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Lennie Niehaus

Composer | * 06/11/1929 († 90, 05/28/2020) | St. Louis, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Leonard Niehaus (June 1, 1929 – May 28, 2020) was an American alto saxophonist, composer and arranger on the West Coast jazz scene. He played with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and served as one of Kenton's primary staff arrangers.He also played with Ray Vasquez and trombonist and Vocalist, Phil Carreon and other jazz bands on the U.S. West Coast. Niehaus had a close association as composer and arranger on motion pictures produced by Clint Eastwood. ()

Leonard Niehaus was an American alto saxophonist, composer and arranger on the West Coast jazz scene. He played with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and served as one of Kenton's primary staff arrangers. He also played with Ray Vasquez and trombonist and vocalist Phil Carreon and other jazz bands on the U.S. West Coast. Niehaus had a close association as composer and arranger to motion pictures produced by Clint Eastwood.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Action

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Awards & Nominations for Lennie Niehaus

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
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Movies with Lennie Niehaus as Actor(2)

Movies with Lennie Niehaus as Crew(40)

Sound/Orchestrator2008 Gran Torino
Sound/Orchestrator2008 Changeling
Sound/Conductor2008 Changeling
Sound/Original Music Composer2007 Mitch Albom's For One More Day
Sound/Orchestrator2004 Million Dollar Baby
Sound/Conductor2004 Million Dollar Baby
Sound/Original Music Composer2002 Blood Work
Sound/Music Arranger2000 Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Sound/Original Music Composer2000 Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Sound/Orchestrator2000 Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Sound/Original Music Composer2000 Space Cowboys
Sound/Music1999 The Jack Bull
Sound/Original Music Composer1999 True Crime
Sound/Music1998 No Laughing Matter
Sound/Original Music Composer1997 Absolute Power
Sound/Original Music Composer1997 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Sound/Music1996 Crazy Horse
Sound/Original Music Composer1996 Dog Watch
Sound/Original Music Composer1995 The Bridges of Madison County
Sound/Original Music Composer1993 A Perfect World
Sound/Original Music Composer1992 Unforgiven
Sound/Original Music Composer1990 The Rookie
Sound/Original Music Composer1990 White Hunter, Black Heart
Sound/Original Music Composer1988 Bird
Sound/Original Music Composer1986 Heartbreak Ridge
Sound/Conductor1986 Heartbreak Ridge
Sound/Original Music Composer1986 Ratboy
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 Pale Rider
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 Tightrope
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 City Heat
Sound/Original Music Composer1983 Little Red Riding Hood
Sound/Original Music Composer1983 Sleeping Beauty
Sound/Original Music Composer1983 Hansel and Gretel
Sound/Original Music Composer1982 The Tale of the Frog Prince
Sound/Original Music Composer1982 Rumpelstiltskin
Sound/Orchestrator1973 Shirts/Skins
Sound/Orchestrator1973 Scorpio

TV Shows/Series with Lennie Niehaus as Crew(2)

Sound/Music2008 Comanche Moon
Sound/Music1985 Amazing Stories

Full Name: Lennie Niehaus
Born: Tuesday, 06/11 1929 (June) in St. Louis, Missouri (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 05/28 2020 (May) in Redlands (aged: 90)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Educated at: Theodore Roosevelt High School
Record Label: Contemporary Records
Influenced by/Role models: Charlie Parker, Lee Konitz, Benny Carter, Phil Woods, Joe Maini, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Criss, Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein, Maurice Jarre, Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini, Bernard Herrmann, Oliver Wallace, George Bruns, Alfred Newman, Duke Ellington
Other names for Lennie Niehaus (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Leonard Niehaus"
Lennie Niehaus frequently works together with these people:
Clint Eastwood (53x, Actor)
Joel Cox (20x, Crew)
Shelley Duvall (15x, Actress)
Jack Green (14x, Crew)
Buddy Van Horn (14x, Crew)
Phyllis Huffman (13x, Crew)
David Valdes (11x, Crew)
Michael Maurer (10x, Crew)
Lloyd Nelson (9x, Actor)
Steven Spielberg (6x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:486279, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024