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André Previn


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Hide HideMusic Department (55 titles)
2008 Secret Service (short) (conductor)
 
1998 Great Performances (TV series) (conductor - 1 episode, 1998) (music by - 1 episode, 1998)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1998) (conductor, music by)
 
1994 Kiri Te Kanawa: Her Greatest Hits (TV movie) (conductor)
 
1990 Romeo.Juliet (conductor)
 
1975 Rollerball (conductor)
 
1973 Jesus Christ Superstar (conductor)
 
1972 Full House (TV series) (conductor - 1 episode)
Episode dated 9 December 1972 (1972) (conductor)
 
1971-1972 Music on 2 (TV series) (conductor - 2 episodes)
Walton Birthday Concert (1972) (conductor)
Stern Plays Sibelius (1971) (conductor)
 
1971 Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (composer: song "Merdita" - uncredited)
 
1970 The Music Lovers (conductor)
 
1969 Paint Your Wagon (music: for additional songs by)
 
1967 The Way West (conductor - as Andre Previn)
 
1967 Thoroughly Modern Millie (scorer: musical numbers - as Andre Previn)
 
1964 My Fair Lady (conductor - as Andre Previn, music supervisor - as Andre Previn)
 
1962 Sweet Bird of Youth (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1962 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (conductor - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1961 One, Two, Three (conductor, music adaptor)
 
1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1961 The Aquanauts (TV series) (composer: theme music - 2 episodes, 1961) (performer: t - 1 episode, 1961) (performer: theme music - 1 episode, 1961)
The Double Adventure (1961) (composer: theme music - as Andre Previn, performer: theme music - as Andre Previn)
The Jeremiah Adventure (1961) (composer: theme music - as Andre Previn, performer: t - as Andre Previn)
 
1960 Bells Are Ringing (conductor, music adaptor)
 
1960 The 32nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1959 Porgy and Bess (conductor, music adaptor - uncredited, music supervisor)
 
1958 Party Girl (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1958 Gigi (conductor, music supervisor)
 
1957 Silk Stockings (composer: additional music - uncredited, conductor, music supervisor)
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1955 Kismet (conductor, music supervisor)
 
1955 It's Always Fair Weather (conductor, music arranger, songs: music by)
 
1955 Bad Day at Black Rock (conductor - uncredited, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1954 Young at Heart (musician: piano solos - uncredited)
 
1954 Rogue Cop (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1954 The 26th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (musical director)
 
1954 The Great Diamond Robbery (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1953 Give a Girl a Break (musical director)
 
1953 Kiss Me Kate (musical director)
 
1953 Cry of the Hunted (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1953 Code Two (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1953 Small Town Girl (musical director)
 
1952 Above and Beyond (conductor)
 
1952 Desperate Search (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1952 Holiday for Sinners (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1950 Dial 1119 (conductor - uncredited)
 
1950 Three Little Words (musical director)
 
1950 Shadow on the Wall (conductor - uncredited)
 
1949 Malaya (conductor)
 
1949 Border Incident (musical director)
 
1949 The Great Sinner (conductor)
 
1949 The Secret Garden (conductor)
 
1949 Big Jack (composer: additional music - uncredited, conductor)
 
1949 The Sun Comes Up (musical director - uncredited)
 
1948 Act of Violence (conductor)
 
1948 The Kissing Bandit (composer: additional music - uncredited)
 
1948 The Bride Goes Wild (composer: title music - uncredited)
 
1947 It Happened in Brooklyn (composer: additional music - uncredited, musician: piano solos)
 
1946 Undercurrent (music supervisor - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (54 titles)
2011 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Episode #19.17 (2011) (performer: "It Ain't Necessarily So" - uncredited)
 
2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Episode #20.7 (2011) (music: "Music Is Better Than Words")
 
2009 BBC Proms (TV series)
Prom 22: A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals (2009) (music: "I Like Myself")
 
2009 Anne-Sophie Mutter & Mendelssohn (TV movie) (performer: "Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49")
 
2009 Anne-Sophie Mutter: Encounters with Mendelssohn (video documentary short) (performer: "Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49")
 
