Franz Waxman
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- December 24, 1906
- Died
- February 24, 1967
- Birthplace
- Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Franz Waxman (né Wachsmann; 24 December 1906 – 24 February 1967) was a German and American composer of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre. His film scores include Bride of Frankenstein, Rebecca, Sunset Boulevard, A Place in the Sun, Stalag 17, Rear Window, Peyton Place, The Nun's Story, and Taras Bulba. He received twelve Academy Award nominations, and won two Oscars in consecutive years (for Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun). He also received a Golden Globe Award for the former film. Bernard Herrmann said that the score for Taras Bulba was "the score of a lifetime." He also composed concert works, including the oratorio Joshua (1959), and The Song of Terezin (1965), a work for orchestra, chorus, and children's chorus based upon poetry written by children in the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II. Waxman also founded the Los Angeles Music Festival in 1947 with which he conducted a number of West Coast premieres by fellow film composers, and concert composers alike.
Filmography
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as Self (archive footage)
Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window' 2001
Music
To Die in Paris 1968
Original Music Composer
The Longest Hundred Miles 1967
Original Music Composer
Lost Command 1966
Original Music Composer
Taras Bulba 1962
Original Music Composer
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man 1962
Original Music Composer
My Geisha 1962
Conductor, Original Music Composer
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein 1961
Original Music Composer
Return to Peyton Place 1961
Original Music Composer
Cimarron 1960
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Sunrise at Campobello 1960
Original Music Composer
The Story of Ruth 1960
Original Music Composer
Beloved Infidel 1959
Original Music Composer
Career 1959
Original Music Composer
The Nun's Story 1959
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Count Your Blessings 1959
Original Music Composer
I Married a Monster from Outer Space 1958
Original Music Composer
Run Silent, Run Deep 1958
Original Music Composer
Sayonara 1957
Original Music Composer
Peyton Place 1957
Original Music Composer
The Spirit of St. Louis 1957
Original Music Composer
Back from Eternity 1956
Original Music Composer
Crime in the Streets 1956
Original Music Composer
Miracle in the Rain 1956
Original Music Composer
The Indian Fighter 1955
Original Music Composer
The Virgin Queen 1955
Original Music Composer
Mister Roberts 1955
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Untamed 1955
Original Music Composer
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops 1955
Music
The Silver Chalice 1954
Original Music Composer
This Is My Love 1954
Original Music Composer
Rear Window 1954
Original Music Composer
Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954
Original Music Composer
Elephant Walk 1954
Original Music Composer
Prince Valiant 1954
Original Music Composer
A Lion Is in the Streets 1953
Music
I, the Jury 1953
Original Music Composer
Stalag 17 1953
Original Music Composer
Man on a Tightrope 1953
Original Music Composer
Come Back, Little Sheba 1953
Original Music Composer
Botany Bay 1952
Original Music Composer
My Cousin Rachel 1952
Original Music Composer
Lure of the Wilderness 1952
Original Music Composer
Phone Call from a Stranger 1952
Original Music Composer
Decision Before Dawn 1951
Original Music Composer
The Blue Veil 1951
Original Music Composer
Anne of the Indies 1951
Original Music Composer
Red Mountain 1951
Original Music Composer
He Ran All the Way 1951
Original Music Composer
A Place in the Sun 1951
Original Music Composer
Only the Valiant 1951
Original Music Composer
Dark City 1950
Original Music Composer
Sunset Boulevard 1950
Original Music Composer
The Furies 1950
Original Music Composer
Night and the City 1950
Original Music Composer
Johnny Holiday 1949
Original Music Composer
Task Force 1949
Original Music Composer
Rope of Sand 1949
Original Music Composer
Night Unto Night 1949
Original Music Composer
Credits from TMDB.