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Jim Steinman
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produttore discografico, compositore e pianista statunitense
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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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Jim Steinman, pseudonimo di James Richard (Hewlett Harbor, 1º novembre 1947 – Danbury, 19 aprile 2021), è stato un produttore discografico, compositore e pianista statunitense.Compositore e paroliere meticoloso (impiegava anche diversi anni prima di pubblicare un disco), uomo solitario e profondo amante del buio (componeva solo nelle ore notturne), chiamato anche "Il Richard Wagner del rock" per via delle sue composizioni epiche e a volte pompose, ottenne il suo successo maggiore nel 1977 con l'album Bat Out of Hell (cantato da Meat Loaf), del quale scrisse tutte le canzoni suonandovi anche le tastiere; album tra i 10 più venduti nella storia della musica, ed unico LP tra quei 10 ad essere stato composto da un solo artista. Produsse album di famosi artisti come Bonnie Tyler, Barbra Streisand e compose brani come Total Eclipse of the Heart e Holding Out for a Hero (Bonnie Tyler), (Air Supply), It's All Coming Back to Me Now (Céline Dion), No Matter What (Boyzone) e numerosi musical.
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