Franz Waxman was a Jewish composer who started out writing scores in the thriving and much-admired German film industry. His first original Hollywood score was James Whale’s memorable Bride of Frankenstein in 1935.
Waxman’s career lasted into the 1960s, resulting in over 150 film scores for movies across multiple genres, including romantic comedy, film noir, and westerns, and collaborations with some of the most celebrated directors of all time, including Billy Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock.
