Jack Nitzsche
Sound
- Born
- April 22, 1937 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- August 25, 2000 (age 63)
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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.)
Known for
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
November 19, 1975
The Exorcist
December 26, 1973
Stand by Me
August 8, 1986
The Jewel of the Nile
August 1, 1985
An Officer and a Gentleman
July 28, 1982
Nine 1/2 Weeks
February 9, 1986
Starman
December 13, 1984
Cruising
February 15, 1980
Mermaids
December 14, 1990
Revenge
February 16, 1990
The Seventh Sign
April 1, 1988
Hardcore
February 9, 1979
Behind the camera37
- 1995The Crossing Guard Original Music Composer
- 1994Blue Sky Original Music Composer
- 1991The Indian Runner Original Music Composer
- 1990Mermaids Original Music Composer
- 1990The Hot Spot Original Music Composer
- 1990The Last of the Finest Original Music Composer
- 1990Revenge Original Music Composer
- 1989Next of Kin Music
- 1988The Seventh Sign Original Music Composer
- 1986Streets of Gold