For his work on Minstrel Man, he was a nominee for an Academy Award for Best Original Score.
[3] Erdody studied in Berlin under teachers including Joseph Joachim and Max Bruch.
[4] He joined Producers Releasing Corporation in 1942 and scored several films for them, creating music for Tomorrow We Live, Overland Stagecoach, Queen of Broadway, Hitler – Dead or Alive, and Baby Face Morgan that year.
[1] In 1943, he scored several films including Jive Junction, Western Cyclone, Wild Horse Rustlers, and Isle of Forgotten Sins.
[3] In 1944, Erdody, along with composer Ferde Grofé, received Academy Award for Best Original Score nominations for their work on Minstrel Man.