Jack Nitzsche

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Jack Nitzsche

Sound April 22, 1937

Chicago, Illinois, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ​Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche (22 April 1937 – 25 August 2000) was an arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer. He first ca…

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

8.4 1975 Movie
The Exorcist

The Exorcist

7.7 1973 Movie
Stand by Me

Stand by Me

7.8 1986 Movie
The Jewel of the Nile

The Jewel of the Nile

6.2 1985 Movie
An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman

7.0 1982 Movie
Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks

6.1 1986 Movie
Starman

Starman

6.9 1984 Movie
Cruising

Cruising

6.6 1980 Movie
Mermaids

Mermaids

6.7 1990 Movie
Revenge

Revenge

6.5 1990 Movie
The Seventh Sign

The Seventh Sign

6.0 1988 Movie
The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot

6.3 1990 Movie

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ​Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche (22 April 1937 – 25 August 2000) was an arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others. He also worked extensively in film scores, winning a song of the year Oscar in 1983 for co-writing "Up Where We Belong" (from An Officer and a Gentleman.)

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2024
    Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2022
    Neil Young: Harvest Time

    Movie Self

  3. 2018
    Stringman: The Jack Nitzsche Story

    Movie Self

  4. 1995
    The Crossing Guard

    Movie Original Music Composer

  5. 1994
    Blue Sky

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 1991
    The Indian Runner

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 1990
    Mermaids

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1990
    The Hot Spot

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1990
    The Last of the Finest

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 1990
    Revenge

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1989
    Next of Kin

    Movie Music

  12. 1988
    The Seventh Sign

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1986
    Streets of Gold

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1986
    The Whoopee Boys

    Movie Motel Manager

  15. 1986
    Stand by Me

    Movie Original Music Composer

  16. 1986
    Nine 1/2 Weeks

    Movie Original Music Composer

More credits
  1. 1985
    Stripper

    Movie Music

  2. 1985
    The Jewel of the Nile

    Movie Original Music Composer

  3. 1984
    Starman

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 1984
    The Razor's Edge

    Movie Original Music Composer

  5. 1984
    Windy City

    Movie Original Music Composer

  6. 1983
    Breathless

    Movie Original Music Composer

  7. 1983
    Without a Trace

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1982
    An Officer and a Gentleman

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1982
    Cannery Row

    Movie Original Music Composer

  10. 1982
    Personal Best

    Movie Original Music Composer

  11. 1981
    Cutter's Way

    Movie Original Music Composer

  12. 1980
    Heart Beat

    Movie Original Music Composer

  13. 1980
    Cruising

    Movie Original Music Composer

  14. 1979
    Hardcore

    Movie Original Music Composer

  15. 1979
    When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

    Movie Music

  16. 1978
    Blue Collar

    Movie Original Music Composer

  17. 1977
    Heroes

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 1975
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    Movie Original Music Composer

  19. 1975
    Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight

    Movie Original Music Composer

  20. 1973
    The Exorcist

    Movie Original Music Composer

  21. 1973
    Sticks and Bones

    Movie Music

  22. 1972
    Journey Through the Past

    Movie Self

  23. 1972
    Greaser's Palace

    Movie Original Music Composer

  24. 1970
    Performance.

    Movie Original Music Composer