David Raksin

David Raksin

Known for
Sound
Born
August 4, 1912
Died
August 9, 2004 (aged 92)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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."

Known For

Filmography

1989
Lady in a Corner poster

Lady in a Corner

Movie · Music

1983
The Day After poster

The Day After

Movie · Original Music Composer

1980
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush poster

Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush

Movie · Original Music Composer

1979
The Suicide's Wife poster

The Suicide's Wife

Movie · Music

1978
The Ghost of Flight 401 poster

The Ghost of Flight 401

Movie · Original Music Composer

1974
Magick Lantern Cycle poster

Magick Lantern Cycle

Movie · Music

1972
Glass Houses

Glass Houses

Movie · Music

1971
What's the Matter with Helen? poster

What's the Matter with Helen?

Movie · Original Music Composer

1970
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again poster

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

Movie · Original Music Composer

1967
Will Penny poster

Will Penny

Movie · Original Music Composer

1966
A Big Hand for the Little Lady poster

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor

1965
Love Has Many Faces poster

Love Has Many Faces

Movie · Original Music Composer

1965
Sylvia poster

Sylvia

Movie · Original Music Composer

1964
Invitation to a Gunfighter poster

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Movie · Music

1964
Scorpio Rising poster

Scorpio Rising

Movie · Music

1964
The Patsy poster

The Patsy

Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs

1962
Two Weeks in Another Town poster

Two Weeks in Another Town

Movie · Original Music Composer

1961
Night Tide poster

Night Tide

Movie · Original Music Composer

1961
Too Late Blues poster

Too Late Blues

Movie · Original Music Composer

1960
Pay or Die! poster

Pay or Die!

Movie · Original Music Composer

1959
Al Capone poster

Al Capone

Movie · Original Music Composer

1959
The Redeemer poster

The Redeemer

Movie · Music

1958
Separate Tables poster

Separate Tables

Movie · Original Music Composer

1958
Twilight for the Gods poster

Twilight for the Gods

Movie · Original Music Composer

1957
Man on Fire poster

Man on Fire

Movie · Original Music Composer

1957
Gunsight Ridge poster

Gunsight Ridge

Movie · Original Music Composer

1957
Until They Sail poster

Until They Sail

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
Bigger Than Life poster

Bigger Than Life

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
Hilda Crane poster

Hilda Crane

Movie · Original Music Composer

1956
Jubal poster

Jubal

Movie · Original Music Composer

1955
The Big Combo poster

The Big Combo

Movie · Music

1954
Suddenly poster

Suddenly

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
Apache poster

Apache

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
The Girl in White poster

The Girl in White

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
Carrie poster

Carrie

Movie · Original Music Composer

1952
The Bad and the Beautiful poster

The Bad and the Beautiful

Movie · Conductor, Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

1952
Pat and Mike poster

Pat and Mike

Movie · Music

1951
Across the Wide Missouri poster

Across the Wide Missouri

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
The Man with a Cloak poster

The Man with a Cloak

Movie · Original Music Composer

1951
Kind Lady poster

Kind Lady

Movie · Music

1950
A Lady Without Passport poster

A Lady Without Passport

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
Force of Evil poster

Force of Evil

Movie · Music

1950
Whirlpool poster

Whirlpool

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
The Next Voice You Hear... poster

The Next Voice You Hear...

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
The Magnificent Yankee poster

The Magnificent Yankee

Movie · Conductor, Orchestrator, Original Music Composer

1950
Right Cross poster

Right Cross

Movie · Original Music Composer

1950
The Reformer and the Redhead poster

The Reformer and the Redhead

Movie · Original Music Composer

1948
Apartment for Peggy poster

Apartment for Peggy

Movie · Original Music Composer

1948
Fury at Furnace Creek poster

Fury at Furnace Creek

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty poster

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
Forever Amber poster

Forever Amber

Movie · Original Music Composer

1947
The Homestretch poster

The Homestretch

Movie · Music

1947
Daisy Kenyon poster

Daisy Kenyon

Movie · Music, Original Music Composer

1945
Fallen Angel poster

Fallen Angel

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
Where Do We Go from Here? poster

Where Do We Go from Here?

Movie · Music

1945
Don Juan Quilligan poster

Don Juan Quilligan

Movie · Original Music Composer

1945
Circumstantial Evidence poster

Circumstantial Evidence

Movie · Orchestrator

1944
Laura poster

Laura

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
Belle of the Yukon poster

Belle of the Yukon

Movie · Original Music Composer

1944
Tampico poster

Tampico

Movie · Music

1944
Main Street Today poster

Main Street Today

Movie · Music

1943
City Without Men poster

City Without Men

Movie · Music

1943
I Dood It poster

I Dood It

Movie · Music

1942
Dr. Renault's Secret poster

Dr. Renault's Secret

Movie · Original Music Composer

1942
The Man Who Wouldn't Die poster

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

Movie · Original Music Composer

1942
On the Sunny Side poster

On the Sunny Side

Movie · Original Music Composer

1942
Inflation poster

Inflation

Movie · Music

1942
The Undying Monster poster

The Undying Monster

Movie · Music

1942
Just Off Broadway poster

Just Off Broadway

Movie · Music

1941
Dead Men Tell poster

Dead Men Tell

Movie · Original Music Composer

1939
The Gorilla poster

The Gorilla

Movie · Music

1939
The Witness Vanishes poster

The Witness Vanishes

Movie · Original Music Composer

1937
Wings Over Honolulu poster

Wings Over Honolulu

Movie · Original Music Composer

1937
Midnight Court poster

Midnight Court

Movie · Music

1937
The Mighty Treve poster

The Mighty Treve

Movie · Original Music Composer

1936
Modern Times poster

Modern Times

Movie · Music Arranger

1936
These Three poster

These Three

Movie · Orchestrator