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Jonathan Tunick

Personal Information

Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birth DateApr 19, 1938 (88 years old)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthNew York, New York, U.S
Career Span1956 – Present (71 yrs)
Known Credits43 Titles
Official Links
SoundPopularity Score 0.8

Jonathan Tunick

Total Works

43

41 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Jonathan Tunick (born April 19, 1938) is an American orchestrator, musical director, and composer. He is best known for orchestrating the works of Stephen Sondheim, their collaboration starting in 1970 with Company and continuing until Sondheim's death in 2021. Tunick has won numerous awards and became the seventh person to win an EGOT in 1997. In film, he has worked mainly as an orchestrator, including for several of Mel Brooks' early films. He composed the scores for films such as Fort Apache the Bronx (1981), Endless Love (1981), The Birdcage (1996), and Find Me Guilty (2006).

Signature Roles & Milestones

Young Frankenstein
7.9
Young Frankenstein
1974•movie
Role: Orchestrator
Blazing Saddles
7.2
Blazing Saddles
1974•movie
Role: Orchestrator
The Birdcage
7.0
The Birdcage
1996•movie
Role: Original Music Composer
Find Me Guilty
6.6
Find Me Guilty
2006•movie
Role: Original Music Composer

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 43 titles featuring Jonathan Tunick

Into the Woods
5.8
Into the Woods
2014•movie

Role: Orchestrator

Young Frankenstein
7.9
Young Frankenstein
1974•movie

Role: Orchestrator

Blazing Saddles
7.2
Blazing Saddles
1974•movie

Role: Orchestrator

The Birdcage
7.0
The Birdcage
1996•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Find Me Guilty
6.6
Find Me Guilty
2006•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Endless Love
5.7
Endless Love
1981•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Amazing Stories
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985•series

Role: Music

Fort Apache, the Bronx
6.5

Role: Original Music Composer

Into the Woods
8.1
Into the Woods
1991•movie

Role: Orchestrator

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
8.2
Company
7.0
Company
2011•movie

Role: Orchestrator

Merrily We Roll Along
6.9

Role: Orchestrator

A Little Night Music
6.1

as Conductor

Passion
6.5
Passion
1996•movie

Role: Orchestrator

Putting It Together
6.5

Role: Orchestrator

You Ruined My Life
5.9
You Ruined My Life
1987•movie

Role: Music

Elaine Stritch at Liberty
9.1

Role: Orchestrator

I Am the Cheese
7.4
I Am the Cheese
1983•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

National Theatre Live: Follies
8.0

Role: Orchestrator

Alice in Wonderland
6.8

Role: Conductor

Company
7.1
Company
1996•movie

Role: Orchestrator

New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
9.2

Role: Orchestrator

The Last Good Time
5.5
The Last Good Time
1994•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Bombshell in Concert
9.3

Role: Orchestrator

Blinded by the Light
5.0

Role: Original Music Composer

Brotherly Love
7.3
Brotherly Love
1985•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

The Sorrows of Gin
10.0
The Sorrows of Gin
1979•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

O Youth and Beauty!
9.0

Role: Music

Pacific Overtures
9.0
Pacific Overtures
1976•movie

Role: Orchestrator

Merrily We Roll Along
10.0

Role: Orchestrator

Flying High
9.0
Flying High
1978•movie

Role: Music

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2.0

Role: Orchestrator

The Shady Hill Kidnapping
8.0

Role: Music

Little Shrew (Snowflake)
9.0

Role: Orchestrator

The Jilting of Granny Weatherall
4.0

Role: Original Music Composer

Swan Song
9.0
Swan Song
1980•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

The Five Forty-Eight
8.0

Role: Original Music Composer

Simply Sondheim
Simply Sondheim
2021•movie

Role: Orchestrator

America 2100
6.0
America 2100
1979•movie

Role: Original Music Composer

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956•series

Role: Orchestrator