David Shire
A prolific composer who divides his time between theater, TV and film, David Shire began writing in earnest as an undergraduate at Yale in the late 1950s. Introduced to classmate Richard Maltby Jr., the pair soon formed a writing partnership that has continued on and off for nearly four decades. Their first collaborations were undergraduate shows ("Cyrano de Bergerac" in 1958 and "Grand Tour" in 1959). Following graduation, the pair's first professional show debuted in 1969, the short-lived "The Sap of Life" (1961). Over the years, they have collaborated on numerous songs, primarily lilting ballads, that have been recorded by artists ranging from Barbra Streisand to Andy Williams to Liz Callaway. Maltby and Shire have been the subject of two Off-Broadway revues, "Starting Here, Starting Now" (1977) and "Closer Than Ever" (1989). They have also written the scores for two Broadway musicals "Baby" (1983) and "Big" (1996), both of which earned them Tony Award nominations.
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David Shire
Filmography
Movies
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85% |
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Love After Love | Original Music | $112.3K | 2017 |
79% |
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The American Side | Original Music | - | 2016 |
38% |
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Quitters | Original Music | - | 2015 |
7% |
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Original Music | $32.4K | 2009 |
90% |
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Zodiac | Original Music | $33.0M | 2007 |
27% |
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Ash Wednesday | Original Music | $2.9K | 2002 |
42% |
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Rear Window | Original Music | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Married a Monster | Original Music | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Original Music | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lily in Winter | Original Music | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jane's House | Original Music | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Night Stand | Original Music | - | 1994 |
80% |
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Sarah, Plain and Tall | Music | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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Bed & Breakfast |
Original Music, Art Director |
$3.8K | 1991 |
53% |
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Monkey Shines | Original Music | $4.8M | 1988 |
No Score Yet |
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Backfire | Original Music | - | 1987 |
80% |
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'Night, Mother | Original Music | $384.0K | 1986 |
62% |
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Short Circuit | Original Music | $39.0M | 1986 |
67% |
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2010 | Original Music | - | 1984 |
36% |
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Oh God! You Devil | Original Music | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet |
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Paternity | Original Music | - | 1981 |
63% |
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Only When I Laugh | Original Music | - | 1981 |
91% |
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Norma Rae | Original Music | - | 1979 |
53% |
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Old Boyfriends | Original Music | - | 1979 |
82% |
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Straight Time | Original Music | - | 1978 |
82% |
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Saturday Night Fever | Original Music | - | 1977 |
50% |
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Harry and Walter Go to New York | Original Music | - | 1976 |
94% |
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All the President's Men | Original Music | - | 1976 |
71% |
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Farewell, My Lovely | Music | - | 1975 |
40% |
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The Fortune | Original Music | - | 1975 |
31% |
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The Hindenburg | Original Music | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Winner Take All | Original Music | - | 1975 |
93% |
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The Conversation | Original Music | $143.4K | 1974 |
98% |
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three | Original Music | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Godchild | Original Music | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tell Me Where It Hurts | Original Music | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet |
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Showdown | Original Music | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet |
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One More Train to Rob | Original Music | - | 1971 |
62% |
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Drive, He Said | Original Music | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marriage: Year One | Original Music | - | 1971 |