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Will Jennings(1944-2024)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Will Jennings
Will Jennings was born on 27 June 1944 in Kilgore, Texas, USA. He was a composer, known for Titanic (1997), An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) and A Beautiful Mind (2001). He was married to Carole Thurman. He died on 6 September 2024 in Tyler, Texas, USA.
BornJune 27, 1944
DiedSeptember 6, 2024(80)
BornJune 27, 1944
DiedSeptember 6, 2024(80)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 14 wins & 10 nominations total

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Known for

Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, and Frances Fisher in Titanic (1997)
Titanic
7.9
  • Soundtrack("My Heart Will Go On")
  • 1997
Richard Gere and Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
An Officer and a Gentleman
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Up Where We Belong")
  • 1982
Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind
8.2
  • Soundtrack("All Love Can Be")
  • 2001
Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Moulin Rouge!
7.6
  • Soundtrack("One Day I'll Fly Away", "Elephant Love Medley", "Musical score features parts of:")
  • 2001

Credits

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Composer

  • Kygo & Whitney Houston: Higher Love (2019)
    Kygo & Whitney Houston: Higher Love
    8.3
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2019
  • My heart will go on
    Short
    • main title composer
    • 2019
  • Jona: I'll Never Love This Way Again
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2016
  • Denise Donatelli in Soul Shadows (2012)
    Soul Shadows
    Video
    • Composer (music by)
    • 2012
  • The KT Diaries
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 2006
  • Deanne Berry in Eric Prydz: Call on Me (2004)
    Eric Prydz: Call on Me
    7.7
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Faith Hill in Faith Hill: Where Are You Christmas? (2000)
    Faith Hill: Where Are You Christmas?
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Céline Dion: Live (for the One I Love)
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Tina Arena: Live for the One I Love
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Céline Dion: Then You Look at Me (1999)
    Céline Dion: Then You Look at Me
    6.2
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Tim McGraw: Please Remember Me (1999)
    Tim McGraw: Please Remember Me
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Marc Anthony and Tina Arena in Tina Arena and Marc Anthony: I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You (1998)
    Tina Arena and Marc Anthony: I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Vanessa Williams: Oh How the Years Go By
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Dusty Springfield in Dusty Springfield: Roll Away (1995)
    Dusty Springfield: Roll Away
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1995
  • Diana Ross: The Best Years of My Life (1994)
    Diana Ross: The Best Years of My Life
    7.4
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1994

Music Department

  • Gintberg på kanten (2011)
    Gintberg på kanten
    6.9
    TV Series
    • music
    • 2011
  • Marc Anthony and Tina Arena in Tina Arena and Marc Anthony: I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You (1998)
    Tina Arena and Marc Anthony: I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You
    Music Video
    • lyrics
    • 1998
  • Céline Dion in Céline Dion: My Heart Will Go On (1997)
    Céline Dion: My Heart Will Go On
    6.9
    Music Video
    • lyrics
    • 1997
  • James Stewart, Dom DeLuise, Jon Lovitz, Cathy Cavadini, and Phillip Glasser in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
    An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
    6.5
    • songs: lyrics by
    • 1991
  • Judith Barsi, Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, and Will Ryan in The Land Before Time (1988)
    The Land Before Time
    7.4
    • composer: "If We Hold On Together"/lyrics: "If We Hold On Together" (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Lana Beeson, Scott Grimes, Jonathan Harris, Rickie Lee Jones, Don Knotts, and William Windom in Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
    Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
    6.2
    • original songs
    • 1987
  • They Call It an Accident (1982)
    They Call It an Accident
    4.1
    • composer: theme song 'Your Silence Is Your Song'
    • 1982

Soundtrack

  • The Clash (2018)
    The Clash
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Didn't We Almost Have It All"
    • writer: "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "One Day I'll Fly Away"
    • writer: "I'll Never Love This Way Again" ...
    • 2019–2024
  • Laz Alonso, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Karl Urban, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jack Quaid, Tomer Capone, and Karen Fukuhara in The Boys (2019)
    The Boys
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Up Where We Belong"
    • 2024
  • The Project (2009)
    The Project
    4.3
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "My Heart Will Go On"
    • 2024
  • Ville Eerikkilä and Juuso Kallio in Viki ja Köpi Show (2022)
    Viki ja Köpi Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "My Heart Will Go On"
    • 2022–2024
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "My Heart Will Go On"
    • writer: "The Midnight Key" (uncredited)
    • 1983–2024
  • Yara Shahidi and Odessa A'zion in Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023)
    Sitting in Bars with Cake
    6.4
    • writer: "Up Where We Belong"
    • 2023
  • Farmer Wants A Wife (2023)
    Farmer Wants A Wife
    5.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Higher Love"
    • 2023
  • Naomi Ackie in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
    6.6
    • writer: "Higher Love"
    • 2022
  • Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and Mika Brzezinski in Morning Joe (2007)
    Morning Joe
    4.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "While You See a Chance"
    • writer: "I'll Never Love This Way Again"
    • writer: "While You See A Chance"
    • 2021–2022
  • Elliot Page, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Aidan Gallagher, and Emmy Raver-Lampman in The Umbrella Academy (2019)
    The Umbrella Academy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Higher Love" (uncredited)
    • 2022
  • Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
    Under the Banner of Heaven
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Up Where We Belong"
    • 2022
  • Nicola Coughlan, Louisa Harland, and Saoirse-Monica Jackson in Derry Girls (2018)
    Derry Girls
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "My Heart Will Go On"
    • 2022
  • The IFI (2022)
    The IFI
    Short
    • writer: "My Heart Will Go On"
    • 2022
  • Victoria Silvstedt, Felix Herngren, Pernilla Wahlgren, David Hellenius, Nour El-Refai, Måns Zelmerlöw, and Daniel Norberg in Masked Singer Sverige (2021)
    Masked Singer Sverige
    4.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "My Heart Will Go On"
    • 2022
  • Diane Morgan in Mandy (2019)
    Mandy
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "My Heart Will Go On" (uncredited)
    • 2022

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 27, 1944
    • Kilgore, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • September 6, 2024
    • Tyler, Texas, USA(Undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Carole Thurman1965 - September 6, 2024 (his death)
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    • 1 Article

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    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2006.

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