 He also composed the score to "The Drifter", a film by Alex Matter that received international success at the Venice Film Festival.Single recordings under his name from "Lilies of the Field", a motion picture starring Sidney Poitier, and the Tony Richardson / Albert Finney film "Tom Jones" were among some of Lauber's early recordings.In 1969, Lauber had a singer/songwriter contract with Polydor Records.