy Edelman Returns To CMM"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025143954/http://randyedelman.com/awards.html |date=2016-10-25 }}, Wards } Randy Edelman, Undated

Barry Manilow Greatest Hits, Live,

This One's for You

The Carpenters: "A Song for You", Now And Then, and A Kind of Hush
Olivia Newton-John: Making A Good Thing Better
Nelly: Suit
Now 17: "My Place"
Last of the Mohicans (soundtrack)

Saturn Awards

"Dragonheart" nominated by Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (Saturn Award for Best Music)

International Film Music Critics Association Nomination

"Ten Commandments": Nominated by the IFMCA (International Film Music Critics Association) for

Best Original Score for Television for ABC's mini-series[http://filmmusiccritics.org/awards-archive/ifmca-award-composer-stats/ " IFMCA Award Composer Stats "], IFMCA, No Date

Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts

University of Cincinnati: Recipient of Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts [http://www.ourtown.com/cincipulse/article/2013/1/2/randy-edelman-returns-to-ccm.html "Randy Edelman Returns to CMM"], CinciPulse, January 2, 2013

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)

Recipient of BMI's highest honor, the Richard Kirk Lifetime Achievement Award [http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20030515_randy_edelman_merv_griffin_eminem_among_honorees_at_bmi_film_tv "Randy Edelman, Merv Griffin, Eminem Among Honorees at BMI Film/TV Awards"], BMI, May 14, 2003
Top Grossing Film Award: 27 Dresses
Top Grossing Film Award: The Mask
Top Grossing Film Award: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Top Grossing Film Award: The Last of the Mohicans
Top Grossing Film Award: XXX
Top Grossing Film Award: Kindergarten Cop
Top Grossing Film Award: Six Days Seven Nights
Top Grossing Film Award: Ghostbusters II
Top Grossing Film Award: Anaconda
Top Grossing Film Award: Twins
Top Grossing Film Award: While You Were Sleeping
Top TV Series Award: MacGyver
Spotlight Award: Awarded for two decades of NBC's Randy Edelman Olympic Theme[https://ccmpr.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/ccm-alumnus-randy-edelman-receives-2014-bmi-spotlight-award/ "CCM Alumnus Randy Edelman Receives 2014 BMI Spotlight Award "], CCM The Village News Blog, May 22, 2014

Emmy Awards

Winner: "Atlanta Olympics NBC Broadcast" Emmy Award [http://www.billboard.com/artist/360580/randy-edelman/biography?mobile_redirection=false "Randy Edelman"], Billboard, No date

Golden Globes Award

Nominated: Last of the Mohicans ( Best Original Score - Motion Picture) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104691/awards " The Last of the Mohicans"], IMDb, 1993

British Academy of Film and Television Awards Nomination

Last of the Mohicans: Nominated (Best Original Film Score) BAFTA Award for Best Film Music

Kautz Alumni Masters Awards

University of Cincinnati: Kautz Alumni Masters Award for Outstanding Alumnus [http://magazine.uc.edu/famousalumni/RecentNews/Edelman.html "Famed alumnus film composer conducts CCM orchestra "], University of Cincinnati, No Date

Goldspirit Awards

Leap Year (film): Named in honor of Jerry Goldsmith as Best Comedy Score [http://www.bsospirit.com/goldspirits_e.php "Spirit"], BSO Spirit, 2010

Long Island International Film Expo

Lifetime Achievement Award: In Film Scoring and Composition [http://www.theislandnow.com/dining_entertainment/l-i-international-film-expo-to-run-july/article_3afa1a5a-20db-11e5-ac34-d3b6e066411b.html "L.I. International Film Expo to Run July 8-16"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130111309/http://www.theislandnow.com/dining_entertainment/l-i-international-film-expo-to-run-july/article_3afa1a5a-20db-11e5-ac34-d3b6e066411b.html |date=2016-11-30 }}, The Island Now, July 2, 2015
2018 Composer and Lyricist Guild
Lifetime Achievement Award L.A.