he is known for his works; "the cincinnati kid" (1965), "the russians are coming, the russians are coming" (1966), "in the heat of the night" (1967), "the thomas crown affair" (1968), "fiddler on the roof" (1971), "jesus christ superstar" (1973), "f.i.s.t" (1978), "...and justice for all" (1979), "a soldier's story" (1984), "agnes of god" (1985), "moonstruck" (1987), "other people's money" (1991), "the hurricane" (1999) and "the statement" (2003).