Jonathan Tunick (born April 19, 1938,

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) is an American

orchestrator Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. Also called "instrumentation", orch ...

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, and

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, and one of seventeen " EGOTs" - people to have won all four major American showbusiness awards: the

Tony Awards The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

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and

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. He is best known for orchestrating the works of

Stephen Sondheim Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March 22, 1930November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. One of the most important figures in twentieth-century musical theater, Sondheim is credited for having "reinvented the American musical" with sho ...

, their collaboration starting in 1970 with ''

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'' and continuing until Sondheim's death in 2021.

Biography

He graduated from Hunter College Elementary School, the LaGuardia Performing Arts High School, and holds degrees from

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and the

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.Rothstein, Mervyn
"A Life in the Theatre: Orchestrator, Composer and Music Director Jonathan Tunick"
playbill.com, September 16, 2005 Tunick's principal instrument is the clarinet.Gans, Andrew
"Tony-Winning Orchestrator Jonathan Tunick Plays Birdland March 19; Rebecca Faulkenberry Is Special Guest"
playbill.com, March 19, 2012. Much of his work has arisen from his involvement in theatre, and he is associated especially with the musicals of

. Sondheim said of Tunick's work: "'I think he's tops'..." and further noted that "Tunick is a standout in his field not only because of his musicianship and imagination, but primarily because of 'his great sensitivity to theatrical atmosphere'". Tunick also has a band, the "Broadway Moonlighters", which played at Birdland in March 2012 and in 2008 with

Barbara Cook Barbara Cook (October 25, 1927 – August 8, 2017) was an American actress and singer who first came to prominence in the 1950s as the lead in the original Broadway musicals ''Plain and Fancy'' (1955), ''Candide'' (1956) and ''The Music Man'' (19 ...

as his special guest. He has worked as an arranger and/or conductor on recordings with

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, Sir

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, and

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. In his review of the

recording ''Bernadette Peters Loves Rodgers and Hammerstein'' (Angel Records, 2002), John Kenrick wrote: "Jonathan Tunick provides the brilliant arrangements." Tunick won the Grammy Award as "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement" for his work on the song "No One Is Alone" from the

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that was awarded, in 1997, for ''

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''.Jonathan Tunick biography
sondheimguide.com; accessed April 17, 2012. In addition to the other awards, he has won the

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. This category was eliminated with the 2011� ...

three times and won a

Drama Desk Special Award The Drama Desk Special Award is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements by an individual or an organization that has made a significant contribution to the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway pr ...

in 1982. Tunick was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2009.

Personal life

Tunick is married to actress Leigh Beery (also known as "Lee Beery"), who appeared in the television soap opera ''

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'' in 1971.

Work

Stage

;Sources - AllMusic; Internet Broadway DatabaseJonathan Tunick Listing"
Internet Broadway Database; accessed April 17, 2012. *''Take Five'' (composer: "Gristedes," "The Pro Musica Antiqua")(

Julius Monk Julius Withers Monk (10 Nov 1912, Spencer, North Carolina – 17 Aug 1995, New York City, New York) was an American impresario in the New York cabaret scene. His 1956 revue, ''Four Below'', has been characterized as "the first legitimate cafe re ...

Revue) - 1957 *''

From A to Z ''From A to Z'' is a musical revue with a book by Woody Allen, Herbert Farjeon, and Nina Warner Hook and songs by Jerry Herman, Fred Ebb, Mary Rodgers, Everett Sloane, Jay Thompson, Dickson Hughes, Jack Holmes, Paul Klein, Norman Martin, William Dy ...

'' - 1960 *''All in Love'' - 1961 *'' Promises, Promises'' - 1968 *''

Here's Where I Belong ''Here's Where I Belong'' is a musical with a book by Alex Gordon and Terrence McNally, lyrics by Alfred Uhry, and music by Robert Waldman. The musical closed after one performance on Broadway. Background Based on John Steinbeck's novel '' East o ...

'' - 1968 *''

Dames at Sea ''Dames at Sea'' is a 1966 musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise. The musical is a parody of large, flashy 1930s Busby Berkeley-style movie musicals in which a chorus girl, newly arrived off the ...

'' - 1969 *''

'' - 1970 *''

The Grass Harp ''The Grass Harp'' is a novel by Truman Capote published on October 1, 1951Clarke, Gerald. ''Capote: A Biography'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1988), page 224. It tells the story of an orphaned boy and two elderly ladies who observe life from a ...

'' - 1971 *''

Follies ''Follies'' is a Musical theater, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The plot takes place in a crumbling Broadway theater, now scheduled for demolition, previously home to a musical revue (based on t ...

