Jack Nitzsche
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.)
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- 1937-04-22 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- 2000-08-25
Known for
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) — Original Music Composer
- The Exorcist (1973) — Original Music Composer
- Stand by Me (1986) — Original Music Composer
- The Jewel of the Nile (1985) — Original Music Composer
- An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) — Original Music Composer
- Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) — Original Music Composer
- Starman (1984) — Original Music Composer
- Cruising (1980) — Original Music Composer
- Mermaids (1990) — Original Music Composer
- Revenge (1990) — Original Music Composer
- The Seventh Sign (1988) — Original Music Composer
- Hardcore (1979) — Original Music Composer
- The Hot Spot (1990) — Original Music Composer
- The Crossing Guard (1995) — Original Music Composer
- Breathless (1983) — Original Music Composer
- Next of Kin (1989) — Music