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David Raksin

Known for: Sound

Biography: 1912-08-04

Deathday: 2004-08-09 (92 years old)

Biography

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David Raksin (August 4, 1912 – August 9, 2004) was an American composer who was renowned for his work in film and television. With over 100 film scores and 300 television scores to his credit, he became known as the "Grandfather of Film Music."

Filmography

all 98

Movies 97

self 11

TV Shows 1

Self (archive footage)

Zappa (2020)

Movie

Thanks

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music (2019)

Movie

Music

Magick Lantern Cycle (2019)

Movie

Self

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004)

Movie

Self

Hollywood Legenden (2004)

Movie

Interviewee

Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique (2003)

Movie

Self

Cinerama Adventure (2002)

Movie

Self - Composer 'Laura'

Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait (1999)

Movie

Self

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life (1998)

Movie

Self

Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound (1995)

Movie

Self

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993)

Movie

Self

Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992)

Movie

Composer

Lady in a Corner (1989)

Movie

Original Music Composer

The Day After (1983)

Movie

Composer

Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush (1980)

Movie

Composer

The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978)

Movie

Composer

The Suicide's Wife (1977)

Movie

Self

Hollywood's Musical Moods (1976)

Movie

Composer

Glass Houses (1972)

Movie

Composer

What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)

Movie

Self

Great Performances (1971)

Composer

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)

Movie

Music

Scorpio Rising (1969)

Movie

6.71

Original Music Composer

Will Penny (1967)

Movie

Composer

A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)

Movie

Composer

Love Has Many Faces (1965)

Movie

Composer

Sylvia (1965)

Movie

Music

Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)

Movie

Composer

The Patsy (1964)

Movie

Composer

Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)

Movie

Composer

Too Late Blues (1961)

Movie

Original Music Composer

Night Tide (1961)

Movie

Composer

Pay or Die! (1960)

Movie

Original Music Composer

Al Capone (1959)

Movie

Composer

The Redeemer (1959)

Movie

Original Music Composer

Separate Tables (1958)

Movie

Composer

Twilight for the Gods (1958)

Movie

Original Music Composer

Until They Sail (1957)

Movie

Composer

Gunsight Ridge (1957)

Movie

Composer

Man on Fire (1957)

Movie

Composer

The Vintage (1957)

Movie

Original Music Composer

Bigger Than Life (1956)

Movie

Composer

Hilda Crane (1956)

Movie

Composer

Seven Wonders of the World (1956)

Movie

Original Music Composer

Jubal (1956)

Movie

Composer

The Big Combo (1955)

Movie

Composer

Suddenly (1954)

Movie

Composer

Apache (1954)

Movie

Composer

The Unicorn in the Garden (1953)

Movie

Conductor / Orchestrator / Original Music Composer

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Movie

Composer

Madeline (1952)

Movie

Original Music Composer

Carrie (1952)

Movie

Composer

Pat and Mike (1952)

Movie

Composer

The Girl in White (1952)

Movie

Composer

Sloppy Jalopy (1952)

Movie

Original Music Composer

The Man with a Cloak (1951)

Movie

Composer

Across the Wide Missouri (1951)

Movie

Music

Kind Lady (1951)

Movie

Orchestrator / Conductor / Original Music Composer

The Magnificent Yankee (1950)

Movie

Composer

Right Cross (1950)

Movie

Music

Force of Evil (1950)

Movie

Original Music Composer

A Lady Without Passport (1950)

Movie

Composer

Giddyap (1950)

Movie

Composer

The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)

Movie

Original Music Composer

The Reformer and the Redhead (1950)

Movie

Original Music Composer

Whirlpool (1950)

Movie

Music

Apartment for Peggy (1948)

Movie

Composer

Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)

Movie

Composer

Daisy Kenyon (1947)

Movie

Composer

Forever Amber (1947)

Movie

Composer

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)

Movie

Composer

The Homestretch (1947)

Movie

Composer

Smoky (1946)

Movie

Composer

Fallen Angel (1945)

Movie

Composer

Don Juan Quilligan (1945)

Movie

Music

Where Do We Go from Here? (1945)

Movie

Orchestrator

Circumstantial Evidence (1945)

Movie

Original Music Composer

Belle of the Yukon (1944)

Movie

Additional Music

Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1944)

Movie

Original Music Composer

Laura (1944)

Movie

5.17

Original Music Composer

Bathing Beauty (1944)

Movie

Composer

Tampico (1944)

Movie

Composer

Main Street Today (1944)

Movie

Composer

City Without Men (1943)

Movie

Composer

The Undying Monster (1942)

Movie

Composer

Dr. Renault's Secret (1942)

Movie

Original Music Composer

The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)

Movie

3.5

Original Music Composer

On the Sunny Side (1942)

Movie

Composer

Inflation (1942)

Movie

Composer

Dipsy Gypsy (1941)

Movie

Composer

Western Daze (1941)

Movie

Original Music Composer

The Witness Vanishes (1939)

Movie

Music

The Gorilla (1939)

Movie

Original Music Composer

Wings Over Honolulu (1937)

Movie

Music

Midnight Court (1937)

Movie

Original Music Composer

The Mighty Treve (1937)

Movie

Orchestrator

These Three (1936)

Movie

Music Arranger

Modern Times (1936)

Movie

5.5

Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1912-08-04

Deathday
2004-08-09 (92 years old)

Birth Place
Philadelphia, United States

Citizenships
United States

Awards
Inkpot Award

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Last updated: 2024-12-04

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