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Jim O'Rourke

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Known ForSound
Born1969-01-18
BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, USA
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Jim O'Rourke

Sound

Biography

Jim O'Rourke (born January 18, 1969) is an American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene. Around 2000, he relocated to New York before moving on to Tokyo, Japan, where he currently resides. O’Rourke is best known for his numerous solo and collaborative projects, many of which are entirely instrumental, and for his tenure as a member of Sonic Youth from 1999 to 2005.

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Notable Works

Prominent titles featuring Jim O'Rourke

Drive My Car
7.4
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Drive My Car
2021
Grizzly Man
7.5
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Grizzly Man
2005
Demonlover
5.8
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Demonlover
2002
Love Liza
6.4
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Love Liza
2002
Eureka
7.8
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Eureka
2001
United Red Army
6.4
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United Red Army
2007
My Man
5.8
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My Man
2014
Things Behind the Sun
6.0
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Things Behind the Sun
2001

Filmography

Acting (13)

2019
Brainiac: Transmissions After Zeroas Self
7.7
2016
Tony Conrad: Completely in the Presentas Himself
7.6
2009
Kikoe
2007
Muhlifeinas Himself
2007
Prisoner/Terrorist
5.0
2006
Her Noise - The Making Of
2006
Noiseas Self
4.5
2005
In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Sessionas Self
2005
Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
4.5
2003
Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstageas Performer
2003
Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
5.0
2000
Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000
2000
Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youthas Self

Production & Directing (39)

2026
The Journey of Weather-Exposed BonesMusic
2025
Dear StrangerOriginal Music Composer
7.0
2023
Hands That BindOriginal Music Composer
9.0
2023
YokoOriginal Music Composer
6.0
2021
Drive My CarMusician
7.4
2021
ML-APMusic
2020
from my kitchen window the building was blinkingSound
2020
from my kitchen window the building was blinkingDirector
2018
Hitokara ヒトカラMusic
2018
Until First LightOriginal Music Composer
9.0
2017
On Generation and CorruptionMusic
6.0
2016
The Thing That Stalks the FieldsAssociate Producer
2014
The Creeping GardenOriginal Music Composer
5.4
2014
My ManOriginal Music Composer
5.8
2013
The End of SummerOriginal Music Composer
6.5
2012
Magnetic ReconnectionMusic
2012
Petrel Hotel BlueOriginal Music Composer
5.0
2012
GeneratorMusic
10.0
2012
GeneratorSound Designer
10.0
2010
Sketches of Kaitan CityOriginal Music Composer
5.4
2009
Still in CosmosMusic
5.0
2009
Still in CosmosSound Designer
5.0
2009
The WorldOriginal Music Composer
2008
The SeasonsMusic
2007
H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror and Other StoriesOriginal Music Composer
5.1
2007
United Red ArmyOriginal Music Composer
6.4
2007
Elements of NothingMusic
10.0
2006
No is EMusic
10.0
2005
Grizzly ManMusician
7.5
2004
not yetDirector
2004
not yetProducer
2004
not yetMusic
2002
Love LizaOriginal Music Composer
6.4
2002
DemonloverOriginal Music Composer
5.8
2002
Gambling, Gods and LSDOriginal Music Composer
5.8
2001
Things Behind the SunOriginal Music Composer
6.0
2001
Desert MoonOriginal Music Composer
6.1
2001
MongolandOriginal Music Composer
6.2
2001
EurekaSongs
7.8