Franz Waxman
Born: 24th December 1906, Königshütte, Silesia
Died: 2nd February 1967, Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality: German, American
Franz Waxman was a German-born composer and conductor 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."
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- Four scenes from childhood (1)
- Alone In A Big City (1)
- Angela's theme (from A place in the sun) (1)
- Athanael the Trumpeter (1)
- Bride of Frankenstein: The Creation of the Female Monster (1)
- Carmen Fantasy (42)
- Das Lied von Terezin (1)
- Epilogue: Life and Joy (1)
- Joshua (1)
- Mr Skeffington (1)
- Objective, Burma! (4)
- Old Acquaintance: Elegy for Strings (3)
- Prince Valiant: Suite (3)
- Rear Window: Suite (1)
- Rebecca (4)
- Rebecca: Suite (4)
- Reminiscences From 'Come Back, Little Sheba' (2)
- Ruth, symphonic poem (1)
- Sinfonietta for strings & timpani (2)
- Sunset Boulevard (2)
- Sunset Boulevard: Suite (5)
- Taras Bulba (1)
- Taras Bulba: The Ride to Dubno (4)
- The Philadelphia Story: Suite (2)
- The Spirit of St Louis, symphonic suite for speaker & orchestra (1)
- Tristan and Isolde Fantasia (2)
- Variations on 'Auld Lang Syne' (1)
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