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Trivia:
Older brother of composer Don Grusin.Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 23 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Barbra Streisand A Surprise Guest At A.M.P.A.S. Tribute To Marilyn And Alan Bergman (From CinemaRetro. 8 June 2009, 4:35 PM, PDT)
Your Friends Suck, Eddie Coyle
(From Tribeca Film. 20 May 2009, 7:17 AM, PDT)
Filmography
Music Department:
- Hope Floats (1998) (score conductor) (score orchestrator)
- Hope (1997) (TV) (composer: theme music)
- The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) (musician: keyboards and piano solo for Jeff Bridges)
- "St. Elsewhere" (composer: theme music) (137 episodes, 1982-1988)
- The Last One (1988) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Abby Singer Show (1988) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Split Decision (1988) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Requiem for a Heavyweight (1988) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Naked Civil Surgeon (1988) TV episode (composer: theme music)
(132 more) - Falling in Love (1984) (orchestrator)
- Reds (1981) (composer: additional music)
- One Trick Pony (1980) (music arranger)
- The Wiz (1978) (pre-record musician: keyboards) (uncredited)
- The Goodbye Girl (1977) (music adaptor)
... aka Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - "Good Times" (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 1975)
- The Debutante Ball (1975) TV episode (composer: theme music) - "Roll Out" (composer: theme music) (5 episodes, 1973)
- Christmas of '44 (1973) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Members of the Wedding (1973) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Sweet Millions (1973) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Sunday, Sweet Sunday (1973) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Pilot (1973) TV episode (composer: theme music) - In Concert Cat Stevens: Moon & Star (1973) (TV) (musical director)
- "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" (composer: theme music) (16 episodes, 1970-1973)
... aka "The New Doctors"
- And Other Springs I May Not See (1973) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Tightrope to Tomorrow (1973) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- A Quality of Fear (1972) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- A Very Strange Triangle (1972) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- A Standard of Manhood (1972) TV episode (composer: theme music)
(11 more) - "Maude" (1972) TV series (composer: theme "And Then There's Maude") (unknown episodes)
- "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers" (composer: theme music) (6 episodes, 1970-1972)
... aka "The Lawyers"
- In Sudden Darkness (1972) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Letter of the Law (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Justice Is a Sometime Thing (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Hyland Confession (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The People Against Doctor Chapman (1970) TV episode (composer: theme music)
(1 more) - The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World (1971) (TV) (musical director)
- "Dan August" (composer: theme music) (28 episodes, 1970-1971)
- The Assassin (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Prognosis: Homicide (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Days of Rage (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Meal Ticket (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Manufactured Man (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music)
(23 more) - "The Bold Ones: The Senator" (composer: theme music) (6 episodes, 1970-1971)
... aka "The Senator"
- A Single Blow of a Sword (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- George Washington Told a Lie (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Some Day, They'll Elect a President (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Power Play (1970) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Day the Lion Died (1970) TV episode (composer: theme music)
(1 more) - "The Name of the Game" (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 1971)
- LA 2017 (1971) TV episode (composer: theme music) - "It Takes a Thief" (composer: theme music) (63 episodes, 1968-1970)
- Project X (1970) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- An Evening with Alister Mundy (1970) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- The Suzie Simone Caper (1970) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- To Sing a Song of Murder (1970) TV episode (composer: theme music)
- Situation Red (1970) TV episode (composer: theme music)
(58 more) - Double Jeopardy (1970) (TV) (composer: theme music)
... aka Dan August: Once Is Not Enough - Backtrack! (1969) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
- "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir" (composer: theme music) (1 episode, 1969)
