Laura | Soundtrack Suite (David Raksin)

[@boojay111]

I was working as an art tutor on a cruise ship and happened to mention to the cocktail pianist that I loved this tune. Each time I entered the lounge he would stop playing and go immediately into Laura, such a lovely moment for me, and I thank him to this day for being so kind

[@bmjpdx9222]

Wonderful story! What's the movie from the 1940's or 50's where that happens (but not on a cruise ship)?

[@bmjpdx9222]

The instance in a movie that I was thinking of was in The Apartment (1960), at 36:27 into the movie. The pianist plays the movie's theme, "Jealous Lover" (an inappropriate title, given how lyrical it is) when Fran (Shirley MacLaine) walks into "The Rickshaw" cocktail lounge.

[@manuelcv2022]

@@bmjpdx9222 Frank Sinatra vs Nino Bravo, Laura kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6bVaY13dtyBprc

[@nunyabiz-]

​@@bmjpdx9222 I believe Jack Lemmon was the pianist and that he was known as a pianist, as well as starring in The Apartment movie 🌞

[@nunyabiz-]

Very cool story! 🌞

[@kpadmirer]

When I was a baby in the late 40s I remember this piece playing on the radio all the time. Later on, in the 90s, I met Raksin at a "Laura" retrospective showing and thanked him for creating it.

[@glennsymonds-geniau5222]

How wonderful. This is by far my favourite film score ever. You have just conjured a moment that I find so endearing. I thank you so much for this.x

[@edwardmallon8679]

What a thrill that must have been to meet a legend of the golden age of movies.

[@mikeengland7468]

What memories.. what music...

[@sarpsarp8987]

Then you were not a bady in the late 40s if you can remember

[@nstix2009xitsn]

@@edwardmallon8679 Mallon?! Are you the guy whom I lost, in seeking to respond to your comment on "Rainy Days and Mondays"?! Nicholas Stix 8 months ago (edited) Somebody, I think his last name was Mallen, said "How can a song about depression make you feel so good?" I was in the process of copying and responding to him that his comment was the best I'd ever heard about any Karen Carpenter record, but the song ended, the playlist moved on to the next number, and everything was wiped clean. I spent at least ten minutes trying to find him, but couldn't.

[@benlotus2703]

A beautiful and haunting score. David Raksin composed for Broadway shows. It was Alfred Newman who encouraged him to come to Hollywood in the 1930s. This was an opportunity to work with Charles Chaplin for the orchestration of 'Modern Times'. His first composition was for 'Three Smart Girls' in 1936. In 1944 he had real success with 'Laura' by Otto Preminger and 'Forever Amber' in 1947. He composed for many films until 1982, his last movie 'The Day After' D. Raksin died in 2004, aged 92. At the time of his death, it was announced that He had completed his autobiography, eventually published under the title: "The Bad and the Beautiful: My Life in a Golden Age of Film Music."

[@joakimhellgren293]

one of the most significant musical scores created for film noir.

[@jubalcalif9100]

I certainly have a notion to second THAT emotion !! :-)

[@hegzansiaani9213]

Correct

[@Mohamed_Raheel]

Agree

[@zeekfromthecreek]

...or for anything else.

[@elenashelley9036]

This resonates across time and space and Gene Tierney’s haunting beauty leaves an unforgettable image

[@robertcongdon6296]

"You seem to be completely disregarding something more important than your career, my lunch" - Waldo Leydecker

[@jubalcalif9100]

Waldo certainly had a way with words....

[@manuelcv2022]

Frank Sinatra vs Nino Bravo, Laura kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6bVaY13dtyBprc

[@tiffsaver]

Getting an unknown Clifton Webb to play this part was the coup of the year...

[@robinjackson7882]

Lydecker has the best lines! The writing is excellent. It’s wonderful to see Vincent Price allowed to act instead of being a parody of his horror films. Raksin had just broken up with his wife when he wrote this, or so I’ve read. Thank you so much for posting this!

[@robinjackson7882]

@@tiffsaver He wasn’t unknown. He was a stage actor and the movie big wigs almost didn’t cast him because Webb was known to be gay.

[@JohnSmith-us2jx]

I only wish they could still make movies like this today - no car chases, no special effects, just a good story, great acting and a beautiful music score . . .

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Yes, because the world wasn't @ war in 1944, there were no Concentration Camps & millions weren't being murdered, nostalgia ain't what it used to be & EVERYONE who made this classic are LONG DEAD! If they could still make movies like this today, young Vincent Price would be gigolo boytoy named Shelby being kept by Mrs. Danvers.

