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" Up Where We Belong " is a song written by Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Will Jennings that was recorded by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes for the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman.
Nitzsche met his first wife, singer Gracia Ann May, while he was working for Capitol Records, who would later join the Blossoms. His second wife was Buffy Sainte-Marie , with whom he co-wrote the Academy Award winning song for 1982, "Up Where We Belong".
When Jack Nitzsche became stumped while scoring the film “An Officer and a Gentleman,” he turned to his friend Buffy Sainte-Marie for help. Buffy played him the melody for her song...
Buffy Sainte-Marie - Up Where We Belong. The author's version of the song that is best known from Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes. Buffy won an Oscar for this song together with Jack Nitzsche...
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Oct 27, 2023 · Sainte-Marie is known as the first Indigenous person to win an Oscar. In 1983, she shared the award with her husband at the time, Jack Nitzsche, for composing the best original song Up Where We...
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May 5, 2014 · Olivia Newton-John presents the Oscar® for Music (Song) to Jack Nitzsche, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Will Jennings for "Up Where We Belong" from "An Officer and a Gentleman" at the 55th Academy...
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Jun 2, 2023 · When composer Jack Nitzsche reached out to her to collaborate on the Officer score, she played him “my melody and hook and the bridge, but there were no words yet.” Director Taylor Hackford then...
