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Roger Nichols(1940-2025)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Additional Crew
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Roger Nichols was born on 17 September 1940 in Missoula, Montana, USA. He was a composer, known for In the Mouth of Madness (1994), About a Boy (2002) and Detroit Rock City (1999). He was married to Therese Vorndran and Valerie Ray Kruse. He died on 17 May 2025 in Bend, Oregon, USA.
BornSeptember 17, 1940
DiedMay 17, 2025(84)
BornSeptember 17, 1940
DiedMay 17, 2025(84)
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  • Awards
    • 9 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Sam Neill in In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
In the Mouth of Madness
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 1994
Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult in About a Boy (2002)
About a Boy
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Rainy Days And Mondays")
  • 2002
Gene Simmons in Detroit Rock City (1999)
Detroit Rock City
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999
Adam Sandler and John Turturro in Mr. Deeds (2002)
Mr. Deeds
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2002

Credits

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Composer

  • Games People Play
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1980–1981
  • Karen Carpenter in The Carpenters: Rainy Days and Mondays (1971)
    The Carpenters: Rainy Days and Mondays
    6.9
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Karen Carpenter, Richard Carpenter, and The Carpenters in The Carpenters: We've Only Just Begun (1971)
    The Carpenters: We've Only Just Begun
    7.3
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1971

Music Department

  • Tate Donovan in Love Potion No. 9 (1992)
    Love Potion No. 9
    5.7
    • scoring engineer
    • 1992

Additional Crew

  • The Real... (1998)
    The Real...
    6.0
    TV Series
    • stills
    • 2000

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Roger R. Nichols
  • Born
    • September 17, 1940
    • Missoula, Montana, USA
  • Died
    • May 17, 2025
    • Bend, Oregon, USA(pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Therese VorndranMarch 19, 1988 - May 17, 2025 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Caroline Mary Nichols
  • Parents
      Marjorie May Dickinson
  • Relatives
      Lewis Robert Nichols(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Book: "The Roger Nichols Recording Method: A Primer for the 21st Century Audio Engineer". Los Angeles: Alfred Music. ISBN 0739095056

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  • Trivia
    Brother of Ted Nichols.

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