'' - 1971 *''

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'' - 1971 *''The Selling of the President'' - 1972 *''Sondheim: A Musical Tribute'' - Concert - 1973 *''

A Little Night Music ''A Little Night Music'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film ''Smiles of a Summer Night'', it involves the romantic lives of several couples. ...

'' - 1973 *''Smith'' - 1973 *''

A Chorus Line ''A Chorus Line'' is a 1975 musical with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, and a book by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante. Set on the bare stage of a Broadway theater, the musical is centered on seventeen Broadway dancers ...

'' - 1975 ("Opening," "Nothing," "At The Ballet," "...And," "What I Did For Love") *''

Goodtime Charley ''Goodtime Charley'' is a musical with a book by Sidney Michaels, music by Larry Grossman, and lyrics by Hal Hackady. A humorous take on actual historical events, it focuses on the Dauphin of France, who evolves from a hedonistic young man enam ...

'' - 1975 *''

The Frogs ''The Frogs'' ( grc-gre, Βάτραχοι, Bátrakhoi, Frogs; la, Ranae, often abbreviated ''Ran.'' or ''Ra.'') is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Lenaia, one of the Festivals of Dionysus in ...

'' - 1975 *''

Pacific Overtures ''Pacific Overtures'' is a Musical theater, musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by John Weidman, with "additional material by" Hugh Wheeler. Set in 19th-century Japan, it tells the story of the country's westernization ...

'' - 1976 *''

Ballroom A ballroom or ballhall is a large room inside a building, the primary purpose of which is holding large formal parties called balls. Traditionally, most balls were held in private residences; many mansions and palaces, especially historic man ...

'' - 1978 *''

Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the villain of the penny dreadful serial ''The String of Pearls'' (1846–47). The original tale became a feature of 19th-century melodrama and London urban legend, legend. A barber fr ...

'' - 1979 *'' Merrily We Roll Along'' - 1981 *''

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'' - (musical supervisor and orchestrations) 1982 *''

Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...

'' - (musical supervisor) 1982 *''

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'' - 1983 *''

Dance a Little Closer ''Dance a Little Closer'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Charles Strouse. The story is an updated version of Robert E. Sherwood's 1936 antiwar comedy '' Idiot's Delight''. Plot overview The musical is set on ...

'' - 1983 *''

The Wind in the Willows ''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets ...

'' - (musical supervisor) 1985 *''

Into the Woods ''Into the Woods'' is a 1987 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story ...

'' - 1987 *'' Nick & Nora'' - 1991 *''

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'' - 1992 *''

A Grand Night for Singing ''A Grand Night for Singing'' is a musical revue showcasing the music of Richard Rodgers and the lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II. Featuring songs from such lesser-known works as '' Allegro'', ''Me and Juliet'', ''State Fair'', and ''Pipe Dream' ...

'' - 1993 *''

'' (re-orchestrated) - 1993 *''

'' (re-orchestrated) - 1993 *'' Passion'' - 1994 *''The Petrified Prince'' -

Public Theater The Public Theater is a New York City arts organization founded as the Shakespeare Workshop in 1954 by Joseph Papp, with the intention of showcasing the works of up-and-coming playwrights and performers.Epstein, Helen. ''Joe Papp: An American Li ...

1994 *''Patti LuPone on Broadway'' -

Walter Kerr Theatre The Walter Kerr Theatre, previously the Ritz Theatre, is a Broadway theater at 219 West 48th Street in the Theater District of Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The theater was designed by Herbert J. Krapp and was constructed for the Shube ...

Concert 1995 *''

'' - 1995 *''

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (254–184 BC), specifica ...

'' (re-orchestrated; originals by Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal) - 1996 *''

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'' - 1996 *''

'' - 1997 *''

'' - 1997 *'' Saturday Night'' - 1999 *''Minnelli on Minnelli'' - (orchestrations)

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Concerts 1999 *''

Marie Christine ''Marie Christine'' is a musical with music, lyrics, and book by Michael John LaChiusa. It opened on Broadway in 1999. Set in 1890s New Orleans and then 5 years later in Chicago; the story is loosely based on the Greek play ''Medea'', and uses el ...

'' - 1999 *''

Putting It Together ''Putting it Together'' is a musical revue showcasing the songs of Stephen Sondheim. Drawing its title from a song in '' Sunday in the Park with George'', it was devised by Sondheim and Julia McKenzie. The revue has received several productions ...

