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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''' is a composer who worked for ''[[Sesame Street]]'' from 1980 to 2012. |
+ | '''Stephen Lawrence''' (b. 1939) 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 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. |
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. |
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==Selected credits== |
==Selected credits== |
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| − | :1974: Composer (lyrics by Bruce Hart), Music Director, ''Free to Be... You & Me'' |
+ | :1974: Composer (lyrics by [[Bruce Hart]]), Music Director, ''Free to Be... You & Me'' |
| − | :1974: Composer, score for motion picture Bang |
+ | :1974: Composer, score for motion picture ''Bang the Drum Slowly'', starring [[Robert De Niro]] |
:1983: Composer (with [[Dick Lieb]]), ''[[Don't Eat the Pictures]]'' |
:1983: Composer (with [[Dick Lieb]]), ''[[Don't Eat the Pictures]]'' |
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| − | :1984: Composer, three songs for A...My Name Is Alice |
+ | :1984: Composer, three songs for ''A...My Name Is Alice'' |
:1993: Composer, ''[[Sesame Street Stays Up Late]]'' |
:1993: Composer, ''[[Sesame Street Stays Up Late]]'' |
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:1994: Composer, ''[[Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration]]'' |
:1994: Composer, ''[[Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration]]'' |
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==Song credits== |
==Song credits== |
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| − | File:2996agua.jpg|[[Agua]] |
+ | File:2996agua.jpg|"[[Agua]]" |
File:3979p.jpg|"[[All I Really Want is a Home]]" |
File:3979p.jpg|"[[All I Really Want is a Home]]" |
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File:4278a.png|"[[The All Our Senses Club]]" |
File:4278a.png|"[[The All Our Senses Club]]" |
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File:3190c.jpg|"[[Drink Your Carrots]]" |
File:3190c.jpg|"[[Drink Your Carrots]]" |
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File:3353f.jpg|"[[Elmo Wrote His Name]]" |
File:3353f.jpg|"[[Elmo Wrote His Name]]" |
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+ | File:2596a.jpg|"[[Everything in the Wrong Place Ball]]" |
Image:FacesThatILove.jpg|"[[Faces That I Love]]" |
Image:FacesThatILove.jpg|"[[Faces That I Love]]" |
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| + | 2650c.jpg|"[[Fast and Slow]]" |
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File:FeathersFur.jpg|"[[Feathers and Fur]]" |
File:FeathersFur.jpg|"[[Feathers and Fur]]" |
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File:Feelthebeat1.jpg|"[[Feel the Beat]]" |
File:Feelthebeat1.jpg|"[[Feel the Beat]]" |
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File:4041b.jpg|"[[A Grouchy Place]]" |
File:4041b.jpg|"[[A Grouchy Place]]" |
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File:AGrouchySong.jpg|"[[A Grouchy Song]]" |
File:AGrouchySong.jpg|"[[A Grouchy Song]]" |
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| + | File:2909-GrrrSorry.jpg|"[[Grrr!/Sorry!]]" |
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File:3244-03.jpg|"[[Gus Rhyme]]" |
File:3244-03.jpg|"[[Gus Rhyme]]" |
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File:TheHeartofaFrog.jpg|"[[Heart of a Frog]]" |
File:TheHeartofaFrog.jpg|"[[Heart of a Frog]]" |
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File:3067d.jpg|"[[I Love to Say No]]" |
File:3067d.jpg|"[[I Love to Say No]]" |
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File:I-Say-Banana.jpg|"[[I Say Banana]]" |
File:I-Say-Banana.jpg|"[[I Say Banana]]" |
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| + | 3623b.jpg|"[[I'll Know (Sesame Street)|I'll Know]]" |
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File:3609h.jpg|"[[I'm Getting Married in the Trash Can]]" |
File:3609h.jpg|"[[I'm Getting Married in the Trash Can]]" |
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File:3211c.jpg|"[[In Front Of, In Back of (At the Very Same Time)]]" |
File:3211c.jpg|"[[In Front Of, In Back of (At the Very Same Time)]]" |
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File:3421e.jpg|"[[It's You, Bird, It's You]]" |
File:3421e.jpg|"[[It's You, Bird, It's You]]" |
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File:ListentowhatIsay.jpg|"[[Listen and Bounce it Back]]" |
File:ListentowhatIsay.jpg|"[[Listen and Bounce it Back]]" |
