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Jim Steinman
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American composer, lyricist and record producer (1947–2021)
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- 1
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- Whistle down the Wind
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Hewlett, Long Island, New York, USA
James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright. He also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer. His work included songs in the adult contemporary, rock, dance, pop, musical theater, and film score genres. His work included albums such as Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and…
Known for
- Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life — Self (archive footage)2022
- Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell — Self - Interviewed in 1981 / 1983 (archive sound)2015
- Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour — Self - Piano, Backing Vocals2009
- Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell — Self1999
- Classic Albums — Self1997
- Behind the Music — Self1997
- Saturday Night Live — Self (uncredited)1975
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James Richard Steinman (born November 1, 1948 in New York City, New York, died April 19, 2021 in Danbury, Connecticut) (more commonly known as Jim Steinman) was an American rock and musical theater composer. He was notable for having written most of Meat Loaf's hit songs, in addition to hits for many other musical artists. His three biggest musical successes were an album, Bat Out Of Hell (1977), sung by Meat Loaf, a song, Total Eclipse Of The Heart (1983), sung by Bonnie Tyler, and a German mus
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Danbury
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Making Love Out of Nothing at All
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- JimSecondNight.jpg
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- Jim Steinman
- date of birth
- 1947-11-01
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- birth name
- James Richard Steinman
- pseudonym
- Jim Steinman
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- date of death
- 2021-04-19
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
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James Richard "Jim" Steinman (Nova Iorque, 1 de novembro de 1947 – Connecticut, 19 de abril de 2021) foi um compositor, letrista e produtor musical norte-americano, ganhador do Grammy Award. Foi responsável por várias canções de sucesso. Ele também trabalhou como arranjador, cantor e pianista. Seu trabalho incluiu músicas dance music, rock and roll, adult contemporary e pop. Começou sua carreira no teatro musical e seus trabalhos mais notáveis na área incluem letras para "Whistle Down the Wind" e música para "Dance of the Vampires". Seu trabalho inclui álbuns de Meat Loaf como Bat Out of Hell e Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell e produção de álbuns de Bonnie Tyler. Entre os singles mais bem sucedidos incluem "Total Eclipse of the Heart" de Bonnie Tyler, "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" de Air Supply, "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" de Meat Loaf, "This Corrosion" e "More" de The Sisters of Mercy, "Read 'Em and Weep" de Barry Manilow, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" de Celine Dion, "No Matter What" de Boyzone e "Nowhere Fast" do filme Streets of Fire. Fez sucesso também no ano de 1981 interpretando sua própria composição "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through". Steinman morreu em 19 de abril de 2021, aos 73 anos de idade, Connecticut.
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