André Previn
Born: 1929-04-06 in Berlin, Germany
Died: 2019-02-28
Known For: Sound
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia André George Previn, KBE (born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-born American pianist, conductor, and composer. Starting by arranging and composing Hollywood film scores for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Previn was involved in the music for over 50 films over his entire career. He won four Academy Awards for his film work and ten Grammy Awards for his recordings (and one more for his Lifetime Achievement). He had been the music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Oslo Philharmonic, as well as the principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Filmography
2025
- Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light as Self - Composer (archive footage)
2023
- Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace as Self
2022
- Louise ... (Conductor)
2021
- A Midsummer Night's Dream ... (Sound)
2019
- Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
2015
- Andre Previn at the BBC as self (presenter)
2011
- Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
2009
2007
- Kiri Te Kanawa: A Celebration Live at the Royal Albert Hall as Self - Conductor
- Anne-Sophie Mutter: Mozart Piano Trios K. 502, 542, 548 as Self - Pianist
2006
- Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light as Self
- It's Always Fair Weather: Going Out on a High Note as Self (Archive Footage)
- Artur Rubinstein - Piano Concertos as Self
2005
- Mozart: Great Piano Concertos Vol. IV as Self - Conductor (Concerto No. 27)
- Mozart: Great Piano Concertos: Vol. II as Self - Piano & Conductor (Concerto No. 24)
2003
- Piano Blues as Self (archive footage)
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Satin and Silk as Self
2002
- Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer as Self (archive footage)
1998
- Sternstunde Kunst as Self
- The Kindness of Strangers as Himself
1997
1991
1990
- Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs as Self
1985
1984
1979
- Every Good Boy Deserves Favour ... (Original Music Composer)
1978
- The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
1977
- Previn and the Pittsburgh as Self
1975
- Rollerball ... (Original Music Composer)
1973
- Andre Previn: Who Needs a Conductor? as Self - Presenter
1972
- Full House as Self
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- The Music Lovers ... (Conductor)
1969
- Paint Your Wagon ... (Additional Music)
1967
- Omnibus as Self
1966
- The Fortune Cookie ... (Original Music Composer)
- Inside Daisy Clover ... (Original Music Composer)
1964
- My Fair Lady ... (Conductor)
- Kiss Me, Stupid ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dead Ringer ... (Original Music Composer)
- Goodbye Charlie ... (Original Music Composer)
1963
- Irma la Douce ... (Original Music Composer)
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ... (Original Music Composer)
- Long Day's Journey Into Night ... (Music)
- Two for the Seesaw ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Bing Crosby Show as Himself
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- One, Two, Three ... (Conductor)
- Morecambe & Wise as Self
- All in a Night's Work ... (Original Music Composer)
1960
- Elmer Gantry ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pepe as André Previn
- Who Was That Lady? ... (Original Music Composer)
- Bells Are Ringing ... (Conductor)
- The Subterraneans as André Previn
1959
- Startime as Self
- The Bell Telephone Hour as Self
1957
- Designing Woman ... (Music)
- Silk Stockings ... (Conductor)
- Hot Summer Night ... (Original Music Composer)
- House of Numbers ... (Original Music Composer)
1956
- The Steve Allen Show as Self
- The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
- The Fastest Gun Alive ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Catered Affair ... (Original Music Composer)
- Invitation to the Dance as Composer at Piano
1955
- Bad Day at Black Rock ... (Original Music Composer)
- Kismet ... (Music Supervisor)
- It's Always Fair Weather ... (Songs)
1953
- The Oscars as Self
- Kiss Me Kate ... (Music Director)
- Small Town Girl ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Girl Who Had Everything ... (Music)
- Give a Girl a Break ... (Original Music Composer)
1951
- Cause for Alarm! ... (Original Music Composer)
1950
- Kim ... (Original Music Composer)
- Three Little Words ... (Music Director)
- Shadow on the Wall ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Outriders ... (Original Music Composer)
- Dial 1119 ... (Original Music Composer)
1949
- The Great Sinner ... (Conductor)
- Border Incident ... (Original Music Composer)
- Act of Violence ... (Conductor)
- Tension ... (Original Music Composer)
- Scene of the Crime ... (Original Music Composer)
- The Sun Comes Up ... (Original Music Composer)
- Challenge to Lassie ... (Original Music Composer)
1948
- Tenth Avenue Angel ... (Original Music Composer)
1946
- Undercurrent ... (Music Supervisor)
- I've Always Loved You as Longhair