David Raksin
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- August 4, 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- August 9, 2004
- Movies
- 11
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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."
Best-Known Movies
7.2
Zappa
2020
7.7
Cinerama Adventure
2002
7.7
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
6.8
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
1992
8.0
Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life
1998
Hollywood's Musical Moods
1976
Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound
1995
10.0
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
2003
Filmography
| 2020 | Zappa | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz | Self |
| 2004 | Hollywood Legenden | Self |
| 2003 | Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique | Interviewee |
| 2002 | Cinerama Adventure | Self |
| 1998 | Charlie Chaplin: A Tramp's Life | Self |
| 1995 | Music for the Movies: The Hollywood Sound | Self |
| 1995 | The Hollywood Soundtrack Story | Self |
| 1993 | Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic | Self - Composer |
| 1992 | Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann | Self |
| 1976 | Hollywood's Musical Moods | Self |
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