Sound
David Raksin
- Titles
- 93movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1937 to 2003, with a break from 1984 to 2002, busiest in 1950 with 6 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 1top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Laura90/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.6average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.0average 3.7
- Romance4.9average 3.8
- Melancholy5.5average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
- Mystery4.8average 4.1
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
- Tension6.5average 6.0
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.3
- Coming of Age1.8, average 3.0
- Pop Culture1.3, average 2.2
- Tech & Humanity0.8, average 1.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Nostalgic 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Character Study 4
- Western 4
- Historical Drama 4
- Film Noir 3
- Bleak 3
- Love Triangle 3
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Murder Mystery 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Otto PremingerDirectorFallen Angel, Laura, Forever Amber, Daisy Kenyon, Whirlpool
Joseph RuttenbergCinematographerUntil They Sail, Love Has Many Faces, The Magnificent Yankee, Man on Fire, Sylvia
Lucien BallardCinematographerWill Penny, Al Capone, What's the Matter with Helen?, Pay or Die!- LLouis R. LoefflerEditorLaura, Daisy Kenyon, Bigger Than Life, Whirlpool
Charles SchneeWriterThe Bad and the Beautiful, Two Weeks in Another Town, The Next Voice You Hear..., Right Cross
June AllysonActorThe Reformer and the Redhead, The Girl in White, Right Cross
George ChandlerActorAcross the Wide Missouri, The Next Voice You Hear..., Gunsight Ridge
Ernest BorgnineActorThe Ghost of Flight 401, Jubal, Pay or Die!
Dana AndrewsActorFallen Angel, Laura, Daisy Kenyon
Anne RevereActorFallen Angel, Forever Amber, Don Juan Quilligan
Charles BickfordActorFallen Angel, A Big Hand for the Little Lady, Whirlpool
Dick PowellActorThe Bad and the Beautiful, The Reformer and the Redhead, Right Cross
Movies and TV shows
11Type
1980s
1 title · average score 77
77
The Day After (1983)
Original Music Composer
1960s
2 titles · average score 78
81
Will Penny (1967)
Original Music Composer
75
Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
Original Music Composer
1950s
5 titles · average score 68
61
Separate Tables (1958)
Original Music Composer
61
Until They Sail (1957)
Original Music Composer
83
Bigger Than Life (1956)
Original Music Composer
65
Hilda Crane (1956)
Original Music Composer
70
Carrie (1952)
Original Music Composer
1940s
1 title · average score 55
1930s
2 titles · average score 89
92
Modern Times (1936)
Music Arranger
86
These Three (1936)
Orchestrator