Biography
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.)
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1983
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1983 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1976 · nominated
Filmography31 titles
Neil Young: Harvest Time
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Stand by Me
The Exorcist
Blue Collar
An Officer and a Gentleman
Starman
Performance
Mermaids
Hardcore
The Indian Runner
Cruising
Revenge
Cutter's Way
The Razor's Edge
The Hot Spot
The Jewel of the Nile
Heroes
Blue Sky
9½ Weeks
The Crossing Guard
The Seventh Sign
Personal Best
The Last of the Finest
Next of Kin
Breathless
Cannery Row
Heart Beat
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
The Whoopee Boys
Greaser's Palace