2005 Shadowboxer (writer: "I'll Plant My Own Tree" / as Andre Previn)
 
2002 The Crime of Father Amaro (performer: "Piano Concert No. 5, Adagio Un Poco Mosso")
 
2000 Small Time Crooks (writer: "Zelda's Theme")
 
1999 Fight Club (music: "Theme From 'VALLEY OF THE DOLLS'" / lyrics: "Theme From 'VALLEY OF THE DOLLS'")
 
1998 Playing by Heart (writer: "I'll Plant My Own Tree" 1967, "It's Impossible" 1967)
 
1997 Anastasia (performer: "Cinderella")
 
1995 Just Cause (performer: "I Only Have Eyes for You")
 
1994 Léon: The Professional (music: "I Like Myself")
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (music: "Baby, You Knock Me Out" 1955 - uncredited, "Thanks a Lot, but No Thanks" 1955 - uncredited)
 
1990 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
The Big Show of 1965 (1990) (writer: "You're Gonna Hear from Me" - uncredited)
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary) (music: "The Binge")
 
1982 Six Weeks (performer: "The Nutcracker" excerpts)
 
1980 The Elephant Man (performer: "Adagio For Strings" / as Andre Previn)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (music: "I Like Myself" 1954 - uncredited)
 
1975 Rollerball (writer: "Glass Sculpture" - uncredited, "Executive Party" - uncredited, "Executive Party Dance" - uncredited)
 
1975 The White Wall (music: "Lady With the Braid" - uncredited)
 
1970 The Music Lovers (performer: "SCHERZO BURLESQUE", "DANCE OF THE CLOWNS", "6th Symphony" excerpts, "MANFRED SYMPHONY" excerpts, "STRING QUARTET No. 3" adante, "ROMEO AND JULIET" overture, "MINIATURE MARCH", "1812 OVERTURE")
 
1969 Paint Your Wagon (music: "The First Thing You Know", "A Million Miles Away Behind The Door", "The Gospel Of No Name City", "Best Things", "Gold Fever")
 
1968 Lulu's Back in Town (TV series)
Episode #1.1 (1968) (writer: "You're Gonna Hear from Me" - uncredited)
 
1967 Valley of the Dolls (music: "Theme from Valley of the Dolls", "Give A Little More", "It's Impossible", "I'll Plant My Own Tree" / as Andre Previn)
 
1967 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Episode dated 30 November 1967 (1967) (writer: "I'll Plant My Own Tree")
 
1967 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Episode dated 30 June 1967 (1967) (writer: "You're Gonna Hear From Me" - uncredited, "Goodbye Charlie" - uncredited)
 
1966 The Swinger (music: "The Swinger")
 
1966 Harper (music: "Livin' Alone" / as Andre Previn)
 
1965 Inside Daisy Clover (writer: "You're Gonna Hear from Me" - uncredited, "The Circus Is a Wacky World" - uncredited)
 
1964 Goodbye Charlie (music: "Goodbye Charlie", "Seven at Once" / as Andre Previn)
 
1963 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Episode #7.8 (1963) (writer: "Second Chance", "Control Yourself" / performer: "When You're Smiling", "Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella", "Everybody's Doin' It", "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love", "Let's Fall in Love", "Second Chance", "Control Yourself", "Fly Me to the Moon", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing", "Bidin' My Time", "Lazy Afternoon", "If I Had My Druthers", "Empty Pockets Filled with Love")
 
1963 The 35th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Song from Two for the Seesaw Second Chance")
 
1962 Two for the Seesaw (music: "Second Chance")
 
1962 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (writer: "Mine For the Moment")
 
1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Faraway Part of Town")
 
1960 Pepe (music: "That's How It Went, All Right", "Faraway Part of Town", "The Rumble" / performer: "Faraway Part of Town", "The Rumble")
 
1960 Who Was That Lady? (writer: "Your Smile" - uncredited)
 
1960 Tall Story (music: "Tall Story")
 
1958 An Evening with Fred Astaire (TV movie) ("Like Young")
 
1958 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (writer: "Lost in a Summer Night" - uncredited, "Nice Layout" - uncredited, "Kermit Returns" - uncredited)
 
