Jack Nitzsche

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Jack Nitzsche is a musician in the shadows, one of those pillars of the Californian music industry, like Lou Adler or Lee Hazelwood. By turns pianist, organist, producer, songwriter and arranger, his signature appears on the back of many legendary records. Those of the Crystals, the Ronettes, Ike and Tina Turner, the Rolling Stones and Neil Young. He also wrote several film scores, including Cuckoo's Nest and The Exorcist, and recorded easy listening albums such as St Giles Cripplegate.

Top tracks

01	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Opening Theme) (50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)	Jack Nitzsche	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)			01:29
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche / Composers: Jack Nitzsche
02	Song for a Summer Night	Jack Nitzsche	The Reprise Singles 1963-1965			02:25
	Writer: Robert Allen
12	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Closing Theme)	Jack Nitzsche	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Soundtrack / Bonus Track Version)			03:35
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche / Composers: Jack Nitzsche
01	The Last Race (From "Death Proof")	Jack Nitzsche	The Last Race (From "Death Proof")			02:36
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche
14	Starman Leaves / End Title	Jack Nitzsche	Starman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			07:09
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
08	The Magnificent Seven	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer			02:10
	Writer: Bernstein
02	Medication Valse (50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)	Jack Nitzsche	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)			05:24
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche / Composers: Jack Nitzsche
13	African Waltz	Jack Nitzsche	The Reprise Singles 1963-1965			02:18
	Composers: MacDermot
09	Baja	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer			02:20
	Writer: Hazlewood
08	Play The Game (50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)	Jack Nitzsche	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)			02:34
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche / Composers: Jack Nitzsche
05	Rumble	Jack Nitzsche	Pop Music One Hit Wonders of the 60s 1960-1964, Vol. 1			02:22
	Composers: Link Wray
11	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Closing Theme) (50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)	Jack Nitzsche	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)			02:52
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
01	Flowers On The Wall	Chet Baker	Flowers On The Wall / Tequila			02:22
	Writer: Lewis Dewitt / Composers: Lewis Dewitt

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Discography

Albums

The Reprise Singles 1963-1965

2021 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 23-04-2021

The Reprise Singles 1963-1965

01	The Lonely Surfer	Jack Nitzsche	The Reprise Singles 1963-1965			02:35
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche - Martin J. Cooper
02	Song for a Summer Night	Jack Nitzsche	The Reprise Singles 1963-1965			02:25
	Writer: Robert Allen
03	Rumble	Jack Nitzsche	The Reprise Singles 1963-1965			02:22
04	Theme for a Broken Heart	Jack Nitzsche	The Reprise Singles 1963-1965			02:49
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche - M. Cooper
05	The Man with the Golden Arm	Jack Nitzsche	The Reprise Singles 1963-1965			02:10
	Composers: Leonard Bernstein
06	The Last Race (From "Death Proof")	Jack Nitzsche	The Reprise Singles 1963-1965			02:36
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche
07	Theme from the Long Ships	Jack Nitzsche	The Reprise Singles 1963-1965			02:17
	Composers: Albertine - Radic

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Starman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1984 Columbia Pictures Inc: 25-10-1984

Starman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

01	Jenny Shot	Jack Nitzsche	Starman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			01:32
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
02	Here Come The Helicopters	Jack Nitzsche	Starman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			04:47
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
03	Honeymnoon	Jack Nitzsche	Starman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			00:59
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
04	Road Block	Jack Nitzsche	Starman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			01:40
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
05	Do You Have Somebody?	Jack Nitzsche	Starman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			01:21
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
06	Pickup Truck	Jack Nitzsche	Starman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			03:02
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
07	What's It Like Up There?	Jack Nitzsche	Starman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			01:49
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche

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The Razor's Edge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

(P) 2025 Mafy Inc.: 01-01-1984

The Razor's Edge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

01	Main Title	Jack Nitzsche	The Razor's Edge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			02:26
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
02	Night Picnic	Jack Nitzsche	The Razor's Edge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			01:06
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
03	Trenches	Jack Nitzsche	The Razor's Edge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			02:03
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
04	Fireworks / World War I	Jack Nitzsche	The Razor's Edge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			01:27
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
05	Motorcycle / Climbing The Stairs	Jack Nitzsche	The Razor's Edge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			01:52
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
06	Maturin's Funeral	Jack Nitzsche	The Razor's Edge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			02:00
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche
07	Larry Leaves The Monastery	Jack Nitzsche	The Razor's Edge (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)			00:47
	Composers: Jack Nitzsche

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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)

℗ 2025 Fantasy Records, Distributed by Concord.: 01-01-1975

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)

