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Franz Waxman

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German film composer (1906-1967)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Franz Waxman Collection
  • The Bride of Frankenstein 1935

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1906-12-24
Active to
1967-02-24

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32,512
Total plays
231,549

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Franz Waxman (December 24, 1906 – February 24, 1967) was a German American composer, known for his bravura Carmen Fantasie for violin and orchestra, based on musical themes from the Bizet opera Carmen, and for his musical scores for films like the "Bride of Frankenstein" from 1935. Waxman was born Franz Wachsmann in Königshütte (Chorzów) in the Prussian province of Silesia. He orchestrated Frederick Hollander's score for the 1930 film Blue Angel (1930) and wrote original scores for several Germ

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Franz Waxman, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana