Roxanne Joy Seeman is an American

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...

and

lyricist A lyricist is a songwriter who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's incom ...

. She is best known for her songs by

Billie Hughes Billie Keith Hughes (April 4, 1948 – July 3, 1998) was an American recording artist, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known for his successful artist career in Japan, lead vocalist of his band Lazarus and his collaboratio ...

Philip Bailey Philip James Bailey (born May 8, 1951) is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter and percussionist, best known as an early member and one of the two lead singers (along with group founder Maurice White) of the band Earth, ...

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...

Earth, Wind & Fire Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres of jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, big band, Latin, and Afro pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time, with sales of over 90 million reco ...

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...

Bette Midler Bette Midler (;'' Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden ...

The Sisters of Mercy The Sisters of Mercy is an English rock band, formed in 1980 in Leeds. After achieving early underground fame there, the band had their commercial breakthrough in the mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasi ...

The Jacksons The Jackson 5 (sometimes stylized as the Jackson 5ive, also known as the Jacksons) are an American pop band composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1964 in Gary, Indiana, and for most ...

Jacky Cheung Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (born 10 July 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Dubbed the " God of Songs", he is regarded as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong pop music. Cheung is known for his technically skilled vocals, lengthy tours, and ...

, and in film and television. She has two

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nominations. Seeman is a writer and producer of the Japan Grand Prix

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for International Single of the Year "

Welcome To The Edge "Welcome to the Edge" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Hughes, from his 1991 album of the same name. Written by Hughes, Roxanne Seeman, and Dominic Messinger, the single was released in Japan by Pony Canyon on May 15, 1991, under ...

" by Billie Hughes. Seeman has written songs for Chinese artists including Jacky Cheung,

Yang Kun Yang Kun (; born 18 December 1972) is a Chinese singer-songwriter. He was one of the judges of TV talent show '' The Voice of China'' during the first season and third season of the show. He was on the first season of ''Sing My Song'' and was a c ...

Super Vocal Super Vocal (Chinese: 声入人心男团), is a Chinese mainland bel canto quartet with a line-up consisting of Ju Hongchuan, Cai Chengyu, Gao Tianhe and Tong Zhuo. The music label Decca announced the official formation of the first Chinese male ...

Rainie Yang Rainie Yang Cheng Lin (; born 4 June 1984) is a Taiwanese singer, actress, and television host. Early life Yang was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, her father's ancestors were from Guangdong, China. She spoke Cantonese at home. By the time ...

and productions by

Zhang Yadong Zhang Yadong (张亚东, Shanxi, born 11 March 1969) is one of China's best-known record producers, known as "the golden producer". His mother was a Shanxi Opera singer. He learned the cello from age 8 and began composing when he was 13. From 199 ...

and Gao Xiaosong. Seeman is a producer of the Broadway shows

To Kill a Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 and was instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' has become ...

and

The Waverly Gallery ''The Waverly Gallery'' is a play by Kenneth Lonergan. It is considered a "memory play". The show, first produced Off-Broadway in 2000, follows a grandson watching his grandmother slowly die from Alzheimer's disease. The play was a finalist for th ...

Early life and education

Seeman was born in New York to Jewish parents, Murray Seeman, a lawyer and real estate developer, and his wife, Lee (née Sachs). Her father was a scholar,

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, and former mayor of Great Neck Estates, where they lived. Of Czechoslavakian descent, thirty-three relatives of the Seeman family were killed in the

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. At age 10, Seeman pursued piano lessons. She took up violin at the

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and picked up guitar at 16. During Seeman's high school years, she was an avid fine artist. Seeman attended

Carnegie-Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with the intention of pursuing a career in art. In the practice rooms of Carnegie-Mellon, Seeman found a piano teacher and studied classical piano. At

Carnegie-Mellon Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

, Seeman was on the School Activities Board, booking bands to perform on campus. With a passion for jazz, Seeman attended a jazz theory class taught by Dr. Nathan Davis, Director of Jazz Studies at the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the universit ...

where she learned to play "

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", "

Moment's Notice "Moment's Notice" is a "classic" jazz standard composed by John Coltrane. The song was featured on Coltrane's noted 1958 recording '' Blue Train''. History Coltrane never recorded "Moment's Notice" after the version on ''Blue Train''. But other s ...

