Laura song 1945
Tell laura i love her...
David Raksin began his long and distinguished career in films in , when he came to Hollywood to assist Charlie Chaplin with the music of Modern Times.He has since composed music for more than films, including Laura, the theme of which has become one of the most often recorded pieces in the history of that medium, with more than different versions.
He began his musical studies as a pianist, and was later instructed in woodwinds by his father, a conductor and performer in concert bands and for silent movies who also played in the renowned Philadelphia Orchestra.
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David led his own dance band at age twelve, later expanding it for broadcasting on the local CBS radio station, WCAU. He taught himself orchestration while a student at Philadelphia's prestigious Central High School, where he received a bona fide B.F.A.
He then put himself through the University of Pennsylvania by playing in society bands and radio orchestras, earning a Mus. B. and winning several prizes while also arr