Sentences with phrase «great lyricist»

I wanted him to contribute the music because he's a great poet and a great lyricist.

A smart screenplay (by Linda Woolverton), a gifted voice cast (that, it must be noted, is free of the marquee names that now clutter animated feature credits), and superior animation work would have already made for a good film, but what makes Beauty so justly beloved is a generous helping of magic — namely the divine music by the legendary team of composer Alan Menken and the late, great lyricist Howard Ashman.

Not exact matches

Among writers, the first Western lyricist, and the greatest in Greek was Sappho.

It was the latest word of tribute and affection offered by lyricist Lin - Manuel Miranda to, by his own admission, one of his greatest loves — Puerto Rico.

The Greatest Showman, with a great boost from Oscar - winning La La Land lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, is a sensational celebration of a beloved movie staple with new twists and a massive song score that bridges contemporary pop with Broadway.

In this one - hour, nine - minute, two - second show, we hear from Fricke, Ebsen, composers / lyricists Marc Shaiman and Stephen Schwartz, author's great - great - grandson Robert A. Baum, film critic Michael Sragow, film historians Leonard Maltin and Sam Wasson, filmmakers William Friedkin and Rob Marshall, Bert Lahr's son John, actors Ruth Duccini and Margaret Pelligrini, author William Wellman, Jr., costume designer Ruth Myers, makeup artist Charles H. Schram, cinematographer Peter Deming, visual effects supervisor Craig Barron, sound designer Ben Burtt,

And then Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the lyricists, rewrote it and made it great.