Michael Gore | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1951-03-05)March 5, 1951 (age 74) |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1980–2003 |
Michael Gore (born March 5, 1951) is an American composer. He is the younger brother of singerLesley Gore.
A 1969 graduate of theDwight-Englewood School, Gore received the school's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2004.[1]
Gore, along with lyricistDean Pitchford, won the Oscar in 1981 forBest Original Song for "Fame", from thefilm of the same title. He also won the award that year forBest Original Score.[2]
Gore, alongside his long-term partnerLawrence D. Cohen, later collaborated with Pitchford onCarrie: The Musical, a show based onStephen King'sfirst published novel from 1974. The show, as directed byTerry Hands of theRoyal Shakespeare Company, became one ofBroadway's most infamous flops, receiving polarized reviews from theater critics. Despite reactive audiences and positive comparisons toThe Rocky Horror Show, investors swiftly pulled their resources from the production. The show would become an underground cult classic and, in the late 2000s, Gore and the creative team heavily revised it for a 2012 revival. The revival, which is more in-line with the creative team's original vision of the work, opened to critical acclaim and became a licensed property available for purchase.[3] Two of his songs, with lyrics byLynn Ahrens, were featured in the 2003 movieCamp.[4]
He also composed the theme and score for the 1983 hit filmTerms of Endearment, starringShirley MacLaine andDebra Winger, notching ahit on theAdult Contemporary chart under his own name with the "Theme" from this film. The single for "Terms of Endearment" spent six weeks on theBillboardHot 100, peaking at number 84 in April 1984.[5]
| Date | Song title | Lyrics by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "All the Man That I Need" | Dean Pitchford | |
| 1982 | "Don't Come Crying to Me" | Dean Pitchford |
