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Dave Grusin

American pianist and score composer

United States • b. 1934-06-26

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Biography

Robert David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader. He 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 10 Grammy Awards. Grusin was also a frequent collaborator with director Sydney Pollack, scoring many of his films like Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), Tootsie (1982), The Firm (1993), and Random Hearts (1999). In 1978, Grusin founded GRP Records with Larry Rosen, and was an early pioneer of digital recording.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

8,516 releases · 1,076 albums · active 1962–2026

  • Performance · 16,526
  • Production · 4,457
  • Other credits · 908
  • Engineering · 285

Studios: A&R Studios · The Review Room · A&M Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles

Frequent collaborators

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