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Learn about Les Baxter's life, career and controversies. He was known for his easy listening music, exotica, and film scores for Roger Corman and American International Pictures.
Nov 22, 2017 · Listen to the full album of Les Baxter, a pioneer of exotica music, featuring tracks like Celestial Nocturne, Moon Moods, Quiet Village and more. The album also includes songs from his soundtrack of Bora Bora, a 1968 adventure film.
Listen to Les Baxter's orchestral-choral arrangement of Unchained Melody, a #1 radio play song in 1955. The video also features other 1955 hits by Les Baxter and other artists.
Learn about Les Baxter, the visionary composer and originator of Exotica sound, who recorded for Capitol Records and scored over 200 films. Discover how his music is featured in recent movies and TV shows like Ford v Ferrari and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Learn about the life and career of Les Baxter, a versatile composer, arranger, and performer who created exotica, jazz, and film music. From his childhood in Texas to his collaborations with Barney Bigard and Harry Revel, discover the story of a one-of-a-kind musical mind.
The Poor People Of Paris (Monnot) by Les Baxter, his Chorus and Orchestra Baxter’s bright million-selling instrumental spent six weeks perched atop the Billboard Top 100 chart.
Les Baxter (1922-1996) was a versatile and prolific American composer, actor and musician who wrote over 120 film scores and recorded many hit songs. He also played piano, whistled and sang with various groups, and appeared in some movies and TV shows.