" and " Round Midnight". Wishing to learn

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, Seeman attended a class in Chinese language where she learned to write Chinese characters. This motivated Seeman to apply as a transfer student to Columbia University in New York, where she would pursue Asian Studies and be in the music world in New York City. While on Long Island, Seeman studied piano with Tony Aless, jazz pianist who played with

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

, among others. Seeman also took several lessons from Sir Roland Hanna. Seeman is a graduate of

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and

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, with a B.A. in Oriental Studies, Chinese Arts and Language. She studied Chinese, Japanese and Indian literature, art, and took a class on Chinese music from Professor

Chou Wen-Chung Chou Wen-chung (; July 28, 1923 – October 25, 2019) was a Chinese American composer of contemporary classical music. He emigrated in 1946 to the United States and received his music training at the New England Conservatory and Columbia Univer ...

Career

Songwriting career

Seeman spent nights in New York City jazz clubs while working as a temporary secretary at

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and Warner Communications. In between jobs, while lying on a dock over the

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in Kings Point, she was inspired to write lyrics for jazz instrumentals. In NY, she met

David Lasley David Eldon Lasley (August 20, 1947 – December 9, 2021) was an American recording artist, singer, musician and songwriter. He was best known as a touring background singer for James Taylor, as a session singer on recordings by artists including ...

, a songwriter and session singer touring with

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, who sang demos of her lyrics to the instrumentals. Seeman relocated to Los Angeles in 1977 for a position at ABC Records, which was sold the next year to MCA Records. In 1979

Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National ...

recorded Seeman's lyric version of the Ramsey Lewis instrumental "Tequila Mockingbird", composed by

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and produced by

George Duke George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a pr ...

. This led to a collaboration with

of Earth, Wind & Fire, with whom she,

Maurice White Maurice White (December 19, 1941 – February 4, 2016) was an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was best known as the founder, leader, main songwriter, and producer of the band Earth, Wind & Fire, and served as the ...

and

Eddie del Barrio Eduardo Gutiérrez del Barrio, known professionally as Eddie del Barrio, is an Argentinian composer, arranger, songwriter, and pianist. He is a founding member of the jazz fusion band Caldera. He has collaborated with Earth, Wind & Fire, Stan G ...

wrote " Sailaway", for Earth, Wind & Fire's ''

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'' album. During this time, she met Carmine Coppola and Italia Pennino and began a collaboration developing themes from Carmine's movie scores into songs, writing lyrics and producing song demos for the themes from

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, The Outsiders, and

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. She began writing originals with David Lasley and other co-writers, producing 24-track recordings at ABC Recording Studios with David Benoit,

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, Eduardo del Barrio, David Garibaldi, Doug Rodrigues,

Terry Reid Terrance James Reid (born 13 November 1949) is an English rock vocalist and guitarist. He has performed with high-profile musicians, as a supporting act, session musician, and sideman. Biography Reid was born in Paxton Park Maternity Home, L ...

Hubert Laws Hubert Laws (born November 10, 1939) is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 40 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Laws is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm- ...

Sylvia St. James Sylvia St. James is an American gospel and soul singer, recording artist, and entertainment host. She is best known for her time as the Mistress of Ceremonies of the House of Blues Sunday Gospel Brunch, and her appearances in her signature long, ...

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and ABC staff recording engineers Al Schmitt, Jr. and Zoli Osaze. She met

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, a young recording engineer and tape librarian at ABC. He had mixed one of her songs and was listening so enthusiastically, she told him he could mix all of her songs. While recording at ABC Recording Studios she met

Jermaine Jackson Jermaine La Jaune Jackson (born December 11, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and bassist. He is best known for being a member of the Jackson family. From 1964 to 1975, Jermaine was second vocalist after his brother Michael of The Jackson ...

and gave him a demo of the

Eumir Deodato Eumir Deodato de Almeida (; born 22 June 1942) is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop, rock, disco, rhythm and blues, classical, ...

song Tahiti Hut, an instrumental with her lyrics sung by David Lasley. Tahiti Hut was recorded during the Jermaine Jackson

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sessions along with the track

Reaching For Tomorrow ''Reaching for Tomorrow'' is the third album by R&B/funk band Switch, released in 1980 by Gordy Records. The album reached No. 23 on the ''Billboard'' Top Soul Albums chart. Overview ''Reaching for Tomorrow'' was recorded at Jennifudy Recordin ...

