Sam Nestico(1924-2021)

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Community Band: Our Lives in Music (2007)

Sam Nestico was born on 6 February 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for Little Children (2006), The Color Purple (1985) and The Wrecking Crew! (2008). He was married to Shirley Frazier and Marge. He died on 17 January 2021 in the USA.

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The 81st Annual Academy Awards
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TV Special
- music arranger
- 2009
The Color Purple
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- music adaptor
- orchestrator
- 1985
Million Dollar Infield
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TV Movie
- music arranger (uncredited)
- 1982
Used Cars
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- orchestrator (uncredited)
- 1980
Off the Minnesota Strip
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TV Movie
- composer: additional music (uncredited)
- 1980
Murder or Mercy
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TV Movie
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1974
Let's Make a Deal
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TV Series
- orchestrator (1970-1971, uncredited)
- 1963–2003

Trivia
Jazz trombonist and arranger. The son of Italian immigrants (his father was a railroad worker). Noted for his work with military bands before joining the Count Basie Orchestra.