KCRW To Broadcast David Raksin

KCRW To Broadcast – David Raksin: Hollywood Movie Music And The Price Of Excellence

Thursday, August 1, 3 to 4 PM 89.9 FM and KCRW.com

David Raksin, renowned film and TV composer (Laura, The Bad & The Beautiful, Forever Amber), will turn 90 on Sunday, August 4. On Thursday, August 1, from 3 to 4 pm, KCRW (89.9 and KCRW.com) presents an exclusive documentary tribute, David Raksin: Hollywood Movie Music And The Price Of Excellence. The late Jane Greer narrated (the last work she completed before she died) this wonderful piece, which features Elmer Bernstein, Andre Previn, John Mauceri, and others, and much of David’s music, including his best known and most recorded work (more than 400 recordings) “Laura.”