'' - 1999 *''

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

'' - 2000 *''

'' (re-orchestrated) - 2001 *''

'' (re-orchestrated) - 2002 *''

Elaine Stritch At Liberty ''Elaine Stritch at Liberty'' is an autobiographical one-woman show written by Elaine Stritch and John Lahr, and produced by George C. Wolf, which is composed of anecdotes from Stritch's life, as well as showtunes and Broadway standards that mirr ...

'' - 2001 *''

'' - (re-orchestrated) 2003 *'' 110 in the Shade'' (re-orchestrated from Hershy Kay's originals) - 2003 *''

'' (re-orchestrated & expanded) - 2004 *''

'' - (re-orchestrated) 2004 *''

The Color Purple ''The Color Purple'' is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.

'' - 2005 *''

'' - (re-orchestrated) 2006 *''

The Apple Tree ''The Apple Tree'' is a series of three musical playlets with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and a book by Bock and Harnick with contributions from Jerome Coopersmith. Each act has its own storyline, but all three are tied toge ...

'' - (re-orchestrated from Eddie Sauter's originals) 2006 *'' 110 in the Shade'' - (re-orchestrated from Hershy Kay's originals) 2007 *''

Lovemusik ''LoveMusik'' is a musical written by Alfred Uhry, using a selection of music by Kurt Weill. The story explores the romance and lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, based on ''Speak Low (When You Speak Love): The Letters of Kurt Weill and Lotte ...

'' - 2007 *''

A Catered Affair :''The article is about the stage musical. For the 1956 film, see The Catered Affair.'' ''A Catered Affair'' is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by John Bucchino. It is based on both the 1956 film ''The Catered Aff ...

'' - 2008 *'' Road Show'' - 2008 and 2003 *'' The Story of My Life'' - 2009 *''

Oklahoma! ''Oklahoma!'' is the first musical theater, musical written by the duo of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, ''Green Grow the Lilacs (play), Green Grow the Lilacs''. Set in farm country outside the town of ...

'' - (re-orchestrated from Robert Russell Bennett's originals) 2009 *''

Bye Bye Birdie ''Bye Bye Birdie'' is a stage musical with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, based upon a book by Michael Stewart. Originally titled ''Let's Go Steady'', ''Bye Bye Birdie'' is set in 1958. The short story "Dream Man", authored ...

'' - (re-orchestrated from Robert Ginzler's originals) 2009 *'' Paradise Found'' - 2010 *''Some Lovers'' -

Old Globe Theatre The Old Globe is a professional theatre company located in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It produces about 15 plays and musicals annually in summer and winter seasons. Plays are performed in three separate theatres in the complex, which i ...

2011 *''

'' (re-orchestrated) - 2012 *'' Passion'' (re-orchestrated) - 2013 *'' A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'' - 2013 *''Waterfall'' -

Pasadena Playhouse The Pasadena Playhouse is a historic performing arts venue located 39 S. El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, California, United States. The 686-seat auditorium produces a variety of cultural and artistic events, professional shows, and community engage ...

2015 *''

'' (re-orchestrated) - 2015 *'' Cabin in the Sky'' -

Encores! Encores! is a Tony-honored concert series dedicated to performing rarely heard American musicals, usually with their original orchestrations. Presented by New York City Center since 1994, Encores! has revived shows by Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Ha ...

2016 *''

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'' - (re-orchestrated from Don Walker's originals) 2018

Filmography

;Sources - AllMusic;"Jonathan Tunick Credits"
allmusic.com, accessed April 17, 2012 Internet Movie Database *''

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'' - 1970 - musical director, orchestrator *'' Blazing Saddles'' - 1974 - orchestrator *''

Young Frankenstein ''Young Frankenstein'' is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks. The screenplay was co-written by Brooks and Gene Wilder. Wilder also starred in the lead role as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor F ...

'' - 1974 - orchestrator *''

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother ''The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother'' is a 1975 American musical comedy film with Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Dom DeLuise, Roy Kinnear, and Leo McKern.''Variety'' film review; December 3, 1975, page 22. The film was ...

'' - 1975 - orchestrator *''

'' - 1977 - composer orchestrator, conductor (winner,

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) *'' Columbo: Murder Under Glass'' - 1978 - (television) - composer, conductor *'' Flying High'' - 1978 - (television) - composer, conductor *''3 by Cheever'': "O Youth and Beauty", "The Sorrows of Gin" and '' 3 by Cheever: The 5:48'' - 1979 - (television) - composer, conductor *''Rendezvous Hotel'' - 1979 - (television) - composer, conductor *''Swan Song'' - 1980 - (television) - composer, conductor *''

Blinded by the Light "Blinded by the Light" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, a which first appeared on his 1973 debut album '' Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.'' A cover by British rock band Manfred Mann's Earth Band reached number one on the ...

