Jonathan Tunick

Composer

Born: April 19, 1938 (88 years old)

Place of birth: New York, New York, U.S

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).

Filmography (23)

• New York City Opera: A Little Night Music (1990, ★ 9.2)
• Elaine Stritch at Liberty (2004, ★ 9.1)
• Into the Woods (1991, ★ 8.1)
• National Theatre Live: Follies (2017, ★ 8)
• Blazing Saddles (1974, ★ 7.2)
• Young Frankenstein (1974, ★ 7.9)
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2014, ★ 8.1)
• Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982, ★ 8.1)
• I Am The Cheese (1983, ★ 7.4)
• Amazing Stories (1985, ★ 7.5)
• A Little Night Music (1977, ★ 6.2)
• Putting It Together (2001, ★ 6.5)
• Find Me Guilty (2006, ★ 6.6)
• Passion (1996, ★ 6.5)
• Alice in Wonderland (1983, ★ 6.8)
• Company (1996, ★ 7.1)
• The Birdcage (1996, ★ 7.1)
• Company (2011, ★ 6.9)
• Endless Love (1981, ★ 5.7)
• Into the Woods (2014, ★ 5.8)
• You Ruined My Life (1987, ★ 5.9)
• Merrily We Roll Along (2025, ★ 6.8)
• Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981, ★ 6.5)