[@GetSmartEditing]

Ethereal as Gene Tierney herself, with the dark notes of Judith Anderson and Clifton Webb, the dance band gigolo (Vincent Price), and the throbbing sexuality of Dana Andrew. An absolutely brilliant Suite.

[@DesiluTrek]

The one soundtrack I would have If I were somehow told I could only have one. My favorite of all time. Never fails to move me.

[@robinjackson7882]

This one and Best Years of Our Lives

[@johndeclefpineiro7372]

To support what Soundtrack Fred says above, indeed, all credit goes to the composer in any event. But "classic" movie music such as this is really a cultural artifact that in a real sense belongs to the world, and should be readily accessible. In fact, we should all be able to think of KZbin as a public media library that anyone with an internet device and a connection has a pass to access.

[@robertlevy9412]

I agree John. There is , however, the lingering issue of monetization for living composers let alone those with heirs like David Raskin (he has a son Alex). Alex has a job but many composers still make little or no money. The model is broken and it needs to be fixed to a greater or lesser degree. Otherwise musicians will never survive. Making music is work and should be compensated. It is wonderful to having Raskin's work available for the world to enjoy though. Particularly for those who might not have the chance to explore his work in an easy way.

[@slyslaughter5115]

To a greater degree.

[@cellofingers]

Laura was a very big part of the musical psyche transition to more sophistication from 1944 on.

[@tiffsaver]

I thought I heard every version of "Laura" on YT, but this was the ONLY one that contained the entire soundtrack! Haunting and lovely, it even contained the rumba dance sequence... wow. I even turned off The Carpenters' Christmas Album to listen to this!! Merry Christmas, and thanks for posting this incredible score.

[@iranmachado5576]

I saw this picture several times. Its score is very nice. My favorite moment is when the detective is alone watching her portrait and admiring her beauty.

[@dickcor]

Brilliant score for one of the great film noirs............Gene Tierney was sensational as was Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews, Vincent Price and Judith Anderson. A classic which stands alone.

[@Sennmut]

dickcor Sadly, we'll never see the like again.

[@reggie0609]

Sennmut yes, it is sad, but that needn't bother us as long as the film and the music remains.

[@Samalabear]

Hollywood is totally depraved now. I think it reached the point of no return. It's sad, but fortunately we do have all of these films. Stars acted like people and not celebrities to be worshiped. I haven't watched the Academy Awards in years, but I heard it was particularly nasty this past Sunday.

[@edgardoluciocrocetta2437]

Really, Hollywood was dead.

[@maincamera66]

They do not make music or movies like this anymore. I try to watch this film at least once a year. One of my favorites. One of the few songs that sounds wonderful no matter who is singing or playing it.

[@vHumboldt77]

Gorgeous music, Frederick. "Laura" is one of my favourite films....those were the times when cinema was a continuation of the stage and viceversa. And with the magic of black and white in them. Thanks! Patricio (Bs As, Arg)

[@24hourtourist]

A fantastic theme that changes chords many times from minor to major and back. Very much rooted in the dark implicit psychology of this thriller and the mood of the time. I think it succeeds because it is in such close emotional alignment with the characters. Certainly Alfred Newman who was the master of the 'trembling' string score himself (as in "Song Of Bernadette" from around the same time) improved the proceedings by conducting this.

[@audreyleaung7652]

高原藍

[@noopieflace]

I was a menber of ASMAC (American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers). I remember a luncheon many, many years ago where Mr. Raksin was the invited speaker. Of all thos luncheons with all those speakers, HIS was the most memorable. Not only because of who is was, but his talk to us was mesmerizing. He recounted many anecdotes about his fellow film composers and always with reverence and humor. I absolutely love all of his scores and of course, play Laura in all my gigs as a pianist!

[@SoFkwHat80]

It almost brings you to tears , like something missing in your life but you don't know what.

[@SnuffGunnion]

You hit it right on the head!!!

[@SnuffGunnion]

Well put!!! My favorite film Score of all time. A haunting, captivating, recurring melody. WAHNSINN!!!

[@Samalabear]

In the Catholic high school I went to we used to have movie afternoons. This was where I saw "Laura" the first time. Love this music, love the movie.

[@michaelbauers8800]

Wow, that's quite an intense movie for high school students to assimilate. It would have been really interesting if you had written down what you thought as a high school student about it, and then, for example, watching it again in your 30s.

[@richarddowney1972]

Clifton Webb as Lydecker. "I should be sincerely sorry to see my neighbor's children devoured by wolves." Dana Andrews as the cop has difficulty keeping a straight face. I think Webb had the best lines.

