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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...
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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...
- for Best
Music 1970s
Bernard Herrmann (1973) Miklós Rózsa (1974/75)
David Raksin (1976) John Williams/John
Williams (1977) John
Williams (1978) Miklós Rózsa...
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composed and
conducted by
David Raksin, with
orchestrations by
Robert Franklyn and Ruby
Raksin. Of his music,
Raksin said "My
music was sly and a mite...
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Raksin incorporated the
songs "The
Battle Hymn of the Republic", "Auld Lang Syne," and a
portion of "A
Nightingale Sang in
Berkeley Square."
Raksin also...
- "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...
- for Best
Music 1970s
Bernard Herrmann (1973) Miklós Rózsa (1974/75)
David Raksin (1976) John Williams/John
Williams (1977) John
Williams (1978) Miklós Rózsa...
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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...
