Sentences with phrase «lyricist for»

Herman, 80, won Tony Awards for best composer and lyricist for «Hello, Dolly!»

His other credits include Just Cause (Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne) for Warner Brothers in 1995; The Mambo Kings (Antonio Banderas) for Warner Brothers in 1992, for which he received an Academy Award nomination as lyricist for «Best Song»; The Good Mother (Diane Keaton, Liam Neeson) for Touchstone in 1988; as well as Gorillas in the Mist (Sigourney Weaver) for Warner Brothers / Universal Pictures; and Legal Eagles (Robert Redford, Debra Winger) for Universal Pictures in 1986.

The Welsh guitarist and lyricist for the Manic Street Preachers missed a flight for a U.S. promotional tour on February 1, 1995 and he functionally disappeared near the Wales - England border soon after that.

Though the film's setting is, in typical Miyazaki fashion, a bit vague, research reveals a semi-autobiographical nature to Totoro, on which Miyazaki served as writer, director, storyboard artist, and lyricist for one of the two songs.

When Robert Hunter (lyricist for many Dead tunes) wrote those lines, it's a safe bet he didn't have the prediction of new protein structures in mind.

Not exact matches

For example, the composer of a song may be represented by ASCAP, while the lyricist may be with SESAC.

One has only to crack open the album's lyric booklet to see Daly and his fellow lyricist Smith struggling with and yearning for the love of God.

Neither a lyricist nor a minimalist, Powers settles for a clean, supple prose, concise without ever being merely functional.

Wynn Las Vegas is home to Le Rêve — The Dream, the aquatic and aerial theatrical experience named Best Show in Las Vegas for four consecutive years, and Steve Wynn's ShowStoppers, a production with 35 singers and dancers and a full 31 - piece on - stage orchestra composed of quintessential numbers from some of the most celebrated composers and lyricists to ever grace American theater stages.

Wynn Las Vegas is home to Le Rêve — The Dream, the aquatic and aerial theatrical experience named Best Show in Las Vegas for six consecutive years, and Steve Wynn's ShowStoppers, a production with 35 singers and dancers and a full 31 - piece on - stage orchestra composed of quintessential numbers from some of the most celebrated composers and lyricists to ever grace American theater stages.

Wynn Las Vegas is home to Le Rêve — The Dream, the aquatic and aerial theatrical experience named Best Show in Las Vegas for five consecutive years, and Steve Wynn's ShowStoppers, a production with 35 singers and dancers and a full 31 - piece on - stage orchestra composed of quintessential numbers from some of the most celebrated composers and lyricists to ever grace American theater stages.

Because he rarely talks about himself on the air, his listeners probably don't know that he is an inventor (he holds a U.S. patent on a bottle / can opener); an actor (films he or his voice were in: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Paper Lion, Aunt Mary and Tiger Town); and a lyricist (I Don't Know Any Better by B.J. Thomas, for one).

I am generally not a fan of these jukebox musicals, for a very personal reason — I'm a professional composer and lyricist with at least a couple of produced musicals to my name and I am loathe to consider the consequences of crafting shows around already existing songs.

An alumnus of Juilliard and Columbia University, Rodgers came to critical prominence with the many»20s editions of The Garrick Gaieties, in which Rodgers and his lyricist collaborator Lorenz Hart were responsible for such instant hits as «Mountain Greenery» and «I'll Take Manhattan».

For whatever reason, AF have become resigned to the fact that dance music is inextricably linked to a certain posture, one of detached irony, smarm, manicured coolness, and an air of generally **** and this does not suit their strengths as lyricists, or frontman Win Butler's strengths as a vocalist.

Take «A Lovely Night,» for example, one of six songs co-written by composer Justin Hurwitz and lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Though most were expecting at least one nomination for Best Original Song (Stephen Schwartz was the lyricist), no one really anticipated three nominations.

