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Jack Nitzsche
Composer

Jack Nitzsche

Born April 22, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died August 25, 2000

21 films

​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.)

Awards

0 wins, 3 nominations

Filmography 21

The Crossing Guard (1995) movie poster
The Crossing Guard1995
Blue Sky (1994) movie poster
Blue Sky1994
The Indian Runner (1991) movie poster
The Indian Runner1991
Mermaids (1990) movie poster
Mermaids1990
Revenge (1990) movie poster
Revenge1990
The Hot Spot (1990) movie poster
The Hot Spot1990
The Seventh Sign (1988) movie poster
The Seventh Sign1988
Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) movie poster
Nine 1/2 Weeks1986
Stand by Me (1986) movie poster
Stand by Me1986
The Jewel of the Nile (1985) movie poster
The Jewel of the Nile1985
Starman (1984) movie poster
Starman1984
The Razor's Edge (1984) movie poster
The Razor's Edge1984
Breathless (1983) movie poster
Breathless1983
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) movie poster
An Officer and a Gentleman1982
Cutter's Way (1981) movie poster
Cutter's Way1981
Cruising (1980) movie poster
Cruising1980
Hardcore (1979) movie poster
Hardcore1979
Blue Collar (1978) movie poster
Blue Collar1978
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) movie poster
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975
The Exorcist (1973) movie poster
The Exorcist1973
Performance (1970) movie poster
Performance1970