Dave Grusin

Dave Grusin

American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist (1934–)

Robert David Grusin is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He has composed many scores for feature films and television, and has won numerous awards for his soundtrack and record work, including an Academy Award and 10 Grammy Awards. Grusin was also a frequent collaborator with director Sydney Pollack, scoring many of his films like Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), Tootsie (1982), The Firm (1993), and Random Hearts (1999). In 1978, Grusin founded GRP Records with Larry Rosen, and was an early pioneer of digital recording.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 14 films (1968–1995) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1968 A Man Called Gannon Universal Pictures 106 min Color sound
1968 Where Were You When The Lights Went Out Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. 89 min 35mm Color sound
1968 Where Were You When The Lights Went Out? Hy Averback 89 min 16mm Color
1969 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here Universal Pictures 98 min Color sound
1969 WINNING. Universal Pictures & Newman-Foreman Co. Inc. 123 min 35 mm Color sound
1970 HALLS OF ANGER. Mirisch Productions Inc. 96 min 35 mm sound
1971 Shoot Out Universal Pictures 95 min Color sound
1972 Good Times University Park 16mm sound
1972 The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid Universal Pictures 92 min Color sound
1975 W. W. And The Dixie Dancekings Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation 90 min Color sound
1976 Murder By Death Columbia Picture Corp 94 min 16mm Color sound
1977 Fire Sale Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 88 min Color sound
1978 Heaven Can Wait Warren Beatty, Buck Henry 99 min 16mm Color
1995 The Cure Mutual Film Corp 24 16mm Color sound