01	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Opening Theme) (50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)	Jack Nitzsche	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)			01:29
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche / Composers: Jack Nitzsche
02	Medication Valse (50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)	Jack Nitzsche	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)			05:24
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche / Composers: Jack Nitzsche
03	Bus Ride To Paradise (50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)	Jack Nitzsche	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)			03:12
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche / Composers: Jack Nitzsche
04	Cruising (50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)	Jack Nitzsche	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)			01:36
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche / Composers: Jack Nitzsche
05	Trolling (50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)	Jack Nitzsche	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)			02:35
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche / Composers: Jack Nitzsche
06	Aloha Los Pescadores (50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)	Jack Nitzsche	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)			02:15
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche / Composers: Jack Nitzsche
07	Charmaine (50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)	Jack Nitzsche	One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / 50th Anniversary / Remastered 2025)			03:53
	Writer: Erno Rapee - Lew Pollack / Composers: Erno Rapee - Lew Pollack

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St. Giles Cripplegate

℗ 1972 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.: 01-01-1972

St. Giles Cripplegate

01	#6	Jack Nitzsche	St. Giles Cripplegate			05:03
	Composers: Jack Nitzche
02	#4 (For Mori)	Jack Nitzsche	St. Giles Cripplegate			03:08
	Composers: Jack Nitzche
03	#2	Jack Nitzsche	St. Giles Cripplegate			05:57
	Composers: Jack Nitzche
04	#3	Jack Nitzsche	St. Giles Cripplegate			07:15
	Composers: Jack Nitzche
05	#1	Jack Nitzsche	St. Giles Cripplegate			04:26
	Composers: Jack Nitzche
06	#5	Jack Nitzsche	St. Giles Cripplegate			06:58
	Composers: Jack Nitzche

Chopin '66

℗ 1966 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.: 01-01-1966

Chopin '66

01	Prelude #15 in D Flat, OP 28 [Raindrop]	Jack Nitzsche	Chopin '66			04:42
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
02	Funeral Procession	Jack Nitzsche	Chopin '66			01:52
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
03	Fantasie Impromptu	Jack Nitzsche	Chopin '66			03:15
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
04	Revolutionary Etude	Jack Nitzsche	Chopin '66			02:11
05	Prelude #6 in D, OP 28	Jack Nitzsche	Chopin '66			01:46
	Writer: Frédéric Chopin
06	Etude in E	Jack Nitzsche	Chopin '66			03:30
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
07	Prelude #1 in C, OP 28	Jack Nitzsche	Chopin '66			01:38
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin

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Dance To The Hits Of The Beatles

℗ 1964 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.: 01-01-1964

Dance To The Hits Of The Beatles

01	I Want to Hold Your Hand	Jack Nitzsche	Dance To The Hits Of The Beatles			02:16
	Writer: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
02	She Loves You	Jack Nitzsche	Dance To The Hits Of The Beatles			02:24
	Writer: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
03	Chains	Jack Nitzsche	Dance To The Hits Of The Beatles			02:31
	Writer: Goffin - King
04	My Bonnie	Jack Nitzsche	Dance To The Hits Of The Beatles			02:01
	Writer: Nitzsche
05	I Saw Her Standing There	Jack Nitzsche	Dance To The Hits Of The Beatles			02:52
	Writer: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
06	Ringo	Jack Nitzsche	Dance To The Hits Of The Beatles			02:07
	Writer: Nitzsche
07	Please, Please Me	Jack Nitzsche	Dance To The Hits Of The Beatles			02:01
	Writer: John Lennon - Paul McCartney

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The Lonely Surfer

℗ 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing: 01-01-1963

The Lonely Surfer

01	The Lonely Surfer	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer			02:35
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche - Martin J. Cooper
02	Puerto Vallarta	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer			02:30
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche - M. Cooper
03	Stranger on the Shore	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer			02:09
	Writer: A. Bilk - R. Mellin
04	Theme from Women of the World	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer			02:56
	Writer: R. Ortalani
05	Old Town	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer			02:53
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche - M. Cooper
06	Ebb Tide	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer			02:17
	Writer: Maxwell
07	Theme from Mondo Cane (More)	Jack Nitzsche	The Lonely Surfer			03:08
	Writer: Circiolini - Newell - Oliverio - Ortaloni

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Singles

Flowers On The Wall / Tequila

℗ 2026 NAPS: 30-01-2026

Flowers On The Wall / Tequila

01	Flowers On The Wall	Chet Baker	Flowers On The Wall / Tequila			02:22
	Writer: Lewis Dewitt / Composers: Lewis Dewitt
02	Tequila	Chet Baker	Flowers On The Wall / Tequila			02:10
	Writer: Chuck Rio / Composers: Chuck Rio

The Last Race (From "Death Proof")

2018 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 19-10-2018

The Last Race (From "Death Proof")

