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Sound

Franz Waxman

Profession
Sound
Born
December 24, 1906 · Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland]
Died
February 24, 1967

Biography

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.

Known for

Rear Window poster
Rear Window
Film · 1954 · ★ 8.3
Sunset Boulevard poster
Sunset Boulevard
Film · 1950 · ★ 8.3
Rebecca poster
Rebecca
Film · 1940 · ★ 7.9
Bride of Frankenstein poster
Bride of Frankenstein
Film · 1935 · ★ 7.5
The Twilight Zone poster
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959 · ★ 8.5
The Philadelphia Story poster
The Philadelphia Story
Film · 1940 · ★ 7.5
Suspicion poster
Suspicion
Film · 1941 · ★ 7.1
Stalag 17 poster
Stalag 17
Film · 1953 · ★ 7.7
To Have and Have Not poster
To Have and Have Not
Film · 1945 · ★ 7.4
A Place in the Sun poster
A Place in the Sun
Film · 1951 · ★ 7.3
The Blue Angel poster
The Blue Angel
Film · 1930 · ★ 7.3
Dark Passage poster
Dark Passage
Film · 1947 · ★ 7.3

Filmography