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Jack Nitzsche

Jack Nitzsche

Born: 1937-04-22 • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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​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.)

Filmography
Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille poster
Heaven Stood Still: The Incarnations of Willy DeVille
2024 • Self (archive footage)
Neil Young: Harvest Time poster
Neil Young: Harvest Time
2022 • Self
The Whoopee Boys poster
The Whoopee Boys
1986 • Motel Manager
Journey Through the Past poster
Journey Through the Past
1972 • Self