Phillip Namanworth



Philip Namanworth (b. 1945) is a composer and keyboardist who holds a degree in music from CUNY. His compositions include a rock ballet entitled Caviar; scores and cues for films including Heart of Dixie, Long Gone, The Carol Warmus Story, Looking for an Echo, and Hairspray; and songs for Saturday Night Live and Nickelodeon's Rugrats. He played keyboards on the original Broadway productions of Superstar and The Rocky Horror Show, and on tour with musicians such as Roberta Flack and Dave von Ranke.

His Sesame Street composing credits include "Upside Down, Inside Out", "Beautiful Baby", the "Garbageman's Blues Song", "Do You Like Me?", and all the songs on the album Fair Is Fair.