Jack Nitzsche
Known for
Music and sound
Born
April 22, 1937
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
August 25, 2000 (aged 63)
Biography
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.)
Best known work
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975
The Exorcist
1973
Stand by Me
1986
The Jewel of the Nile
1985
An Officer and a Gentleman
1982
Nine 1/2 Weeks
1986
Starman
1984
Cruising
1980
Mermaids
1990
Revenge
1990Filmography
2024
Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVilleas Self (archive footage)
2022
Neil Young: Harvest Timeas Self
2018
1995
The Crossing GuardOriginal Music Composer
1994
Blue SkyOriginal Music Composer
1991
The Indian RunnerOriginal Music Composer
1990
MermaidsOriginal Music Composer
1990
The Hot SpotOriginal Music Composer
1990
The Last of the FinestOriginal Music Composer
1990
RevengeOriginal Music Composer
1989
Next of KinMusic
1988
The Seventh SignOriginal Music Composer
1986
Streets of GoldOriginal Music Composer
1986
The Whoopee Boysas Motel Manager, Original Music Composer
1986
Stand by MeOriginal Music Composer
1986
Nine 1/2 WeeksOriginal Music Composer
1985
StripperMusic
1985
The Jewel of the NileOriginal Music Composer
1984
StarmanOriginal Music Composer
1984
The Razor's EdgeOriginal Music Composer
1984
Windy CityOriginal Music Composer
1983
BreathlessOriginal Music Composer
1983
Without a TraceOriginal Music Composer
1982
An Officer and a GentlemanOriginal Music Composer
1982
Cannery RowOriginal Music Composer