[@dkerris]

Clifton Webb always had a way with delivering his lines. Without having to say anything overt, he was a riot.

[@anamariagutierrez2019]

Laura movie's (1944) Soundtrack: Composer David Raksin - Conductor Alfred Newman, Thanks for the video Soundtrack Fred.

[@persebra]

So wonderful! So iconic, unforgettable and mood inducing. I don't know if it received an Oscar, but it's one of the truly great scores. I could myself playing this music: When I am giving a cocktail party, 2. When I am trying on a beautiful outfit. 3. If i was have a boudoir glamour picture done, to get in the mood. 4. When I am into a deep daydream session.

[@matthewburden9403]

My dear friend, this movie, Laura, with its music, and is far beyond the Oscars - so enjoy the score and get on with life.

[@robinjackson7882]

@@matthewburden9403 Yes, it received an Oscar

[@johnharris721]

Beautiful, haunting score by one of the great, though underrated composers. He also did Sylvia and Will Penny.

[@nstix2009xitsn]

@john harris "one of the great, though underrated composers." Fake compliment alert! David Raksin was never underrated.

[@robertoincutti4712]

One of the most beautiful and haunting soundtrack of all time!♥️🇮🇹🇬🇧

[@richarddowney1972]

In my dotage I have donated most of my cd recordings to a mid-size public library. Not so my film score recordings. This is one of them. A keeper.

[@SoundtrackFred]

yes, thats it! great you found it! i read the booklets of LAURA and CASABLANCA again but both didnt mention that song, but at least you found it! thanks for that, its a version i pretty like, too! :-)

[@johannesbluemink4581]

Seen the movie many times. Haunting music. I never tire of it!

[@kennethgates6552]

Johannes Bluemink n

[@edwardmallon8679]

It gets better every time you watch it

[@vlogitarchie8201]

NICE MUSIC TOO! GOOD DAY IN MY CHANNEL TOO I HAVE AN ORIGINAL VERSION OF IT. MY DAD SAID HE PRESERVED THIS CARTRIDGE FOR YEARS. THIS IS THE ONLY CARTRIDGE TAPE AVAILABLE TODAY.

[@1943carlosrodriguez]

Uno de los soundtracks preferidos que sigue emocionándome como la primera vez. Su romance, su misterio...en fin el alma y aura del personaje tan genialmente llevado a la pantalla y descrito con esta obra musical. Influye el hecho de que fue el nombre de mi inolvidable madrina de bautizo. La mejor madrina del mundo. Te amo, tía Laurina!

[@aljart]

Entre los temas musicales del cine, este se puede catalogar entre los más bellos y sensibles.

[@kirsteni.russell5903]

I need to go watch LAURA now. Thanks for the reminder.

[@jubalcalif9100]

You clearly have xlnt taste, Kirsten ! "Laura" is one of my two all time favorite classic films (the other is "Sunset Blvd"). Thanx for your comment !!

[@ascenbach1]

Such a good movie with such an excellent score, beautiful and haunting, just like Laura herself.

[@tracer740]

Hauntingly beautiful. Me likee!

[@lcat4305]

The song Laura was written by Johnny Mercer, they neglect to write/mention this crucial fact. Mercer was one of the greatest song writers of that time and more.

[@jubalcalif9100]

Wunderbar ! I just listened to the entire suite, Fred ! Mesmerizing ! THANK YOU so much for uploading this musical gem ! Please keep up the good work, my friend ! :-)

[@leticiatrein7614]

God, I die a little everytime I listening to Laura theme.

[@robertolisboa5139]

I cry everytime I listening to Laura. theme. More than 70 years

[@timnorris4169]

But Laura survived and found love. Hope!

[@44032]

I live.

[@silviajacobo4167]

I was born in 1980 and i love this song it takes me to a time when people were more connected with each other than their phones and electronics now a days. Too bad it can't be like before, old fashioned beauty and class. And wanting to get to know people face to face instead of on the Internet.

[@TheMatthyssen]

3:25 - 3:37 damn, those people knew how to end a song

[@aarongranda7825]

I don't believe the plot or particulars of any film noir are nearly as important as the mood, the lighting, the clothes, the attitude or the music. I don't watch film noir to get informed, I watch it for the feel.

[@rhonddanunes]

From one of my most influential professors at UCLA. He'd have us write a film cue in class in 3 days. "Like the studio wants"....'Yesterday?'

[@rjmcallister1888]

Surprisingly, not even nominated for the Oscar in 1944; Max Steiner took it home for "Since You Went Away". Almost as lovely as Gene Tierney, and that's saying something.

