Dave Grusin

Biography

Robert David "Dave" Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger and pianist. Grusin 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 12 Grammys. He has had a prolific recording career as an artist, arranger, producer and executive producer.

Most Famous Work

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St. Elsewhere

(1982) Main Title Theme Composer

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Dan August

(1970) Main Title Theme Composer

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The Goonies

(1985) Conductor

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The Firm

(1993) Music

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Selena

(1997) Original Music Composer

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The Graduate

(1967) Additional Music

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Tootsie

(1982) Original Music Composer

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...And Justice for All

(1979) Original Music Composer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2011	Keyboards	Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin: Montreux Jazz Festival 2011-07-03 Movie
	N/A	An Evening With Dave Grusin 2011-04-26 Movie
2009	keyboards	The Hang All Stars - Leverkusener Jazztage 2009-01-11 Movie
2005	Himself	Lee Ritenour : Overtime 2005-01-28 Movie
2003	N/A	Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin - Live From The Record Plant 2003-10-19 Movie
1985	Himself	GRP All-Stars: Live from the Record Plant 1985-06-19 Movie
	N/A	Dave Grusin & Lee Ritenour: Live at the Jakarta International Jazz Festival 2013 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2014	Additional Music	Keep On Keepin’ On 2014-04-19 Movie
1981	Additional Music	Reds 1981-12-25 Movie
1967	Additional Music	The Graduate 1967-12-21 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2008	Original Music Composer	Recount 2008-05-25 Movie
2006	Original Music Composer	Even Money 2006-03-01 Movie
2001	Music	Dinner with Friends 2001-08-11 Movie
1999	Original Music Composer	Random Hearts 1999-10-08 Movie
1998	Original Music Composer	Hope Floats 1998-05-29 Movie
1997	Music	In the Gloaming 1997-04-20 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Selena 1997-03-21 Movie
1996	Music	Mulholland Falls 1996-04-26 Movie
1995	Original Music Composer	The Cure 1995-04-21 Movie
1993	Music	The Firm 1993-06-30 Movie
1991	Original Music Composer	For the Boys 1991-11-22 Movie
1990	Original Music Composer	The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990-12-21 Movie
	Music	Havana 1990-12-11 Movie
1989	Original Music Composer	The Fabulous Baker Boys 1989-10-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Dry White Season 1989-09-20 Movie
1988	Original Music Composer	Tequila Sunrise 1988-12-02 Movie
	Music	Clara's Heart 1988-10-07 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Milagro Beanfield War 1988-03-18 Movie
1987	Original Music Composer	Ishtar 1987-05-15 Movie
1986	Original Music Composer	Lucas 1986-03-28 Movie
1985	Original Music Composer	The Goonies 1985-06-07 Movie
	Conductor	The Goonies 1985-06-07 Movie
1984	Music	Falling in Love 1984-11-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Little Drummer Girl 1984-10-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Pope of Greenwich Village 1984-06-22 Movie
	Music	Racing with the Moon 1984-03-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Scandalous 1984-01-29 Movie
1982	Original Music Composer	Tootsie 1982-12-17 Movie
	Main Title Theme Composer	St. Elsewhere 1982-10-26 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	Author! Author! 1982-06-18 Movie
1981	Music	Reds 1981-12-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	On Golden Pond 1981-12-01 Movie
	Music	Absence of Malice 1981-11-19 Movie
1980	Original Music Composer	My Bodyguard 1980-07-11 Movie
1979	Music	The Electric Horseman 1979-12-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	...And Justice for All 1979-10-19 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Champ 1979-07-10 Movie
1978	Original Music Composer	Heaven Can Wait 1978-06-28 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Colorado C.I. 1978-05-26 Movie
1977	Original Music Composer	The Goodbye Girl 1977-11-27 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Bobby Deerfield 1977-09-29 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Fire Sale 1977-06-09 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Mr. Billion 1977-03-03 Movie
1976	Original Music Composer	The Front 1976-09-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Murder by Death 1976-06-23 Movie
1975	Original Music Composer	Three Days of the Condor 1975-08-01 Movie
	Original Music Composer	W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings 1975-05-21 Movie
	Music	The Trial of Chaplain Jensen 1975-02-11 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Nickel Ride 1975-01-15 Movie
1974	Original Music Composer	The Yakuza 1974-12-21 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Midnight Man 1974-03-07 Movie
1973	Original Music Composer	The Friends of Eddie Coyle 1973-06-26 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Amanda Fallon 1973-05-04 Movie
1972	Original Music Composer	The Family Rico 1972-09-13 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Fuzz 1972-07-14 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid 1972-05-12 Movie
1971	Original Music Composer	The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight 1971-12-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	A Howling in the Woods 1971-11-05 Movie
	Music	The Deadly Dream 1971-09-25 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Forgotten Man 1971-09-14 Movie
	Music	Shoot Out 1971-07-02 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Pursuit of Happiness 1971-02-23 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Sarge: The Badge or the Cross 1971-02-22 Movie
	Theme Song Performance	LA 2017 1971-01-15 Movie
1970	Music	The Intruders 1970-11-10 Movie
	Main Title Theme Composer	Dan August 1970-09-23 TV Show
	Original Music Composer	Adam at Six A.M. 1970-09-22 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Halls of Anger 1970-04-29 Movie
1969	Original Music Composer	Generation 1969-12-15 Movie
	Music	Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here 1969-10-31 Movie
	Music	Winning 1969-05-22 Movie
	Music	The Mad Room 1969-05-01 Movie
1968	Original Music Composer	Candy 1968-12-17 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 1968-07-31 Movie
	Original Music Composer	Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? 1968-06-19 Movie
	Music	A Man Called Gannon 1968-03-08 Movie
	Music	Prescription: Murder 1968-02-20 Movie
1967	Original Music Composer	Waterhole #3 1967-10-10 Movie
	Original Music Composer	The Scorpio Letters 1967-09-01 Movie
	Music	Divorce American Style 1967-06-21 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv