---
title: 'David Raksin'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'film score composer'
  - 'musician'
  - 'conductor'
  - 'composer'
born: '1912-08-04'
died: '2004-08-09'
birthplace: 'Philadelphia'
deathplace: 'Van Nuys'
films_in_library: 62
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/david-raksin'
updated: '2026-08-07'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Raksin'
wikidata: 'Q1176253'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# David Raksin

film score composer, musician, conductor, composer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 2003 · [Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/movies/charlie-the-life-and-art-of-charles-chaplin-2003) — actor · unreviewed here
- 1983 · [The Day After](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-day-after-1983) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1972 · [Glass Houses](https://cinepixo.com/movies/glass-houses-1972) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1971 · [What's the Matter with Helen?](https://cinepixo.com/movies/whats-the-matter-with-helen-1971) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1968 · [Will Penny](https://cinepixo.com/movies/will-penny-1968) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1966 · [A Big Hand for the Little Lady](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-big-hand-for-the-little-lady-1966) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [Love Has Many Faces](https://cinepixo.com/movies/love-has-many-faces-1965) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1965 · [Sylvia](https://cinepixo.com/movies/sylvia-1965) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1964 · [Invitation to a Gunfighter](https://cinepixo.com/movies/invitation-to-a-gunfighter-1964) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1962 · [Two Weeks in Another Town](https://cinepixo.com/movies/two-weeks-in-another-town-1962) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [Too Late Blues](https://cinepixo.com/movies/too-late-blues-1961) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1961 · [Night Tide](https://cinepixo.com/movies/night-tide-1961) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1960 · [Pay or Die](https://cinepixo.com/movies/pay-or-die-1960) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1959 · [Al Capone](https://cinepixo.com/movies/al-capone-1959) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [Separate Tables](https://cinepixo.com/movies/separate-tables-1958) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1958 · [Twilight for the Gods](https://cinepixo.com/movies/twilight-for-the-gods-1958) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [The Vintage](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-vintage-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Gunsight Ridge](https://cinepixo.com/movies/gunsight-ridge-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Until They Sail](https://cinepixo.com/movies/until-they-sail-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1957 · [Man on Fire](https://cinepixo.com/movies/man-on-fire-1957) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Hilda Crane](https://cinepixo.com/movies/hilda-crane-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Bigger Than Life](https://cinepixo.com/movies/bigger-than-life-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Seven Wonders of the World](https://cinepixo.com/movies/seven-wonders-of-the-world-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1956 · [Jubal](https://cinepixo.com/movies/jubal-1956) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1955 · [The Big Combo](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-combo-1955) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1954 · [Suddenly](https://cinepixo.com/movies/suddenly-1954) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Pat and Mike](https://cinepixo.com/movies/pat-and-mike-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [The Bad and the Beautiful](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bad-and-the-beautiful-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [The Girl in White](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-girl-in-white-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1952 · [Carrie](https://cinepixo.com/movies/carrie-1952) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [The Man with a Cloak](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-with-a-cloak-1951) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Across the Wide Missouri](https://cinepixo.com/movies/across-the-wide-missouri-1951) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1951 · [Kind Lady](https://cinepixo.com/movies/kind-lady-1951) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Whirlpool](https://cinepixo.com/movies/whirlpool-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [A Lady Without Passport](https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-lady-without-passport-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [The Reformer and the Redhead](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-reformer-and-the-redhead-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [The Magnificent Yankee](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-magnificent-yankee-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [Right Cross](https://cinepixo.com/movies/right-cross-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1950 · [The Next Voice You Hear...](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-next-voice-you-hear-1950) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Fury at Furnace Creek](https://cinepixo.com/movies/fury-at-furnace-creek-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Force of Evil](https://cinepixo.com/movies/force-of-evil-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1948 · [Apartment for Peggy](https://cinepixo.com/movies/apartment-for-peggy-1948) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Daisy Kenyon](https://cinepixo.com/movies/daisy-kenyon-1947) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [Forever Amber](https://cinepixo.com/movies/forever-amber-1947) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1947 · [The Homestretch](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-homestretch-1947) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1946 · [Smoky](https://cinepixo.com/movies/smoky-1946) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [Where Do We Go from Here?](https://cinepixo.com/movies/where-do-we-go-from-here-1945) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [Fallen Angel](https://cinepixo.com/movies/fallen-angel-1945) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1945 · [Don Juan Quilligan](https://cinepixo.com/movies/don-juan-quilligan-1945) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1944 · [Laura](https://cinepixo.com/movies/laura-1944) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1944 · [Tampico](https://cinepixo.com/movies/tampico-1944) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1943 · [City Without Men](https://cinepixo.com/movies/city-without-men-1943) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [The Undying Monster](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-undying-monster-1942) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [Just Off Broadway](https://cinepixo.com/movies/just-off-broadway-1942) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1942 · [The Man Who Wouldn't Die](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-who-wouldnt-die-1942) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1941 · [The Men in Her Life](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-men-in-her-life-1941) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1940 · [Two Girls on Broadway](https://cinepixo.com/movies/two-girls-on-broadway-1940) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1939 · [The Gorilla](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-gorilla-1939) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1938 · [The Kid Comes Back](https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-kid-comes-back-1938) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [Marked Woman](https://cinepixo.com/movies/marked-woman-1937) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [As Good as Married](https://cinepixo.com/movies/as-good-as-married-1937) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here
- 1937 · [Wings Over Honolulu](https://cinepixo.com/movies/wings-over-honolulu-1937) — Original Music Composer · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/david-raksin
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