Sad news! Thanks for posting this.
Stein wrote some really great music. You never knew where that
Creature from the Black Lagoon music would turn up: like in
Dracula vs. Frankenstein. The independent lable 'Monstrous Movie Music' has released several great new recordings of Stein's music.
The last couple of years have been rought on these horror/sci-fi film composers: Jerry Goldsmith (
Planet of the Apes), Elmer Bernstein (
Robot Monster ), and Akira Ifukube (
Godzilla) have all passed away.