Theme from Laura (1944) - David Raksin

[Barumbuza]

mélancolie...

[Glinkaism1]

Clifton Web as the dandy columnist is outstanding. As is Dana Andrews. Did he finally win playing that puzzle?

[jeanlucchapelon]

very good idea to mix Ravel and Raksin!!

Good job!

[shellybellysf]

Sublime version indeed Thx for the post

[jg0582]

I Love !

[ButterfliBoi]

I love the beginning part of this... it reminds me of the part in the movie when Mark's sitting in the chair and falls asleep.

Wonderful job!! :)

[windstorm1000]

It is utter genius of you to combine Ravel and Raskin! both pieces do indeed have an affinity for each other--what a great creative idea!! Thank you so much!

[BINKIE2000]

Superb.

[Lindanator09]

just watched the film again on TV the casting is great ,the story is great, and the music is superb , just love Laura

[tarou1944]

btw, plz tell us who arranged this beautiful Raksin's number is?

[ronpolla]

Absolutely perfect

[Storaro]

Absolutely beautiful job here. This music never sounded better, and it's a very apt mix. Bravo!

[TropicalMystery1]

Could you post this on 4shared dot com? I'm sure many people would appreciate it.

[TropicalMystery1]

Oh could you please tell me how to get this music? I would love to put this on my iPod! I adore this type of music! please tell me where you got this breathtaking piece.

[TropicalMystery1]

I dare the one person who disliked this to tell me this is not breathtaking.

[Abbeysums]

Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney are both divine in this film. It doesn't get much better than "Laura" as far as classic films are concerned. I love it!

[MyGamet]

Daphnis e Chloee mixe avec Laura quelle belle idee deux musiques planantesqui nous emportent dans un autre monde

[tallpaul521]

The stills are priceless..please contact me.

[howardyearone]

Was there ever anyone more beautiful than Gene Tierney? I don't think so...

[dearmalika]

I love this music!

[TropicalMystery1]

Thank you so much! The strings in this piece are absolutely amazing! One of my favorites!

[titanicpiano14]

Check out my rendition of the Ben-Hur Love Theme!

[KennyBlue51]

Loved the film and the song. I am "spoiled" by hearing the Charlie Parker rendition. No matter how good the original was Bird added a whole other level of beauty.

The theater posters, in my opinion are cheesy, cheap art that is supposed to appear "sensational" but is really nowhere near as visually intriguing as the stills which make up the bulk of the video.

[WimGrundy]

We hope to see and hear more mixes on famous themes as YouTube becomes the mightiest medium in the history of the world. get busy, O inspired ones!

[reljaPG]

does anybody know the name of this song?

[rhonddanunes]

@reljaPG It's'Laura' and she's only a dream; as the original Johny Mercer lyrics say.

Theme music by David Raksin.

[suzyqplacet]

How embarrassing - of COURSE it's Ravel - I'm ashamed and though I'm sure puritans would gas, Debussy and Ravel often get mixed up as they have a lot in common. Thank you for getting back to me about it - I still think that it's VERY clever of you!

[suzyqplacet]

A little Debussy never did any harm but at least give him credit, no? If you did this mix yourself it's absolutely brilliant though.

[oldmoviemusic]

@suzyqplacet

This is actually mixed with Maurice Ravel's piece Daphnis e Chloe, not Debussy. But thank you.

[Arqueiroify]

@suzyqplacet Don't shame yourself, no !!! At first time, I thunk too the elements was " Claude Debussy " . But them I saw the comment of someone about Maurice Ravel's piece . The fauno and the silfide's affair. It's good to be near who knows better than me.

[rhonddanunes]

The main theme from 'Laura' with some stills from the movies, music composed by my teacher at UCLA David Raksin; who had a great influence on me, RIP David, you are sorely missed...Combined with elements of Maurice Ravel's 'Daphne et Chloe'....two master orchestrators combined in elegance in perpetuity.....with love, your student, Rhondda Nunes

[ibk82]

This score is a copy of "Daybreak of Daphnis and Chloe" from Ravel.

Esta trilha é um plágio de "Amanhecer de Daphnis e Chloé" de Ravel.

[ibk82]

This score is a copy of "Daybreak of Daphnis and Chloe" from Ravel.

Esta trilha é um plágio de "Amanhecer de Daphnis e Chloé" de Ravel.

[oldmoviemusic]

@ibk82

No, actually, it is not a copy. This particular rendition of it, however, combines the two. If you heard the original version of the film score you would know this; sorry, I forgot to include this information in the description bar.

[richard10661066]

I think one of the most beautifull tunes of all time.

A real classic and will still be around around for a 1000 years..

Real class never goes out of style....

[5micky2]

Sends a chill up the spine every time it breaks into the main theme. Reminds me of a wave swelling up and crashing on to a beach. Remarkable.

[ecynara]

Que peliculas las de antes, en blanco y negro, que calidad y yo la recuerdo desde muy niño la musica y a esa linda mujer que se convirtio en mi amor platónico. Gracias oldmoviemusic

[Pagelaboratoire3]

The combination with Daphnis and Chloé of French composer Maurice Ravel is very interesting!

[Pagelaboratoire3]

Very beautifull arrangement!

[Nimduril]

The time of unforgettable american contributions to culture and art... I must admit, that - even with the distance from europe - I cannot help me but to gnsback's comment sad but true. Would these masterpieces be more popular, or at least better known, around here in europe, it would be the deathblow to any form of antiamerican culture-chauvinism.

[jg2904]

Does this sound like Ravel's "Daphnis And Chloe" to anyone else? lol It's still beautiful music. It well deserves its place on the AFI top ten scores of all time!

[EdwardHKDC]

@jg2904 Here's a link to the Ravel piece

[EdwardHKDC]

@jg2904 Do a search on YouTube for Ravel Vladimir Ashkenazy Daphnis et Chloe Daybreak and you should find it.

[EdwardHKDC]

The opening is a straight quote from "Daphnis and Chloe" by Maurice Ravel. Raksin's own melody emerges subtly from this opening. A beautiful piece of work by both composers!

[luvtrns4evr]

great score and movie

[VibrantScope]

Thanks for this! I've never heard this version, and Laura is one of my favorite songs, ever. I can't wait to see the movie.

[TheJwcinema]

Wonderful arrangement, especially the beginning! Is it available on CD/mp3?

[oldmoviemusic]

I don't know about CD, but you can get the mp3 from a site called SadSteve....just type in 'theme from laura' at the top, or 'david raksin laura' etc, and you should find this mp3, which you can then downlaod...(it'll make more sense when you're on the site)...If you have any problems, just post another comment with your question! :)

[TheJwcinema]

Thanks!!

[paulito97]

Watch themovie, "Somewhere in Tine" with Jane Seymour if you want a similar theme of the man falling in love with the image of the woman. Much sadder than this, but beautful music and beautiful movie.

[earthboundJim]

This is terrific music! This particular arrangement is very special since the theme song is cleverly meshed with the classical tune "Levé du Jour" by Ravel.

[lbschiller]

Great job! Theme as always beautiful. Black and White stills gorgeous.

[claireisbritish]

love this!

[gnsback]

Awesome. Hadn't heard this arrangement before, and it's terrific.

I'll never accept it that the quality of American life back then has dwindled to what it has become today. It simply didn't have to happen.

[oldmoviemusic]

You couldn't be more right about that...

[mr40sfan]

Thanks a lot for posting! I love it!

--Logan

[Shabannie]

The music was beautiful. The actor Dana Andrews had a brother who used to be the principal of my high school years ago. I guess that I need to see this movie too.

-------Ellen