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.
Sound 156
2000s
- 2001
Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window'
Music
1960s
- 1967
The Longest Hundred Miles
Original Music Composer
- 1966
- 1962
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Original Music Composer
- 1961
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Original Music Composer
Return to Peyton Place
Original Music Composer
- 1960
Sunrise at Campobello
Original Music Composer
1950s
- 1959
Beloved Infidel
Original Music Composer
Career
Original Music Composer
Count Your Blessings
Original Music Composer
- 1958
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Original Music Composer
- 1957
- 1956
Back from Eternity
Original Music Composer
Crime in the Streets
Original Music Composer
Miracle in the Rain
Original Music Composer
- 1955
The Virgin Queen
Original Music Composer
Untamed
Original Music Composer
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Music
- 1954
This Is My Love
Original Music Composer
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Original Music Composer
- 1953
A Lion Is in the Streets
Music
I, the Jury
Original Music Composer
Man on a Tightrope
Original Music Composer
- 1952
Botany Bay
Original Music Composer
Lure of the Wilderness
Original Music Composer
Phone Call from a Stranger
Original Music Composer
- 1951
The Blue Veil
Original Music Composer
Anne of the Indies
Original Music Composer
Red Mountain
Original Music Composer
He Ran All the Way
Original Music Composer
- 1950
Dark City
Original Music Composer
1940s
- 1949
Johnny Holiday
Original Music Composer
Task Force
Original Music Composer
Night Unto Night
Original Music Composer
Alias Nick Beal
Original Music Composer
- 1948
Whiplash
Original Music Composer
No Minor Vices
Original Music Composer
- 1947
Cry Wolf
Original Music Composer
Humoresque
Conductor, Original Music Composer
- 1946
Her Kind of Man
Original Music Composer
- 1945
The Last Bomb
Music Score Producer
Confidential Agent
Original Music Composer
Pride of the Marines
Original Music Composer
Hotel Berlin
Music
- 1944
In Our Time
Original Music Composer
- 1943
Edge of Darkness
Original Music Composer
Air Force
Original Music Composer
- 1942
Reunion in France
Original Music Composer
Journey for Margaret
Original Music Composer
Seven Sweethearts
Original Music Composer
Her Cardboard Lover
Original Music Composer
Tortilla Flat
Original Music Composer
Woman of the Year
Original Music Composer
- 1941
Kathleen
Music
Design for Scandal
Original Music Composer
The Feminine Touch
Original Music Composer
Unfinished Business
Original Music Composer
Whistling in the Dark
Music
- 1940
Escape
Original Music Composer
Sporting Blood
Original Music Composer
Florian
Original Music Composer
Strange Cargo
Original Music Composer
1930s
- 1939
The Ice Follies of 1939
Original Music Composer, Music Director
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Original Music Composer
- 1938
Dramatic School
Original Music Composer
The Shining Hour
Original Music Composer
Port of Seven Seas
Original Music Composer
Three Comrades
Original Music Composer
Arsène Lupin Returns
Original Music Composer
Love Is a Headache
Music
Man-Proof
Original Music Composer
- 1937
The Bride Wore Red
Original Music Composer
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Original Music Composer
Captains Courageous
Original Music Composer, Songs
Night Key
Music
Personal Property
Original Music Composer
- 1936
Love on the Run
Original Music Composer
Postal Inspector
Original Music Composer
His Brother's Wife
Original Music Composer
Fury
Original Music Composer
Trouble for Two
Original Music Composer
Absolute Quiet
Original Music Composer
Love Before Breakfast
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Sutter's Gold
Original Music Composer
First Offence
Music
Next Time We Love
Music Director
The Invisible Ray
Original Music Composer
- 1935
The Great Impersonation
Music
East of Java
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Remember Last Night?
Original Music Composer
3 Kids and a Queen
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Diamond Jim
Original Music Composer
- 1934
Bad Seed
Original Music Composer
- 1933
The Only Girl
Music Arranger
The Only Girl
Original Music Composer
- 1932
Paprika
Music
The Little One of Montparnasse
Music
- 1931
In the act
Music
The Man in Search of His Murderer
Music Director
- 1930
Burglars
Original Music Composer
The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari
Music
Acted in 1
1930s
- 1930
The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari
Piano
Other crew 1
1940s
- 1945
The Brighton Strangler
Additional Music
