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Jack Nitzsche Biography (c. 1937-2000)

Born Bernard Nitzsche, c. 1937, in Michigan.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

c. 1937

Michigan, United States

Death Details

August 25, 2000

Hollywood, California

Famous Works

• Credits; FILM WORK
• Music director, Village of the Giants, Embassy, 1965.
• music director and orchestrator, When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, Columbia, 1979.
• Credits; TELEVISION WORK; SPECIALS
• Music director, Rolling Stone: The 10th Anniversary, CBS, 1977.
• Credits; ALBUMS
• The Lonely Surfer, Reprise, 1963.
• (with the London Symphony Orchestra) St. Giles Cripplegate, Reprise, 1972.
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (original soundtrack), Fantasy, 1975.
• Blue Collar (original soundtrack), MCA, 1978.
• The Razor's Edge (original soundtrack), Southern Cross, 1984.
• Starman (original soundtrack), Varese/Sarabande, 1984.
• Writings
• All as composer.
• Writings;FILM
• Village of the Giants, Embassy, 1965.
• Performance, Warner Brothers, 1970.
• Greaser's Palace, Greaser's Palace Ltd., 1972.
• The Exorcist, Warner Brothers, 1973.
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, United Artists, 1975.
• (with Richard Hazard) Heroes, Universal, 1977.
• (with Ry Cooder) Blue Collar, Universal, 1978.
• When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, Columbia, 1979.
• Hardcore, Columbia, 1979.
• Heart Beat, Warner Brothers, 1979.
• Melvin and Howard, Universal, 1980.
• Cruising, United Artists, 1980.
• Cutter's Way (also known as Cutter and Bone), United Artists, 1981.
• An Officer and a Gentleman, Paramount, 1982.
• Cannery Row, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists (MGM/UA), 1982.
• Personal Best, Warner Brothers, 1982.
• Without a Trace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.
• Breathless, Orion, 1983.
• The Razor's Edge, Columbia, 1984.
• Starman, Columbia, 1984.
• Windy City, Warner Brothers, 1984.
• The Jewel of the Nile, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.
• (with Michael Hoenig) 9 1/2 Weeks, MGM/UA, 1986.
• Stand By Me, Columbia, 1986.
• Streets of Gold, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.
• (with Buffy Sainte-Marie) Stripper, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.
• The Whoopee Boys, Paramount, 1986.
• The Seventh Sign, Tri-Star, 1988.
• Next of Kin, Warner Brothers, 1989.
• Writings;TELEVISION; SERIES
• Starman, ABC, 1986-87.
• Writings;OTHER; SONGS
• (With Sonny Bono) "Needles and Pins," 1963.
• "The Lonely Surfer," 1963.
• "Gone Dead Train," 1970.
• (with Ry Cooder and Paul Schrader) "Hard Working Man," 1978.
• "No One Knows Better Than You," 1979.
• "I Love Her Too," 1979.
• "We're Old Enough to Know," 1981.
• (with Will Jennings and Buffy Sainte-Marie) "Up Where We Belong," 1982.
• "Hit and Run Lovers," 1984.

Further Reference

Sources

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock, Harmony Books, 1977.
• Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll, Summit Books, 1983.