Composer
Dave Grusin
American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist
b. 1934
28 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1934
- Birthplace
- Littleton
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Robert David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) 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. 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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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; pianist; conductor; jazz musician; songwriter; film score composer; actor; bandleader; musician
- Instruments played
- piano; musical keyboard
- Genres
- jazz; jazz fusion; contemporary jazz
- Awards
- Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award; Academy Award for Best Original Score; Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media; honorary doctor of the Berklee College of Music
- Official website
- http://davegrusin.com/
- Birth name
- Robert David Grusin
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 29718122
- ISNI
- 000000011440627X
- GND ID
- 134392760
- Library of Congress ID
- n81015869
- MusicBrainz ID
- 7915b61a-da59-4e4e-83d3-bde7a24bd1ba
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Choir, Vocal, bass, Guitar
- Genres represented
- Jazz, pop, Rock, Pop
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 29718122. Portrait: https://www.flickr.com/people/andyi/, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.