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David Raksin (August 4, 1912 –
August 9, 2004) was an
American composer who was
noted for his work in film and television.
Raksin had more than 100 film...
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Preminger hired David Raksin to
score the film. The
director wanted to use "Sophisticated Lady" by Duke
Ellington for the main theme, but
Raksin objected to the...
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would sit,
often in the washroom,
humming tunes and
telling Raksin to "take this down".
Raksin's job was to turn the
humming into a
score and
create timings...
- "Laura" is a 1945 po****r song. The music,
composed by
David Raksin for the 1944
movie Laura,
which starred Gene
Tierney and Dana Andrews, is
heard frequently...
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sheet music and
needed the help of
professional composers, such as
David Raksin,
Raymond Rasch and Eric James, when
creating his scores.
Musical directors...
- Registry. The
theme song, "The Bad and the Beautiful",
penned by
David Raksin,
became a jazz
standard and has been
cited as an
example of an excellent...
- Ságner
Nominated Society of
Composers &
Lyricists February 12, 2025
David Raksin Award for
Emerging Talent Robin Carolan Nominated British Academy Film Awards...
- his
travels in the
Middle East.
Writing in the Los
Angeles Times, Alex
Raksin described Sandstorms as a "stunningly
candid portrait of
culture and politics...
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Yordan and
photographed by
cinematographer John Alton, with
music by
David Raksin. The film
stars Cornel Wilde,
Richard Conte and
Brian Donlevy, as well as...
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primary source for Rózsa's
family background and
early life. "David
Raksin Remembers his Colleagues".
American Composers Orchestra.
Retrieved March...