Jack Nitzsche
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Jack Nitzsche

Born 22 April 1937 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 25 August 2000

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

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Exorcist
Stand by Me
The Jewel of the Nile
An Officer and a Gentleman
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Starman
Cruising
Mermaids
Revenge
The Seventh Sign
Hardcore
The Crossing Guard
Blue Sky
The Indian Runner
Mermaids
Revenge
The Hot Spot
The Last of the Finest
Next of Kin
The Seventh Sign
The Whoopee Boys
Stand by Me
Streets of Gold
Nine 1/2 Weeks
The Jewel of the Nile
Stripper
The Razor's Edge
Starman
Windy City
Breathless
Without a Trace
An Officer and a Gentleman
Personal Best
Cannery Row
Cutter's Way
Cruising
Heart Beat
Hardcore
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
Blue Collar
Heroes
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
The Exorcist
Sticks and Bones
Greaser's Palace
Performance.
Village of the Giants
Jack Nitzsche · Midrow