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Jim O'Rourke

Sound
56 years oldChicago, Illinois, USA

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. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Personal Details

Born
January 18, 1969
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Sound

Also Known As

ジム・オルーク

Movies (44)

Dear Stranger
8.6

Dear Stranger

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2025

Yoko
6.0

Yoko

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2023

Hands That Bind
9.0

Hands That Bind

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2021

Drive My Car
7.4

Drive My Car

Musician (Sound)

2021

ML-AP

ML-AP

Music (Sound)

2021

from my kitchen window the building was blinking

from my kitchen window the building was blinking

Director (Directing)

2020

Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero
7.7

Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero

as Himself

2019

Hitokara ヒトカラ

Hitokara ヒトカラ

Music (Sound)

2018

Until First Light
9.0

Until First Light

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2018

On Generation and Corruption
6.0

On Generation and Corruption

Music (Sound)

2017

Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present
7.6

Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present

as Himself

2016

The Creeping Garden
5.4

The Creeping Garden

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2014

My Man
5.8

My Man

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2014

Magnetic Reconnection

Magnetic Reconnection

Music (Sound)

2012

Petrel Hotel Blue
5.0

Petrel Hotel Blue

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2012

Generator
10.0

Generator

Music (Sound)

2012

Sketches of Kaitan City
5.4

Sketches of Kaitan City

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2010

Still in Cosmos
5.0

Still in Cosmos

Music (Sound)

2009

The World

The World

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2009

Kikoe

Kikoe

2009

The Seasons

The Seasons

Music (Sound)

2008

H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories
5.4

H.P. Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2007

United Red Army
6.3

United Red Army

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2007

Muhlifein

Muhlifein

as Himself

2007

Prisoner/Terrorist
5.0

Prisoner/Terrorist

2007

Elements of Nothing
10.0

Elements of Nothing

Music (Sound)

2007

Her Noise - The Making Of

Her Noise - The Making Of

2006

Noise
4.8

Noise

as Self

2006

No is E
10.0

No is E

Music (Sound)

2006

In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session

In the Edges: The 'Grizzly Man' Session

as Self

2005

Grizzly Man
7.5

Grizzly Man

Musician (Sound)

2005

Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
4.5

Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes

2005

not yet

not yet

Director (Directing)

2004

Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage

Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage

as Performer

2003

Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
5.0

Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)

2003

Love Liza
6.4

Love Liza

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2002

Demonlover
5.7

Demonlover

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2002

Gambling, Gods and LSD
5.7

Gambling, Gods and LSD

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2002

Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002

Sonic Youth: Rockpalast 2002

2002

Things Behind the Sun
6.0

Things Behind the Sun

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2001

Mongoland
5.9

Mongoland

Original Music Composer (Sound)

2001

Eureka
7.7

Eureka

Songs (Sound)

2001

Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000

Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000

2000

Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth

Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth

as Self

2000