, co-written with Paul Jackson, Jr and Seeman. Reaching For Tomorrow became the title track and Tahiti Hut remained unreleased until issued as a bonus track on an Expanded Edition digital of the album in 2019. In 1982, Seeman signed an exclusive writer agreement with Intersong Music, PolyGram Publishing. While under contract, she wrote "

Walking On The Chinese Wall "Walking on the Chinese Wall" is a song by American singer Philip Bailey released as the title track and third single from his 1984 studio album ''Chinese Wall'' produced by Phil Collins. The song features Collins on drums and background vocals ...

" with

, which her publisher turned down as too unusual, giving her back the song. Seeman has maintained her own publishing company, Noa Noa Music, named after the Tahitian words "noa noa" (fragant scent) she used in a lyric.

Partnership with Billie Hughes

Seeman's partnership with recording artist and songwriter/composer

, began in 1983 until his death in 1998. With Hughes, she wrote "

" by Philip Bailey produced by Phil Collins, "

If You'd Only Believe "If You'd Only Believe" is an inspirational pop song written by Roxanne Seeman, Billie Hughes, and Jermaine Jackson. It was produced by Michael Omartian, with The Jacksons as co-producer, on their 2300 Jackson Street album. "If You'd Only Believe ...

" by The Jacksons, " Night And Day" by Bette Midler, " Under The Gun" by The Sisters of Mercy and numerous songs by Billie Hughes in film and television. Together they wrote and produced Hughes' "

Welcome to the Edge "Welcome to the Edge" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billie Hughes, from his 1991 album of the same name. Written by Hughes, Roxanne Seeman, and Dominic Messinger, the single was released in Japan by Pony Canyon on May 15, 1991, under th ...

" which was nominated for an Emmy. In the same year "Welcome To The Edge" was appearing as a love theme in the television show "Santa Barbara", it appeared as the theme song in the Japanese primetime television show "I'll Never Love You Again" ('' もう誰も愛さない'') ("Mou Daremo Aisanai") . "

" was a #1 single in Japan, remaining on the Billboard's Japan Top 10 chart for four months, selling 520,000 copies. It was also the title track of their album "

" by Billie Hughes. Hughes performed "Welcome To The Edge at the NHK Japan Grand Prix Gold Disk Awards where they were up against MC Hammer in the best international single category. Hughes received #1 International Single of the Year. Seeman and Hughes were nominated for a second Emmy for their song "Dreamlove".

Walking on the Chinese Wall "Walking on the Chinese Wall" is a song by American singer Philip Bailey released as the title track and third single from his 1984 studio album ''Chinese Wall'' produced by Phil Collins. The song features Collins on drums and background vocals ...

was included in Phil Collins' box set Plays Well with Others.

Working at Twentieth Century-Fox Films and casting

Seeman held the position of Executive Assistant to

Scott Rudin Scott Rudin (born July 14, 1958) is an American film, television, and theatre producer. His films include the Academy Award-winning Best Picture ''No Country for Old Men,'' as well as ''Uncut Gems'', '' Lady Bird, Fences, The Girl with the Dragon ...

, President of Production for

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in the mid 1980s. In 1987, she worked on the film '' Off Limits'', starring

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and

Gregory Hines Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for '' Wolfen'' (1981), '' The Cotton C ...

, on location in Bangkok and is credited for Thai casting.

Broadway producer

Roxanne Seeman &

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are co-producers of Scott Rudin's Broadway productions of "To Kill A Mockingbird" and "

". The nominees for the 73rd annual Tony Awards were announced on April 30, 2019, with 9 nominations for "

To Kill A Mockingbird ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' is a novel by the American author Harper Lee. It was published in 1960 and was instantly successful. In the United States, it is widely read in high schools and middle schools. ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' has become ...

" and 2 nominations for "The Waverly Gallery" including Best Revival of A Play and Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play by Elaine May. "The Waverly Gallery" won the

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and the

Drama League Award The Drama League Awards, created in 1922, honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing. Each May, the awards ...

for Outstanding Revival of a Play. Elaine May won the

Tony Award The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual cer ...

, Drama Desk Award, and Drama League Award for her performance.

