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[[Image:Stephen Lawrence, Patti Labelle, Mark Saltzman.jpg|thumb|300px|Stephen Lawrence, [[Patti Labelle]], and [[Mark Saltzman]]]]
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'''Stephen Lawrence''' has been a composer for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' since 1980.
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'''Stephen Lawrence''' is a composer who worked for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' from 1980 to 2012.
   
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In addition to his work composing for film, theater and television, he composed the title song and others for ''Free To Be...You And Me'', the landmark Gold Record, book, and [[Emmy]]-winning [[ABC]] television special. He composed the million-selling song "You Take My Breath Away," which earned two Gold Records. He composed over 250 songs and scores for ''Sesame Street'' for which he received three shared Emmy Awards.
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In addition to his work composing for film, theater and television, he composed the title song and others for ''Free To Be...You And Me'', the landmark Gold Record, book, and [[Emmy Awards|Emmy]]-winning [[ABC]] television special. He composed the million-selling song "You Take My Breath Away," which earned two Gold Records. He composed over 250 songs and scores for ''Sesame Street'' for which he received three shared Emmy Awards.
   
 
==Selected credits==
  
==Selected credits==
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:1993: Composer, ''[[Sesame Street Stays Up Late]]''
  
:1993: Composer, ''[[Sesame Street Stays Up Late]]''
 
:1994: Composer, ''[[Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration]]''
  
:1994: Composer, ''[[Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration]]''
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:2000: Composer, ''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]''
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:1998: Composer, ''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]''
 
:2003: Composer, ''Chanukah on Planet Matzah Ball'' (with lyricist [[Cathi Rosenberg-Turow]])
  
:2003: Composer, ''Chanukah on Planet Matzah Ball'' (with lyricist [[Cathi Rosenberg-Turow]])
   
 
==Song credits==
  
==Song credits==
 
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File:4278a.png|"[[The All Our Senses Club]]"
  
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Image:Song.windyday.png|"[[Windy Day]]"
  
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File:2610-XTrain.jpg|"[[X Train]]"
  
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* [http://www.stephenlawrencemusic.com/ Stephen Lawrence Music]
  
* [http://www.stephenlawrencemusic.com/ Stephen Lawrence Music]
   
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[[Category:Composers]]
  
[[Category:Composers]]

Revision as of 21:06, 18 July 2019

Stephen Lawrence, Patti Labelle, Mark Saltzman

Stephen Lawrence, Patti Labelle, and Mark Saltzman

Stephen Lawrence is a composer who worked for Sesame Street from 1980 to 2012.

In addition to his work composing for film, theater and television, he composed the title song and others for Free To Be...You And Me, the landmark Gold Record, book, and Emmy-winning ABC television special. He composed the million-selling song "You Take My Breath Away," which earned two Gold Records. He composed over 250 songs and scores for Sesame Street for which he received three shared Emmy Awards.

Selected credits

1974: Composer (lyrics by Bruce Hart), Music Director, Free to Be... You & Me
1974: Composer, score for motion picture Bang The Drum Slowly, starring Robert DiNiro
1983: Composer (with Dick Lieb), Don't Eat the Pictures
1984: Composer, three songs for A...My Name Is Alice
1993: Composer, Sesame Street Stays Up Late
1994: Composer, Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration
1998: Composer, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
2003: Composer, Chanukah on Planet Matzah Ball (with lyricist Cathi Rosenberg-Turow)

Song credits

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