Michael Gore

"Carrie" the musical first debuted in 1988 at the Royal Shakespeare Company in London. It was penned by "Fame" songwriters Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford and "Carrie" screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen. The three original writers are...

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...as Billy. Advertisement Tony-winning producer Jeffrey Seller (In the Heights, Avenue Q, Rent) has reunited composer Michael Gore, lyricist Dean Pitchford and book writer Lawrence D. Cohen to take another look at the property. Stephen...

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Carrie: The Musical is a musical with a book by Lawrence D. Cohen, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and music by Michael Gore. Carrie is seen as a reversal of the fairy tale Cinderella. Adapted from Stephen King's novel ''Carrie '', it focuses on...

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...screenplay for the motion picture ''Footloose '' (1984). He collaborated on the nine-song score with songwriters Eric Carmen, Michael Gore, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins, Tom Snow and Bill Wolfer. The movie, directed by Herbert Ross and featuring...

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Michael Gore (born March 5, 1951) is an American composer. He, along with lyricist Dean Pitchford, won the Oscar in 1980 for best original song for "Fame " from the film of the same title. He also won the award that year for best original...

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...album. I also asked Jeff Lynn of the ELO, who were very big in America at the time, but he declined. Michael Gore (no relation to Christopher Gore, the screenwriter) had originally been hired as 'music co-coordinator'. Michael was a...

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...that the wrong song from the film actually won the Oscar in 1980. If there were any justice for songwriters Michael and Lesley Gore, the academy's music branch would change the rules and let the song compete again and win the Oscar it...

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..."Fame" (2) - "Fame" (music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford) WON, "Out Here on My Own" (music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Leslie Gore) 1983 "Flashdance" (2) - "Flashdance ... What a Feeling" (music by Giorgio Moroder, lyrics by...

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...when it opens in late October. The 1980 version of "Fame" won Academy Awards for best score for Michael Gore and best song for the title theme for Gore and Dean Pitchford -- it's a lot to live up to, says Lauren Christy, a member of...

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...fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi. Fame won Academy Awards® for Music Original Score (Michael Gore) and Music Original Song ( Fame, Music by Michael Gore; Lyric by Dean Pitchford). The film also was nominated for Film Editing (Gerry...

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