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| − | Image: |
+ | Image:2785a.jpg|"[[Loving All Those Things]]" |
File:3885g.jpg|"[[M is for Monster]]" |
File:3885g.jpg|"[[M is for Monster]]" |
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File:MakeWaves1.jpg|"[[Make Waves]]" |
File:MakeWaves1.jpg|"[[Make Waves]]" |
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File:4127w.jpg|"[[Me Llamo]]" |
File:4127w.jpg|"[[Me Llamo]]" |
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File:3827F.jpg|"[[Monster in Me]]" |
File:3827F.jpg|"[[Monster in Me]]" |
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| − | Image:Motherandchildren.jpg|[[Mothers and Children]] |
+ | Image:Motherandchildren.jpg|"[[Mothers and Children]]" |
| + | Image:Noimage-landscape.png|"[[Mud! Mud! Mud!]]" |
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File:Tellyspacefriend.jpg|"[[My Outer Space Friend]]" |
File:Tellyspacefriend.jpg|"[[My Outer Space Friend]]" |
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| − | File:3616i.jpg|[[My Papa Bear]] |
+ | File:3616i.jpg|"[[My Papa Bear]]" |
| − | File:3141k.jpg|[[NTV]] |
+ | File:3141k.jpg|"[[NTV]]" |
File:NightBugBoogie.jpg|"[[Night Bug Boogie]]" |
File:NightBugBoogie.jpg|"[[Night Bug Boogie]]" |
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File:Lookwhatourbaby.jpg|"[[Oh, Look What Our Baby Can Do!]]" |
File:Lookwhatourbaby.jpg|"[[Oh, Look What Our Baby Can Do!]]" |
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File:3211a.jpg|"[[Outside and Inside (At the Very Same Time)]]" |
File:3211a.jpg|"[[Outside and Inside (At the Very Same Time)]]" |
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File:3211b.jpg|"[[Over and Under (At the Very Same Time)]]" |
File:3211b.jpg|"[[Over and Under (At the Very Same Time)]]" |
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| − | File:2820c2.jpg|[[Playing the Bones]] |
+ | File:2820c2.jpg|"[[Playing the Bones]]" |
File:BBZoe.ReadMe2.jpg|"[[Read Me a Story]]" |
File:BBZoe.ReadMe2.jpg|"[[Read Me a Story]]" |
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File:Recyclesongcartoon.jpg|"[[Recycling Blues]]" |
File:Recyclesongcartoon.jpg|"[[Recycling Blues]]" |
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Image:Noimage-landscape.png|"[[Sir Count a Lot]]" |
Image:Noimage-landscape.png|"[[Sir Count a Lot]]" |
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File:2932f.jpg|"[[Someone to Look Up To]]" |
File:2932f.jpg|"[[Someone to Look Up To]]" |
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| − | File:SomeonesHere.jpg|"[[Someone's Here With Us Who Wasn't Here Before]] |
+ | File:SomeonesHere.jpg|"[[Someone's Here With Us Who Wasn't Here Before]]" |
Image:4073c.jpg|"[[Something Grouchy, Something Nice]]" |
Image:4073c.jpg|"[[Something Grouchy, Something Nice]]" |
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File:3652a.jpg|"[[Staying Overnight with a Friend]]" |
File:3652a.jpg|"[[Staying Overnight with a Friend]]" |
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File:Song.WeAreAllMonsters.jpg|"[[We Are All Monsters]]" |
File:Song.WeAreAllMonsters.jpg|"[[We Are All Monsters]]" |
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File:StayUpAndParty.jpg|"[[We're Gonna Stay Up Late and Party]]" |
File:StayUpAndParty.jpg|"[[We're Gonna Stay Up Late and Party]]" |
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| − | File:4042Scene2.jpg|"[[We're the Same]] |
+ | File:4042Scene2.jpg|"[[We're the Same]]" |
File:Song.whatcomesafterthree.jpg|"[[What Comes After Three?]]" |
File:Song.whatcomesafterthree.jpg|"[[What Comes After Three?]]" |
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File:3057g.jpg|"[[When I Grow Up (song)]]" |
File:3057g.jpg|"[[When I Grow Up (song)]]" |
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| + | File:3220a.jpg|"[[When You're a Plant]]" |
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Image:Noimage-landscape.png|"[[Where's the Baby]]" |
Image:Noimage-landscape.png|"[[Where's the Baby]]" |
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File:2931d.jpg|"[[Windbusters]]" |
File:2931d.jpg|"[[Windbusters]]" |
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Revision as of 18:40, 24 May 2020
Stephen Lawrence, Patti Labelle, and Mark Saltzman
Stephen Lawrence (b. 1939) 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 De Niro
- 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
"Bats (song)"
"Celebrate"
"Crawling"
"Firefly"
"From Here to There"
"Me Llamo"
"NTV"
"Sir Count a Lot"
"T Dance"
"Where's the Baby"
"X Train"