Songwriting career 1998 to present

In 1998, Seeman wrote the English lyrics "Come Back To Me" for " Gel Ey Seher", a poem by Fikret Goja that

Polad Bülbüloğlu Polad Bulbuloghlu ( az, Polad Bülbüloğlu; born February 4, 1945) is a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer, actor, politician, and diplomat. Bulbuloghlu became famous in the Soviet Union with composing jazz-influenced pop songs which has heavy Azerba ...

had composed the music for and had a hit with in the late 1960s. Paul Buckmaster was commissioned to write a new arrangement for Bulbuloglu, who had become Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan, to re-record and recommended her for an English version. In 1999,

released " Let's Start Right Now", an adaptation of the Brazilian song " Raios de Luz" with Roxanne Seeman's original English lyrics, recorded with a 72 piece orchestra arranged and conducted by

Jorge Calandrelli Jorge Calandrelli is an Argentinian-born composer, arranger and conductor known for his work with Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Arturo Sandoval, Yo-Yo Ma, Tony Bennett, Elton John, Lady Gaga and John Legend. He has won 6 Grammy Awards and has rece ...

. It was included as a bonus CD single in a limited edition of Streisand's ''

A Love Like Ours ''A Love Like Ours'' is the twenty-eighth studio album by American singer Barbra Streisand. It was released in North America on September 21, 1999, and Europe on September 20, 1999. It is her 23rd Top 10 album in the US. This was Streisand's f ...

'' album and as a bonus track on the international CD single release of Streisand's duet with

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. In 2002, Seeman wrote English lyrics for Alejandro Sanz'

Quisiera Ser "Quisiera Ser" (I Would Like to Be) is a song by Spanish singer-songwriter Alejandro Sanz from Sanz's sixth studio album '' El Alma al Aire''. It was released as a single on October 20, 2000, by WEA Latina. The song is included on an EP consisti ...

onstage Grammy duet with

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, performed in Spanish and English, with

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singing Seeman's English lyrics in the bridge. In 2003,

performed " Let's Start Right Now" on '' The View''. Seeman participated in the 2003 Songwriters Summit at Henson Studios along with

Lamont Dozier Lamont Herbert Dozier (; June 16, 1941 – August 8, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He co-wrote and produced 14 US ''Billboard'' number-one hits and four number ones in the UK. Career Doz ...

, K.C. Porter, and Narada Michael Walden, sponsored by the Oneness Organization whose goal was to inspire songs promoting social and racial unity. For Sarah Brightman, Seeman wrote "

Harem Harem (Persian: حرمسرا ''haramsarā'', ar, حَرِيمٌ ''ḥarīm'', "a sacred inviolable place; harem; female members of the family") refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family. A hare ...

", original English lyrics for " Cancao do Mar", a Portuguese

fado Fado (; "destiny, fate") is a music genre that can be traced to the 1820s in Lisbon, Portugal, but probably has much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar Rui Vieira Nery states that "the only reliable information on the history of fado was ...

made famous by Amalia Rodrigues. "Harem" was a dance club chart single, video and title of Sarah Brightman's ''Harem'' album, which stayed in the ''Billboard'' Top 10 Crossover Classical chart for over 80 weeks. In December 2008,

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, first Swedish Pop Idol winner, released "

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", written by Seeman, Lindstrom, and Samsson, as the second single from his D-Day album. In March 2009, Seeman and Philipp Steinke began a writing collaboration while Steinke, from Berlin, was in Los Angeles. In the same year,

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, Mexico's "Queen Of Rock", released "Amor En Suspenso (Crocodile Tears)", written by Seeman and Steinke with Spanish lyrics by Guzman and

Fernando Osorio Fernando Osorio is a singer-songwriter, born in Bogotá, Colombia, and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. Early life At age seven, Osorio played the cuatro, violin, flute and viola in Emil Friedman school. Career In 1982, while being a member of th ...

, on Guzman's '' Único'' album on EMI Latin. Seeman and Steinke wrote " Everyday Is Christmas" and "

Which Way, Robert Frost? "Which Way, Robert Frost" recorded with the title Zhǎo Duì Nǐ 找對你 (Looking for you) is a song by Jacky Cheung, written by Roxanne Seeman and Philipp Steinke for Cheung’s Private Corner album. The title and lyrics refer to the narrative ...