01	The Last Race (From "Death Proof")	Jack Nitzsche	The Last Race (From "Death Proof")			02:36
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche

Rumble

℗ 1963 NAPS: 11-10-1963

Rumble

01	Rumble	Jack Nitzsche	Rumble			02:22
	Composers: Link Wray

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Performance - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

℗ 2005 Rhino Entertainment: 06-12-2005

Performance - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

01	Gone Dead Train	Randy Newman	Performance - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack			02:56
	Writer: Jack Nitzche - Jack Nitzsche - Russ Titelman
02	Performance	Merry Clayton	Performance - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack			01:49
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche
03	Get Away	Ry Cooder	Performance - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack			02:09
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche
04	Powis Square	Ry Cooder	Performance - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack			02:25
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche
05	Rolls Royce and Acid	Jack Nitzsche	Performance - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack			01:49
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche
06	Dyed, Dead and Red	Jack Nitzsche	Performance - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack			02:35
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche
07	Harry Flowers	Jack Nitzsche	Performance - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack			04:02
	Writer: Jack Nitzsche

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Classical Crossover Music - 2023

2023 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 30-09-2023

Classical Crossover Music - 2023

01	Barber's Adagio for Strings	William Orbit	Classical Crossover Music - 2023			09:29
	Composers: Samuel Barber
02	Any Other Name (American Beauty)	Nikolaj Bloch	Classical Crossover Music - 2023			04:07
	Composers: Thomas Newman
03	Noah	RIOPY	Classical Crossover Music - 2023			02:47
	Composers: RIOPY
04	Wonder and Awe	Omer Klein	Classical Crossover Music - 2023			03:05
	Composers: Omer Klein
05	Evening Song	Matteo Myderwyk	Classical Crossover Music - 2023			02:32
	Composers: Matteo Myderwyk
06	Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6, Lento assai in B Minor	Jack Nitzsche	Classical Crossover Music - 2023			01:46
	Writer: Frédéric Chopin / Composers: Frédéric Chopin
07	Pan	Martin Kohlstedt	Classical Crossover Music - 2023			03:51
	Composers: Martin Kohlstedt

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Baroque Pop

2025 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group: 03-07-2025

Baroque Pop

01	Golden Brown	The Stranglers	Baroque Pop			03:26
	Writer: Dave Greenfield - Hugh Cornwell - Jean-Jacques Burnel - Jet Black / Composers: Dave Greenfield - Hugh Cornwell - Jean-Jacques Burnel - Jet Black
02	Blackbird	Harpers Bizarre	Baroque Pop			01:59
	Writer: John Lennon - Paul McCartney / Composers: John Lennon - Paul McCartney
03	The Days of Pearly Spencer	David McWilliams	Baroque Pop			02:36
	Writer: David McWilliams / Composers: David McWilliams
04	Both Sides Now	Judy Collins	Baroque Pop			03:15
	Writer: Joni Mitchell / Composers: Joni Mitchell
05	Pavan for My Lady	Ars Nova	Baroque Pop			02:45
	Writer: Wyatt Day / Composers: Wyatt Day
06	The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This	Love	Baroque Pop			03:08
	Writer: Arthur Lee / Composers: Arthur Lee
07	The Trap	The Bonniwell Music Machine	Baroque Pop			02:34
	Writer: Sean Bonniwell / Composers: Sean Bonniwell

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Strung Out On Something New: The Reprise Recordings

℗ 2007 Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company: 15-06-1964

Strung Out On Something New: The Reprise Recordings

01	First Street Blues (2007 Remaster)	Lee Hazlewood	Strung Out On Something New: The Reprise Recordings			03:43
	Writer: Lee Hazlewood
02	I Had a Friend (2007 Remaster)	Lee Hazlewood	Strung Out On Something New: The Reprise Recordings			03:44
	Writer: Lee Hazlewood
03	I'm Gonna Fly (2007 Remaster)	Lee Hazlewood	Strung Out On Something New: The Reprise Recordings			03:42
	Writer: Lee Hazlewood
04	Go Die Big City (2007 Remaster)	Lee Hazlewood	Strung Out On Something New: The Reprise Recordings			03:43
	Writer: Lee Hazlewood
05	I Ain't Gonna Be (2007 Remaster)	Lee Hazlewood	Strung Out On Something New: The Reprise Recordings			02:44
	Writer: Lee Hazlewood
06	Have You Made Any New Bombs Today? (2007 Remaster)	Lee Hazlewood	Strung Out On Something New: The Reprise Recordings			03:23
	Writer: Lee Hazlewood
07	Everybody Calls Me Something (2007 Remaster)	Lee Hazlewood	Strung Out On Something New: The Reprise Recordings			03:32
	Writer: Lee Hazlewood

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