[@robinjackson7882]

It should have won the Oscar. It DID win the Oscar for cinematography

[@skmthss134]

地平線の彼方まで広がる緑の平野と青い空！そんな情景が浮ぶような出だし編曲の「Laura」郷愁が一杯(^^♪戦時中に作られたのが驚き！日本は空襲に逃げまどってた！あまりの違いに今もって驚愕

[@enriquerodriguez5258]

Es la melodía más bella que he escuchado. Cole Porter decía que le hubiera encantado componerla.

[@rmac1042]

One of the great film composers... Ahead of his time, but lovingly acknowledged his forebearers. I'm proud to have gotten an A in his class!

[@persebra]

GOOD FOR YOU!

[@rmac1042]

@Randy White It was a survey of film score writing at USC in Los Angeles. It was a fascinating class acknowledging the contributions of film music composers from the beginnings of the art form.

[@renatoamaral8259]

I love this song even though I was born in 1970!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@henri39116]

Beautiful... Maravilhoso... Exquis...

[@Carlos-qb9mm]

saudades dos cinemas do antigamente, antes de começar o filme tocava trilhas sonoras de filmes como laura, se meu apartamento falasse, maria,maria e tantos outras, o tempo devia ter parado, que pena!

[@Darrell1019]

Thanks for posting vid.

[@roselizseven7]

Simply beautifull !

[@jimrick6632]

PLEASE UPLOAD IN MP4...I GET LOTS OF FEED BACK GIVING ME ALL THESE # TO TRY IT MYSELF AND MOST OF THEM ARE FULL OF VIRUSES...

[@trajan75]

Great performances by Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, and Judith Anderson. United by their relation to the radiant Gene Tierney.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

B4 she lost her mind & inspired Christie plot.

[@trajan75]

She was plagued by recurring mental health issues. Is this an Agatha Christie book you are referring to? Which one? @@unowen-nh9ov

[@jimrick6632]

THIS MUSIC CAUSED QUITE A STIR WHEN THE FILM WAS RELEASED...RASKIN CLAIMED THE STUDIO OWED HIM MONEY FOR THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC FROM THE FILM...GUESS IT WAS CLEARED UP AS HERE WE ARE...

[@stuartk.nelson6001]

FANTASTIC, SOOTHING, MUSICAL, SOUNDTRACK SUITE- WOW! Love It!

[@rayl7335]

I will never understand why the music score of this film wasn't even nominated. It's like a mental paradox! and a complete dishonor, having ignored David Raksin like that.

[@wendyantoniadis2404]

Made impression even to a CHILD.....music and words. I will NOT TELL my date of birth!!!!!!

[@javanurse]

Beautiful! Love the genre. I miss it.

[@MrZdrasvuy]

I love this music!

[@guillermopersiano9822]

amo esta pelicula amo la musica amo la historias amo a gene terney bellisima y todo el periodista refinado geniallll

[@adrianovasconcelos2739]

I am a great fan of Alfred Newman and he wrote many superb scores, notably LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING. But, if I had to pick one as my favorite, LAURA would be it. Magnificent! and the film is probably the best film noir I ever saw. Thank you for sharing!

[@buthan494]

Camaradinha.....a trilha é de David raksin...

[@sgcim956]

Newman just conducted it, David Raksin COMPOSED it!

[@adrianovasconcelos2739]

@@sgcim956 Many thanks for the clarification!

[@facetina]

When you hear this, you instantly want to see the movie.

[@wingi7722]

An amazing piece of music for an amazing film. The music by itself takes one on an enchanted ride on an emotional roller coaster. Captivating and magical !

[@bluegirlgraphics]

you are ignoring one of the trumphs of science, the door bell

[@Thebarcoebrio]

Laura (Gene Tierney) para siempre y siempre.

[@mikeengland7468]

... as they say.. the original and best.

[@openingstar]

Randy Newman's uncle...Blessed genes.

[@gossamerwings3632]

+openingstar ...he did the orchestration, however David Raksin wrote the score for "Laura",

[@MrRbjunior83]

gossamerwings Arthur Morton was the orchestrator of this masterpiece

[@MMICGER]

So schön!

[@TheStockwell]

When the theme song caught on, Johnny Mercer was asked to supply lyrics for what quickly became an American standard. Raksin was impressed at how Mercer had seen the film and condensed its melancholy into a few verses. Mercer explained that he hadn't seen the film - everything he needed to know about the film, about Laura, was in the melody. You can't make up stuff like that. How Raksin created the melody is a story worth looking up, as well.

[@notaire2]

Es ist fast unglaublich, dass solch eine wunderschöne Filmmusik im Kriegsjahr 1944 komponiert wurde.