" for

's "

Private Corner Private Corner is a studio album by Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung (Cantonese pinyin: Hok Yau)（中文名：张学友）, known as God of Songs and one of the Four Heavenly Kings. It is the first jazz album of Cantopop, a concept album recorde ...

" album.

covered "Everyday is Christmas" on their "

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" album released in 2014. In 2016, Nils Landgren covered "Everyday Is Christmas" on his Christmas With My Friends V album. Austrian blues-rock singer Saint Lu released "Falling For Your Love", written by Saint Lu, Seeman, and Jimmy Messer for Saint Lu's 2 album released in 2013. A live acoustic video of the song premiered on YouTube. December 2015, Argentinian tenor Eduardo Bosio, recorded Seeman's lyrics "Part Of Me", adapting Beethoven's "

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" into a new song. June 2018, The Stanley Clarke Band released the album "The Message" with "Lost In A World", written by

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, Beka Gochiashvili, Cameron Graves, Mike Mitchell, Seeman, Skyeler Kole and Trevor Wesley.

Asia

In early 2009, Seeman began writing in LA for

, China's "God of Songs", in collaboration with

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, producer, and Cheung, both in

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. Seeman wrote five songs: " Everyday Is Christmas", " Which Way, Robert Frost", "

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", " Lucky In Love" and " Double Trouble" with German and Scandinavian co-writers in Europe, in a jazz style Cheung later coined "

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". Four songs were adapted into Cantonese while "Everyday Is Christmas" he sings in English. When the album was finished, Cheung called it "

". Cheung wanted to try a different style, jazz, for his new album which he called ''Private Corner'', because Cheung says it is a personal expression, something he wanted to do for himself. The first song, "Everyday Is Christmas", Seeman co-wrote with

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. Cheung liked "Everyday Is Christmas" so much, he asked Seeman and Steinke to write another song and they composed "

". Seeman continued to write songs for Cheung in the new "Canto-jazz" style, a phrase Cheung coined to describe the music of his ''Private Corner'' album. "不只有緣 (Lucky in Love)", "Double Trouble", "Let It Go", "Which Way, Robert Frost?", and "Everyday Is Christmas", were co-written with European collaborators and all of the songs were adapted into Cantonese, except "Everyday Is Christmas". Cheung said he tried having the lyrics for "Everyday Is Christmas" adapted into Cantonese, but he liked the meaning of the lyrics in English so much that he decided to record it in English. Nokia's music download service website (Ovi.com) announced that "Everyday Is Christmas" was the 10th most downloaded Christmas song in the world in 2010, joining classic hits such as Wham's 'Last Christmas' and Mariah Carey's " All I Want for Christmas is You". Jacky is the only Chinese language singer to make it into the Top Ten. In 2009, the newly formed South Korean girl group

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with Kim Hyun-Ah of The

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, recorded "Tick Tock". When 4 Minute did not release "Tick Tock", it was recorded by Rainie Yang (Sony Taiwan) in Mandarin. "

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" by Rainie Yang was featured in the hit Taiwanese TV drama ''

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'' starring

and

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. "Tick Tock" is co-written with Kine L. Fossheim and Olav Fossheim. Following Seeman's trip to Asia in 2009, her songs were recorded by

, Jacky Cheung,

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, Allen Su,

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, and Stephy Tang. The

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opened at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai on New Year's Eve 2011. Cheung's stage performance of "Double Trouble" featured a set built on the flip side of a 60-foot LCD screen, 25 musicians, 18 dancers, and a prop helicopter that he exited the stage from. In 2011,

recorded Seeman's "

Hui Bu Hui "Hui Bu Hui (Will We)" is a song by Chinese singer Yang Kun, and introduced in the 2011 Chinese suspense thriller "Lost In Panic Cruise". The song was written by Roxanne Seeman, Fredrik Samsson and Tobias Forsberg. The Mandarin title and lyrics Hu ...

