What composer wrote songs for movies like Geppetto, Pippin, and Godspell?
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Geppetto (film) Geppetto is a 2000 made-for-television musical remake of the popular children’s book "The Adventures of Pinocchio" and the original 1940 Disney film, starring Drew Carey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus debuting on The Wonderful World of Disney. It featured original songs written by Stephen Schwartz. Schwartz had developed the songs as a reunion for "Mary Poppins" stars Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, but Andrews was undergoing throat surgery so the idea was dropped.
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Stephen Schwartz (composer) Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as "Godspell" (1971), "Pippin" (1972) and "Wicked" (2003). He has contributed lyrics for a number of successful films, including "Pocahontas" (1995), "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996), "The Prince of Egypt" (1998; music and lyrics) and "Enchanted" (2007). Schwartz has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, three Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards and has been nominated for six Tony Awards. He received the 2015 Isabelle Stevenson Award, a special Tony Award, for his commitment to serving artists and fostering new talent.
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Jan Hammer Jan Hammer (] ) (born 17 April 1948) is a Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer. He first gained his most visible audience while playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 1970s, as well as his film scores for television and film including "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", from the popular 1980s program, "Miami Vice". He has continued to work as both a musical performer and producer, expanding to producing film later in his career.
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People Like Us (soundtrack) People Like Us: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Alex Kurtzman's 2012 film of the same name. It is composed by Academy Award winning composer A.R. Rahman whose last successful international release was "127 Hours". Rahman began recording the patch work of score in 2011 and the score was completed by late September 2011. The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on June 19, 2012, under the label Lakeshore Records.
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Klaus Badelt Klaus Badelt (born 12 June 1967) is a German film composer, known for his collaborations with Hans Zimmer, helping to write scores for dozens of critically acclaimed films including "The Thin Red Line", "The Prince of Egypt", "Gladiator", and "". Independently, he is known for his work on Hollywood blockbuster films such as "Equilibrium, , Basic," and "TMNT," and for his work in French cinema.
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John Altman (composer) John Altman (born 5 December 1949) is an English film composer, music arranger, orchestrator and conductor.
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Ruslan Muratov Ruslan Faizovich Muratov (Russian: Руслан Фаизович Муратов), born on June 8, 1960, is a Russian music composer of pop music and film scores.
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Frederic Chapin Frederic Chapin (December 1, 1873 – December 27, 1947) was an American composer and writer best known for his work with L. Frank Baum on "The Woggle-Bug", a 1905 musical based on Baum's novel, "The Marvelous Land of Oz". His popular work "The Storks" (1902) with Guy F. Steeley led to his work with Baum, as he was recommended by M. Witmark & Sons, the publisher. He also wrote songs with lyricist Arthur Gillespie, two of which appeared, credited to Baum, in "The Woggle-Bug".
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Michael Tippett Sir Michael Kemp Tippett {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (2 January 1905 – 8 January 1998) was an English composer who rose to prominence during and immediately after the Second World War. In his lifetime he was sometimes ranked with his contemporary Benjamin Britten as one of the leading British composers of the 20th century. Among his best-known works are the oratorio "A Child of Our Time", the orchestral "Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli", and the opera "The Midsummer Marriage".
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Gennady Gladkov Gennady Igorevich Gladkov (Russian: Генна́дий И́горевич Гладко́в ; born February 18, 1935, Moscow) is a prominent Soviet/Russian music composer, known mainly as a composer for films, TV series and animated films.
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Irving Gertz Irving Gertz (May 19, 1915 – November 14, 2008) was an American composer recognized for his compositions for many fantasy and horror B-movies and TV series of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Octopussy (soundtrack) Octopussy is the soundtrack for the eponymous thirteenth James Bond film. The score was composed by John Barry, the lyrics by Tim Rice. The opening theme, "All Time High" is sung by Rita Coolidge and is one of six Bond film title songs or songs that are not named after film's title.
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Songs I Heard Songs I Heard (2001) is an album by Harry Connick, Jr. covering songs from movies he watched as a child. The album features songs from "Annie", "The Sound of Music", "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory", "Mary Poppins", and "The Wizard of Oz". The album is arranged, orchestrated and conducted by Harry Connick, Jr.
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Edward H. Plumb Edward Holcomb Plumb (June 6, 1907 – April 18, 1958) (also credited as Edward Plumb and Ed Plumb) was a film composer best known for his work at Walt Disney Studios. He served as musical director of "Fantasia" and composed the score for "Bambi", included its menacing man-theme, which may have been an influence for the shark-theme in "Jaws".
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Gianni Marchetti Gianni Marchetti (Rome, 7 September 1933 – Rome, 11 April 2012) was an Italian composer songwriter. He collaborated with Piero Ciampi, lyricist Mogol, singer Bobby Solo and others. He also contributed to the soundtracks of around forty films.
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Pippo Barzizza Giuseppe Pippo Barzizza (Italian pronunciation 'pippo dʒu'zeppe bar'tsitsa; Genova, 15 May 1902 – Sanremo 4 April 1994) was an Italian composer, arranger, conductor and music director.
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Michael Kamen Michael Arnold Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, songwriter, and session musician.
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Whom the Gods Love (1942 film) Whom the Gods Love (German:Wen die Götter lieben) is a 1942 Austrian historical musical film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Hans Holt, Irene von Meyendorff and Winnie Markus. The film is a biopic of the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was made as a co-production between the giant German studio UFA and Wien-Film which had been set up following the German annexation of Austria. The film was part of a wider attempt by the Nazis to portray Mozart as an authentic German hero. Like many German biopics of the war years, it portrays the composer as a pioneering visionary.
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Don Black (lyricist) Don Black, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 21 June 1938) is an English lyricist. His works have included numerous musicals, movie themes and hit songs. He has provided lyrics for John Barry, Charles Strouse, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Quincy Jones, Lulu, Jule Styne, Henry Mancini, Michael Jackson, Elmer Bernstein, Michel Legrand, Hayley Westenra, A. R. Rahman, Marvin Hamlisch and Debbie Wiseman.
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Oscar Hammerstein II Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II ( ; July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was an American librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) theatre director of musicals for almost forty years. Hammerstein won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for vocalist's and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs. Hammerstein was the lyricist and playwright in his partnerships; his collaborators wrote the music. Hammerstein collaborated with numerous composers, such as Jerome Kern, with whom he wrote "Show Boat", Vincent Youmans, Rudolf Friml, Richard A. Whiting and Sigmund Romberg; but he is best known for his collaborations with Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein which include "Oklahoma!", "Carousel", "South Pacific", "The King and I", and "The Sound of Music".
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Mike Reagan Mike Reagan is an American composer, songwriter and music producer whose music has been featured in multiple video games, television commercials, and various film projects, including "Any Given Sunday", and "Elmo in Grouchland", which garnered a Grammy Award for Best Children’s Soundtrack.
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Richard Baskin Aaron Richard Baskin (born December 1, 1948) is an American film composer and producer, best known as the writer of several songs for the Robert Altman film "Nashville", and other creative film scores in the 1970s and 1980s. He eventually became a film director, directing music videos with Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart, Elton John, and many others, as well as feature films.