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Jim Steinman. James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist and record producer. [1] 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.
Apr 20, 2021 · Jim Steinman, the Grammy-winning composer and playwright who wrote Meat Loaf's best-selling Bat Out Of Hell debut album as well as hits for Céline Dion, Air Supply and...
Apr 20, 2021 · Jim Steinman, who wrote all the songs on “Bat Out of Hell,” Meat Loaf’s operatic, teenage-angst-filled 1977 debut album, which remains one of the most successful records of all time, died...
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- Bonnie Tyler, “Holding Out for a Hero” For the massively successful soundtrack for the 1984 film Footloose, screenwriter Dean Pitchford worked with a diverse array of songwriters to set the tone for the classic blockbuster.
- Meat Loaf, “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” Steinman set out to make the ultimate song about sex in a car and he easily delivered with the epic “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.”
- The Sisters of Mercy, “More” Steinman’s late-Eighties and early-Nineties work with British goth rockers Sisters of Mercy was proof that his shamelessly over-the-top aesthetics could elevate just about any genre.
- Meat Loaf, “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” The most magical things result from listening to Elvis, and for Steinman, it was “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad.” The Bat Out of Hell highlight was born after Steinman heard “I Want You, I Need You, I Love You” on the radio, and applied its simplicity to Meat’s booming heartbreak — resulting in icicles instead of tears.
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- 1977: "Bat Out of Hell"—Meat Loaf. During his early career composing music for theater, Steinman met Marvin Lee Aday, an actor and singer who was starring in his musical More Than You Deserve and working under the name Meat Loaf.
- 1981: "Dead Ringer for Love"—Meat Loaf and Cher. Steinman and Meat Loaf's follow-up, Dead Ringer, was delayed for four years, with part of the delay caused by the singer losing his voice following a long and drug-fuelled touring schedule.
- 1983: "Total Eclipse of the Heart"—Bonnie Tyler. Meat Loaf is Steinman's longest and most famous collaboration, but he also worked numerous times with the Welsh power balladeer Bonnie Tyler.
- 1983: "Making Love Out of Nothing At All"— Air Supply. In 1980, Steinman had written the main title theme for 1980 movie A Small Circle of Friends. A few years later, he reworked the song for soft balladeers Air Supply, giving the band a new sound quite unlike what they were known for.
Apr 21, 2021 · Jim Steinman, the colourful composer behind hits like Bat Out Of Hell and Total Eclipse Of The Heart, has died at the age of 73.
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Apr 20, 2021 · Jim Steinman, co-creator of power ballads and orchestral-style rock by such artists as Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler, has died. Steinman was a composer, lyricist and record producer whose work with...