(Will We)", co-written with Fredrik Samsson and Tobias Forsberg. It was produced by

. It is the theme song and promo music video for the Mainland China hit thriller "

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". In November 2011, Lin Yu-chun, a

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singer, who gained fame by appearing on a Taiwanese talent show ''

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'' (超級星光大道) and singing " I Will Always Love You", released "Saving Grace", co-written by Seeman with Steinke and Finn Martin, on Lin's ''Endlessly'' album. Seeman returned to Hong Kong in May 2012 for the finale concerts of Jacky Cheung's 1/2 Century Tour. From there, Seeman went to

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to meet Han Xue, who recorded "Lonely Kiss" for her album " They Said" released by

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in Mainland China. She continued to Shanghai, then Beijing, where she met with Ai Dai, and on to Tokyo. In 2013, Paolo Onesa, a contest of

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, released an English version of "不只有緣 ( Lucky in Love)" as both a single and included in a compilation album from The Voice. "Lucky In Love" and a new English language recording of "Which Way, Robert Frost" are included on Onesa's, ''Pop Goes Standards'', released Valentine's Day, February 14, 2014.

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, winner of ''The Voice of The Philippines'' (season 2) performed "

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" live during the All Star Cast Finale Episode on March 7, 2015. Dy recorded a new version of the song as the first single, released March 30, 2015, from his upcoming album release. In August 2015, "

" received four nominations at the 28th AWIT Awards including Best Performance By A Male Recording Artist for Paolo Onesa. On August 7, 2015, MCA Music Universal Philippines released Jason Dy's self-titled album "Jason Dy" with Seeman's songs "

", "Turn Out The Night" and "When You Hear This Song". Zendee Rose Tenerefe, aka Zendee, a

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singer who rose to prominence after a video of her singing a

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version of

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's " I Will Always Love You" was put on

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., recorded " When Love Calls Your Name" and "Watch This!". Both tracks are included on Zendee's album "Z", released on August 7, 2015 by MCA Music Universal Philippines. On September 22, 2016, Kyle Echarri, 13 year old contestant of The Voice Of The Philippines, season 2, released Seeman's song " Our Moment", co-written with Philip Doron Bailey, jr., Jens Hoy, and Rasmus Rudolph Soegaard. On April 28, 2017, Edray Teodoro, contestant of The Voice Kids of The Philippines season 1 (2014), released her first EP, including Seeman's song "What You Doin' Tonight", co-written by Tinashe Sibanda and Melody Hernandez Noel. On September 9, 2017, the Chinese version "久久真爱 (Forever True Love)" of Seeman's song "The Story of Us" was released as a theme song for Irene 9·9 International True Love Day Ceremony. The song was recorded by CARO Su Ai and produced by Gao Xiaosong. On March 20, 2020, China's first male ''

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'' quartet,

, performed "

Qui Con Me (Ni De Se Cai 你的色彩) Qui Con Me (, "Your Colors") is a song by the Chinese bel canto group Super Vocal, written by Roxanne Seeman, George Komsky and Ivo Moring. The Italian lyrics were written by Saverio Principini with the Chinese lyrics were written by Cheng H ...

" (Your Colors) on the

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singing competition "

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", in both Italian and Chinese lyrics. The performance received more than 40 million views in 24 hours. The studio version single of "Ni De Se Cai" was released on March 27, 2020 by Decca China. "Ni De Se Cai" was composed by Seeman,

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, and

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with Italian lyrics "Qui Con Me" written by

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, and Chinese lyrics "Ni De Se Cai" written by Cheng He. The song was produced by Nick Patrick and

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. December 2020 Aarif Rahman (Aarif - chinese characters) released Won't You Be Mine by Li Zhiting, Daryl Wang, and Seeman. On July 30, 2021, Rose Liu (刘明湘) released "Ain't Gonna Wait" (没时间等你) written by Seeman,

Boon Hui Lu Boon Hui Lu (, born 11 December 1993) is a Singaporean actress, singer and songwriter. Early life Born to a self-employed courier provider father and a housewife Boon studied at Anglican High School. While studying at the Victoria Junio ...

, I-Wei Wu and Victor Lau and at the MUST Songwriting Camp.

Film and television

Seeman wrote " So Hard To Know" for

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, appearing in Bruce Weber's

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-nominated documentary Let's Get Lost". The February 19, 1994, ''The Jackson Family Honors'' live

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telecast from

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at the MGM Grand Hotel featured Seeman, Hughes and

's song "

" thematically, with a finale performance including

Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

, guest artists

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and others. This song was also performed in concert one year earlier on March 15, 1993, by the Jacksons, composed of Jackie,

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, Jermaine and

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, on the stage of the Grand Théâtre de Genève for The Evening Of The Nations. Jermaine Jackson also performed this song alone, on January 14, 1990 in Atlanta, in tribute to

