Franz Waxman
Sound
- Born
- December 24, 1906 · Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland]
- Died
- February 24, 1967 (age 60)
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."
Read moreShow less
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
August 1, 1954
Sunset Boulevard
August 10, 1950
Rebecca
March 23, 1940
Bride of Frankenstein
April 20, 1935
The Philadelphia Story
December 5, 1940
Suspicion
November 14, 1941
Stalag 17
May 29, 1953
To Have and Have Not
January 20, 1945
A Place in the Sun
June 12, 1951
The Blue Angel
April 1, 1930
Dark Passage
September 5, 1947
Night and the City
June 15, 1950
Behind the camera157
- 2001Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window' Music
- 1968To Die in Paris Original Music Composer
- 1967The Longest Hundred Miles Original Music Composer
- 1966Lost Command Original Music Composer
- 1962Taras Bulba Original Music Composer
- 1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man Original Music Composer
- 1962My Geisha Conductor, Original Music Composer
- 1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein Original Music Composer
- 1961Return to Peyton Place Original Music Composer