Johann Sebastian Bach


Biography

Johann Sebastian Bach worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Bach's music was initially used for film dramas like "Les Enfants Terribles" (1952) and "Wild Strawberries" (1957). Earlier in his Hollywood career, his music was used in "Les Enfants Terribles" (1952) and "Wild Strawberries" (1957) with Victor Sjostrom. In the eighties, Bach devoted his time to ...

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Biography

Johann Sebastian Bach worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Bach's music was initially used for film dramas like "Les Enfants Terribles" (1952) and "Wild Strawberries" (1957). Earlier in his Hollywood career, his music was used in "Les Enfants Terribles" (1952) and "Wild Strawberries" (1957) with Victor Sjostrom. In the eighties, Bach devoted his time to various credits, such as "Chimera" with William Sorochan (1988), "Cien Ninos Esperando un Tren" (1988) and "Kaftane el Hob" (1988). He also worked on "Melo" with Sabine Azema (1988). Bach's music was most recently used in the horror feature "Some Kind of Hate" (2015) with Ronen Rubenstein. In the nineties and the early 2000s, Bach lent his talents to projects like "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (1999) starring Matt Damon, "Black and White" (2000) starring Robert Downey Jr. and "Le Pique-nique de Lulu Kreutz" (2000) starring Philippe Noiret. His credits also expanded to "Like Father" with Ned Kelly (2000) and "Perdita Durango" (2000).

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

A l'attaque! (2000)
Performer

Writer (Feature Film)

Love and Money (1982)
Book As Source Material

Music (Feature Film)