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, during King Week 90 '. "

" received an

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for Best Original Song in the TV drama '' Santa Barbara'' in 1991. In 1994, Seeman and Hughes received a second Emmy nomination for Best Original Song for "Dreamlove" in the TV drama '' Another World''. In 1996, Seeman received Special Recognition for Musical Contribution, Daytime Drama

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, for her work with, and the Emmy awarded to, Music Director, Jonathan Firstenberg. With

, Seeman co-wrote "Cruisin'" for

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's ''

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''. A collaboration with Eric Levi of ERA and Philip Bailey of

resulted in "People And Places", the end-title song of the French film ''

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''. Seeman co-wrote " Hold On To The Good Things" for '' Stuart Little 2'', recorded by Grammy-winning artist

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. "Hold On To The Good Things" appears as the second end-credit song. From William Ross' theme for '' The Young Black Stallion'', Seeman and

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developed and produced the song "Born To Ride" sung by Biana Tamimi, the 11-year-old actress from the film, for the DVD release December 2004. Seeman co-wrote "不只有緣 ( Lucky in Love)" with

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for

. "不只有緣 ( Lucky in Love)" appears over the end-credits of ''

Crossing Hennessy ''Crossing Hennessy'' () is a 2010 Hong Kong film directed by Ivy Ho. It was filmed from March to May 2009, and stars Jacky Cheung and Tang Wei. It is a remake of ''Crossing Delancey'' (1988). It is a return to film both for Cheung, who has not ...

'', a Hong Kong movie produced by

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. "

", starring

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(Lust, Caution) and Jacky Cheung, premiered as the opening night film for the 34th

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March 21. The track is produced by

. For

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's ''

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'' album and '' The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story'' companion documentary, Seeman wrote lyrics for Mardin's composition So Blue. So Blue features

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and

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. ''The Greatest Ears In Town'' was screened during the 29th

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in April 2010. ''

'' was released on June 15, 2010. ''The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story'' was nominated for a Grammy in 2011 for Best Long Form Video. " Hui Bu Hui (Will We)", recorded by Mainland China recording artist and actor

, appears as the theme song of ''

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'', the sequel to ''Lost In Panic Room''. The movie premiered on Mainland China October 27, 2011. Yangkun, actor and singer, appears in the movie and the music video. Seeman's songs appeared in the 2012

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television series '' Hollywood Heights''. Seeman and Riccardo Cocciante wrote " When Love Calls Your Name" for

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finalist

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. A videoclip of the recording session for "When Love Calls Your Name" by Elhaida Dani with Riccardo Cocciante, "Coach" (Judge") and producer, was posted at the

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site, and the song was made available at iTunes Italy for voters. During the May 30, 2013 finale show of The Voice of Italy, Elhaida Dani performed "When Love Calls Your Name". When it was announced that Elhaida Dani wins as The Voice of Italy, Riccardo Cocciante joins Dani on stage and she sings, with Riccardo Cocciante alongside, an emotional reprise performance of " When Love Calls Your Name". " Qing Chun Dou" by

appears in Netflix Marvel's Daredevil, season 2, episode 1. " Qing Chun Dou" is the Mandarin language version of " Tick Tock (Beat The Clock)", written by Seeman - Ludvigsen - Fossheim.

Musical theatre

For ''Jambalaya, The Musical'', Seeman and Kennard Ramsey wrote the song "Put It In The Pot", an all cast song performance. "Jambalaya, The Musical", written and directed by Nancy Gregory, premiered November 30 at The Orpheum Theatre,

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, for a four night run with a three night return run on December 21, 2016 and showcase performances at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in

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Veterans History Project

As an advocate, for the

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20th Anniversary Event Celebration, Seeman contributed a song performance in tribute to Murray Seeman,

veteran, with an introduction to his collection of video interviews, photos, and letters being donated to the

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archives. Pianist Elise Solberg accompanied Hannah Goldblatt singing "In Love And War" written by Seeman with Charles Fox. The performance was filmed at Mack Sennett Studios, and live-streamed on November 7, 2020, from the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. On the weekend of Memorial Day 2021, Seeman appeared on The Jeremiah Show for a tribute episode with Solberg and Goldblatt to talk with about the making of their song performance of "In Love And War" for the Veterans History Project.

Film discography

Discography

International recordings

References

External links

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