Herman Stein wrote a clever composition for public performance for
small orchestra, "The Sour Suite", in 1967.
Herman Stein has a terrific sense of humor, and could have been a
comedy writer if he wasn't too busy with musical notes.
Herman Stein was a jazz composer and arranger in the 1940s before
becoming a film music composer, working with jazz musician Billy
Eckstine.
Two of his best friends were scriptwriter Charles Beaumont, and famous
TV producer-writer Rod Serling. The three of them often got together to
enjoy jazz music at Hollywood nightclubs.
His wife was a violist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Music
Branch).