- A Pain in the Neck (1969) TV episode (composer: theme music) - The Graduate (1967) (composer: additional music)
- "The Andy Williams Show" (conductor) (6 episodes, 1963-1964) (musical director) (1 episode, 1967)
- The Andy Williams Christmas Show (1967) TV episode (musical director)
- St. Patrick's Day Special (1964) TV episode (conductor)
- New Year's Eve Special (1963) TV episode (conductor)
- Episode dated 26 November 1963 (1963) TV episode (conductor)
- Episode dated 12 November 1963 (1963) TV episode (conductor)
(2 more) - Banning (1967) (musician: keyboards)
- "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." (music arranger: theme music) (8 episodes, 1966-1967)
- The Double-O-Nothing Affair (1967) TV episode (music arranger: theme music) (uncredited)
- The Danish Blue Affair (1966) TV episode (music arranger: theme music) (uncredited)
- The Horns-of-the-Dilemma Affair (1966) TV episode (music arranger: theme music) (uncredited)
- The Montori Device Affair (1966) TV episode (music arranger: theme music) (uncredited)
- The Mata Hari Affair (1966) TV episode (music arranger: theme music) (uncredited)
(3 more) - "The Wild Wild West" (conductor) (1 episode, 1966)
- The Night of the Puppeteer (1966) TV episode (conductor) - The Jack Benny Hour (1965) (TV) (temp music)
Composer:
- Recount (2008) (TV)
- Even Money (2006/I)
... aka Tödlicher Einsatz (Germany: DVD title) - Reflections on Golden Pond (2003) (V)
- A Woman of Substance: Katharine Hepburn Remembered (2003) (V)
- Dinner with Friends (2001) (TV)
- Random Hearts (1999)
- Hope Floats (1998)
- In the Gloaming (1997) (TV)
- Selena (1997)
- Mulholland Falls (1996)
- The Cure (1995)
- The Firm (1993)
- For the Boys (1991)
- The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
- Havana (1990/I)
- "One Life to Live" (1 episode, 1990)
- Episode #1.5742 (1990) TV episode - The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
- A Dry White Season (1989)
- "This Is America, Charlie Brown" (1 episode, 1989)
... aka "Your're on Nickelodeon Charlie Brown" (USA: rerun title)
- The Smithsonian and the Presidency (1989) TV episode - Tequila Sunrise (1988)
- Clara's Heart (1988)
- The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
... aka The Milagro Beanfield War (Australia) - Ishtar (1987)
- Lucas (1986)
- The Goonies (1985)
- Falling in Love (1984)
- The Little Drummer Girl (1984)
- The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
... aka Village Dreams (Europe: English title) - Racing with the Moon (1984)
- Scandalous (1984)
- Tootsie (1982)
- "St. Elsewhere" (1 episode, 1982)
- Pilot (1982) TV episode - Author! Author! (1982)
- On Golden Pond (1981)
- Absence of Malice (1981)
- My Bodyguard (1980)
- The Electric Horseman (1979)
- ...And Justice for All. (1979)
- The Champ (1979)
- Heaven Can Wait (1978)
- The Goodbye Girl (1977)
... aka Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - Bobby Deerfield (1977)
... aka Heaven Has No Favorites (Australia) - Fire Sale (1977)
- Mr. Billion (1977)
... aka The Windfall - The Front (1976)
- Murder by Death (1976)
- Eric (1975) (TV)
- Three Days of the Condor (1975)
... aka 3 Days of the Condor (Australia) - W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
- The Trial of Chaplain Jensen (1975) (TV)
- "Baretta" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Yakuza (1974)
... aka Brotherhood of the Yakuza (UK: video title) - The Nickel Ride (1974)
- The Midnight Man (1974)
- The Death Squad (1974) (TV)
- "Roll Out" (4 episodes, 1973)
- Honor Truck (1973) TV episode
- No Wages: All Fear (1973) TV episode
- Dear Rocco (1973) TV episode
- Dark Victory (1973) TV episode - "The Girl with Something Extra" (1973) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
- Amanda Fallon (1973) (TV)
- "Assignment Vienna" (1972) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Family Rico (1972) (TV)
- Fuzz (1972)
- The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
- "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" (1 episode, 1972)
... aka "The New Doctors"
- A Threatened Species (1972) TV episode - The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971)
... aka The Gang That Couldn't Shoot (UK: cable TV title) - "Funny Face" (1 episode, 1971)
- Don't Worry, I'll Manage (1971) TV episode - A Howling in the Woods (1971) (TV)
- Deadly Dream (1971) (TV)
- The Forgotten Man (1971) (TV)
- Shoot Out (1971)
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)
- Sarge (1971) (TV)
... aka Sarge: The Badge or the Cross (USA)
... aka The Badge or the Cross - The Intruders (1970) (TV)
- "Dan August" (1970) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Adam at Six A.M. (1970)
... aka Adam at 6 A.M. (Australia) - Halls of Anger (1970)
- "It Takes a Thief" (2 episodes, 1968-1970)
- Beyond a Treasonable Doubt (1970) TV episode
- It Takes One to Know One (1968) TV episode - Generation (1969)
... aka A Time for Caring
... aka A Time for Giving (UK) - Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969)
- Winning (1969)
- The Mad Room (1969)
- Candy (1968)
