{{Short description|Australian singer & film score composer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} '''James William Manzie''',<ref name="APRA Way">{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |title="The Way of all Flesh" at APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=The%20Way%20of%20all%20Flesh |access-date=22 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910204941/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=The%20Way%20of%20all%20Flesh |archive-date=10 September 2012 }}</ref> known as '''Jimmy Manzie''' or '''Jim Manzie''', is an Australian musician (bass guitar, vocals, lead guitar) and songwriter for a variety of bands including rock revival band Ol' 55 (1975–1979), pop groups The Breakers (1979–1982) and The Fives (1982) before turning to solo work, production and composing for film/television scores and soundtracks.<ref name="SpencerJimmyM">Spencer et al, (2007) [http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/PHPMuso.php?categorywho=musos&userasks=37609 Manzie, Jimmy]{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} entry. Retrieved 22 February 2010.</ref><ref name="McFO55">McFarlane [https://web.archive.org/web/20040419073220/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=550 'Ol' 55'] entry. Retrieved 22 February 2010.</ref> As a member of Ol' 55, Manzie wrote "On the Prowl" their top 20 hit single on the Australian Kent Music Report in late 1975, which was followed by their debut album, ''Take It Greasy'' which reached No. 3 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart in 1976.<ref name="APRA Prowl">{{cite web|publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)|title="On the Prowl" at APRA search engine|url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=On%20the%20Prowl|access-date=22 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="Kent">{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book Ltd|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974.</ref>
Manzie has composed for soundtracks or scores including original music for the films ''The FJ Holden'' (1977), ''From a Whisper to a Scream'' (1987), ''Stepfather II'' (1989), ''Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III'' (1990, with Pat Regan), ''Eddie Presley'' (1992), ''Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings'' (1994), ''Night of the Demons 2'' (1994) ''Fear of a Black Hat'' (1994, with Larry Robinson) and ''Sleepstalker'' (1995).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/jim-manzie-101136/filmography|title=Jim Manzie > Filmography|work=AllMovie|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=22 February 2010}}</ref> Additionally he has composed songs for soundtracks including "The Way of All Flesh"<ref name="APRA Way"/> for ''Tales from the Darkside: The Movie'' (1990).
==References== {{refbegin}} ;General * {{cite encyclopedia|last=McFarlane |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Whammo Homepage |url=//www.whammo.com.au/index.asp |access-date=22 February 2010 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp |archive-date=April 5, 2004 }} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality. * {{cite book|title=The Who's Who of Australian Rock|last=Spencer|first=Chris|author2=Zbig Nowara |author3=Paul McHenry |orig-year=1987|year=2002|publisher=Five Mile Press|location=Noble Park, Vic.|isbn=1-86503-891-1}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2090055|title=Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry|work=catalogue|publisher=National Library of Australia|access-date=22 February 2010}}</ref> Note: [on-line] version established at [https://web.archive.org/web/20091015024603/http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/aboutww.htm White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd] in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0544488|name=Jimmy Manzie}} {{Ol' 55 (band)}} {{Authority control}}
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