Diane Warren Biography (1956-)

Full name, Diane Eve Warren; born September 7, 1956, in Van Nuys, CA; daughter of David Warren (an insurance salesman). Addresses: Office: Realsongs, 6363 Sunset Blvd., 8th Floor, Hollywood, CA 90028.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Composer, songwriter
Birth Details: September 7, 1956; Van Nuys, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Pilots
Road to Fame, VH1, 2001
Specials
The 1997 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1997
A Gift of Song, TNT, 1997
Episodic
Breakfast, BBC, 2002
WRITINGS
Film Songs
"Hot Night," Ghostbusters, Columbia, 1984
"Rhythm of the Night," The Last Dragon (also known as Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon), TriStar, 1985
"Stand in the Fire," and "Talk Me into It," Youngblood, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1986
"A Deeper Love," The Golden Child, Paramount, 1986
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and "Do You Dream about Me," Mannequin, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
"Set the Night to Music," Vice Versa, LK-TEL, 1988
"Give a Little Love," Tequila Sunrise, Warner Bros., 1988
Caddyshack II, Warner Bros., 1988
"All I Want Is Forever," Tap, TriStar, 1989
"Under Any Moon," and "This Could Take All Night," The Karate Kid, Part III, Columbia, 1989
"Somethin' to Believe In," Sing, TriStar, 1989
"When the Night Comes," An Innocent Man, Buena Vista, 1989
"Strong As Steel," Ghost Dad, Universal, 1990
"Caught in Your Web," Arachnophobia, Buena Vista, 1990
"Give a Little Love," Men At Work, Triumph Releasing, 1990
"Wherever Would I Be," Look Who's Talking Too, TriStar, 1990
"Can't Fight Fate," Class Action, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
"Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now," Mannequin 2: On the Move, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1991
"Every Road Leads Back to You," For the Boys, 1991
"Let Me Make It Up to You Tonight," White Men Can't Jump, 1992
"Ghost Town," and "I Only Miss You," Evening Star, 1993
"Real," The Specialist (also known as El especialista), Warner Bros., 1994
"Once in a Lifetime," Only You, TriStar, 1994
"Wherever I Would Be," While You Were Sleeping, Buena Vista, 1995
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Warner Bros., 1995
"Because You Loved Me," Up Close & Personal, Buena Vista, 1996
"Makin' My Way (Any Way That I Can)" and "If I Could Turn Back Time," The Associate, Buena Vista, 1996
"For You I Will" and "I Turn to You," Space Jam, Warner Bros., 1996
"You Were Loved," The Preacher's Wife, Buena Vista, 1996

"How Do I Live," Con Air, Buena Vista, 1997
"Make Tonight Beautiful," Speed 2: Cruise Control, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
"A Smile Like Yours," A Smile Like Yours, Paramount, 1997
"To Get Me to You," Hope Floats, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," Armageddon, Buena Vista, 1998
"Faith of the Heart," Patch Adams, MCA/Universal, 1998
"I Will Get There," The Prince of Egypt, Dream Works, 1998
"You Are My Home," Dance with Me, Columbia, 1998
"Give a Little Love," My Favorite Martian, Buena Vista, 1999
"I Could Not Ask for More," Message in a Bottle, Warner Bros., 1999
"Loving You Is All I Know," The Other Sister, Buena Vista, 1999
"From the Heart," Notting Hill, MCA/Universal, 1999
"Blue Eyes Blue," Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999
"Nothing Can Keep Me from You," Detroit Rock City, New Line Cinema, 1999
"I See You in a Different Light," For Love of the Game, MCA/Universal, 1999
"Leaving's Not Leaving," Anywhere but Here, Twentieth Century-Fox,1999
"You're Where I Belong," Stuart Little, Columbia, 1999
"The Right Way," Turn it Up, New Line Cinema, 2000
"It All Comes Down to You," Down to You, Miramax, 2000
"If I Was the One," Center Stage, Columbia, 2000
"Painted on My Heart," Gone in Sixty Seconds, Buena Vista, 2000
"If I Don't Tell You Now," Boys and Girls, Dimension, 2000
"Please Remember," "The Right Kind of Wrong," "But I Do Love You," and "Can't Fight the Moonlight," Coyote Ugly, Buena Vista, 2000
"Give a Little Love," The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, Buena Vista Home Video, 2000
"Need to Be Next to You," Bounce, Miramax, 2000
"I Don't Know How I Got By," The Family Man, Universal, 2000
Driven, Warner Bros., 2001
"Rhythm of the Night," Moulin Rouge!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
"Here in My Heart," Angel Eyes, Warner Bros., 2001
"There You'll Be," Pearl Harbor (also known as Pearl Harbour), Buena Vista, 2001
(With James Newton Howard) "Where the Dream Takes You," Atlantis: TheLost Empire, Buena Vista, 2001
"If I Was the One," Dr. Dolittle 2 (also known as DR. 2 andDR2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
"Don't Need You To (Tell Me I'm Pretty)," Legally Blonde, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001
"Some Hearts," America's Sweethearts, Columbia, 2001
"Time, Love and Tenderness," Snow Dogs, Buena Vista, 2002
Film Theme Songs
"If You Asked Me To," Licence to Kill (also known as License toKill), United Artists, 1989
"Feels Like Forever," The Cutting Edge, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1992
"Music of My Heart," Music of the Heart, Miramax, 1999
Television Music
Movies
"Love Is All That Matters," Double Platinum, ABC, 1999
"What My Heart Says," Love Song, MTV, 2000
Series
Popstars, The WB, 2001
(Theme song) "Where My Heart Will Take Me," Enterprise, UPN, 2001
Pilots
(Theme song) Enterprise: Broken Bow (also known as Star Trek Enterprise: Broken Bow), UPN, 2001
Television Songs
Specials
"If You Ask Me To," Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
"Because You Loved Me," The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
"How Do I Live," The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
"Music of My Heart," The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Presentation,ABC, 2000
"There You'll Be," The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
Songs
"Solitaire," 1983
"Rhythm of the Night," 1986
Also wrote "Because You Loved Me," "How Do I Live," "If You Asked Me To,"(with Gloria Estefan) "Reach," and numerous other songs; has written songs for artists including Elton John, Tina Turner, Barbra Streisand, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, LeAnn Rhimes, Celine Dion, and Reba McEntire.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 21, Gale, 1998

Periodicals

Billboard, April 22, 1995, p. 58; May 24, 1997, p. 45
People, July 22, 1991, p. 61

Electronic

Diane Warren Official Site, http://www.dianewarren.com, August 30,2002

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