Jonathan Tunick

Jonathan Tunick

Actor

New York, New York, U.S
April 19, 1938

Biography

Jonathan Tunick (born April 19, 1938) is an American orchestrator, musical director, and composer. He is best known for orchestrating the works of Stephen Sondheim, their collaboration starting in 1970 with Company and continuing until Sondheim's death in 2021. Tunick has won numerous awards and became the seventh person to win an EGOT in 1997. In film, he has worked mainly as an orchestrator, including for several of Mel Brooks' early films. He composed the scores for films such as Fort Apache the Bronx (1981), Endless Love (1981), The Birdcage (1996), and Find Me Guilty (2006).

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Representative Works

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Into the Woods
2014Nominee

Best Performance

Into the Woods

The Birdcage
1996Nominee

Best Performance

The Birdcage

Blazing Saddles
1974Nominee

Best Performance

Blazing Saddles

Career Highlights

Young Frankenstein
1974Highlight

Best Performance

Young Frankenstein

Endless Love
1981Highlight

Best Performance

Endless Love

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