Marc Shaiman
Highest Rated: 92% Hairspray (2007)
Lowest Rated: 10% Speechless (1994)
Birthday: Oct 22, 1959
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Noted for his bouncy film scores that are a throwback to the heyday of the Tin Pan Alley composers, Marc Shaiman first gained prominence as the musical director for Bette Midler and her back-up singers, The Harlettes, in the mid-1970s. As a teenager, he had dropped out of high school and moved to NYC in the hopes of working with Midler. When her pianist, Barry Manilow, moved on, the Divine Miss M hired Shaiman and their careers have been intertwined since. He has worked on numerous stage shows with Midler, written special material for the artist and served as music supervisor on several of her films, notably "Beaches" (1988), to which he also contributed the song "Otto Titsling," and "For the Boys" (1991), for which he co-wrote the song "Dixie's Dream." He also scored Paul Mazursky's "Scenes From a Mall" (1991) and Hugh Wilson's "The First Wives Club" (1996), both starring Midler, and collaborated with her on the TV specials "Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo" (HBO, 1988), "Bette Midler--Diva Las Vegas" (HBO, 1997) and "Jackie's Back!" (Lifetime, 1999).
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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83% | 49% | Monster High: The Movie | Producer | - | 2022 |
88% | 90% | Bros | Original Music | $11.6M | 2022 |
80% | 64% | Mary Poppins Returns | Original Music | $172.0M | 2018 |
56% | 54% | LBJ | Original Music | $2.5M | 2016 |
76% | 74% | Hairspray Live! | Writer | - | 2016 |
18% | 40% | And So It Goes | Original Music | $15.2M | 2014 |
18% | 59% | Parental Guidance | Original Music | $77.3M | 2012 |
30% | 63% | The Magic of Belle Isle | Original Music | $100.9K | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story | Unknown (Character) | - | 2010 |
55% | 79% | Flipped | Original Music | $1.8M | 2010 |
41% | 77% | The Bucket List | Original Music | $93.5M | 2007 |
92% | 84% | Hairspray |
Executive Producer, Original Music |
$118.8M | 2007 |
21% | 41% | Rumor Has It ... | Original Music | $43.0M | 2005 |
77% | 80% | Team America: World Police | Original Music | $32.8M | 2004 |
60% | 62% | Down With Love | Music | $20.3M | 2003 |
33% | 39% | One Night at McCool's | Music | $6.3M | 2001 |
86% | 84% | The Emperor's New Groove | Original Music | $89.6M | 2000 |
49% | 49% | Disney's The Kid | Original Music | $69.7M | 2000 |
28% | 31% | The Out-of-Towners | Original Music | $28.5M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Jackie's Back! | Original Music | - | 1999 |
26% | 58% | The Story of Us | Original Music | $27.1M | 1999 |
80% | 88% | South Park: The Movie | Songs | $52.0M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | South Park: Der Film | Songs | - | 1999 |
44% | 77% | Simon Birch | Original Music | $18.3M | 1998 |
21% | 73% | Patch Adams | Original Music | $135.0M | 1998 |
21% | 25% | My Giant | Original Music | $8.0M | 1998 |
73% | 52% | In & Out | Original Music | $63.9M | 1997 |
55% | 42% | George of the Jungle | Original Music | $105.3M | 1997 |
87% | 76% | Mother | Original Music | $1.1M | 1996 |
43% | 62% | Ghosts of Mississippi | Original Music | $13.1M | 1996 |
50% | 68% | The First Wives Club | Original Music | $105.5M | 1996 |
91% | 77% | The American President | Original Music | $59.0M | 1995 |
50% | 56% | Forget Paris | Original Music | $32.0M | 1995 |
10% | 33% | Speechless | Original Music | $19.6M | 1994 |
15% | 31% | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Original Music | $43.4M | 1994 |
75% | 63% | Addams Family Values | Original Music | $45.7M | 1993 |
75% | 75% | Sleepless in Seattle | Original Music | $125.6M | 1993 |
75% | 65% | Sister Act | Original Music | $139.6M | 1992 |
84% | 89% | A Few Good Men | Original Music | $141.3M | 1992 |
59% | 38% | Mr. Saturday Night | Original Music | $12.6M | 1992 |
67% | 66% | The Addams Family | Original Music | $111.3M | 1991 |
32% | 26% | Scenes From a Mall | Original Music | $9.2M | 1991 |
89% | 64% | City Slickers | Original Music | $119.8M | 1991 |
91% | 90% | Misery | Original Music | $54.7M | 1990 |
91% | 89% | When Harry Met Sally... | Original Music | $90.4M | 1989 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 20/20 | Guest | 2018 |
96% | 84% | Difficult People | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
68% | 79% | Smash | Executive Producer | 2012-2013 |
80% | 87% | South Park | Marc (Guest Voice) | 2001 |