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Jack Fishman(1920-1997)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Jack Fishman was born on 14 June 1920 in London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Lifeforce (1985), Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) and Get Carter (1971). He died on 10 April 1997 in London, England, UK.
BornJune 14, 1920
DiedApril 10, 1997(76)
BornJune 14, 1920
DiedApril 10, 1997(76)
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Known for

Lifeforce (1985)
Lifeforce
6.2
  • Music Department
  • 1985
Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
3.8
  • Music Department
  • 1987
Michael Caine in Get Carter (1971)
Get Carter
7.3
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1971
Christina Applegate, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004

Credits

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Music Department

  • Looking for Lola (1997)
    Looking for Lola
    5.3
    • music supervisor
    • 1997
  • Salsa (1988)
    Salsa
    4.9
    • music supervisor
    • 1988
  • Mikhail Baryshnikov in Dancers (1987)
    Dancers
    4.7
    • music supervisor
    • 1987
  • Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
    3.8
    • musical advisor
    • 1987
  • Sharon Stone and Richard Chamberlain in Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1986)
    Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
    4.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1986
  • Lifeforce (1985)
    Lifeforce
    6.2
    • musical advisor
    • 1985
  • Grace Quigley (1984)
    Grace Quigley
    5.8
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1984
  • Maria's Lovers (1984)
    Maria's Lovers
    6.5
    • music consultant
    • 1984
  • Making the Grade (1984)
    Making the Grade
    5.6
    • music supervisor: source music
    • 1984
  • Baby Love (1983)
    Baby Love
    5.5
    • music supervisor
    • 1983
  • Private Popsicle (1982)
    Private Popsicle
    5.4
    • music supervisor
    • 1982
  • David Bowie and Kim Novak in Just a Gigolo (1978)
    Just a Gigolo
    5.4
    • music arranger: songs
    • music supervisor
    • 1978
  • Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)
    Tomorrow Never Comes
    5.1
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Lemon Popsicle (1978)
    Lemon Popsicle
    6.4
    • music supervisor
    • 1978
  • The Stone Killer (1973)
    The Stone Killer
    6.1
    • composer: source music
    • music producer (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1973

Composer

  • Diana Dors in Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973)
    Steptoe and Son Ride Again
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1973
  • Steptoe & Son (1972)
    Steptoe & Son
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1972

Soundtrack

  • Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal in The Accountant 2 (2025)
    The Accountant 2
    6.6
    • writer: "Help Yourself"
    • 2025
  • The Rule of Jenny Pen (2024)
    The Rule of Jenny Pen
    6.1
    • lyrics: "If I Only Had Time" (Je n'aurai pas le Temps)
    • 2024
  • Donald Glover and Maya Erskine in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024)
    Mr. & Mrs. Smith
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Hallucinations"
    • 2024
  • Doctors (2000)
    Doctors
    4.6
    TV Series
    • writer: "Help Yourself" (uncredited)
    • 2016
  • Boomers (2014)
    Boomers
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Help Yourself"
    • 2014
  • Martha Plimpton, Cloris Leachman, Garret Dillahunt, Shannon Woodward, and Lucas Neff in Raising Hope (2010)
    Raising Hope
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Help Yourself" (uncredited)
    • 2011
  • Billie Piper in Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007)
    Secret Diary of a Call Girl
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Looking for Someone" (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • This Way Up (2008)
    This Way Up
    6.9
    Short
    • writer: "Happy Weekend"
    • 2008
  • Festival de Viña del Mar (1963)
    Festival de Viña del Mar
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Help Yourself" (uncredited)
    • 2007
  • EastEnders (1985)
    EastEnders
    4.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Help Yourself" (uncredited)
    • 2005–2006
  • Christina Applegate, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
    7.1
    • writer: "Help Yourself"
    • 2004
  • Fragile (2004)
    Fragile
    7.1
    Short
    • writer: "Help Yourself"
    • 2004
  • Craig Ferguson in The Big Tease (1999)
    The Big Tease
    6.2
    • writer: "Hurry To Me"
    • 1999
  • True Love and Chaos (1997)
    True Love and Chaos
    5.8
    • writer: "Help Yourself"
    • 1997
  • Matthew Kelly in Stars in Their Eyes (1990)
    Stars in Their Eyes
    5.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Help Yourself"
    • writer: "Something's Happening"
    • 1993–1994

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 14, 1920
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 10, 1997
    • London, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Born in the East End of London, to Jewish refugee parents of Russian, Polish and German origin. Began his career as a journalist and became editor of the Empire News. Subsequently wrote books on current affairs, with a penchant for the intelligence networks and sidelined as a musical supervisor and songwriter for British films.

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