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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...

was 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...

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...

to choose and sing the theme song. She decided on “Slowly” written by David Raksin, which she was “simply wild about." After these conditions were met,...

Film 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...

victims. Discussion groups were also formed nationwide. The composer David Raksin wrote original music and adapted music from The River, a documentary...

as Shelley Slim Gaillard as himself The film's musical score was by David Raksin, and was performed by eminent musicians, including Benny Carter. Cassavetes...

Hynkel's speeches in The Great Dictator. According to film composer David Raksin, Chaplin wrote the music as a young man wanting to make a name for himself...

The Society of Composers & Lyricists is an organization founded in 1983 to represent composers and lyricists working in visual media, such as television...

is the primary source for Rózsa's family background and early life. "David Raksin Remembers his Colleagues". American Composers Orchestra. Retrieved March...

Kaplan, Alexander (2009). "David Raksin at MGM (1950-1957)". Film Score Monthly (CD online notes). 12 (2). David Raksin. Los Angeles, California, U.S...

Chanin Hale as Girl Stephen Edwards as Town Boy The film features a David Raksin and Robert Wells song "The Lonely Rider" with vocals by Don Cherry. The...

Yordan and photographed by cinematographer John Alton, with music by David Raksin. The film stars Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte and Brian Donlevy, as well...

Joss Whedon, Errol Morris, Ang Lee, Richard Donner, Guillermo del Toro, David O. Russell, Taylor Hackford, Jon Amiel, Joe Johnston, and Barry Sonnenfeld...

to become a film composer. He studied at the UCLA Film School under David Raksin. He teaches at the Thornton School of Music of the University of Southern...

including Irvin Kershner and Sydney Pollack. Its theme music was written by David Raksin, and it is played in 5/4 time signature; a version performed by pianist...

Universal, Zanuck/Brown Company John Williams 7 Laura 1944 20th Century Fox David Raksin 8 The Magnificent Seven 1960 United Artists, Mirisch Company Elmer Bernstein...

Trek: Strange New Worlds Nominated Society of Composers & Lyricists David Raksin Award for Emerging Talent Nami Melumad Won 2024 American Society of Cinematographers...

casting of Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara. The film's score, by composer David Raksin, was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Music Score. In 1644,...

Modern Times. Chaplin, who composed the song with the help of composer David Raksin, was inspired by a sequence in the first act love duet from Puccini's...