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.
Academy Awards
Best Original Score
Known For
The Firm
(1993)
Music
Tootsie
(1982)
Original Music Composer
The Goonies
(1985)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Hope Floats
(1998)
Original Music Composer
Three Days of the Condor
(1975)
Original Music Composer
Random Hearts
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Selena
(1997)
Original Music Composer
Havana
(1990)
Music
Reds
(1981)
Music
...And Justice for All
(1979)
Original Music Composer
Tequila Sunrise
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Shoot Out
(1971)
Music
On Golden Pond
(1981)
Original Music Composer
Falling in Love
(1984)
Music
The Cure
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Mulholland Falls
(1996)
Music
Full Filmography
Sound
The Scorpio Letters
(1967)
Original Music Composer
Divorce American Style
(1967)
Music
Waterhole #3
(1967)
Original Music Composer
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
(1968)
Original Music Composer
A Man Called Gannon
(1968)
Music
Prescription: Murder
(1968)
Music
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
(1968)
Original Music Composer
Candy
(1968)
Original Music Composer
Winning
(1969)
Music
The Mad Room
(1969)
Music
Generation
(1969)
Original Music Composer
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
(1969)
Music
The Intruders
(1970)
Music
Halls of Anger
(1970)
Original Music Composer
Adam at Six A.M.
(1970)
Original Music Composer
A Howling in the Woods
(1971)
Original Music Composer
The Pursuit of Happiness
(1971)
Original Music Composer
The Forgotten Man
(1971)
Original Music Composer
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
(1971)
Original Music Composer
Sarge: The Badge or the Cross
(1971)
Original Music Composer
Shoot Out
(1971)
Music
The Deadly Dream
(1971)
Music
LA 2017
(1971)
Theme Song Performance
Fuzz
(1972)
Original Music Composer
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid
(1972)
Original Music Composer
The Family Rico
(1972)
Original Music Composer
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
(1973)
Original Music Composer
Amanda Fallon
(1973)
Original Music Composer
The Yakuza
(1974)
Original Music Composer
The Midnight Man
(1974)
Original Music Composer
Three Days of the Condor
(1975)
Original Music Composer
The Nickel Ride
(1975)
Original Music Composer
W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings
(1975)
Original Music Composer
The Trial of Chaplain Jensen
(1975)
Music
Murder by Death
(1976)
Original Music Composer
The Front
(1976)
Original Music Composer
Bobby Deerfield
(1977)
Original Music Composer
Mr. Billion
(1977)
Original Music Composer
The Goodbye Girl
(1977)
Original Music Composer
Fire Sale
(1977)
Original Music Composer
Heaven Can Wait
(1978)
Original Music Composer
Colorado C.I.
(1978)
Original Music Composer
The Electric Horseman
(1979)
Music
...And Justice for All
(1979)
Original Music Composer
The Champ
(1979)
Original Music Composer
My Bodyguard
(1980)
Original Music Composer
On Golden Pond
(1981)
Original Music Composer
Absence of Malice
(1981)
Music
Reds
(1981)
Music
Tootsie
(1982)
Original Music Composer
Author! Author!
(1982)
Original Music Composer
Racing with the Moon
(1984)
Music
The Pope of Greenwich Village
(1984)
Original Music Composer
The Little Drummer Girl
(1984)
Original Music Composer
Falling in Love
(1984)
Music
Scandalous
(1984)
Original Music Composer
The Goonies
(1985)
Original Music Composer and Conductor
Lucas
(1986)
Original Music Composer
Ishtar
(1987)
Original Music Composer
Tequila Sunrise
(1988)
Original Music Composer
The Milagro Beanfield War
(1988)
Original Music Composer
Clara's Heart
(1988)
Music
The Fabulous Baker Boys
(1989)
Original Music Composer
A Dry White Season
(1989)
Original Music Composer
The Bonfire of the Vanities
(1990)
Original Music Composer
Havana
(1990)
Music
For the Boys
(1991)
Original Music Composer
The Firm
(1993)
Music
The Cure
(1995)
Original Music Composer
Mulholland Falls
(1996)
Music
In the Gloaming
(1997)
Music
Selena
(1997)
Original Music Composer
Hope Floats
(1998)
Original Music Composer
Random Hearts
(1999)
Original Music Composer
Dinner with Friends
(2001)
Music
Even Money
(2006)
Original Music Composer
Recount
(2008)
Original Music Composer
Acting
GRP All-Stars: Live from the Record Plant
(1985)
Himself
Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin - Live From The Record Plant
(2003)
Lee Ritenour : Overtime
(2005)
Himself
The Hang All Stars - Leverkusener Jazztage
(2009)
keyboards
An Evening With Dave Grusin
(2011)
Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin: Montreux Jazz Festival
(2011)
Keyboards
Crew