Theme From The Movie "Laura"

Morton GOULD and his Orchestra (David Raksin - composer) / Violin Solo: Max Pollikoff / Recorded: 1947 --
Laura is a 1944 American film noir classic produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb along with Vincent Price and Judith Anderson. The screenplay by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel Laura by Vera Caspary.
In 1999, Laura was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Once principal photography was completed, Preminger hired David Raksin to score the film. The director wanted to use "Sophisticated Lady" by Duke Ellington for the main theme, but Raksin objected to the choice. Alfred Newman, music director for Fox, convinced Preminger to give Raksin a weekend to compose an original tune. Inspired by a Dear John letter he had once received from a girlfriend, Raksin wrote the haunting theme[10] for which Johnny Mercer later wrote lyrics. It eventually became a jazz standard recorded by more than four hundred artists, including Stan Kenton, Dick Haymes, Woody Herman, Nat King Cole, The Four Freshmen, Charlie Parker, and Frank Sinatra.[11] Even Spike Jones did a parody version of the song. Preminger was so pleased with Raksin's score the two collaborated on four additional films.[9] (refer to "Laura (1945 song)")
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[@SoFkwHat80]

Laura the woman you have never met but wish you had .

[@holdenbabyboy]

Music that brings back memories of times gone by.

[@unpodimusica1]

Sometimes I think - technology to the contrary - that the violin often actually sounded better in old recordings than in modern ones. Or were the violinists better? I wouldn't know. A very beautiful piece of music, thank you Doug-san!

[@pedroochoatango]

Strings and instrumental techniques have changes. To the point that it is impossible to reporduce that kind of sound today. I can not say what is better. But, no doubt, it is different. Mainly, strings were made of guts. Secondly, players use to play solos in just one string, full of glissandi; today, they keep the same position and change the string and use a different finger for each note.

[@secretaryofstate1]

Pedro Ochoa wow super cool fact I never knew... and a great question from Annie helman

[@kelamuni]

They played with more portamento - slides between notes. A more romantic sound, in ways, than is used today.
I'm a violinist. I know what you mean. The sound suited the movies of the time, yes?

[@entertainmentcorner7645]

Well everything was better back then

[@Lady-gd8zl]

So glad to have found this video. I was thinking about this melody and was about to put the film on.

[@opertutto]

Always a piece of music that haunts especially beautifully played here. Fine work on the video.

[@wzdavi]

Thank You!

[@janicemurphy7878]

If you think hard enough we all had a Laura in our dreams. Awm

[@skmthss134]

「Laura」は easy listening 曲の最高峰です (^^♪

[@samuelgaines2610]

Ethereal. Unworldly.

[@cristobaljosequintero8401]

Mi más profunda admiración

[@trytobefairhistorybuff9063]

Much maligned Hollywood at its best, standing there with Casablanca and For Whom The Bell Tolls (though the latter suffered from being filmed in colour).

[@howard1beale]

I was named after this song

[@salomonluna9055]

Tema inolvidable que trae gratos recuerdos

[@colinankcorn6881]

One word. Classic>

[@guitarreman]

Reminds me of harlem nocturne. Both sultry tunes.

[@stevebee8119]

Gene Tierney was as beautiful as the music.

[@amberspaulding]

I read her memoir and I also fell completely in love with her. Because she became unstable mentally and she knew it. And she encouraged herself by thinking, 'well people may like me because I'm considered attractive by some people." So she went and started working in a clothing store for women. Where she was very successful of course. I thought that was so poignant. It was genuine, too.

[@johnallan4951]

Try the Spike Jones and the City Slickers version!!

[@yalzy1414]

It is a beautiful haunting piece of music. Does anyone know who the vocalist was that sung the lyrics in the beginning of the movie? It was a man..

[@ernestcastro6238]

Is this the same Morton Gould who wrote the music for Agnes De Mille's ballet Fall River Legend?

[@CurzonRoad]

(sorry... afraid I just don't know!)

[@ernestcastro6238]

@@CurzonRoad Thank you for your response, I am curious I will look it up.

[@ernestcastro6238]

I forgot to mention I just bought the film on Amazon.

[@danielweinstein5252]

Yes

[@klscomus]

Big time yes!

[@cristobaljosequintero8401]

Alguien recuerda lo que la guionista sufrió durante la caza de brujas

[@howard1beale]

Yes indeed