The song “If You Really Knew Me” This song is from the broadway musical “They’re Playing Our Song” — (Book by Neil Simon, Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, Music by Marvin Hamlisch) — Original cast: Lucie Arnaz and Robert Klein. (Musical, Broadway, 1978) Obtain License, Learn more about the Broadway Musical “They’re Playing Our Song” The musical opened on …
Song Workin’ It Out’ (3:32) from the 1978 Broadway Musical ” They’re Playing Our Song” — Original Broadway Cast Recording. (Note: This rendition by Fox Valley Rep, (2011 Production of this musical) “They’re Playing Our Song” (1978) is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, and music by Marvin Hamlisch. The original Broadway cast includes Lucie …
“I want to use the piano as a stepping stone!” — George Gerswhin. “A song without music is a lot like H2 without the O” — Ira Gershwin George Gershwin wrote most of his vocal and theatrical works, including more than a dozen Broadway shows and several films in collaboration with his elder brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin. George’s musical compositions …
SONG: Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love. MUSICAL: A Chorus Line. The Music of Marvin Hamlisch. (Watch at the end of this post: Hollywood Bowl’s Ross Lynch and A Chorus Line Hollywood Bowl’s cast rendition of: “Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love” — Hollywood Bowl, 2012) The human struggle behind the songs: Every kid who ever came to New York to …
“Unlike most successful Broadway composers, Porter wrote both the lyrics and the music for his songs. He also composed scores for films from the 1930s to the 1950s. He was noted for his sophisticated, suggestive lyrics, clever rhymes and complex forms. Cole Porter’s body of work is substantial. His compositions are well known. Many of the musicals and films that …
Jule Styne (Julius Kerwin Stein. 12/31/1905 — 9/20/1994) With the scores of such Broadway classics as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Peter Pan, Bells Are Ringing, Gypsy and Funny Girl to his credit, composer Jule Styne ranks as one of the undisputed architects of the American musical theater. He was born in London’s East End. Styne’s family moved to Chicago in 1912. …
TRACK #7 “Boxes” (2:25) Film: THE INFORMANT! (2009) Track #7 “Boxes” – The Informant! (Film, 2009) – The Music of Marvin Hamlisch. REVIEW: THE MUSIC: “Fifteen minutes into watching The Informant!, I was unexpectedly hooked on Marvin Hamlisch’s sound — a fabulous, balanced mix of unabashedly ‘70s instruments, melodies, beats and flourishes, with a touch of irony and modern …
SCOTT JOPLIN Scott Joplin was a composer, a pianist and a music teacher. He was the second of six children born to Giles Joplin and Florence Givens. (Born around 1867–1868) Joplin grew up in Texarkana, TX where he formed a vocal quartet, and taught mandolin and guitar. During the late 1880s he decided to travel around the American South …
Song: “Picnic In The Park” (1:34″)) — Music from THE MIRROR HAS TWO FACES (Film, 1996) — The Music of Marvin Hamlisch. The Mirror Has Two Faces is a 1996 American romantic comedy‐drama film produced and directed by Barbra Streisand. Music for the film composed / arranged by Marvin Hamlisch. Film: The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996). Directed by …
Song: The Way We Were (Instrumental Version) — Rendition by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. From the Musical Score by Marvin Hamlisch The lyrics of the song were written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman and it was sung by Barbra Streisand for the film The Way We Were. This version is by the series Evergreen: Music From The Films …