... aka Candy (France)
... aka Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy)
... aka Good Grief It's Candy (International: English title) - "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir" (1968) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "The Name of the Game" (1 episode, 1968)
- Fear of High Places (1968) TV episode - The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)
- Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968)
- A Man Called Gannon (1968)
- Prescription: Murder (1968) (TV)
... aka Columbo: Prescription Murder - "The Virginian" (1 episode, 1967)
... aka "The Men from Shiloh" (USA: new title)
- The Masquerade (1967) TV episode - Waterhole #3 (1967)
... aka Waterhole No. 3
... aka Waterhole Three (UK) - Divorce American Style (1967)
- "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E." (23 episodes, 1966-1967)
- The Kooky Spook Affair (1967) TV episode
- The High and the Deadly Affair (1967) TV episode
- The Double-O-Nothing Affair (1967) TV episode
- The Phi Beta Killer Affair (1967) TV episode
- The Low Blue C Affair (1967) TV episode
(18 more) - The Scorpio Letters (1967) (TV)
- "Gidget" (12 episodes, 1965-1966)
- One More for the Road (1966) TV episode
- Independence -- Gidget Style (1966) TV episode
- Love and the Single Gidget (1966) TV episode
- We Got Each Other (1966) TV episode
- In and Out with the In-Laws (1966) TV episode
(7 more) - "The Wild Wild West" (1 episode, 1966)
- The Night of the Puppeteer (1966) TV episode
Soundtrack:
- "Family Guy" (1 episode, 2007)
... aka "Padre de familia" (USA: Spanish title)
- Blue Harvest (2007) TV episode (music: "It Might Be You" (uncredited)) - Rumor Has It... (2005) (writer: "Sunporch Cha Cha Cha")
... aka Rumour Has It... (Australia) (Canada: English title) (New Zealand: English title) - Ocean's Twelve (2004) (writer: "Ascension To Virginity" from the film "Candy") (performer: "Ascension To Virginity" from the film "Candy")
- The School of Rock (2003) ("Good Times (Theme)")
... aka School of Rock (Germany) (UK: DVD box title) (USA: promotional title) - Next Friday (2000) (writer: "Good Times")
- The Other Sister (1999) (writer: "Sunporch Cha Cha Cha") (performer: "Sunporch Cha Cha Cha")
- Waiting to Exhale (1995) (writer: "It Might Be You")
- Above the Rim (1994) ("Pain")
- Wayne's World 2 (1993) ("AMEN CHORDS")
- For the Boys (1991) (writer: "Dreamland", "Wake Up Each Morning with Baileys")
- Look Who's Talking Too (1990) (writer: "Tri-Star Logo Theme")
- You Don't Look 40, Charlie Brown (1990) (TV) (writer: "History Lesson") (performer: "History Lesson")
... aka Celebrating 40 Years in the Comics and 25 Years on Television (USA: subtitle) - The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) (performer: "People", "The Girl From Ipanema")
- Falling in Love (1984) (writer: "Mountain Dance")
- P.O.P. (1984) (TV) (music: "P.O.P.")
- Scandalous (1984) (music: "It's Scandalous")
- The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983) (TV) (writer: "It Might Be You")
- Tootsie (1982) (music: "Tootsie", "It Might Be You")
- "St. Elsewhere" (1982) TV series (unknown episodes)
- All Night Long (1981) ("Cheryl's Theme")
- ...And Justice for All. (1979) ("Something Funny Goin' On")
- Moment by Moment (1978) ("Everybody Needs Love")
- "Baretta" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Yakuza (1974) ("Only the Wind")
... aka Brotherhood of the Yakuza (UK: video title) - The Nickel Ride (1974) (writer: "The Nickel Ride Theme")
- "Good Times" (1974) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Maude" (1972) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Funny Face" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Candy (1968) (writer: "Child of the Universe")
... aka Candy (France)
... aka Candy e il suo pazzo mondo (Italy)
... aka Good Grief It's Candy (International: English title) - The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) (writer: "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter", "The Color of the Wind Is Cold", "I Can't Afford to Let You Go")
- Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) (music: "Where Were You When The Lights Went Out")
- The Graduate (1967) (writer: "The Singleman Party Foxtrot", "Sunporch Cha-Cha-Cha", "On the Strip", "The Folks", "A Great Effect", "Whew")
- Waterhole #3 (1967) (music: "The Ballad of Waterhole #3 (Code of the West))
... aka Waterhole No. 3
... aka Waterhole Three (UK)
Actor:
- GRP All-Stars: Live from the Record Plant (1985) (V) .... Performer
- Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin Live from the Record Plant (1985) (V) .... Performer
Self:
- Recording: The History of Recorded Music (2009) (filming) .... Himself
- Andy Williams: My Favorite Duets (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- The Score (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- Der Klang der Bilder (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- The 34th Annual Grammy Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
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