Ornette Coleman (1930–2015)

Composer, Music Department, Actor

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Ornette Coleman (1930–2015)

Composer, Music Department, Actor

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37 titles

Past Film & Video (18 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
All Magic Sands/Chappaqua (2013) Composer Composer See fewer
Kern (2011) (Short) - Source Music Source Music See fewer
The Sparrow and the Tigress (2010) Composer Composer See fewer
Bobo Stenson Trio (2009) Music ("Una muy bonita") Music ("Una muy bonita") See fewer	SEK 1.8MM
The Door in the Floor (2004) Courtesy ("Bompo"), Performer ("Bompo"), Writer ("Bompo") Courtesy ("Bompo"), Performer ("Bompo"), Writer ("Bompo") See fewer	$7.5MM	$457K	$3.9MM	$6.7MM
Virgin Again (2004) Composer Composer See fewer	$65K
Comedian (2002) Writer ("Pryor Reprise") Writer ("Pryor Reprise") See fewer		$60K	$2.8MM	$2.8MM
Finding Forrester (2000) Performer ("Foreigner in A Free Land", "Happy House"), Writer ("Foreigner in A Free Land", "Happy House") Performer ("Foreigner in A Free Land", "Happy House"), Writer ("Foreigner in A Free Land", "Happy House") See fewer	$43MM	$701K	$52MM	$80MM
Philadelphia (1993) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$26MM	$143K	$77MM	$207MM
Naked Lunch (1991) Composer, Musician (The Ornette Coleman Trio), Performer ("Midnight Sunrise"), Performer ("Write Man", "Bugpowder", "Ballad", "Intersong"), Writer ("Write Man", "Bugpowder", "Midnight Sunrise", "Ballad", "Intersong") Composer, Musician (The Ornette Coleman Trio), Performer ("Midnight Sunrise"), Performer ("Write Man", "Bugpowder", "Ballad", "Intersong"), Writer ("Write Man", "Bugpowder", "Midnight Sunrise", "Ballad", "Intersong") See fewer	$16MM	$64K	$2.6MM	$2.6MM
Ornette: Made in America (1985) Self, Composer Self, Composer See fewer
Detective (1985) Music, Music ("Stating The Case"), Performer ("Stating The Case") Music, Music ("Stating The Case"), Performer ("Stating The Case") See fewer
Boxoffice (1982) Composer Composer See fewer
Population Explosion (1968) (Short) - Composer, Musician (alto sax) Composer, Musician (alto sax) See fewer
Chappaqua (1966) Peyote Eater Peyote Eater See fewer
Who's Crazy? (1965) Composer Composer See fewer		$1K	$3K	$3K
O.K. End Here (1963) (Short) - Composer Composer See fewer
La femme image (1959) (Short) - Composer Composer See fewer

