Jerry Fielding

Composer

Born: June 17, 1922 (57 years old)

Died: February 17, 1980

Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

A three-time Oscar nominee, Jerry Fielding was among the boldest and most experimental of all Hollywood film composers. His music typically utilized advanced compositional procedures, producing dense, often richly dissonant orchestral textures, sometimes flavored with jazz. Fielding's film music career was marked by enduring and rewarding collaborations with Sam Peckinpah, Michael Winner and Clint Eastwood.

Filmography (40)

• The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage (1996, ★ 7.2)
• Straw Dogs (1971, ★ 7.2)
• The Wild Bunch (1969, ★ 7.6)
• The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976, ★ 7.4)
• The Enforcer (1976, ★ 6.7)
• Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974, ★ 7.1)
• The Bad News Bears (1976, ★ 6.9)
• Noon Wine (1966, ★ 7)
• Escape from Alcatraz (1979, ★ 7.5)
• Hawkins (1973, ★ 7.8)
• The Gambler (1974, ★ 6.7)
• The Mechanic (1972, ★ 6.7)
• Below the Belt (1980, ★ 6.7)
• The Outfit (1973, ★ 6.8)
• The Gauntlet (1977, ★ 6.6)
• Johnny Got His Gun (1971, ★ 7.5)
• Advise & Consent (1962, ★ 7.2)
• The Snoop Sisters (1973, ★ 7.5)
• The Big Sleep (1978, ★ 5.9)
• Chato's Land (1972, ★ 6.5)
• Semi-Tough (1977, ★ 5.5)
• Junior Bonner (1972, ★ 6.1)
• Scorpio (1973, ★ 6.2)
• Demon Seed (1977, ★ 5.9)
• For Those Who Think Young (1964, ★ 5.7)
• Gray Lady Down (1978, ★ 6.4)
• Cries in the Night (1980, ★ 5.2)
• Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979, ★ 5.1)
• The Killer Elite (1975, ★ 5.8)
• Lawman (1971, ★ 6.5)