Composer
Jerry Fielding
American jazz musician, arranger, band leader, and film composer (1922-1980)
1922–1980
20 works in the index
- Born
- 1922
- Died
- 1980
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh
- Place of death
- Toronto
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Jerry Fielding (born Joshua Itzhak Feldman; June 17, 1922 – February 17, 1980) was an American jazz musician, bandleader, arranger, and film composer. He was a three-time Oscar nominee for Best Original Score, and an Emmy Award winner.
He began his career as a popular arranger for radio orchestras, but was blacklisted in 1953, subsequently working in Las Vegas. In the following decade, he re-emerged as a composer of film and television scores, most notably Westerns, crime, and action films. He was best known for his collaborations with Sam Peckinpah, Clint Eastwood, and Michael Winner.
His notable film scores include The Wild Bunch (1969), Johnny Got His Gun (1971), Straw Dogs (also 1971), The Mechanic (1972), The Gambler (1974), The Bad News Bears (1976), The Outlaw Josey Wales (also 1976), Demon Seed (1977), and Escape from Alcatraz (1979). He was also noted for his work on the television series Star Trek and Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- bandleader; composer; conductor; jazz musician; film score composer; music director; musician
- Education
- Taylor Allderdice High School
- Birth name
- Joshua Itzhak Feldman
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 17407334
- ISNI
- 0000000110416868
- GND ID
- 13523719X
- Library of Congress ID
- no92022726
- MusicBrainz ID
- ea25057a-8bc6-43ec-b1ba-be663f20af82
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal, Voice
- Genres represented
- Classical
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 20
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
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 17407334.