1958 The Reluctant Debutante (music: "Main Title" - uncredited)
 
1957 Designing Woman (music: "Music Is Better than Words" - uncredited)
 
1956 Invitation to the Dance (music: "Ring Around The Rosy" / performer: "Ring Around The Rosy")
 
1955 It's Always Fair Weather (music: "March, March" 1955 - uncredited, "The Time for Parting" 1955 - uncredited, "Once Upon a Time" 1955 - uncredited, "Thanks a Lot, but No Thanks" 1955 - uncredited, "Music Is Better Than Words" 1955 - uncredited, "Saturation-Wise" 1955 - uncredited, "I Like Myself" 1955 - uncredited, "Stillman's Gym" 1955 - uncredited, "Baby, You Knock Me Out" 1955 - uncredited)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
Episode #1.2 (1955) (music: "I Like Myself" - uncredited)
 
1953 Escape from Fort Bravo (music: "Will's Waltz" - uncredited)
 
1953 Give a Girl a Break (music: "Challenge Dance" - uncredited)
 
1950 Devil's Doorway (music: "Indian Lament" - uncredited)
 
1950 Three Little Words (music: "Mr. and Mrs. Hoofer at Home" - uncredited, "Test Dance" - uncredited)
 
1949 Scene of the Crime (music: "I'M A GOODY-GOODY GIRL" - uncredited, "I CALL MYSELF A LADY" - uncredited)
 
1949 The Sun Comes Up (music: "Cousin Ebenezer" - uncredited)
 
1948 On an Island with You (music: "The Pagan Mask" - uncredited, "All Aboard" - uncredited)
 
1947 Fiesta ("Fantasia Mexicana")
 
Show ShowComposer (46 titles)
2000 Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball' (video documentary short)
 
1979 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
 
1975 Rollerball
 
1974 Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (TV mini-series)
A Past and a Future (1974)
His Borrowed Plumes (1974)
A Perfect Darling (1974)
Triumph and Tragedy (1974)
Recovery (1974)
 
1966 The Fortune Cookie (as Andre Previn)
 
1964 Kiss Me, Stupid (as Andre Previn)
 
1964 Goodbye Charlie (as Andre Previn)
 
1964 My Fair Lady (uncredited)
 
1964 Dead Ringer
 
1963 Irma la Douce (as Andre Previn)
 
1961 One, Two, Three (uncredited)
 
1961 All in a Night's Work (as Andre Previn)
 
1960 The Aquanauts (TV series)
The Cavedivers (1960)
 
1960 Elmer Gantry
 
1960 Who Was That Lady? (as Andre Previn)
 
1958 Gigi (uncredited)
 
1957 Designing Woman
 
1955 Kismet (uncredited)
 
1955 It's Always Fair Weather (uncredited)
 
1953 Give a Girl a Break (uncredited)
 
1953 Kiss Me Kate (uncredited)
 
1953 Small Town Girl (uncredited)
 
1950 Kim
 
1950 Dial 1119
 
1950 Three Little Words (uncredited)
 
1950 The Outriders
 
1949 Tension
 
1949 Border Incident (uncredited)
 
1948 Tenth Avenue Angel (uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1960 All the Fine Young Cannibals (uncredited)
 
1956 Invitation to the Dance
The Composer at the Piano in 'Ring Around the Rosy'
 
1946 I've Always Loved You
Longhair (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1984 Mozart on Tour (TV series)
London: The First Journey (1984) (script)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (grateful acknowledgment: to the extraordinary composers and lyricists / to the music arrangers and orchestrators)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgement: the special style and content of the musical sequences were created by - as Andre Previn)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary) (acknowledgment: helped to give films their special style and sound)
 
Show ShowSelf (63 titles)
2011 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself - Accompanist
Episode #19.17 (2011) … Himself - Accompanist (as Sir André Previn)
 
2011 In Confidence (TV series documentary)
Himself
Andre Previn (2011) … Himself
 
2009 Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Deutschland, deine Künstler (TV series documentary)
Himself
Anne-Sophie Mutter (2009) … Himself
 
2009 André Previn: All the Right Notes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 1 April 2009 (2009) … Himself - Guest
 
2009 Anne-Sophie Mutter & Mendelssohn (TV movie)
Himself - Piano (segment "Piano Trio")
 
2009 Morecambe and Wise: The Show What Paul Merton Did (TV documentary)
Himself (as Andre Previn)
 
2008 Anne-Sophie Mutter - Dynamik eines Welterfolgs (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (TV documentary)
Himself (as Andre Previn)
 