Little Women (2019)
Song
Untouchable (2019)
Song
The Goldfinch (2019)
Song
The Addams Family (2019)
Song
The Upside (2019)
Song
Ocean's Eight (2018)
Song
Chappaquiddick (2018)
Song
Gloria Bell (2018)
Song
Ready Player One (2018)
Song
Red Sparrow (2018)
Song
The List (2018)
Music
The Land of Steady Habits (2018)
Song
Tomb Raider (2018)
Song
The Children Act (2018)
Music Composer
Radegund (2017)
Song
Flatliners (2017)
Song
Rough Night (2017)
Song
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
Song
The Mountain Between Us (2017)
Song
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Song
Thor 3: Ragnarok (2017)
Song
Permission (2017)
Song
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
Song
My Cousin Rachel (2017)
Song
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Music Composer
Zoolander 2 (2016)
Song
Colonia (2016)
Song
The Choice (2016)
Song
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Song
The Lost City of Z (2016)
Music Composer
Allied (2016)
Song
Mr. Right (2016)
Song
The Brothers Grimsby (2016)
Song
Captain Fantastic (2016)
Song
The Accountant (2016)
Song
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Song
Some Kind of Hate (2015)
Song
Brooklyn (2015)
Song
Too Late (2015)
Song
Me & Earl & the Dying Girl (2015)
Song
Spotlight (2015)
Song
A Promise (2014)
Song
Snowpiercer (2014)
Song
Annie (2014)
Song
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014)
Song
Premature (2014)
Song
This Is the End (2013)
Song
Admission (2013)
Song
Elysium (2013)
Song
Jobs (2013)
Song
Lords of Salem (2013)
Song
The Mortal Instruments (2013)
Song
CBGB (2013)
Song
Side Effects (2013)
Song
Frances Ha (2012)
Song
Good Deeds (2012)
Song
Men in Black III (2012)
Song
The Three Stooges (2012)
Song
Warrior (2011)
Song
Puncture (2011)
Song
The Music Never Stopped (2011)
Song
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Song
The Tree of Life (2011)
Song
Step Up 3-D (2010)
Song
The American (2010)
Song
Bride Wars (2009)
Song
The International (2009)
Song
Halloween 2 (2009)
Song
The Road (2009)
Song
Surrogates (2009)
Song
A Wink and A Smile (2009)
Song
21 (2008)
Song
The Duchess (2008)
Song
Blindness (2008)
Song
The Bank Job (2008)
Song
Elegy (2008)
Song
Botched (2008)
Song
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
Song
Milk (2008)
Song
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Song
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
Song
Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)
Song
Trade (2007)
Song
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Song
Halloween (2007)
Song
Khadak (2006)
Music
Thank You for Smoking (2006)
Song
Factory Girl (2006)
Song
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye (2006)
Music
Phat Girlz (2006)
Music
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006)
Song
Breaking and Entering (2006)
Music Composer
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
Music Composer
Bee Season (2005)
Song
Gespenster (2005)
Music
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Song
Domino (2005)
Song
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Composer
The Aviator (2004)
Composer
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)
Music
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
Music
Miracle (2004)
Music
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)
Song
Fear and Trembling (2004)
Composer
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Composer
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Music
Shanghai Knights (2003)
Music
Bad Boys II (2003)
Music
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Music
Sonny (2002)
Song
The Pianist (2002)
Music ("Suite No. 1 Bmv 1007 For Solo Cello")
Harvard Man (2001)
Music
Hannibal (2001)
Music
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
Music
Hotel (2001)
Song
The Last Castle (2001)
Music
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Music
Caveman's Valentine (2001)
Music
Enigma (2001)
Music
The Animal (2001)
Music
Touched by a Killer (2001)
Music
The Sleepy Time Gal (2001)
Music
Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
Song
Yi Yi (2000)
Music ("Toccata, Bwv 914")
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Song
One Day in September (2000)
Music
Le Pique-nique de Lulu Kreutz (2000)
Music
Like Father (2000)
Music ("Chaconne")
Extension du domaine de la lutte (2000)
Music ("Christ Lag In Todesbaden" (From 'La Cantate Bw 4'))
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich (2000)
Music
Unbreakable (2000)
Music
The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000)
Music
The City Below the Line (1999)
Music
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Music
The Story of Us (1999)
Music Composer
Metal (1999)
Music
Three Kings (1999)
Music
Runaway Bride (1999)
Music
Black and White (1999)
Song
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Music
The Guests (1999)
Song
Besieged (1998)
Music ("Prelude In E Flat Minor (From 'The Well-Tempered Clavier')")
In and Out of Fashion (1998)
Music
Indiscretion of an American Wife (1998)
Music
Sour Grapes (1998)
Music
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Music
Private Confessions (1997)
Music
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
Music
The Pest (1997)
Music
Gummo (1997)
Music
Romy & Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
Music
Science of the Soul: A Jungian Perspective (1997)
Music ("Suite #3 In D Minor")
Kiss the Girls (1997)
Music
Sarabande (1997)
Music
Perdita Durango (1997)
Music ("Menuet Aus Der Flotensonate D-Dur Bmw 1033")
Six Gestures (1997)
Music
Still Breathing (1997)
Music
The Witman Boys (1997)
Music
One Night Stand (1997)
Music
The Blackout (1997)
Music ("Brandenburg Concerto No 2")
Some Mother's Son (1996)
Music Composer
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Music Composer ("Siciliana-Sonata Bwv 1031/2nd Movement")
Les Agneaux (1996)
Music
Dear God (1996)
Music
Before Sunrise (1995)
Music ("Variatio 25 (The Goldberg Variations)") ("Andante (Sonata No 1 In G Major Bmv 1027)")
The Wondrous Voyage of Kornel Esti (1995)
Music
Crows (1995)
Music ("Partita In C-Minor")
The Favor (1994)
Song
Faust (1994)
Music ("Fugue")
Clean Slate (1994)
Music
Roswell (1994)
Music
Boxing Helena (1993)
Music Composer ("Brandenburg Concertos #3")
Helas Pour Moi (1993)
Musical Extracts
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
