 Jim Steinman was one of the two creators of The Dream Engine.His past work includes composing for the musical "Tanz der Vampire", writing lyrics for the musical "Whistle Down the Wind", writing all of the music and lyrics on the Meat Loaf albums "Bat Out of Hell" and "", and writing and/or producing material sung by such performers as Celine Dion, Bonnie Tyler, Air Supply, Tina Arena, The Sisters of Mercy, Billy Squier and others.TDE was expected to record only songs that Steinman wrote, or in a small number of cases co-wrote.