[@TimothyStapay]

Fantastic Score!! One of my favorite movies!

[@johannesbluemink4581]

26 dislikes? Don't you know good music when you hear this?

[@robinjackson7882]

Maybe they are too young and only like hip hop

[@hipsterdoofus1026]

around 10:03 very dreamlike

[@laurawatersofmarch]

𝑔𝓇𝒶𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓈 𝑔𝓇𝒶𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓈 𝑔𝓇𝒶𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓈 𝑔𝓇𝒶𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓈 𝑔𝓇𝒶𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓈 mamá por mi llamarme 🄻🄰🅄🅁🄰...por esta melodía tengo mi nombre! ..... (¯`v´¯)♥ .......•.¸.•´ ....¸.•´ ... ( ☻/ /▌♥♥ / \ ♥♥

[@jamesstearns9768]

My older sister was named after her. Lovely as well

[@LaSharown]

Dear Fred Happy New Year to you and your family, In The Sound of Hollywood you get to hear throughout the film from David Raskin which was delightful, thanks for the photo of him.

[@lapulentería2.0]

Jorge Torelli: alias Plotkin: alias El topo...que campeonato ese Torelli

[@amymalina5073]

I’ve probably already left a comment before but you are the best, Fred. Also my Dad’s name who was an outstanding man. I love this score as much as I can barely put into words. Thank you over and over again Fred.

[@aarongranda7825]

I would like to look as sharp as Dana Andrews.

[@marinlanuit]

many thanks for the upload ! love it !

[@samkohen4589]

Legendary singer and song writer Laura Nyro's father loved this movie, so when his daughter was born, named his daughter after the title of this movie

[@sgcim956]

He was a trumpet player, so he knew great music when he heard it. Raksin had a great harmonic and melodic gift.

[@smizzman]

Gene Tierney ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ "Will you stop referring to her as a dame"

[@rizmid]

One of the loveliest and haunting music ever composed for a motion picture! A fan and an admirer from Pakistan.

[@chuckfrost5624]

THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG EVER WRITTEN. THE 2ND MOST BEAUTIFUL SONG IS MISTY, WRITTEN BY THE GREAT ERROLL GARNER.

[@bobbycotner6192]

love playing "Laura" on the guitar. Bob

[@doloresvargas6450]

Gene Tierney has one lovely body.Tony

[@olgamirallescontijoch9208]

Que preciosa banda sonora.What a wonderful soundtrack

[@benlotus2703]

Sublime 10/10 David Raksin was on top of his Game !

[@javiergarciaflorez2103]

Te querré siempre 🎈🙏🤓

[@javiergarciaflorez2103]

Bueno ,, porque no***

[@lj036226]

For eternity ...

[@johnerdmann7797]

time out of time

[@19Edurne]

So reminiscent of "Daphnis and Chloé" by Ravel at times...

[@jerrybauer8108]

On this first track I found myself always waiting for Clifford Brown to set in.

[@claudrebille178]

Cette musique est incryablement belle !!!!!! Il était vachement inspire quand il l a ecrite !!!,

[@Xavier-my8wg]

vincent price is my jam

[@Xavier-my8wg]

don't you love it when people answer to your comment with ads for crappy streaming websites, not to mantion that they don't give a single fuck about the movie they're "promoting"

[@SoundtrackFred]

Hello Flicker Productions... I got dozens of them under so many videos -daily- and although I give everything to mark them as spam, they always come back by different 'posters'. I delete all I can see but some keep sneaking in like this one. So if you see them, please mark them as spam.. it would help a bit. Its very tiring.. must be some automaticly generated scum..

[@Xavier-my8wg]

yeah, it's almost disrespectfull to the people who made the movies ( yup i'm that extreme about movies )

[@fasbc]

Awesome!

[@davidcawrowl3865]

Dana Andrews wasn't too enamored with this picture, subtly complaining of the director, etc. Or maybe he was in a low point in his life. He would go help out at the Vets Center in New York in the evenings during the filming. Account from Jean Shepherd, "Shep", who met him at the Vet Center.

[@michaelhayko2904]

Awesome!

[@ernestcastro6238]

Soundtrack Fred This is wonderful, thank you very much.

[@ernestcastro6238]

Soundtrack Fred I recently bought the DVD of Laura my favorite Gene Tierney film. I had to return it twice because of defects, I still don't have it.

[@SoundtrackFred]

That is very unfortunate. It is a great movie. I am very sorry to hear that, but I am sure it will work soon for you!

[@hyle982]

Grandiosa.

[@shahidkhattak7271]

I need it's video bcs it's not available now at KZbin