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David Raksin

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Born: 1912-08-04
Died: 2004-08-09
From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

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."

Awards & Nominations1 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

Inkpot Award

1980
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Separate Tables

1959
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

Forever Amber

1948

Acting10 titles

Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
10.0
Movie

Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique

2003Documentary
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
8.0
Movie

Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life

1998Documentary
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
7.7
Movie

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

1993Documentary
Cinerama Adventure
7.7
Movie

Cinerama Adventure

2002Documentary
Zappa
7.3
Movie

Zappa

2020Drama
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
6.8
Movie

Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann

1992Documentary
Biography
6.7
Series

Biography

1987-2012Documentary
Great Performances
6.1
Series

Great Performances

1971 - ...Comedy
Hollywood's Musical Moods
0
Movie

Hollywood's Musical Moods

1976Documentary
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound
0
Movie

Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound

1995Drama

Sound76 titles

Modern Times
8.3
Movie

Modern Times

1936Comedy
Apartment for Peggy
8.2
Movie

Apartment for Peggy

1948Drama
The Homestretch
8.0
Movie

The Homestretch

1947Drama
Magick Lantern Cycle
7.9
Movie

Magick Lantern Cycle

1974Sci-Fi
Laura
7.6
Movie

Laura

1944Drama
The Reformer and the Redhead
7.6
Movie

The Reformer and the Redhead

1950Comedy
Pay or Die!
7.5
Movie

Pay or Die!

1960Thriller
The Mighty Treve
7.5
Movie

The Mighty Treve

1937Action
The Bad and the Beautiful
7.3
Movie

The Bad and the Beautiful

1952Drama
Right Cross
7.3
Movie

Right Cross

1950Drama
Bigger Than Life
7.2
Movie

Bigger Than Life

1956Drama
These Three
7.2
Movie

These Three

1936Drama
The Girl in White
7.1
Movie

The Girl in White

1952Drama
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
7.1
Movie

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966Action
Kind Lady
7.0
Movie

Kind Lady

1951Thriller
Separate Tables
7.0
Movie

Separate Tables

1958Drama
The Suicide's Wife
7.0
Movie

The Suicide's Wife

1979Drama
The Witness Vanishes
7.0
Movie

The Witness Vanishes

1939Action
On the Sunny Side
7.0
Movie

On the Sunny Side

1942Drama
Don Juan Quilligan
7.0
Movie

Don Juan Quilligan

1945Comedy
The Big Combo
7.0
Movie

The Big Combo

1955Drama
The Redeemer
7.0
Movie

The Redeemer

1959Drama
Hilda Crane
6.9
Movie

Hilda Crane

1956Drama
Jubal
6.9
Movie

Jubal

1956Action
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
6.8
Movie

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

1947Comedy
The Man with a Cloak
6.8
Movie

The Man with a Cloak

1951Thriller
The Day After
6.8
Movie

The Day After

1983Sci-Fi
Will Penny
6.7
Movie

Will Penny

1967Action
Tampico
6.7
Movie

Tampico

1944Action
Fallen Angel
6.6
Movie

Fallen Angel

1945Thriller
Force of Evil
6.6
Movie

Force of Evil

1950Thriller
Al Capone
6.6
Movie

Al Capone

1959Action
Daisy Kenyon
6.6
Movie

Daisy Kenyon

1947Drama
Scorpio Rising
6.6
Movie

Scorpio Rising

1964Drama
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
6.5
Movie

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

1942Thriller
Carrie
6.5
Movie

Carrie

1952Drama
Dead Men Tell
6.5
Movie

Dead Men Tell

1941Thriller
Whirlpool
6.4
Movie

Whirlpool

1950Thriller
Night Tide
6.4
Movie

Night Tide

1961Thriller
Suddenly
6.4
Movie

Suddenly

1954Thriller
Wings Over Honolulu
6.4
Movie

Wings Over Honolulu

1937Romance
Pat and Mike
6.4
Movie

Pat and Mike

1952Comedy
Too Late Blues
6.4
Movie

Too Late Blues

1961Drama
Main Street Today
6.4
Movie

Main Street Today

1944Action
Until They Sail
6.3
Movie

Until They Sail

1957Romance
Inflation
6.3
Movie

Inflation

1942Action
Fury at Furnace Creek
6.3
Movie

Fury at Furnace Creek

1948Action
Sylvia
6.3
Movie

Sylvia

1965Drama
The Patsy
6.2
Movie

The Patsy

1964Comedy
Across the Wide Missouri
6.1
Movie

Across the Wide Missouri

1951Action
Apache
6.1
Movie

Apache

1954Action
Man on Fire
6.0
Movie

Man on Fire

1957Drama
Forever Amber
6.0
Movie

Forever Amber

1947Drama
Gunsight Ridge
6.0
Movie

Gunsight Ridge

1957Action
Two Weeks in Another Town
6.0
Movie

Two Weeks in Another Town

1962Drama
Invitation to a Gunfighter
5.9
Movie

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964Action
What's the Matter with Helen?
5.9
Movie

What's the Matter with Helen?

1971Thriller
The Magnificent Yankee
5.9
Movie

The Magnificent Yankee

1950Drama
Belle of the Yukon
5.8
Movie

Belle of the Yukon

1944Action
The Undying Monster
5.8
Movie

The Undying Monster

1942Horror
Just Off Broadway
5.8
Movie

Just Off Broadway

1942Thriller
City Without Men
5.7
Movie

City Without Men

1943Thriller
The Next Voice You Hear...
5.6
Movie

The Next Voice You Hear...

1950Drama
The Ghost of Flight 401
5.6
Movie

The Ghost of Flight 401

1978Drama
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
5.6
Movie

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

1970Action
Dr. Renault's Secret
5.5
Movie

Dr. Renault's Secret

1942Horror
Where Do We Go from Here?
5.4
Movie

Where Do We Go from Here?

1945Drama
A Lady Without Passport
5.3
Movie

A Lady Without Passport

1950Thriller
Love Has Many Faces
5.2
Movie

Love Has Many Faces

1965Drama
Circumstantial Evidence
5.2
Movie

Circumstantial Evidence

1945Thriller
Midnight Court
5.1
Movie

Midnight Court

1937Romance
The Gorilla
4.8
Movie

The Gorilla

1939Comedy
I Dood It
4.8
Movie

I Dood It

1943Drama
Twilight for the Gods
4.7
Movie

Twilight for the Gods

1958Action
Lady in a Corner
4.5
Movie

Lady in a Corner

1989Drama
Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush
0
Movie

Memoirs of a Movie Palace: The Kings of Flatbush

1980Documentary

Crew4 titles

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
7.6
Movie

Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music

2019Documentary
Marked Woman
6.6
Movie

Marked Woman

1937Thriller
Bathing Beauty
5.9
Movie

Bathing Beauty

1944Drama
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
5.8
Movie

Irish Eyes Are Smiling

1944Drama