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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Gore Biography (1951-)
Born March 5, 1951, in New York, NY; brother of Leslie Gore (a singer). Career: Composer and producer of music. Songwriter and producer for singerLeslie Gore; Screen Gems-Columbia, worked as staff songwriter; CBS records, worked as producer of classical recordings. Member: American Society ofComposers, Authors, and Publishers. Awards, Honors: Academy Award, best motion picture score, and Grammy Award nomination, best original score, both 1980, for Fame; Academy Award, best song, and Grammy Award, song ofthe year, both 1980, for "Fame"; Grammy Award nomination, best original score, 1984, for Footloose; Academy Award nomination, best music-originalscore, 1984, for Terms of Endearment.
Addresses: Agent: Milander, Schleussner, Kaufman Agency, 4146 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 401, North Hollywood, CA 91602-2832.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Composer, producer
- Birth Details
- March 5, 1951
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
- Producer, I'm Yours, 1980
- Producer, Hollywood Dreams, 1991
- Producer, King and I: Recording a Hollywood Dream, Philips Classics Productions, 1993
- Producer, Fame L.A., 1998
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WRITINGS
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Film Music
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Scores, Unless Otherwise Noted
- (And songs "Fame," "Hot Lunch Jam," "I Sing the Body Electric," and "OutHere on My Own") Fame, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1980
- Song, "Red Light," Partners, Paramount, 1982
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Terms of Endearment, Paramount, 1983
- Song, "Never," Footloose, Paramount, 1984
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Pretty in Pink, Paramount, 1986
- Additional music, Broadcast News, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
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Bright Lights, Big City, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
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Don't Tell Her It's Me (also known as The Boyfriend School), Hemdale, 1990
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Defending Your Life, Warner Bros., 1992
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The Butcher's Wife, Paramount, 1992
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Mr. Wonderful, Warner Bros., 1993
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The Evening Star, Paramount, 1996
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Television Theme Music
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Series, Unless Otherwise Noted
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Fame, NBC, 1982-83
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Prime Times (special), 1983
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Generations, NBC, 1989
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CPW (also known as Central Park West), CBS, 1995
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Stage Music
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Carrie (musical; lyrics by Dean Pitchford), Virginia Theatre, NewYork City, 1988
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Other
- Songwriter, including the song "All the Man That I Need."*
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