Music "Aria From The Goldberg Variations" (("Aria") "Two Part Invention No 13" ("45 Seconds And A Chair") "Prelude From English Suite No 5" ("Gould Meets Gould") "Prelude No 2 From The Well Tempered Clavier" ("Cd 318") "Gigue From English Suite No 2" ("Passion According To Gould") "Prelude From English Suite No 2" ("Questions With No Answers") "Variation No 19 From The Goldberg Variations" ("A Letter") "Fugue No 14 From The Well Tempered Clavier" ("Gould Meets Mclaren") "Sarabande From French Suite No 1" ("Leaving") "Prelude In D Minor From Nine Little Preludes" ("Voyager") "Prelude No 1 From The Well Tempered Clavier" ("Aria") "Contrapunctis No 9 From The Art Of The Fugue")
The Pelican Brief (1993)
Music
Short Cuts (1993)
Music Composer ("Cello Suite No. 5 In C Minor" (Bwv 1011))
Montparnasse 19 (1993)
Musical Selections
The Program (1993)
Music
Man Trouble (1992)
Music
Sneakers (1992)
Music
Benny's Video (1992)
Music
Galaxies Are Colliding (1992)
Song
Abraham's Gold (1991)
Music
Germany Year 90 Nine Zero (1991)
Music
29th Street (1991)
Music
The Silence Of The Lambs (1991)
Song
Talk 16 (1991)
Music ("Bach Prelude And Fugue Number 17")
Crazy People (1990)
Music
La Messe en si mineur (1990)
Music
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Music
Truly Madly Deeply (1990)
Music
Himmel og Helvede (1989)
Music ("Concerto For Two Violins")
La Noche Oscura (1989)
Music
Die Weissen Zwerge (1989)
Music
Isolde (1989)
Music
L' Heritage de la chouette (1989)
Music
Crimes And Misdemeanors (1989)
Music
Med doden inde pa livet (1989)
Music ("Das Wohltemperierte Klavier")
Listen To Me (1989)
Music
J'ecris dans l'espace (1989)
Music
Notturno (1989)
Music
Prokurorut (1989)
Music
Kaftane el Hob (1988)
Music
Ceremonie d'amour (1988)
Music
Another Woman (1988)
Music
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky (1988)
Music
Chimera (1988)
Music ("The Well-Tempered Clavier-Book 2")
Eden Miseria (1988)
Music
Cien Ninos Esperando un Tren (1988)
Music
A New Life (1988)
Music
Diario de Invierno (1988)
Music
Envoyez les violons (1988)
Music
La Loi Sauvage (1987)
Music
Bagdad Cafe (1987)
Music
Safari - Die Reise (1987)
Music
Une Flamme dans mon coeur (1987)
Music ("Partita No 2 In D Minor" "Sonata No 1 In G Minor")
Nouilles (1987)
Music
House of Games (1987)
Music
Epidemic (1987)
Music
Something Wild (1986)
Music
Children Of A Lesser God (1986)
Music
Nobody's Fool (1986)
Music
The Sacrifice (1986)
Music ("The St Matthew Passion")
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Music
The Money Pit (1986)
Music
Melo (1986)
Music ("Sonata For Violin In C Major, Bmv 1005")
Vladimir Horowitz, The Last Romantic (1985)
Music ("Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland")
White Nights (1985)
Music Extract ("Passacaglia In C Minor")
After Hours (1985)
Music
Le Temps d'un instant (1985)
Music
Oriana (1985)
Music Extract
Hail Mary (1985)
Music ("Je-Vous-Salue-Marie")
High Fire (1984)
Music Extract ("Chromatic Fantasia")
La Meilleur de la Vie (1984)
Music Extract
Electric Dreams (1984)
Music ("Suite From Anna Magdalena" "Tocata And Fugue In D Minor")
La Dame en Couleurs (1984)
Music
Der Bar (1984)
Music
Love Letters (1983)
Music Extract ("Contrapunctus 1")
Lettres d'amours perdues (1983)
Music
Mod att leva (1983)
Music
L'argent (1983)
Music ("Chromatic Fantasy")
Exposed (1983)
Music
Love and Money (1982)
Music
Pastorale (1982)
Music ("Mass In B Minor")
Sword Of The Ninja (1982)
Music
Sophie's Choice (1982)
Music
Pas de deux (1981)
Music Extract ("Concerto For Violins And Strings")
The Choice (1981)
Music
Obszon - Der Fall Peter Herzl (1981)
Music
Belladonna (1981)
Music
Machines For the Suppression of Time (1980)
Music
Dvoynikat (1980)
Music
Nela (1980)
Music
Son image de la Ville (1979)
Music
The Getting of Wisdom (1979)
Music Extract ("Partita No 2")
The Driller Killer (1979)
Music Extract ("Invention In B Flat" "Ariosa")
The Wanderers (1979)
Music
Letze Liebe (1979)
Music
H-Moll Messe: Ana begegnet der Musik des Johann Sebastian Bach (1978)
Music
Chez Nous (1978)
Music
Objasnenie W Lubwi (1978)
Music
Autumn Sonata (1978)
Music ("Suite No 4 In E Flat")
The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
Music
Addio, piccola mia (1978)
Music
The Left-Handed Woman (1977)
Music
Piedra Libre (1976)
Music Extract
Cambio de Sexo (1976)
Music
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Music
The Terminal Man (1974)
Music
Steppenwolf (1974)
Music
Reflections of Murder (1974)
Music
Many Moons (1973)
Music Extract ("Suite In G Minor For Lute")
The Godfather (1972)
Composer
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Composer
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Composer
Geschichtsunterricht (1972)
Music ("St Matthew Passion" "Eroffne Den Feurigen Abgrund, O Holle, Zertrummre, Verschlinge, Verderbe, Zerschelle Den Falschen Verrater, Das Mordrische Blut")
Le Retour d'Afrique (1972)
Music
Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit (1972)
Music
Love Story (1970)
Concerto no. 3 in d major
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Composer
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970)
Composer
End of the Road (1970)
Composer
Not Reconciled, or "Only Violence Helps Where It Rules" (1969)
Suite no. 2 in b minor, bwv 1067
Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach (1969)
Composer
Model Shop (1969)
Composer
Isadora (1968)
"Rejouissance" from suite no. 4 in d
Accattone! (1968)
Musical selections
Hour of the Wolf (1968)
Extract from an "experiment" by
Chappaqua (1967)
Composer
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1966)
Composer
Galia (1966)
Composer
The Winner (1965)
Composer
Of Stars and Men (1964)
Music
The Silence (1964)
Music: "goldberg variations" (25th variation)
Black God, White Devil (1964)
Music
Through a Glass Darkly (1962)
Music: "suite no. 2 in d minor for violincello"
Phaedra (1962)
Toccata and fugue in f-major
Testament of Orpheus (1962)
Additional Music from the works of
Lola (1962)
Composer
Modigliani of Montparnasse (1961)
Selections from the works of
Heaven on Earth (1961)
Composer
Song Without End (1960)
Composer
Albert Schweitzer (1957)
Composer
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Music
Svengali (1955)
Composer
Operation Concrete (1954)
Music
The I Don't Care Girl (1953)
Composer
The Great Caruso (1951)
Composer
Of Men and Music (1951)
Composer
Medan Staden Sover (1950)
Music
Les enfants terribles (1950)
Music
Concert Magic (1948)
Composer
Humoresque (1947)
Composer
High School Hero (1946)
Composer
I've Always Loved You (1946)
Composer
Men on Her Mind (1944)
Composer
Fantasia (1942)
Composer
Gentleman from Dixie (1941)
Composer
Naughty but Nice (1939)
Composer
Mad About Music (1938)
Composer
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)
Composer
Rainbow on the River (1936)
Composer
The Big Broadcast of 1937 (1936)
Composer
The Black Cat (1934)
Composer

