David Raksin
David Raksin (August 4, 1912August 9, 2004) was an American composer who was renowned for his work in film and television.
With over 100 film scores and 300 television scores to his credit, he became known as the "Grandfather of Film Music."
Michelangelo Faggioli
Michelangelo Faggioli( 1666–1733) was an Italian lawyer and celebrated amateur composer of humorous cantatas in Neapolitan dialect.
A founder of a new genre of Neapolitan comedy, he was the composer of the opera buffa" La Cilla" in 1706.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair" Sandy" Courage Jr.( December 10, 1919
May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original" Star Trek" series.
Petrus de Domarto
Petrus de Domarto( fl. c. 1445– 1455) was a Franco- Flemish composer of the Renaissance.
He was a contemporary and probable acquaintance of Ockeghem, and was the composer of at least one of the first unified mass cycles to be written in continental Europe.
Alexandru Cristea
Alexandru Cristea( 1890 – 1942) was the composer of the music for" Limba Noastră", current national anthem of Moldova.
Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.
Karl Wilhelm (conductor)
Karl Wilhelm, also Carl Wilhelm( 5 September 1815, Schmalkalden – 26 August 1873, Schmalkalden) was a German choral director.
He is best known as the composer of the music of the song “ Die Wacht am Rhein. ”
Laura Smet
Laura Huguette Smet( born 15 November 1983) is a French actress.
She is the daughter of rock musician Johnny Hallyday and actress Nathalie Baye.
In 1986, Johnny Hallyday recorded in her honor the song" Laura", written by Jean- Jacques Goldman.
Laura (1945 song)
"Laura" is a 1945 popular song.
The music, composed by David Raksin for the 1944 movie "Laura," which starred Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, is heard frequently in the movie.
The film's director, Otto Preminger, had originally wanted to use Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady" as the theme, but Raksin was not convinced that it was suitable.
Angered, Preminger gave Raksin one weekend to compose an alternative melody.
Raksin later said, and maintained for the rest of his days, that when, over that weekend, his wife sent him a "Dear John" letter, the haunting theme seemed to write itself.
The lyrics were written by Johnny Mercer after the film made the tune popular.
According to Mercer, he had not yet seen the movie when he wrote the lyrics but was aware that it was a romantic, somewhat haunting story.
The song became a jazz standard and has been recorded over 400 times.
Some of the best-known versions are by Woody Herman, Dave Brubeck, Johnny Johnston, Emil Newman, David Rose, Billy Eckstine, Charlie Parker, J. J. Johnson, Carly Simon, Frank Sinatra and Julie London (included on her 1955 debut album "
Julie Is Her Name, Vol. 1").
The first 10 notes of the song are sometimes "quoted" during jazz solos, especially since Dizzy Gillespie did it during his "Perdido" solo at the famous Massey Hall concert in 1953.

Question: What nationality is the composer of song Laura (1945 Song)?
Answer: American