Michael Gore (born March 5, 1951) is an American composer. Gore is the younger brother of singer-songwriter Lesley Gore.

Biography

A 1969 graduate of the Dwight-Englewood School, Gore received the school's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2004. Gore, along with lyricist Dean Pitchford, won the Oscar in 1981 for Best Original Song for " Fame", from the film of the same title. He also won the award that year for Best Original Score. Gore, alongside his long-term partner

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, later collaborated with Pitchford on '' Carrie: The Musical,'' a show based on Stephen King's

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from 1974. The show, as directed by

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of the Royal Shakespeare Company, became one of Broadway's most infamous flops, receiving polarizing reviews from theater critics. Despite reactive audiences and positive comparisons to The Rocky Horror Show, investors swiftly pulled their resources from the production. The show would become an underground cult classic and, in the late 2000s, Gore and the creative team heavily revised it for a 2012 revival. The revival, which is more in-line with the creative team's original vision of the work, opened to critical acclaim and became a licensed property available for purchase. Two of his songs, with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, were featured in the 2003 movie '' Camp''. He also composed the theme and score for the 1983 hit film '' Terms of Endearment'', starring Shirley MacLaine and Debra Winger, notching a hit on the

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under his own name with the "Theme" from this film. The single for "Terms of Endearment" spent six weeks on the '' Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 84 in April 1984.

Songs

Filmography

*'' Fame'' (1980) *'' Terms of Endearment'' (1983) *'' Pretty in Pink'' (1986) *'' Broadcast News'' (additional music) (1987) *'' Generations'' (1989–1991) *''

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'' (1990) *'' Defending Your Life'' (1991) *'' The Butcher's Wife'' (1991) *'' Mr. Wonderful'' (1993) *'' Central Park West'' (2nd season theme) (1996) *'' Superstar'' (1999) *'' Camp'' (2003) songs

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* 1951 births 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews American film score composers American male film score composers American male songwriters American musical theatre composers Best Original Music Score Academy Award winners Best Original Song Academy Award-winning songwriters Dwight-Englewood School alumni Golden Globe Award-winning musicians Jewish American film score composers Jewish American musicians Jewish American songwriters Living people Male musical theatre composers Musicians from Brooklyn Songwriters from New York (state) {{US-composer-20thC-stub