Recording session for MODERN TIMES, November 1935
At right, Chaplin shakes hands with conductor Alfred Newman. Eighty-years ago this month, Chaplin recorded the music for Modern Times, his final silent film. The sessions were […]
David Raksin
Working With Charlie Chaplin: Vol. 2: Lunch Time
Lunch on location “Most days we went to lunch at Musso and Frank’s, a nearby restaurant that is to this day one of my favorites. […]
Chaplin sketch with signature, c. 1935
From “Life With Charlie Chaplin” by David Raksin, Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress, Summer 1983
“The Chaplin Coat Of Arms”
This sketch was drawn by Chaplin in 1935 when working on the score for Modern Times and presented to his musical assistant David Raksin. From […]
Chaplin with his musical collaborators for Modern Times, 1935
L-R: Charles Dunworth (asst. to Alfred Newman), Alfred Newman (conductor, uncle of Randy Newman), CC, David Raksin (arranger), Paul Neal (recording engineer), and Edward Powell […]
Random Excerpt
From “Life With Charlie Chaplin” by David Raksin (Chaplin’s musical assistant on Modern Times) Quarterly Journal Of The Library Of Congress, Summer 1983: I loved […]
Charlie & Food
Charlie and I lived together, sharing the same room, for more than two years, and many’s the time we cooked our dinners in our room. […]
David Raksin visits Charlie on his last day in Hollywood, 1952
Source: “David Raksin: A Composer In Hollywood” by Jon Newsom, Quarterly Journal Of The Library of Congress, 1978