Frank Lewin (27/03/1925 - 18/01/2008) was born in Breslau, Germany, and came to the U.S. in 1940. He studied composition with Felix Deyo at the Baldwin (L.I.) Conservatory, Jack Frederick Kilpatrick and Hans David at Southern Methodist University, Roy Harris in Logan, Utah, and Richard Donovan and Paul Hindemith at the Yale University School of Music, where he received his Bachelor of Music degree in 1951.
He has edited and composed music for feature, documentary, and television films, including original scores for The Defenders. He has written incidental music for plays, and scores for historical outdoor dramas in various parts of the country. Among his concert compositions are two operas, including Burning bright which premiered in November 1993 at Yale, as well as song cycles, choral music, and instrumental works.
He was a professor at the Yale School of Music, teaching composition for film from 1971 to 1992, and at the Columbia University School of the Arts, where he taught the course "Music in Modern Media" from 1975 to 1989. He has written articles on film music and recording, including two monographs published by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.