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Past Television (7 titles)	Episodes
Bablo (2020) (TV Series) - Performer ("Eventually") (1 episode, 2020), Writer ("Eventually") (1 episode, 2020) Performer ("Eventually") (1 episode, 2020), Writer ("Eventually") (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Odd er et romvesen (Oct 30, 2020) Season 2, Episode 2 - Performer ("Eventually"), Writer ("Eventually") Performer ("Eventually"), Writer ("Eventually") See fewer	1
The Deuce (2017–2019) (TV Series) - Writer ("Angel Voice", "The Blessing") (1 episode, 2018), Writer ("Invisible") (1 episode, 2017), Performer ("When Will the Blues Leave") (1 episode, 2019), Performer ("Tears Inside") (1 episode, 2018), Performer ("Invisible") (1 episode, 2017), … See more Writer ("Angel Voice", "The Blessing") (1 episode, 2018), Writer ("Invisible") (1 episode, 2017), Performer ("When Will the Blues Leave") (1 episode, 2019), Performer ("Tears Inside") (1 episode, 2018), Performer ("Invisible") (1 episode, 2017), Performer ("Mind and Time") (1 episode, 2019), Writer ("Mind and Time") (1 episode, 2019), Performer ("Giggin'") (1 episode, 2018), Writer ("Tears Inside") (1 episode, 2018), Performer ("Rejoicing") (1 episode, 2017), Writer ("When Will the Blues Leave") (1 episode, 2019), Writer ("Compassion") (1 episode, 2018), Performer ("Compassion") (1 episode, 2018), Writer ("Giggin'") (1 episode, 2018), Performer ("Angel Voice", "The Blessing") (1 episode, 2018), Writer ("Rejoicing") (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Finish It (Oct 28, 2019) Season 3, Episode 8 - Performer ("When Will the Blues Leave"), Writer ("When Will the Blues Leave") Performer ("When Will the Blues Leave"), Writer ("When Will the Blues Leave") See fewer See more See fewer Loading	8
The 2016 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2016) (TV Special) - In Memoriam In Memoriam See fewer
Pastewka (2012) (TV Series) - Writer ("W.R.U.") (1 episode, 2012) Writer ("W.R.U.") (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Der Parkausweis (Oct 26, 2012) Season 6, Episode 6 - Writer ("W.R.U.") Writer ("W.R.U.") See fewer	1
Treme (2011) (TV Series) - Writer ("The Blessing") (1 episode, 2011), Performer ("The Blessing") (1 episode, 2011) Writer ("The Blessing") (1 episode, 2011), Performer ("The Blessing") (1 episode, 2011) See fewer On Your Way Down (May 8, 2011) Season 2, Episode 3 - Performer ("The Blessing") (uncredited), Writer ("The Blessing") (uncredited) Performer ("The Blessing") (uncredited), Writer ("The Blessing") (uncredited) See fewer	1
Detroit 1-8-7 (2011) (TV Series) - Performer ("Rejoicing") (1 episode, 2011), Writer ("Rejoicing") (1 episode, 2011) Performer ("Rejoicing") (1 episode, 2011), Writer ("Rejoicing") (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Ice Man/Malibu (Jan 4, 2011) Season 1, Episode 11 - Performer ("Rejoicing"), Writer ("Rejoicing") Performer ("Rejoicing"), Writer ("Rejoicing") See fewer	1
Saturday Night Live (1979) (TV Series) - Performer ("Times Square") (1 episode, 1979), Writer ("Times Square") (1 episode, 1979), Self - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1979) Performer ("Times Square") (1 episode, 1979), Writer ("Times Square") (1 episode, 1979), Self - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1979) See fewer Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman (Apr 14, 1979) Season 4, Episode 17 - Self - Musical Guest, Performer ("Times Square") (uncredited), Writer ("Times Square") (uncredited) Self - Musical Guest, Performer ("Times Square") (uncredited), Writer ("Times Square") (uncredited) See fewer	1

Self (9 titles)
Sonny Rollins Beyond the Notes (2014) Self Self See fewer
Charles Lloyd: Arrows Into Infinity (2012) Self Self See fewer
Music (2010) Self Self See fewer
1959: The Year That Changed Jazz (2009) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Tom Dowd & the Language of Music (2003) Self Self See fewer
Ornette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game (1984) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Playboy Jazz Festival: Volume II (1984) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Saturday Night Live (1979) (TV Series) - Self - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1979) Self - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1979) See fewer Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman (Apr 14, 1979) Season 4, Episode 17 - Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer
David, Moffett, and Ornette: The Ornette Coleman Trio (1966) (Short) - Self Self See fewer

Archive Footage (3 titles)
Fire Music (2021) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (2016) (TV Special) - Self - In Memoriam (archive footage) Self - In Memoriam (archive footage) See fewer
Jazz (2001) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2001) Self (1 episode, 2001) See fewer The Adventure: 1956-1960 (Jan 29, 2001) Season 1, Episode 9 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

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