Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942–2024)

Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack

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Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942–2024)

Music Department, Composer, Soundtrack

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Credits
29 titles

Past Film & Video (8 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Just Mercy (2019) Arranger ("No More Auction Block") Arranger ("No More Auction Block") See fewer	$25MM	$108K	$36MM	$51MM
Absolute Wilson (2006) Writer ("Table is Spread") Writer ("Table is Spread") See fewer		$7K	$66K	$99K
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003) Composer Composer See fewer
Beloved (1998) Music Consultant Music Consultant See fewer	$80MM	$8.2MM	$23MM	$23MM
Freedom on My Mind (1994) Arranger ("Been In The Storm So Long") Arranger ("Been In The Storm So Long") See fewer		$4K	$71K	$71K
Berkeley in the Sixties (1990) Courtesy ("Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom") Courtesy ("Woke Up This Morning with My Mind on Freedom") See fewer
Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein (1983) Performer ("There's Freedom in the Air") (as Bernice Reagon) Performer ("There's Freedom in the Air") (as Bernice Reagon) See fewer
Fundi: The Story of Ella Baker (1981) Musical Director Musical Director See fewer

Past Television (10 titles)	Episodes
Fellow Travelers (2023) (TV Mini-series) - Writer ("They Are Falling All Around Me") (1 episode, 2023) Writer ("They Are Falling All Around Me") (1 episode, 2023) See fewer White Nights (Dec 8, 2023) Season 1, Episode 7 - Writer ("They Are Falling All Around Me") Writer ("They Are Falling All Around Me") See fewer	1
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2013) (TV Mini-series) - Music ("Ella's Song") (1 episode, 2013), Lyrics ("Ella's Song") (1 episode, 2013) Music ("Ella's Song") (1 episode, 2013), Lyrics ("Ella's Song") (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Rise! (1940-1968) (Nov 17, 2013) Season 1, Episode 5 - Lyrics ("Ella's Song"), Music ("Ella's Song") Lyrics ("Ella's Song"), Music ("Ella's Song") See fewer	1
Independent Lens (2011) (TV Series) - Music ("Cryin' for Freedom in South Africa") (1 episode, 2011), Writer ("Welcome to SNCC") (1 episode, 2011), Writer ("Biko") (1 episode, 2011) Music ("Cryin' for Freedom in South Africa") (1 episode, 2011), Writer ("Welcome to SNCC") (1 episode, 2011), Writer ("Biko") (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Have You Heard from Johannesburg: From Selma to Soweto (2011) Season 13, Episode 10 - Music ("Cryin' for Freedom in South Africa"), Writer ("Welcome to SNCC") Music ("Cryin' for Freedom in South Africa"), Writer ("Welcome to SNCC") See fewer Have You Heard from Johannesburg: The New Generation (2011) Season 13, Episode 9 - Writer ("Biko") Writer ("Biko") See fewer	2
American Experience (2008–2011) (TV Series) - Arranger (4 episodes, 2008), Music Producer (4 episodes, 2008), Music Performer (3 episodes, 2008), Theme Performer (1 episode, 2008), Arranger ("Oh Freedom", "We Shall Not Be Moved") (1 episode, 2011), … See more Arranger (4 episodes, 2008), Music Producer (4 episodes, 2008), Music Performer (3 episodes, 2008), Theme Performer (1 episode, 2008), Arranger ("Oh Freedom", "We Shall Not Be Moved") (1 episode, 2011), Writer ("Buses Are A-Coming") (1 episode, 2011), Producer ("Oh Freedom") (1 episode, 2011), Performer ("Buses Are A-Coming", "Oh Freedom", "We Shall Not Be Moved") (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Freedom Riders (May 16, 2011) Season 23, Episode 13 - Arranger ("Oh Freedom", "We Shall Not Be Moved"), Performer ("Buses Are A-Coming", "Oh Freedom", "We Shall Not Be Moved"), Producer ("Oh Freedom"), Writer ("Buses Are A-Coming") Arranger ("Oh Freedom", "We Shall Not Be Moved"), Performer ("Buses Are A-Coming", "Oh Freedom", "We Shall Not Be Moved"), Producer ("Oh Freedom"), Writer ("Buses Are A-Coming") See fewer See more See fewer Loading	5
Boycott (2001) (TV Movie) - Writer ("Ella's Song") Writer ("Ella's Song") See fewer
Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore (2001) (TV Movie) - Composer Composer See fewer
Freedom Song (2000) (TV Movie) - Music Producer Music Producer See fewer
Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery (1998) (TV Mini-series) - Composer (4 episodes, 1998) Composer (4 episodes, 1998) See fewer Judgement Day: 1831-1865 (1998) Season 1, Episode 4 - Composer Composer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	4
The Civil War (1990) (TV Mini-series) - Arranger ("We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder") (9 episodes, 1990), Performer ("We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder") (9 episodes, 1990) Arranger ("We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder") (9 episodes, 1990), Performer ("We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder") (9 episodes, 1990) See fewer The Better Angels of Our Nature (1865) (Sep 27, 1990) Season 1, Episode 9 - Arranger ("We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder"), Performer ("We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder") Arranger ("We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder"), Performer ("We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder") See fewer See more See fewer Loading	9
Eyes on the Prize (1987–1990) (TV Series) - Musician (14 episodes, 1987), Music Producer (14 episodes, 1987), Music Arranger (14 episodes, 1987), Music Consultant (6 episodes, 1987), Self (1 episode, 1987) Musician (14 episodes, 1987), Music Producer (14 episodes, 1987), Music Arranger (14 episodes, 1987), Music Consultant (6 episodes, 1987), Self (1 episode, 1987) See fewer Back to the Movement: 1979-Mid 1980s (Mar 5, 1990) Season 2, Episode 8 - Music Arranger, Music Producer, Musician Music Arranger, Music Producer, Musician See fewer See more See fewer Loading	14

Self (11 titles)
Lead Belly: Life, Legend, Legacy (2021) Self Self See fewer
In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement (2010) (TV Special) - Self - Audience Member Self - Audience Member See fewer
Inside the Music (2009) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2009) Self (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Worlds of Sound: The Ballad of Folkways (Oct 29, 2009) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
American Masters (2005) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2005) Self (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Sweet Honey in the Rock: Raise Your Voice (Jun 29, 2005) Season 19, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
Songs Are Free (1991) (TV Movie) - Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (1988) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Eyes on the Prize (1987) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1987) Self (1 episode, 1987) See fewer No Easy Walk: 1961-1963 (Feb 11, 1987) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer
You Got to Move (1985) Self Self See fewer
Rainbow Quest (1965–1966) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode) Self (1 episode) See fewer Bernice Reagon and Jean Ritchie Season 1, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer
Camera Three (1965) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1965) Self (1 episode, 1965) See fewer From California to the New York Island (Dec 12, 1965) Season 11, Episode 13 - Self Self See fewer
A Roomful of Music (1965) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1965) Self (1 episode, 1965) See fewer Episode dated 26 July 1965 (Jul 26, 1965) Self Self See fewer

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