David Shire

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David Shire
Shire in New York City with pianist and composer Andrew Gerle and bassist Danny Weller on September 20, 2013.
Born	David Lee Shire (1937-07-03) July 3, 1937 (age 86) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Composer
Years active	1960s–present
Spouses	Talia Shire ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1980)​ Didi Conn ​ (m. 1984)​
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Film score musicals Television score
Instrument(s)	Piano
Website	http://davidshiremusic.com/
Musical artist

David Lee Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American songwriter and composer of stage musicals, film and television scores.^[1] Among his best known works are the motion picture soundtracks to The Big Bus, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Conversation, All the President's Men, and parts of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack such as "Manhattan Skyline". His other work includes the score of the 1985 film Return to Oz (the "sequel-in-part" of The Wizard of Oz), and the stage musical scores of Baby, Big, Closer Than Ever, and Starting Here, Starting Now. Shire is married to actress Didi Conn.