Sign up
Portrait of Johnny Mandel

Sound

Johnny Mandel

Career

Active from 1958 to 1989, busiest in 1982 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pretty Poison
Pretty Poison
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Johnny Mandel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Wonder
    2.7, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Melancholy 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Missing Person 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Anti-War Satire 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Dark Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles · average score 63
Memories of M*A*S*H
Memories of M*A*S*H (1991)

Music

Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (1990)
GoodWatch score 63

Music

1980s

12 titles · average score 60
Brenda Starr
Brenda Starr (1989)
GoodWatch score 46

Original Music Composer

Single Women, Married Men
Single Women, Married Men (1989)

Original Music Composer

Foxfire
Foxfire (1987)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve (1986)
GoodWatch score 69

Music

A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives (1985)

Original Music Composer

The Verdict
The Verdict (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

Deathtrap
Deathtrap (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Author! Author!
Author! Author! (1982)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

Lookin' to Get Out
Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
GoodWatch score 36

Original Music Composer

Evita Peron
Evita Peron (1981)
GoodWatch score 58

Music

Caddyshack
Caddyshack (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

The Baltimore Bullet
The Baltimore Bullet (1980)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

1970s

13 titles · average score 63
Being There
Being There (1979)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer

Agatha
Agatha (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday (1976)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

Escape to Witch Mountain
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

W
W (1974)

Original Music Composer

The Last Detail
The Last Detail (1973)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer

Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
GoodWatch score 47

Original Music Composer

Molly and Lawless John
Molly and Lawless John (1972)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Music Composer

The Trackers
The Trackers (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

Original Music Composer

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H (1970)
GoodWatch score 78

Music Producer, Original Music Composer

The Man Who Had Power Over Women
The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

1960s

13 titles · average score 58
That Cold Day in the Park
That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Heaven with a Gun
Heaven with a Gun (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Some Kind of a Nut
Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

Original Music Composer

Pretty Poison
Pretty Poison (1968)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer

Point Blank
Point Blank (1967)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

Harper
Harper (1966)
GoodWatch score 70

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

An American Dream
An American Dream (1966)
GoodWatch score 39

Original Music Composer

The Sandpiper
The Sandpiper (1965)
GoodWatch score 39

Original Music Composer

The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily (1964)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Drums of Africa
Drums of Africa (1963)
GoodWatch score 27

Original Music Composer

The 3rd Voice
The 3rd Voice (1960)
GoodWatch score 62

Original Music Composer

1950s

1 title · average score 84
I Want to Live!
I Want to Live! (1958)
GoodWatch score 84

Original Music Composer