Filmography
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Known For
The Omega Man Soundtrack (1971) -
Se7en Soundtrack (1995) -
Die Hard with a Vengeance Soundtrack (1995) -
Known For
Solaris Soundtrack (2002) -
Soundtrack
The Queen's Gambit (2020) -
The Boys in the Band (2020) -
The Man in the High Castle (2019) -
The Goldfinch (2019) -
The Two Popes (2019) -
Motherless Brooklyn (2019) -
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2018) -
The Thief (2017) -
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The Queen of Spain (2016) -
![La La Land]( "La La Land")
La La Land (2016) -
![The Backup Dancer]( "The Backup Dancer")
The Backup Dancer (2016) -
![Tubby Hayes: A Man in a Hurry]( "Tubby Hayes: A Man in a Hurry")
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![Aquarius]( "Aquarius")
Aquarius (2015) -
![True Blood]( "True Blood")
True Blood (2014) -
![Low Down]( "Low Down")
Low Down (2014) -
![American Hustle]( "American Hustle")
American Hustle (2013) -
![The Simpsons]( "The Simpsons")
The Simpsons (2013) -
![Borgman]( "Borgman")
Borgman (2013) -
![The Mark of Beauty]( "The Mark of Beauty")
The Mark of Beauty (2013) -
![Parenthood]( "Parenthood")
Parenthood (2013) -
![Ginger & Rosa]( "Ginger & Rosa")
Ginger & Rosa (2012) -
![Fringe]( "Fringe")
Fringe (2009-2012) -
![Joyful Noise]( "Joyful Noise")
Joyful Noise (2012) -
![Arne Dahl: Misterioso]( "Arne Dahl: Misterioso")
Arne Dahl: Misterioso (2011) -
![Homeland]( "Homeland")
Homeland (2011) -
![L.A. Noire]( "L.A. Noire")
L.A. Noire (2011) -
![Magic Trip]( "Magic Trip")
Magic Trip (2011) -
![Public Speaking]( "Public Speaking")
Public Speaking (2010) -
![Chico & Rita]( "Chico & Rita")
Chico & Rita (2010) -
![Please Give]( "Please Give")
Please Give (2010) -
![Ànima]( "Ànima")
Ànima (2009) -
![Up in the Air]( "Up in the Air")
Up in the Air (2009) -
![United States of Tara]( "United States of Tara")
United States of Tara (2009) -
![The Missing Person]( "The Missing Person")
The Missing Person (2009) -
![The Pleasure of Being Robbed]( "The Pleasure of Being Robbed")
The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008) -
Tete Montoliu, una mirada (2007)
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![Neal Cassady]( "Neal Cassady")
Neal Cassady (2007) -
![Independent Lens]( "Independent Lens")
Independent Lens (2006) -
Thelonious Monk: Live in '66 (2006)
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![Dave Chappelle's Block Party]( "Dave Chappelle's Block Party")
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005) -
![Unleashed]( "Unleashed")
Unleashed (2005) -
![The Blues]( "The Blues")
The Blues (2003) -
![The Duo]( "The Duo")
The Duo (2003) -
![Solaris]( "Solaris")
Solaris (2002) -
![Nearest to Heaven]( "Nearest to Heaven")
Nearest to Heaven (2002) -
![How to Draw a Bunny]( "How to Draw a Bunny")
How to Draw a Bunny (2002) -
![Piñero]( "Piñero")
Piñero (2001) -
![The Score]( "The Score")
The Score (2001) -
![Any Given Sunday]( "Any Given Sunday")
Any Given Sunday (1999) -
![Questo è il giardino]( "Questo è il giardino")
Questo è il giardino (1999) -
![Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore]( "Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore")
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![Guinevere]( "Guinevere")
Guinevere (1999) -
![Southpaw]( "Southpaw")
Southpaw (1999) -
![Hugo Pool]( "Hugo Pool")
Hugo Pool (1997) -
![The Last Time I Committed Suicide]( "The Last Time I Committed Suicide")
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![Ed's Next Move]( "Ed's Next Move")
Ed's Next Move (1996) -
![Devil in a Blue Dress]( "Devil in a Blue Dress")
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) -
![Se7en]( "Se7en")
Se7en (1995) -
![Die Hard with a Vengeance]( "Die Hard with a Vengeance")
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) -
![Lush Life]( "Lush Life")
Lush Life (1993) -
![Naked Lunch]( "Naked Lunch")
Naked Lunch (1991) -
![The Play on One]( "The Play on One")
The Play on One (1991) -
![Alice]( "Alice")
Alice (1990) -
![Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser]( "Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser")
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![Caddyshack II]( "Caddyshack II")
Caddyshack II (1988) -
![Arthur 2: On the Rocks]( "Arthur 2: On the Rocks")
Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) -
![The Beat Generation: An American Dream]( "The Beat Generation: An American Dream")
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!['Round Midnight]( "'Round Midnight")
'Round Midnight (1986) -
![Kerouac, the Movie]( "Kerouac, the Movie")
Kerouac, the Movie (1984) -
Joe Albany... a Jazz Life (1980)
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![Sven Klang's Combo]( "Sven Klang's Combo")
Sven Klang's Combo (1976) -
![Lenny]( "Lenny")
Lenny (1974) -
![The Destructors]( "The Destructors")
The Destructors (1974) -
![The Omega Man]( "The Omega Man")
The Omega Man (1971) -
![Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club]( "Jazz Scene at the Ronnie Scott Club")
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![Je t'aime, je t'aime]( "Je t'aime, je t'aime")
Je t'aime, je t'aime (1968) -
![NDR Jazz Workshops]( "NDR Jazz Workshops")
NDR Jazz Workshops (1959-1965) -
![77 Sunset Strip]( "77 Sunset Strip")
77 Sunset Strip (1961) -
Soundtrack
![Jazz on a Summer's Day]( "Jazz on a Summer's Day")
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959) -
ActorHeads (1969)
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Archive footage
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (1990-2019) -
![Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes]( "Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes")
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![Bert Stern: Original Mad Man]( "Bert Stern: Original Mad Man")
Bert Stern: Original Mad Man (2011) -
![Public Speaking]( "Public Speaking")
Public Speaking (2010) -
![Le Dispositif]( "Le Dispositif")
Le Dispositif (2009) -
![The Blues]( "The Blues")
The Blues (2003) -
![Tom Dowd & the Language of Music]( "Tom Dowd & the Language of Music")
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![Jazz]( "Jazz")
Jazz (2001) -
![Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years]( "Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years")
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![The Fifties]( "The Fifties")
The Fifties (1997) -
![Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz]( "Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz")
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![Masters of American Music]( "Masters of American Music")
Masters of American Music (1995) -
![A Great Day in Harlem]( "A Great Day in Harlem")
A Great Day in Harlem (1994) -
Archive footage
![Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser]( "Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser")
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![The Beat Generation: An American Dream]( "The Beat Generation: An American Dream")
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Music Department
![More Than the Rainbow]( "More Than the Rainbow")
More Than the Rainbow (2012) -
Music Department
![The Tic Code]( "The Tic Code")
The Tic Code (1998) -
![Les liaisons dangereuses]( "Les liaisons dangereuses")
Les liaisons dangereuses (1959) -
Composer
![All Roads Lead to the Fire Escape]( "All Roads Lead to the Fire Escape")
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Composer
![Les liaisons dangereuses]( "Les liaisons dangereuses")
Les liaisons dangereuses (1959)
All Filmography
Awards
2 wins & 1 nomination.Did You Know
Trivia
Though a celebrity, he always kept his whereabouts public in the Manhattan (New York City) telephone directory.
Quotes
All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians.
Trademark
Long goatee, shades, eccentric hats
Nickname
The Genius of Modern Music
Star Sign
Libra
Personal Details
Born
Thelonious Sphere Monk
Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Died
(age 64)
Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Height:
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