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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. With more than 100 film scores and 300 television scores to his credit, he became known as the "Grandfather of Film Music.".
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- David Raksin papers, 1930s-2004
David Raksin. Music Department. Composer. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. David Raksin's father Isidore, who both conducted and owned a music store, taught his son to play piano as well as woodwind instruments at an early age. He eventually studied music with Arnold Schönberg, but became by-and-large a self-taught multi-instrumentalist ...
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Aug. 11, 2004. David Raksin, who composed more than 400 scores for movies and television series but is remembered best as the author of the haunting theme for the 1944 movie, ''Laura,'' died on...
Aug. 10, 2004 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. David Raksin, the noted film composer for “Forever Amber” and “The Bad and the Beautiful” whose hauntingly memorable theme song for the 1944 ...
Jul 3, 2020 · Raksin distinguished himself by writing the entire score around a single haunting theme song, an unprecedented, powerful use of melody in a score which has rarely been matched since. He cunningly...
Aug 11, 2004 · Tue 10 Aug 2004 21.13 EDT. David Raksin, who has died of heart failure aged 92, had a unique place in Hollywood music. He composed what was perhaps the only tune that was to be more famous than...
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Mini Bio. David Raksin's father Isidore, who both conducted and owned a music store, taught his son to play piano as well as woodwind instruments at an early age. He eventually studied music with Arnold Schönberg, but became by-and-large a self-taught multi-instrumentalist (organ and percussion), as well as composer and arranger for radio and ...
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