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.