David Raksin
About
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Birth Place
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Born
August 04, 1912
Died
August 09, 2004
Cause of Death
Heart Failure
Biography
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Best known for his haunting scores for "Laura" (1944) and the Vincente Minnelli melodramas, "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1944) and "Two Weeks in Another Town" (1962), Raksin began his film career as the music arranger for Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times" (1936). He has also composed for the stage, radio, TV ("Wagon Train," "Life With Father," "Father of the Bride," "Ben Casey" and "Medic...
Filmography
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No Reservations
(2007)
Music Producer
Forever Hollywood
(1999)
Theme Music
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
(1997)
Song
Hollywood Sound
(1995)
Music Composer
Lady in a Corner
(1989)
Music
The Puppetoon Movie
(1987)
Song
Family & Companions
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Joanne Carol Kaiser
Wife
Married on September 19, 1959; mother of Alexander and Valentina.
Notes
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Board of directors member to the American Society of Music Arrangers from 1938-58.
Board of directors member for the Screen Composers Association since 1945.
Biography
Best known for his haunting scores for "Laura" (1944) and the Vincente Minnelli melodramas, "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1944) and "Two Weeks in Another Town" (1962), Raksin began his film career as the music arranger for Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times" (1936). He has also composed for the stage, radio, TV ("Wagon Train," "Life With Father," "Father of the Bride," "Ben Casey" and "Medical Center"), symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles.
Filmography
Music (Feature Film)
No Reservations
(2007)
Music Producer
Forever Hollywood
(1999)
Theme Music
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
(1997)
Song
Hollywood Sound
(1995)
Music Composer
Lady in a Corner
(1989)
Music
The Puppetoon Movie
(1987)
Song
The Day After
(1983)
Music
The Suicide's Wife
(1979)
Music
The Ghost of Flight 401
(1978)
Music
Glass Houses
(1972)
Music
What's the Matter with Helen?
(1971)
Music Composition and Conducting
The Over-the-hill Gang Rides Again
(1970)
Music
Will Penny
(1968)
Music
Will Penny
(1968)
Composer
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
(1966)
Music comp & Conductor
Love Has Many Faces
(1965)
Music
Sylvia
(1965)
Music (see note)
The Redeemer
(1965)
U. s. vers Music
Love Has Many Faces
(1965)
Composer
Sylvia
(1965)
Composer
The Patsy
(1964)
Music Score
Invitation to a Gunfighter
(1964)
Music
The Patsy
(1964)
Composer
Night Tide
(1963)
Music Composition
Two Weeks in Another Town
(1962)
Music Score
Too Late Blues
(1962)
Music
Pay or Die
(1960)
Music
Al Capone
(1959)
Music
Separate Tables
(1958)
Music
Twilight for the Gods
(1958)
Music
Twilight for the Gods
(1958)
Composer
Gunsight Ridge
(1957)
Music
Man on Fire
(1957)
Dramatic Music score Adapted and Conductor
The Vintage
(1957)
Music
Until They Sail
(1957)
Music
Bigger Than Life
(1956)
Music
Jubal
(1956)
Music Composition
Hilda Crane
(1956)
Music
Seven Wonders of the World
(1956)
Music
The Big Combo
(1955)
Music
Suddenly
(1954)
Music
Apache
(1954)
Music
The Bad and the Beautiful
(1953)
Music
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology
(1952)
Music Adapted
Pat and Mike
(1952)
Music
Carrie
(1952)
Music Score
The Girl in White
(1952)
Music
The Man with a Cloak
(1951)
Music
Kind Lady
(1951)
Music
Across the Wide Missouri
(1951)
Music Director
The Magnificent Yankee
(1951)
Music
The Man with a Cloak
(1951)
Composer
Right Cross
(1950)
Music
A Lady Without Passport
(1950)
Music
The Reformer and the Redhead
(1950)
Music
The Next Voice You Hear
(1950)
Music
Force of Evil
(1949)
Music
Whirlpool
(1949)
Music
Apartment for Peggy
(1948)
Music
Fury at Furnace Creek
(1948)
Music
Daisy Kenyon
(1947)
Music
The Homestretch
(1947)
Music
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
(1947)
Music Supervisor
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
(1947)
Music
Forever Amber
(1947)
Music
Smoky
(1946)
Music
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Music
Where Do We Go from Here?
(1945)
Incidental Music
Don Juan Quilligan
(1945)
Music
The Fighting Lady
(1945)
Orchestra Arrangement
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Composer
Where Do We Go from Here?
(1945)
Composer
Laura
(1944)
Music
Tampico
(1944)
Music
City Without Men
(1943)
Music
Something to Shout About
(1943)
Orchestra Arrangement
Prelude to War
(1943)
Original Music comp
The Undying Monster
(1942)
Music
Dr. Renault's Secret
(1942)
Music
Iceland
(1942)
Composer
The Men in Her Life
(1941)
Music Director
Modern Times
(1936)
Music Arrangement
Cast (Special)
The Hollywood Soundtrack Story
(1995)
Music For the Movies: The Hollywood Sound
(1995)
Music (Special)
Music For the Movies: The Hollywood Sound
(1995)
Music
Music (Short)
Main Street Today
(1944)
Music
Know Your Ally: Britain
(1943)
Orchestration
INFLATION
(1943)
Music
Life Events
1935
Entered film as arranger for Charlie Chaplin films
1936
Wrote first film score, "Dancing Pirate"
1956
Named adjunct professor of music and public administration at USC
1970
Joined faculty of UCLA, teaching composition
Videos
Movie Clip
Trailer
Family
Isidor Raksin
Father
Pauline Raksin
Mother
Richard David Raksin
Son
From first marriage.
Alexander Raksin
Son
From second marriage.
Valentina Raksin
Daughter
From second marriage.
Companions
Joanne Carol Kaiser
Wife
Married on September 19, 1959; mother of Alexander and Valentina.
Bibliography
Notes
Board of directors member to the American Society of Music Arrangers from 1938-58.
Board of directors member for the Screen Composers Association since 1945.
Raksin has served as president of the Composers and Lyricists Guild of America from 1962-70.
He is on the executive committee for the Society of Composers and Lyricists.
