Niehaus, Lennie 1929- (Leonard Niehaus)

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Niehaus, Lennie 1929- (Leonard Niehaus)

PERSONAL

Born June 1, 1929, in St. Louis, MO. Education: Studied music at California State University, Los Angeles, graduated cum laude.

Addresses:

Agent—Soundtrack Music Associates, 2229 Cloverfield Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405; Robert Light Agency, 6404 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career:

Composer, orchestrator, conductor, and music director. Orchestrator for the composer Jerry Fielding and worked on various projects. Stan Kenton Orchestra, alto saxophone soloist and arranger, 1951-52, 1954-c. 1960; also had own jazz band. Worked in music education. Military service: U.S. Army, 1952-54.

Awards, Honors:

New Star-Alto Sax Award, DownBeat magazine, c. 1950s; BMI Film Music awards, 1987, for Heartbreak Ridge, 1993, for Unforgiven, 1996, for The Bridges of Madison County, and 2001, for Space Cowboys; Film Award nomination, best score, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1989, for Bird; Emmy Award, outstanding individual achievement in music composition for a miniseries or special (dramatic underscore), 1994, for Lush Life; Emmy Award, outstanding individual achievement in music composition for a miniseries, movie, or special (dramatic underscore), 2008, for Oprah Winfrey Presents: "Mitch Albom's ‘For One More Day’" (also known as For One More Day and Mitch Albom's "For One More Day").

CREDITS

Film Orchestrator:

(Uncredited) Straw Dogs (also known as Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs"), Cinerama, 1971.

(As Leonard Niehaus) Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (also known as Traiganme la cabeza de Alfredo Gracia), United Artists, 1974.

The Bad News Bears, Paramount, 1976.

(As Leonard Niehaus) Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Warner Bros., 1979.

Escape from Alcatraz, Paramount, 1979.

Below the Belt, Atlantic Releasing, 1980.

Under the Volcano, Universal, 1984.

Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Warner Bros., 1985.

Ratboy, Warner Bros., 1986.

The Two Jakes, Paramount, 1990.

Orchestrator for "Kate's Theme" and "Power Waltz," Absolute Power, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (animated; also known as Disney's "Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World" and Pocahontas: Journey to a New World), Buena Vista Home Video, 1998.

Mystic River, Warner Bros., 2003.

Million Dollar Baby (also known as Rope Burns), Warner Bros., 2004.

Flags of Our Fathers, Warner Bros., 2006.

Letters from Iwo Jima, Warner Bros., 2006.

Film Conductor:

Heartbreak Ridge, Warner Bros., 1986.

Orchestra conductor, The Two Jakes, Paramount, 1990.

Music conductor, A Perfect World, Warner Bros., 1993.

Conductor for "Kate's Theme" and "Power Waltz," Absolute Power, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (animated; also known as Disney's "Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World" and Pocahontas: Journey to a New World), Buena Vista Home Video, 1998.

Blood Work, Warner Bros., 2002.

Mystic River, Warner Bros., 2003.

Million Dollar Baby (also known as Rope Burns), Warner Bros., 2004.

Flags of Our Fathers, Warner Bros., 2006.

Letters from Iwo Jima, Warner Bros., 2006.

Film Music Director:

Back to School, Orion, 1986.

Heartbreak Ridge, Warner Bros., 1986.

Ratboy, Warner Bros., 1986.

Film Music Work; Other:

Music editor, Sesame Street Presents "Follow That Bird" (also known as Follow That Bird), Warner Bros., 1985.

Music supervisor and performer, Bird, Warner Bros., 1988.

Music producer, A Perfect World, Warner Bros., 1993.

Television Conductor; Miniseries:

Titanic, CBS, 1996.

Comanche Moon, CBS, 2008.

Television Orchestrator; Movies:

High Midnight, CBS, 1979.

Lush Life, Showtime, 1994.

Television Conductor; Movies:

The Child Saver, NBC, 1988.

Lush Life, Showtime, 1994.

Crazy Horse, TNT, 1996.

The Fixer, Showtime, 1998.

No Laughing Matter, USA Network, 1998.

The Jack Bull, HBO, 1999.

