Mercer Ellington (1919–1996)

Music Department, Soundtrack

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Mercer Ellington (1919–1996)

Music Department, Soundtrack

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Credits
26 titles

Television in Production (1 title)	Episodes	Status
True Colors (1990–1992) (TV Series) - Composer (theme music) (1 episode) Composer (theme music) (1 episode) See fewer — Unaired Pilot Season 1, Episode 0 - Composer (theme music) Composer (theme music) See fewer	1

Past Film & Video (8 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Soul (2020) Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Instrumental)) Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (Instrumental)) See fewer		$432K	$946K	$122MM
A Royal Night Out (2015) Music ("Things Ain't What They Used To Be") Music ("Things Ain't What They Used To Be") See fewer		$101K	$228K	$4.8MM
Wonder Boys (2000) Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be") Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be") See fewer	$55MM	$5.8MM	$19MM	$33MM
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Writer ("Moon Mist") Writer ("Moon Mist") See fewer	$18MM	$3.3MM	$11MM	$11MM
Metro (1997) Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be") Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be") See fewer	$55MM	$11MM	$32MM	$32MM
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) Producer ("Perdido", "Prelude to a Kiss", "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me") Producer ("Perdido", "Prelude to a Kiss", "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me") See fewer	$13MM	$3.3MM	$18MM	$18MM
Zoot Suit (1981) Writer ("Blue Serge") (uncredited) Writer ("Blue Serge") (uncredited) See fewer	$2.7MM	$63K	$3.3MM	$3.3MM
Cabin in the Sky (1943) Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (1942)) (uncredited) Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (1942)) (uncredited) See fewer	$662K

Past Television (5 titles)	Episodes
Great West End Theatres (2012) (TV Series) - Music ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be") (9 episodes, 2012), Music ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be", "Everything's in Rhythm With My Heart") (1 episode, 2012) Music ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be") (9 episodes, 2012), Music ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be", "Everything's in Rhythm With My Heart") (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Ambassadors Theatre (2012) Music ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be", "Everything's in Rhythm With My Heart") Music ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be", "Everything's in Rhythm With My Heart") See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
Brass Goes Silver: Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass (1993) (TV Movie) - Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be") Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be") See fewer
Great Performances (1983) (TV Series) - Conductor (1 episode, 1983), Self - Remembering Duke (1 episode, 1983) Conductor (1 episode, 1983), Self - Remembering Duke (1 episode, 1983) See fewer Ellington: The Music Lives On (Mar 7, 1983) Season 11, Episode 9 - Self - Remembering Duke, Conductor Self - Remembering Duke, Conductor See fewer	1
Omnibus (1971) (TV Series) - Musician (trumpet) (1 episode, 1971) Musician (trumpet) (1 episode, 1971) See fewer Duke Ellington and his Orchestra (Nov 14, 1971) Season 5, Episode 11 - Musician (trumpet) Musician (trumpet) See fewer	1
NDR Jazz Workshops (1959–1965) (TV Series) - Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used To Be") (2 episodes, 1959) Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used To Be") (2 episodes, 1959) See fewer No. 40 (Jul 2, 1965) Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used To Be") Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used To Be") See fewer No. 04 (Feb 24, 1959) Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used To Be") Writer ("Things Ain't What They Used To Be") See fewer	2

Self (12 titles)
American Experience (1991) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1991) Self (1 episode, 1991) See fewer Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo (Dec 9, 1991) Season 4, Episode 8 - Self Self See fewer
Michael Feinstein & Friends (1991) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Great Performances (1983) (TV Series) - Self - Remembering Duke (1 episode, 1983) Self - Remembering Duke (1 episode, 1983) See fewer Ellington: The Music Lives On (Mar 7, 1983) Season 11, Episode 9 - Self - Remembering Duke Self - Remembering Duke See fewer
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1981) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
The Mike Douglas Show (1975–1978) (TV Series) - Self - Musician / Self - Orchestra Leader (3 episodes, 1975) Self - Musician / Self - Orchestra Leader (3 episodes, 1975) See fewer Episode #17.205 (Aug 2, 1978) Season 17, Episode 205 - Self - Musician Self - Musician See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Jazz Ship (1976) (TV Series) - Self (6 episodes, 1976) Self (6 episodes, 1976) See fewer Episode #2.6 (Jun 4, 1976) Season 2, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Super Bowl IX (1975) (TV Special) - Self - Halftime Performer Self - Halftime Performer See fewer
On the Road with Duke Ellington (1974) Self Self See fewer
The Bell Telephone Hour (1967) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1967) Self (1 episode, 1967) See fewer On the Road with Duke Ellington (Oct 13, 1967) Season 10, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly (1967) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
NET Playhouse (1967) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1967) Self (1 episode, 1967) See fewer A Concert of Sacred Music (Jun 16, 1967) Season 1, Episode 34 - Self Self See fewer
Trumpeten - jazzmusikaliskt allehanda (1966) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1966) Self (1 episode, 1966) See fewer Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald (May 12, 1966) Self Self See fewer

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