Richard Einhorn (born 1952) is an American composer of contemporary classical music.
[1] Einhorn graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University in 1975, and studied composition and electronic music with Jack Beeson, Vladimir Ussachevsky, and Mario Davidovsky.
[2] His best-known work, Voices of Light (1994), is an oratorio scored for soloists, chorus, orchestra, and a bell.
[3] He has also composed many horror and thriller film scores, including Shock Waves (1977), Don't Go in the House (1980), Eyes of a Stranger (1981), The Prowler (1981), Dead of Winter (1987), Blood Rage (1987), Sister, Sister (1987), and Dark Tower (1989).
In his mid-fifties, Einhorn experienced significant hearing loss.