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Bill Justis(1926-1982)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Bill Justis was born on 14 October 1926 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He was a composer, known for Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Nowhere Boy (2009) and Camp X-Ray (2014). He died on 15 July 1982 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornOctober 14, 1926
DiedJuly 15, 1982(55)
BornOctober 14, 1926
DiedJuly 15, 1982(55)
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Known for

Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Smokey and the Bandit
7.0
  • Composer(music by)
  • 1977
Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nowhere Boy (2009)
Nowhere Boy
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Raunchy")
  • 2009
Kristen Stewart in Camp X-Ray (2014)
Camp X-Ray
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Raunchy")
  • 2014
Burt Reynolds in Hooper (1978)
Hooper
6.4
  • Composer
  • 1978

Credits

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Composer

  • Island Claws (1980)
    Island Claws
    4.3
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • The Villain (1979)
    The Villain
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Burt Reynolds in Hooper (1978)
    Hooper
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
    Smokey and the Bandit
    7.0
    • Composer (music by)
    • 1977
  • John Crawford and Sharon Thomas Cain in Brother, My Song (1973)
    Brother, My Song
    • Composer (music composed, arranged & conducted by)
    • 1973
  • Dear Dead Delilah (1972)
    Dear Dead Delilah
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Hec Ramsey (1972)
    Hec Ramsey
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Composer (music score)
    • 1972

Music Department

  • Take This Job and Shove It (1981)
    Take This Job and Shove It
    5.0
    • orchestrator
    • 1981
  • The Villain (1979)
    The Villain
    5.3
    • orchestrations
    • 1979
  • A Special Kenny Rogers (1979)
    A Special Kenny Rogers
    TV Movie
    • musical director (as Bill Justice)
    • 1979
  • Burt Reynolds in Hooper (1978)
    Hooper
    6.4
    • orchestrator
    • 1978
  • Teenager (1974)
    Teenager
    5.3
    • music consultant
    • 1974

Soundtrack

  • Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, and Jodie Comer in The Bikeriders (2023)
    The Bikeriders
    6.7
    • performer: "Raunchy"
    • writer: "Raunchy"
    • 2023
  • Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Jaylin Webb, and Banks Repeta in Armageddon Time (2022)
    Armageddon Time
    6.5
    • performer: "Alley Cat"
    • 2022
  • Sasha Boggs and Gino Vigil in No Pill for Regret (2017)
    No Pill for Regret
    Short
    • writer: "I Just Thought You'd Like to Know"
    • 2017
  • Clovis Cornillac and Jean Dujardin in Brice 3 (2016)
    Brice 3
    4.3
    • performer: "Tamoure"
    • 2016
  • Kristen Stewart in Camp X-Ray (2014)
    Camp X-Ray
    6.9
    • performer: "Raunchy"
    • writer: "Raunchy"
    • 2014
  • George Harrison in George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
    George Harrison: Living in the Material World
    8.1
    • writer: "Raunchy"
    • 2011
  • Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Nowhere Boy (2009)
    Nowhere Boy
    7.1
    • writer: "Raunchy"
    • 2009
  • The Marty Stuart Show (2008)
    The Marty Stuart Show
    8.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Raunchy"
    • 2009
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Raunchy"
    • 2001
  • The Beatles Anthology (1995)
    The Beatles Anthology
    9.1
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Raunchy"
    • 1995–1996
  • Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
    Great Balls of Fire!
    6.3
    • performer: "Raunchy"
    • writer: "Raunchy"
    • 1989
  • Long Gone (1987)
    Long Gone
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • performer: "Raunchy"
    • writer: "Raunchy" (as Bill Justice)
    • 1987
  • Baby Love (1983)
    Baby Love
    5.4
    • performer: "Raunchy"
    • 1983
  • Willem Dafoe in The Loveless (1981)
    The Loveless
    6.0
    • writer: "Raunchy" (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • Dumou Fi Oyoun Waqiha (1980)
    Dumou Fi Oyoun Waqiha
    7.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Raunchy"
    • 1980

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Bill Justice
  • Born
    • October 14, 1926
    • Birmingham, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • July 15, 1982
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(cancer)
  • Other works
    Single: Produced "Down at Papa Joe's" by The Dixie Belles , which reached #9 on the Billboard charts.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Worked as a music director at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA, before moving to Memphis in 1954. He arranged and led the studio bands for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Charlie Rich.
  • Nicknames
    • Bill Justice
    • Little Billy

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