'' - 1980 - (television) - composer, conductor *'' The Jilting of Granny Weatherall'' - 1980 - (television) - composer, conductor *''

Fort Apache the Bronx ''Fort Apache, The Bronx'' is a 1981 American crime drama film directed by Daniel Petrie. The film is about a hard-drinking, lonely veteran cop, Murphy ( Paul Newman), and his young partner Corelli ( Ken Wahl), who work in a crime-ridden precin ...

'' - 1981 - composer, conductor *'' Endless Love'' - 1981 - composer, conductor *''

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'' - 1981 - orchestrator *''The Shady Hill Kidnapping'' - 1982 - (television) - composer, conductor *''Night of 100 Stars'' - 1982 - (television) - music arranger *''

'' - 1982 - (television) - orchestrator *''

'' - 1983 - (television) - composer, conductor *''

I Am the Cheese ''I Am the Cheese'' is a young adult novel by the American writer Robert Cormier, published in 1977. Plot The novel opens with protagonist Adam Farmer biking from his home in the fictional town of Monument, Massachusetts, (based on Cormier's ...

'' - 1983 - composer, conductor *''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The series f ...

'' - 1984 - (television) - series composer, conductor *''

Concealed Enemies ''Concealed Enemies'' is a 1984 American PBS docudrama, produced by WGBH-TV in Boston, about the events leading to the arrest, conviction and imprisonment of former U.S. State Department official Alger Hiss. Directed by Jeff Bleckner, written by Hu ...

'' - 1984 - (television) - composer, conductor *''Brotherly Love'' - 1985 - (television) - composer, conductor *'' Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories'' - 1985 - (television) - series composer, conductor *''The B.R.A.T. Patrol'' - 1986 - (television) - composer, conductor *''

American Masters ''American Masters'' is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and those who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the ...

'' - 1986 - (television) - composer (theme only) *''

You Ruined My Life ''You Ruined My Life'' is a 1987 television film directed by David Ashwell. Plot ''You Ruined My Life'' is about 11-year-old Minerva (Soleil Moon Frye), a girl who lives in a Las Vegas casino with her Uncle Howie (Allen Garfield), who spoils he ...

'' - 1987 - (television) - composer, conductor *''

'' - 1991 - (television) - orchestrator *''Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall'' - 1993 (televised) (concert in 1992) - (television) - orchestrator *''

The Last Good Time ''The Last Good Time'' is a 1994 American drama film starring Armin Mueller-Stahl, Olivia d'Abo, Maureen Stapleton and Lionel Stander in his final theatrical role. Directed by Bob Balaban, the film was based on a 1984 novel of the same name by R ...

'' - 1994 - composer, conductor *''

The Birdcage ''The Birdcage'' is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, adapted by Elaine May, and starring Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest. Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, and Christine Baranski app ...

'' - 1996 - music arranger and adapter, composer, conductor *'' Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh'' - 1998 - (television) - orchestrator *''

The Fantasticks ''The Fantasticks'' is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the 1894 play ''The Romancers'' (''Les Romanesques'') by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neigh ...

'' - 2000 - music adaptor and arranger, conductor *''

Find Me Guilty ''Find Me Guilty'' is a 2006 American courtroom comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Sidney Lumet. The film is based on the true story of the longest Mafia trial in American history. Much of the courtroom testimony was taken from the orig ...

'' - 2006 - composer, conductor *''

'' (Tim Burton film) - 2007 - music adaptor and orchestrator *''

'' - 2014 - orchestrator *''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

'' - 2017 - orchestrator

Awards

;Sources - Sondheim Guide; Internet Broadway Database *1977 Academy Award - Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score - ''

'' *1982 Emmy Award - Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction - ''Night of 100 Stars'' *1988 Grammy Award - Best Instrumental Arrangement, "No One Is Alone", performed by

Cleo Laine Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927)Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. This category was eliminated with the 2011� ...

- ''Passion'' *1997 Tony Award - Best Orchestrations for ''

'' *1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations - ''Titanic'' *2007 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations - ''Lovemusik''Cox, Gordon
"'Utopia' sweeps Drama Desk Awards"
Variety.com, May 20, 2007.

References

External links

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Jonathan Tunick Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (2021) {{DEFAULTSORT:Tunick, Jonathan Best Original Music Score Academy Award winners American male musicians Jewish American composers Bard College alumni Drama Desk Award winners Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School alumni Grammy Award winners Juilliard School alumni Tony Award winners 1938 births Living people Musicians from New York City 21st-century American Jews