Jim Steinman

Jim Steinman

Birth : 1947-11-01, Hewlett, Long Island, New York, USA

Death : 2021-04-19

History

James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist, record producer, and playwright. He also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer. His work included songs in the adult contemporary, rock, dance, pop, musical theater, and film score genres. His work included albums such as Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell and Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, and producing albums for Bonnie Tyler. His most successful chart singles include Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart", Air Supply's "Making Love Out of Nothing at All", Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", the Sisters of Mercy's "This Corrosion" and "More", Barry Manilow's "Read 'Em and Weep", Celine Dion's cover of "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" and Boyzone's "No Matter What". Steinman's only solo album Bad for Good was released in 1981. Jim Steinman's work also extended to musical theater, where he began his career. Steinman was credited with the book, music, and lyrics for Bat Out of Hell: The Musical, as well as lyrics for Whistle Down the Wind, and music for Tanz der Vampire. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Profile

Jim Steinman

Movies

Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Himself - Interviewed in 1981 / 1983 (archive sound)
Documentary featuring an intimate profile of American rock legend Meat Loaf, spanning from his childhood of domestic violence, through a decade of rejection by record companies to global fame, bust-ups and a major comeback.
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Himself - Piano / Backing Vocals
This concert from the Stadthalle Offenbach in Germany was filmed on June 11th. 1978 for the German Rockpalast TV series and perfectly captures the raw excitement of the original Bat Out Of Hell tour with Meat Loaf dominating the stage and the album s songwriter Jim Steinman contributing heavily.
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Meat Loaf: Bat Out Of Hell - The Original Tour
Lyricist
This concert from the Stadthalle Offenbach in Germany was filmed on June 11th. 1978 for the German Rockpalast TV series and perfectly captures the raw excitement of the original Bat Out Of Hell tour with Meat Loaf dominating the stage and the album s songwriter Jim Steinman contributing heavily.
Tanz Der Vampire Das Musical
Tanz Der Vampire Das Musical
Music
The original musical adaption of the Roman Polanski classic "The Fearless Vampire Killers". One of Europe's biggest musical hits. Count Von Krolock's flaming gay son, Herber, unabashedly falls in love with the vampire killer apprentice, Alfred.
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Co-Producer
Never one for understatement, the aptly named singer known as Meat Loaf (aka Marvin Lee Aday) teamed with operatically-minded pianist-composer Jim Steinman to produce a bombastic slab of 1970s classic rock that has become one of the biggest selling albums of all time. Fueled by Steinman's epic compositions, Todd Rundgren's grandiose production, and Meat Loaf's own soaring vocals, the singer's 1977 debut BAT OUT OF HELL elevated the rock-opera genre to appropriately theatrical heights with its extravagant orchestration and a melodramatic narrative celebrating teenage rebellion. This episode of the CLASSIC ALBUMS series recounts the making of this monumental work through interviews, archival footage, and live performances of album tracks such as "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth," "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," and, of course, the adolescent opus "Paradise by the Dashboard Light."
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Classic Albums: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Self
Never one for understatement, the aptly named singer known as Meat Loaf (aka Marvin Lee Aday) teamed with operatically-minded pianist-composer Jim Steinman to produce a bombastic slab of 1970s classic rock that has become one of the biggest selling albums of all time. Fueled by Steinman's epic compositions, Todd Rundgren's grandiose production, and Meat Loaf's own soaring vocals, the singer's 1977 debut BAT OUT OF HELL elevated the rock-opera genre to appropriately theatrical heights with its extravagant orchestration and a melodramatic narrative celebrating teenage rebellion. This episode of the CLASSIC ALBUMS series recounts the making of this monumental work through interviews, archival footage, and live performances of album tracks such as "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth," "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," and, of course, the adolescent opus "Paradise by the Dashboard Light."
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)
Music
A take on "Beauty and The Beast" and "Phantom of the Opera" in which Meatloaf pursues a beautiful woman as he's chased by the cops.
A Small Circle of Friends
A Small Circle of Friends
Original Music Composer
In the late 1960s, three Harvard students Jessica, Leo and Nick grow close as they undergo personal changes, but their friendship is jeopardized by romantic feelings both men develop for Jessica.