About

Known credits:
93
Birthday:
1912-08-04
Place of birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Website:
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David Raksin

Overview

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

Acting
2020 Zappa Actor Self (archive footage) 60
Fair
2004 Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz Actor Self N/A
N/A
2004 Hollywood Legenden Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique Actor Interviewee N/A
N/A
2002 Cinerama Adventure Actor Self 59
Average
1998 Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life Actor Self N/A
N/A
1995 Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound Actor Self N/A
N/A
1995 Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound Actor Himself N/A
N/A
1993 Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic Actor Self - Composer 59
Average
1992 Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann Actor Self 59
Average
1976 Hollywood's Musical Moods Actor Self N/A
N/A

Sound
2019 Magick Lantern Cycle Sound Music 59
Average
1989 Lady in a Corner Sound Music N/A
N/A
1983 The Day After Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
1980 Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
1978 The Ghost of Flight 401 Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1977 The Suicide's Wife Sound Music 58
Average
1972 Glass Houses Sound Music 58
Average
1971 What's the Matter with Helen? Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1970 The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1969 Scorpio Rising Sound Music 60
Fair
1967 Will Penny Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1966 A Big Hand for the Little Lady Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1966 A Big Hand for the Little Lady Sound Conductor 60
Fair
1965 Love Has Many Faces Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1965 Sylvia Sound Music 59
Average
1964 Invitation to a Gunfighter Sound Music 59
Average
1964 The Patsy Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1961 Too Late Blues Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1961 Night Tide Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1960 Pay or Die! Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1959 Al Capone Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1959 The Redeemer Sound Music 59
Average
1958 Separate Tables Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1958 Twilight for the Gods Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1957 Until They Sail Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1957 Gunsight Ridge Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1957 Man on Fire Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1956 Bigger Than Life Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1956 Hilda Crane Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1956 Jubal Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1955 The Big Combo Sound Music 61
Fair
1954 Suddenly Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1954 Apache Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1952 The Bad and the Beautiful Sound Conductor 63
Fair
1952 The Bad and the Beautiful Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
1952 The Bad and the Beautiful Sound Orchestrator 63
Fair
1952 Carrie Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1952 Pat and Mike Sound Music 59
Average
1952 The Girl in White Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1951 The Man with a Cloak Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1951 Across the Wide Missouri Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1951 Kind Lady Sound Music 59
Average
1950 The Magnificent Yankee Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1950 The Magnificent Yankee Sound Conductor 59
Average
1950 The Magnificent Yankee Sound Orchestrator 59
Average
1950 Right Cross Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1950 Force of Evil Sound Music 60
Fair
1950 A Lady Without Passport Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1950 The Next Voice You Hear... Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1950 The Reformer and the Redhead Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1950 Whirlpool Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1948 Apartment for Peggy Sound Music 59
Average
1948 Fury at Furnace Creek Sound Music 59
Average
1947 Daisy Kenyon Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1947 Daisy Kenyon Sound Music 59
Average
1947 Forever Amber Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1947 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1947 The Homestretch Sound Music N/A
N/A
1945 Fallen Angel Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1945 Don Juan Quilligan Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1945 Where Do We Go from Here? Sound Music 58
Average
1945 Circumstantial Evidence Sound Orchestrator 58
Average
1944 Belle of the Yukon Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1944 Laura Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
1944 Bathing Beauty Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1944 Tampico Sound Music 59
Average
1944 Main Street Today Sound Music 58
Average
1943 City Without Men Sound Music 59
Average
1942 The Undying Monster Sound Music 58
Average
1942 Dr. Renault's Secret Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1942 The Man Who Wouldn't Die Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1942 On the Sunny Side Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1942 Inflation Sound Music 59
Average
1939 The Witness Vanishes Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1939 The Gorilla Sound Music 58
Average
1937 Wings Over Honolulu Sound Original Music Composer N/A
N/A
1937 Midnight Court Sound Music 58
Average
1937 The Mighty Treve Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1936 These Three Sound Orchestrator 59
Average
1936 Modern Times Sound Music Arranger 80
Very good

Crew
2019 Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music Crew Thanks 59
Average
1944 Irish Eyes Are Smiling Crew Additional Music 58
Average