Lennie Niehaus

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1929-06-11 (91 years old)

Deathday

2020-05-28

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Lennie Niehaus

Biography

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.

Production

1997

Absolute Power

as Original Music Composer

1992

Unforgiven

as Original Music Composer

1986

Heartbreak Ridge

as Original Music Composer

1995

The Bridges of Madison County

as Original Music Composer

1999

True Crime

as Original Music Composer

2000

Space Cowboys

as Original Music Composer

1973

Shirts/Skins

as Orchestrator

1990

The Rookie

as Original Music Composer

1997

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

as Original Music Composer

1988

Bird

as Original Music Composer

1984

Tightrope

as Original Music Composer

2007

Mitch Albom's For One More Day

as Original Music Composer

1985

Pale Rider

as Original Music Composer

1982

Rumpelstiltskin

as Original Music Composer

1983

Rapunzel

as Original Music Composer

1982

The Tale of the Frog Prince

as Original Music Composer

1983

Sleeping Beauty

as Original Music Composer

1993

A Perfect World

as Original Music Composer

2002

Blood Work

as Original Music Composer

1983

Little Red Riding Hood

as Original Music Composer

1983

Hansel and Gretel

as Original Music Composer

1984

City Heat

as Original Music Composer

2023

1990

White Hunter, Black Heart

as Original Music Composer

1998

1985

2008

Gran Torino

as Orchestrator

2008

Changeling

as Orchestrator

2004

Million Dollar Baby

as Orchestrator

1986

Back to School

as Conductor

1971

Lawman

as Orchestrator

1986

Ratboy

as Original Music Composer

2004

1986

Heartbreak Ridge

as Conductor

2008

Changeling

as Conductor

1973

Scorpio

as Orchestrator

1999

2000

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

as Original Music Composer

1996

Dog Watch

as Original Music Composer

1988

1996

Crazy Horse

as Original Music Composer

1993

Lush Life

as Original Music Composer

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