Oprah Winfrey Presents: "Mitch Albom's ‘For One More Day’" (also known as For One More Day and Mitch Albom's "For One More Day"), ABC, 2007.

Television Musical Director; Specials:

Eastwood after Hours: Live at Carnegie Hall (also known as Clint Eastwood: Live at Carnegie Hall), 1997.

Television Work; Episodic:

Conductor, "Vanessa in the Garden," Amazing Stories (also known as Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories"), NBC, 1985.

Orchestrator and music arranger, "Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows," American Masters, PBS, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso, Cinemax, 1993.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, "Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows," American Masters, PBS, 2000.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

The Quintet, Contemporary, 1954.

I Swing for You, EmArcy MG, 1957.

Patterns, Fresh Sound, 1989.

The Octet #2, Vol. 3, Original Jazz Classics, 1991.

The Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 1: The Quintets, Original Jazz Classics, 1991, 2000.

Unforgiven (Original Soundtrack), Varese Sarabande, 1992.

The Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 4: The Quintets and Strings, Original Jazz Classics, 1995.

The Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 2: Zounds!, Original Jazz Classics, 1997.

Seems Like Old Times, Fresh Sound, 1998.

Festival Winds, Ambitus, 1999.

Lennie Niehaus, Jamey Aebersold, 2000.

The Lennie Niehaus, Vol. 5: The Sextet, Original Jazz Classics, 2001.

Niehaus's music has appeared in other recordings.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

City Heat, Warner Bros., 1984.

Tightrope, Warner Bros., 1984.

Pale Rider, Warner Bros., 1985.

Sesame Street Presents "Follow That Bird" (also known as Follow That Bird), Warner Bros., 1985.

Heartbreak Ridge, Warner Bros., 1986.

Never Too Young to Die, Paul Entertainment, 1986.

Ratboy, Warner Bros., 1986.

Emanon, 1987.

Bird, Warner Bros., 1988.

The Rookie, Warner Bros., 1990.

White Hunter, Black Heart, Warner Bros., 1990.

Unforgiven, Warner Bros., 1992.

A Perfect World, Warner Bros., 1993.

The Bridges of Madison County, Warner Bros., 1995.

Dog Watch, Dog Watch Productions, 1996.

Absolute Power, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Warner Bros., 1997.

Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (animated; also known as Disney's "Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World" and Pocahontas: Journey to a New World), Buena Vista Home Video, 1998.

True Crime, Warner Bros., 1999.

Space Cowboys, Warner Bros., 2000.

Film Music; Songs:

"Isn't It Good to Know (Where You're Going)," Time to Run, WorldWide Pictures, 1973.

"Montage Blues," City Heat, Warner Bros., 1984.

"Doe Eyes (Love Theme from The Bridges of Madison County)," The Bridges of Madison County, Warner Bros., 1995.

"Kate's Theme" and "Power Waltz," Absolute Power, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997.

"The Big Rock" and "The Last Deputy," The Perfect Storm (also known as Perfect Storm, Den perfekta stormen, Der Sturm, En pleine tempete, Furtuna perfecta, Gniew oceanu, La tempesta perfetta, La tempete, La tormenta perfecta, Mar em furia, Meren raivo, Tempestade, Tormenta perfecta, and Una tormenta perfecta), Warner Bros., 2000.

Niehaus's music has appeared in other productions and projects.

Television Music; Series:

Theme music, Not for Hire, syndicated, 1959.

It Was a Very Good Year, ABC, 1971.

True Colors, Fox, 1990-92.

Television Music; Miniseries:

Titanic, CBS, 1996.

The Blues (documentary), PBS, 2003-2004.

Comanche Moon, CBS, 2008.

Television Music; Movies:

The Child Saver, NBC, 1988.

Lush Life, Showtime, 1994.

Crazy Horse, TNT, 1996.

The Fixer, Showtime, 1998.

No Laughing Matter, USA Network, 1998.

The Jack Bull, HBO, 1999.

Oprah Winfrey Presents: "Mitch Albom's ‘For One More Day’" (also known as For One More Day and Mitch Albom's "For One More Day"), ABC, 2007.