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Other

Music (Special)

The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt (2004)
Music Composer
Dogs: The Early Years (2001)
Music
Bach Around the World (2000)
Music
Children of the Night (2000)
Music
Can't Stop Now (2000)
Music
Bach in Auschwitz (1999)
Music
Helmut Lotti Goes Classic (1997)
Music
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 60th Anniversary Gala (1997)
Music
The 40th Annual Pablo Casals Festival (1997)
Music
Denyce Graves: A Cathedral Christmas (1997)
Music ("Jesu, Joy Of Man'S Desiring" "Ave Maria" "Sheep May Safely Graze")
Peter Ustinov's Mendelssohn (1997)
Music
Marsalis on Music (1995)
Music
Bach's Fight For Freedom (1995)
Music
Vladimir Feltsman: Journey From Home (1993)
Music
Kathleen Battle and Wynton Marsalis: Baroque Duet (1992)
Music
Richard Stoltzman and Friends (1992)
Music
Faith Under Fire (1992)
Music ("Suite No 1 For Cello")
The Gifted Ones (1991)
Music
The 9th International Tchaikovsky Competition (1990)
Music
The Music Center 25th Anniversary (1990)
Music
The Stations of Bach (1990)
Music
Jacques Loussier: Bach to Bach (1989)
Music
The Mostly Mozart Festival With Itzhak Perlman (1989)
Music
The King's Singers' Holiday Special With the Kansas City Symphony (1988)
Music
Stradivarius on Stage (1988)
Music
A Grand Night: The Performing Arts Salute Public Television (1988)
Music
All That Bach (1988)
Music
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1988)
Music
Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening (1987)
Music
A Mostly Mozart Festival Gala (1987)
Music
Ozawa (1987)
Music
Bach in Ephesus (1987)
Music
Bach's Brandenburg Concertos (1985)
Music
Paul Taylor Dance Company (1978)
Music ("E Major Violin Concerto" "D Minor Violin Concerto")
The St. Matthew Passion (1976)
Music
Bach B Minor Mass (1974)
Music
Herbert Von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (1974)
Music

Music (Short)

Machorka-Muff (1963)
Music
Une Femme Coquette (1955)
Music

Music (TV Mini-Series)

The Firing Squad (1991)
Music

Life Events

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