On April 18, 1907, the three-time Oscar-winning film composer Miklós Rózsa, the "king of film music", was born. He wrote the music for Ben Hur, The Thief of Baghdad, The Jungle Book, Julius Caesar, El Cid, King of Kings and countless other blockbusters. Already in 2019, the Hungarian Hollywood Council declared the day of his birth Miklós Rózsa's memorial day.
Born in Budapest, the music icon grew up in Nagylóc, Nógrád county, where a plaque indicates his greatness. The Hungarian Hollywood Council and Nagylóc Municipality bowed their heads to the great composer with a wreath-laying ceremony.
Balázs Bokor, the president of the Council, said: Rózsa met the folk music, folk songs, and gypsy music of Palóc in Nagylóc, which often inspired him later on and was decisive in his musical career. In addition to his more than 100 film scores, he remained a dedicated fan of concert music with never-ending enthusiasm. This is what he always called his "double life", which is also the title of one of his Oscar-winning films. The Council believes that Rózsa's popularity in Hungary is still not as great as it deserves.
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