David Raksin "The Subject Is Film Music" radio program recordings
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the audio recordings of the radio program "The Subject Is Film Music." This program ran on KUSC and was hosted by American composer David Raksin (1912-2004). Raksin interviewed film composers such as George Duning, Stanley Myers, David Shire, Hugo Friedhofer, William Kraft, Hans Salter, and Dimitri Tiomkin. This show ran during the 1970s.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1970s
Creator
- Raksin, David (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
David Raksin (1912-2004) was an American composer who worked in film and television. He wrote over 100 film scores and 300 television scores. Raksin hosted the KUSC radio program "The Subject Is Film Music" in the 1970s.
Extent
2.25 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of the audio recordings of the radio program "The Subject Is Film Music." This program ran on KUSC and was hosted by American composer David Raksin (1912-2004).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of David Raksin, winter 1982.
Processing Information
This collection is unprocessed.
Subject
- Raksin, David -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for David Raksin "The Subject Is Film Music" radio program recordings
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Marissa Chavez for History Associates Incorporated
- Date
- 2022 May
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository
Doheny Memorial Library G4
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0185 United States
ctlibarc@usc.edu