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Nitzsche On The Silver Screen
Updated 10th May 2011
Film and Television credits as composer and/or song producer.
All films are available on VHS and/or DVD except those marked *
Movie Title  Year Soundtrack
Four For Texas
Arranged theme song.
1963   Reprise 0246 (45rpm)
Village Of The Giants 1965
Mondo Bizarro
Uncredited
1966
Performance 1970    W.Bros 2554
Greasers Palace 1972
Sticks And Bones * 1973
The Exorcist 1973    W.Bros. 8464
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Nominated for Best Film Score
1975    Fantasy3004
Jive *
aka Moment To Moment; Turquoise To Taos.
1976
Heroes 1977    MCA 2320
Blue Collar 1978    MCA 2836
Hardcore
aka The Hardcore Life.
1978
When You Comin Back, Red Ryder * 1979
Cruising 1980    Lor BL3641 0
Heartbeat 1980    Cap 12029
King Of The Mountain 1981 Casablanca 2333 (45rpm)
Cutter's Way
aka Cutter and Bone
1981
An Officer And A Gentleman
Nominated for Best Film Score. Won for
Best Song "Up Where We Belong"
1982    Island 6038
Personal Best 1982
Cannery Row
aka John Steinbeck's Cannery Row
1982
Breathless 1983
Without A Trace 1983
Starman
aka John Carpenter's Starman
1984    VarsSar47220
Windy City 1984
The Razor's Edge 1984    SCRS 1009
Jewel Of the Nile 1985    MCA 8406
Stripper 1985
9½ Weeks
No Nitzsche compositions on soundtrack CD
1986    Cap 12470
Streets Of Gold 1986
Stand By Me
No Nitzsche compositions on soundtrack CD
1986    Atl 781 677 CD
Whoopie Boys 1986
The Seventh Sign 1988    Edelton EDL 2506-2
     (German Release)
Next Of Kin 1989    CBS 466240
The Hot Spot 1990    Ant846813
The Last Of The Finest
aka Blue Heat; Street Legal
1990
Revenge 1990    SilvaScre 65 CD
Mermaids
No Nitzsche compositions on soundtrack CD
1990    Epic 467874
     (Dutch Release)
Indian Runner 1991    Cap. 296803 CD
Middle Ages*
TV series
1992
Murder In High Places *
Made for TV
1991
Blue Sky 1994
Harlem: A Love Story *
Unconfirmed
1994
The Crossing Guard 1995
Death Proof
Opening Theme - The Last Race
2007 Reprise 0262 (45rpm)

Other Film, Television and Video credits.
Girls! Girls! Girls! 1962  Actor, played bar pianist.
The T.A.M.I. Show 1964  Conductor/Musical Director
Greaser's Palace 1972  Actor, played mariachi musican.
Journey Through The Past 1972  Neil Young video, Jack as himself.
Whoopie Boys 1986  Actor, played Motel Manager.
Da Doo Ron Ron*
UK Phil Spector Documentary
1983  Jack filmed with Phil Spector.

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