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Jack Nitzsche(1937-2000)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Jack Nitzsche was born on 22 April 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Exorcist (1973) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). He was married to Buffy Sainte-Marie and Gracia Ann May. He died on 25 August 2000 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornApril 22, 1937
DiedAugust 25, 2000(63)
BornApril 22, 1937
DiedAugust 25, 2000(63)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 9 nominations total

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Known for

Richard Gere and Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
An Officer and a Gentleman
7.1
  • Composer
  • 1982
Max von Sydow in The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist
8.1
  • Music Department
  • 1973
Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Moulin Rouge!
7.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 2001
Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
8.6
  • Composer
  • 1975

Credits

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Composer

  • Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright, Anjelica Huston, Piper Laurie, and Priscilla Barnes in The Crossing Guard (1995)
    The Crossing Guard
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1995
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange in Blue Sky (1994)
    Blue Sky
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1994
  • Middle Ages (1992)
    Middle Ages
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Viggo Mortensen in The Indian Runner (1991)
    The Indian Runner
    6.9
    • Composer
    • 1991
  • Christina Ricci, Winona Ryder, Cher, and Bob Hoskins in Mermaids (1990)
    Mermaids
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Don Johnson and Virginia Madsen in The Hot Spot (1990)
    The Hot Spot
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Bill Paxton, Brian Dennehy, Jeff Fahey, and Joe Pantoliano in The Last of the Finest (1990)
    The Last of the Finest
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Kevin Costner and Madeleine Stowe in Revenge (1990)
    Revenge
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Liam Neeson, Patrick Swayze, Valentino Cimo, Paul Herman, Andreas Katsulas, Ted Levine, and Michael J. Pollard in Next of Kin (1989)
    Next of Kin
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Demi Moore in The Seventh Sign (1988)
    The Seventh Sign
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Wesley Snipes, Klaus Maria Brandauer, and Adrian Pasdar in Streets of Gold (1986)
    Streets of Gold
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Michael O'Keefe and Paul Rodriguez in The Whoopee Boys (1986)
    The Whoopee Boys
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)
    Stand by Me
    8.1
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke in 9½ Weeks (1986)
    9½ Weeks
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, and Kathleen Turner in The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
    The Jewel of the Nile
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1985

Music Department

  • Life Line Booth
    TV Series
    • performer
    • 2014
  • Death Proof (2007)
    Death Proof
    7.0
    • composer: main titles
    • 2007
  • Obsession: The Sex and Violence of Revenge (2007)
    Obsession: The Sex and Violence of Revenge
    7.8
    Video
    • music: score from 'Revenge'
    • 2007
  • Linda Fiorentino and Matthew Modine in Vision Quest (1985)
    Vision Quest
    6.7
    • composer: unused score
    • 1985
  • When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979)
    When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
    6.9
    • music arranger
    • 1979
  • Max von Sydow in The Exorcist (1973)
    The Exorcist
    8.1
    • composer: additional music
    • 1973
  • The Rolling Stones: Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? (1966)
    The Rolling Stones: Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
    6.5
    Music Video
    • musician: piano
    • musician: tambourine
    • 1966
  • Village of the Giants (1965)
    Village of the Giants
    3.8
    • conductor
    • 1965
  • Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, Lesley Gore, The Supremes, The Barbarians, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas, Gerry and the Pacemakers, James Brown and The Famous Flames, Jan & Dean, and Smokey Robinson & The Miracles in The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
    The T.A.M.I. Show
    8.3
    • arranger and conductor (as Jack Nitsche)
    • 1964

Actor

  • Michael O'Keefe and Paul Rodriguez in The Whoopee Boys (1986)
    The Whoopee Boys
    5.7
    • Motel Manager
    • 1986
  • Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
    Girls! Girls! Girls!
    5.6
    • Piano Player in Lounge Band (uncredited)
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jack Nitsche
  • Born
    • April 22, 1937
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • August 25, 2000
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack related to bronchial infection)
  • Spouses
      Buffy Sainte-MarieMarch 19, 1982 - August 25, 2000 (his death)
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    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was the musical arranger and orchestrator for many of Phil Spector's classic "Wall of Sound" recordings, in the 1960s, coincidentally, Nitzsche's nickname was "Specs".
  • Nickname
    • Specs

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