Jack Nitzsche
Sound·April 22, 1937·† August 25, 2000 — 63 years old·Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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.)
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2024Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVilleSelf (archive footage)2022Neil Young: Harvest TimeSelf1995The Crossing GuardOriginal Music Composer1994Blue SkyOriginal Music Composer1991The Indian RunnerOriginal Music Composer1990MermaidsOriginal Music Composer1990The Hot SpotOriginal Music Composer1990The Last of the FinestOriginal Music Composer1990RevengeOriginal Music Composer1989Next of KinMusic1988The Seventh SignOriginal Music Composer1986Streets of GoldOriginal Music Composer1986The Whoopee BoysMotel Manager · Original Music Composer1986Stand by MeOriginal Music Composer1986Nine 1/2 WeeksOriginal Music Composer1985StripperMusic1985The Jewel of the NileOriginal Music Composer1984StarmanOriginal Music Composer1984The Razor's EdgeOriginal Music Composer1984Windy CityOriginal Music Composer1983BreathlessOriginal Music Composer1983Without a TraceOriginal Music Composer1982An Officer and a GentlemanOriginal Music Composer1982Cannery RowOriginal Music Composer1982Personal BestOriginal Music Composer1981Cutter's WayOriginal Music Composer1980Heart BeatOriginal Music Composer1980CruisingOriginal Music Composer1979HardcoreOriginal Music Composer1979When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?Music1978Blue CollarOriginal Music Composer1977HeroesOriginal Music Composer1975One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestOriginal Music Composer1975Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos TonightOriginal Music Composer1973The ExorcistOriginal Music Composer1973Sticks and BonesMusic1972Journey Through the PastSelf1972Greaser's PalaceOriginal Music Composer1970Performance.Original Music Composer1965Village of the GiantsOriginal Music Composer