Sign up
Portrait of Jack Nitzsche

Sound

Jack Nitzsche

Career

Active from 1965 to 1995, busiest in 1986 and 1990 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 33 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Nitzsche Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    2.6, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    1.0, average 1.7
  • Biographical
    0.4, average 1.0
  • Coming of Age
    2.4, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Melancholic Tone 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • 80s Aesthetic 2
  • Slow Burn 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Bleak 2
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Hopeful Ending 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

7 titles · average score 59
The Crossing Guard
The Crossing Guard (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Blue Sky
Blue Sky (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

The Indian Runner
The Indian Runner (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Mermaids
Mermaids (1990)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Revenge
Revenge (1990)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

The Last of the Finest
The Last of the Finest (1990)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

1980s

19 titles · average score 56
The Seventh Sign
The Seventh Sign (1988)
GoodWatch score 35

Original Music Composer

Stand by Me
Stand by Me (1986)
GoodWatch score 83

Original Music Composer

Nine 1/2 Weeks
Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

The Jewel of the Nile
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Starman
Starman (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge (1984)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

Breathless
Breathless (1983)
GoodWatch score 58

Original Music Composer

An Officer and a Gentleman
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

Personal Best
Personal Best (1982)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Cannery Row
Cannery Row (1982)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer

Cutter's Way
Cutter's Way (1981)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Music Composer

Cruising
Cruising (1980)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

1970s

10 titles · average score 67
Hardcore
Hardcore (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979)
GoodWatch score 71

Music

Blue Collar
Blue Collar (1978)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer

Heroes
Heroes (1977)
GoodWatch score 37

Original Music Composer

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
GoodWatch score 88

Original Music Composer

Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight
Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight (1975)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

The Exorcist
The Exorcist (1973)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

Sticks and Bones
Sticks and Bones (1973)

Music

Greaser's Palace
Greaser's Palace (1972)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer

Performance.
Performance. (1970)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

1960s

1 title · average score 24
Village of the Giants
Village of the Giants (1965)
GoodWatch score 24

Original Music Composer