Lyricist Benj Pasek and Oscar and Tony - winner songwriter Justin Paul (who teamed for La La Land), accepted the award, giving special mention to the «disgustingly charming» Hugh Jackman, the film's star.

Add in stars like Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Zendaya, and Michelle Williams along with the fact that the songs were co-written by La La Land's lyricists, and we're excited for this original musical.

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.

Working with lyricists Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Hurwitz comes up with a truly wondrous tune in «City of Stars,» using it to form a beautifully thematic basis for the surprising amount of underscore here, his excellent, spot - on retro arrangements going from the simplest guitar and piano to swooning, planetarium - elevated orchestral melody.

The sound mix also does Shankar - Ehsaan - Loy's songs justice, most especially for the centerpiece «Señorita» number; a nice inclusion on the de rigueur song menu is a chapter listing for all of the Imraan character's lovely poems (written by the film's lyricist Javed Akhtar, father of Zoya and Farhan), which are heard as voiceover throughout the film.

20th Century Fox has released the second trailer for «The Greatest Showman», starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya, and featuring original songs by the Academy Award ® Winning lyricists of La La Land, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul.

Coincidentally, the lyricists of La La Land also wrote the songs for this film.

- Song Specific Commentary by Lyricist Stephen Sondheim (for Prologue, The Jet Song, Something's Coming, Dance At the Gym, Maria, America, Tonight, Gee Officer Krupke

Original playwright, composer, and lyricist Stephen Sondheim and director Tim Burton are masters of their respective crafts and both have a knack for the twisted.

A major part of those films» success (except for the latter movie, of course) was the musical duo of legendary composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman, perhaps none more so than «Beauty and the Beast.»

The all - star judging panel includes former professional footballer and children's author Frank Lampard; «Charlie and Lola» author - illustrator and Waterstones Children's Laureate Lauren Child; Premier League star and lyricist Yannick Bolasie and Young People's Laureate for London Caleb Femi.

This pack will give you an insight into the creative challenges faced by Dennis Kelly as writer and Tim Minchin as composer and lyricist when adapting Roald Dahl's novel Matilda into a musical For more information about the show, to book tickets and download further education resources please visit matildaschoolresources.com

Giuiseppe Luraghi (12 June 1905 — 11 December 1991) was an Italian lyricist and engineer, working for Alfa Romeo where he also was president.

Dramatists Guild Website: www.dramatistsguild.com Professional association for playwrights, composers, lyricists, and librettists.

For lyricists, it is compulsory.

Joe Romersa returns as lyricist and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn provides vocals for the soundtracks» musical tale of family and betrayal.

He also serves on the Board of Directors for the non-profit Education Through Music — Los Angeles, as well as the Board of Directors for the Society of Composers and Lyricists.

Composer Jim Dooley and lyricist Mike Himelstein, the musical minds behind soon - to - be-released animated film «Dorothy of Oz» will compose the tunes for Epic Mickey 2.

For his critically acclaimed Clean Hands Pure Heart (2005), he collaborated with musician Ghetto Priest to record a dub reggae rendition of celebrated Scottish lyricist Robert Burns's famous songs Auld Lang Syne and The Slave's Lament.

My old friend Irving Caesar, lyricist of «Tea For Two» and «Just A Gigolo», had a legendary Broadway flop with a show called My Dear Public.

To be clear: barring other contractual arrangements (for example, members of an orchestra are usually employees of the orchestra and copyright material they create belongs to their employer), the composer has copyright in the music, the lyricist has copyright in the lyrics and the performer (s)(musicians, conductor, sound technicians etc.) have copyright in the performance.

In an alternate universe, the soundtrack to Disney's blockbuster movie The Lion King is sung by the Swedish band ABBA — but in our universe, where some members of ABBA had other engagements, Elton John was enlisted for the task and, together with lyricist Tim Rice, created original songs like «Circle of Life» and «Can You Feel The Love Tonight».

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