2005 The Comedians' Comedian (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Masters Behind the Musicals (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 I'm Dreaming of a TV Christmas (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2003 Maischberger (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 28 October 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Viva (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.14 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Satin and Silk (video short)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1998-2002 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The Unforgettable Eric Morecambe (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991-2000 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Conductor
A Carnegie Hall Christmas (1991) … Himself - Conductor
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Mia Farrow (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Howard Stern Radio Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 May 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1998 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV documentary)
Himself - Honoree
 
1998 The Kindness of Strangers
Himself
 
1996 Howard Stern (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 1 July 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1995 The Sound of Julie Andrews (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 Together... Kiri and Andre on Broadway (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 November 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1989 Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Mr. Previn Comes to Town (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 Tanglewood: A Place to Make Music (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 Mozart on Tour (TV series)
Himself - Introduced by
London: The First Journey (1984) … Himself - Introduced by
 
1984 Sounds Magnificent (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1981 Looks Familiar (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 22 October 1981 (1981) … Himself - Guest
 
1978 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 April 1978 (1978) … Himself
Episode dated 19 April 1978 (1978) … Himself
 
1977-1978 The Lively Arts (TV series)
Himself - Conductor / Himself / Himself - Presenter
Walton No 1 (1978) … Himself
Live from the Royal Albert Hall (1977) … Himself - Conductor
Walton at 75 (1977) … Himself - Conductor
A Little Night Music (1977) … Himself - Presenter
 
1977 Previn and the Pittsburgh (TV series documentary)
Himself (conductor)
 
1976 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
Himself - Conductor
 
1975 Face the Music (TV series)
Himself - Guest
Episode dated 20 December 1975 (1975) … Himself - Guest
 
1974 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
Oscar Peterson & André Previn (1974) … Himself
 
1971-1974 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #8.1 (1974) … Himself (as Andre Previn)
1973 Christmas Special (1973) … Himself (as Andre Previn)
1972 Christmas Show (1972) … Himself (as Andre Previn)
1971 Christmas Show (1971) … Himself (as Andre Previn)
 
1972 Full House (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 December 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1970 Aquarius (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.12 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.57 (1969) … Himself
 
1966-1969 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 January 1969 (1969) … Himself
Episode dated 11 March 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1959-1966 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself - Pianist
Music of the Movies (1966) … Himself - Pianist
Gershwin, a Portrait (1966) … Himself - Pianist
Thanksgiving Celebration (1964) … Himself - Pianist
Episode #6.13 (1964) … Himself - Pianist
Weavers of Song (1962) … Himself - Pianist
 
1965 The Andy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 15 November 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 The 37th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Scoring of Music Adaptation or Treatment
 
1964 The 36th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Best Adaptation Score Winner
 
1963 Here's Edie (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.7 (1963) … Himself
Episode #1.7 (1963) … Himself
 
1959-1963 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Pianist
Episode #7.8 (1963) … Himself - Pianist
Episode #4.18 (1960) … Himself
Episode #3.24 (1959) … Himself
Episode #3.20 (1959) … Himself
 
1962 Here's Edie (TV movie)
Himself
 
1962 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.17 (1962) … Himself
 
1960 Pepe
Himself
 
1960 The Subterraneans
Himself
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Himself
The Dean Martin Variety Show II (1960) … Himself
 
1959 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Pianist
Episode #5.10 (1959) … Himself - Pianist
 
1959 Sunday Showcase (TV series)
Himself - Recipient
The 1st Annual Grammy Awards (1959) … Himself - Recipient
 
1959 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.37 (1959) … Himself
 
1959 Swing Into Spring! (TV movie)
Himself
 
1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Music U.S.A. (1958) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2011 My Favourite Joke (TV series)
 
2009 Anne-Sophie Mutter: Encounters with Mendelssohn (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Morecambe & Wise: In Their Own Words (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 The Comedy Christmas (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 The Sketch Show Story
Himself
 
1999 Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Harold Arlen (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 
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Other Works:

CD: "Thinking of You" (Columbia) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site (English, German) | See more »

Alternate Names:

Andre Previn | Sir André Previn
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Personal Quote:

[on film studio orchestras] It has often been remarked that the sight-reading ability of these orchestras was legendary, and I have to add my voice to that existing chorus. These players were genuinely amazing. They would show up each morning, utterly unaware of what it was they were expected to record that day... See more »

Trivia:

His twins with Mia Farrow, Matthew and Sascha, were born before they were married. He is also the father of Fletcher Farrow Previn. See more »

Star Sign:

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