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David Raksin

Active

1930s - 1980s

Born

August 4, 1912 in Philadelphia, PA

Died

August 9, 2004 in Van Nuys, CA

Genre

Stage & Screen Classical Pop/Rock

Styles

Film Music Original Score Soundtracks Film Score Vocal Music
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David Raksin

Biography by Jason Ankeny

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A composer, lyricist, and arranger for films whose career spanned more than 50 years.
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Album Highlights

  • David Raksin Conducts His Great Film Scores
    David Raksin
    David Raksin Conducts H …
  • Two Weeks in Another Town [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
    David Raksin
    Two Weeks in Another To …
  • The Bad and the Beautiful
    David Raksin
    The Bad and the Beautif …
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