Jonathan Tunick - Definition and Overview

Jonathan Tunick (born 19 April 1938) is an orchestrator, musical director and composer, who is a member of that small group of artists who have won all four major American performing awards: the Tony, Oscar, Emmy and Grammy. The bulk of his work has arisen from his involvement in theatre, and he is associated especially with the musicals of Stephen Sondheim.

He was born in New York City and is married to actress Leigh Beery.

Credits as Orchestrator

• From A to Z - 1960
• Promises, Promises -1968
• Here's Where I Belong - 1968
• Company - 1970
• The Grass Harp - 1971
• Follies - 1971
• The Selling of the President - 1972
• - 1973
• A Little Night Music - 1973
• A Chorus Line - 1975
• Goodtime Charley - 1975
• Pacific Overtures - 1976
• Ballroom - 1978
• Sweeney Todd - 1979
• Merrily We Roll Along - 1981
• Nine - 1982
• Baby - 1983
• Dance a Little Closer - 1983
• Into the Woods - 1987
• Nick & Nora - 1991
• A Grand Night for Singing - 1993
• Company - 1993
• Passion - 1994
• Patti LuPone on Broadway - 1995
• Company - 1995
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - 1996
• Into the Woods - 1997
• Titanic - 1997
• Minnelli on Minnelli - 1999
• Marie Christine - 1999
• Putting It Together - 1999
• Follies - 2001
• Into the Woods - 2002
• Elaine Stritch At Liberty - 2002
• Nine - 2003

Credits as Musical Supervisor

• Nine - 1982
• Alice in Wonderland - 1982
• The Wind in the Willows - 1985

Television & Films

• The Twelve Chairs - 1970 - musical director, orchestrator
• Blazing Saddles - 1974 - orchestrator
• Young Frankenstein - 1974 - orchestrator
• The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother- 1975 - orchestrator
• A Little Night Music - 1977 - composer orchestrator, conductor
• - 1978 - (television) - composer
• Flying High - 1978 - (television) - composer
• - 1979 - (television) - composer
• Rendezvous Hotel - 1979 - (television) - composer
• Swan Song - 1980 - (television) - composer
• Blinded by the Light - 1980 - (television) - composer
• The Jilting of Granny Weatherall - 1980 - (television) - composer
• Fort Apache the Bronx - 1981 - composer
• Endless Love - 1981 - composer
• Reds - 1981 - orchestrator
• The Shady Hill Kidnapping - 1982 - (television) - composer
• Night of 100 Stars - 1982 - (television) - music arranger
• Sweeney Todd - 1982 - (television) - orchestrator
• Alice in Wonderland - 1983 - (television) - composer, conductor
• I Am the Cheese - 1983 - composer
• Murder, She Wrote - 1984 - (television) - series composer
• Concealed Enemies - 1984 - (television) - composer
• Brotherly Love - 1985 - (television) - composer
• Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories - 1985 - (television) - series composer
• The B.R.A.T. Patrol - 1986 - (television) - composer
• You Ruined My Life - 1987 - (television) - composer
• Into the Woods - 1991 - (television) - orchestrator
• - 1993 - (television) - orchestrator
• The Last Good Time - 1994 - composer
• The Birdcage - 1996 - music arranger and adapter
• Passion - 1996 - (television) - orchestrator
• Hey, Mr Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh - 1998 - (television) - orchestrator
• The Fantasticks - 2000 - music adaptor and arranger

Awards

• 1977 Oscar - Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score - A Little Night Music
• 1997 Tony Award, Best Orchestrations, for Titanic
• 1988 Grammy, Best Instrumental Arrangement , "No One Is Alone", performed by Cleo Laine
• 1982 Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction - Night of 100 Stars