Dave Grusin
American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist · United States · On the map · Musicians · Born 1934 · age 92
Robert David Grusin is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, including an Academy Award and 10 Grammy Awards.
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Lee Ritenour Duets: Harlequin, Two Worlds and Amparo
Sydney Pollack Dave wrote Tootsie and Three Days of the Condor- Tom Browne Dave produced Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.) (1980)
- Larry Rosen Co-founded GRP Records
Robert Redford Dave wrote Three Days of the Condor and Havana
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Angela Bofill Dave produced Angel of the Night and Angie
Al Pacino Dave wrote ...And Justice for All (1980)
Dustin Hoffman Dave wrote Tootsie, The Graduate and Ishtar
Wilford Brimley Dave wrote The Firm and Absence of Malice
Willie Nelson Dave produced The Electric Horseman - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1979)
Jack Warden Dave wrote ...And Justice for All (1980)
Buck Henry Dave wrote The Graduate and Heaven Can Wait
Marlon Brando Dave wrote A Dry White Season and Candy
Peter Falk Dave wrote Columbo and Murder by Death
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Grusin was also a frequent collaborator with director Sydney Pollack, scoring many of his films like Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), Tootsie (1982), The Firm (1993), and Random Hearts (1999). In 1978, Grusin founded GRP Records with Larry Rosen, and was an early pioneer of digital recording.
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Hildur GuðnadóttirBoth received Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Patrice RushenAlso in Lee Ritenour : Overtime (2005)
Chris BottiAlso in Lee Ritenour : Overtime (2005)
Abraham LaborielAlso in GRP All-Stars: Live from the Record Plant (1985)
Ivan LinsAlso in GRP All-Stars: Live from the Record Plant (1985)