Biography
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 …
Career Milestones
| Moved to L.A.; began working in TV writing the scores for shows like "The Virginian" and "It Takes a Thief" | ||
1958 | First collaboration with Richard Maltby Jr, stage musical based on "Cyrano de Bergerac"; written while both were undergraduates at Yale | |
1961 | Wrote first score for a stage musical "The Sap of Life"; book and lyrics by Maltby | |
1970 | Wrote score for first TV-movie, "McCloud: Who Killed Miss U.S.A.?" | |
1971 | Scored first film, "One More Train to Rob" | |
1977 | Adapted score of "Saturday Night Fever"; won Grammy Award | |
1977 | Reteamed with Maltby for Off-Broadway revue "Starting Here, Starting Now" | |
1979 | Earned two Oscar nominations for Best Song; won for "It Goes Like It Goes" from "Norma Rae" | |
1983 | First Broadway collaboration with Maltby, "Baby" | |
1989 | Second Off-Broadway revue of Maltby-Shire songs, "Closer Than Ever" | |
1995 | Wrote score for the Broadway adaptation of the film "Big" | |
1998 | Composed the score for the TV remake of "Rear Window"; received Emmy nomination | |
2001 | Reteamed with Maltby for the score of the stage musical "Take Flight"; performed at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center | |
2001 | With Maltby, penned original songs featured in the ABC TV-movie "These Old Broads" | |
Awards
1975 | BAFTA Award for Anthony Asquith Award For Original Film Music in The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3 |
1977 | Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Saturday Night Fever |
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Music Composition For a Special (Dramatic Underscore) in The Defection of Simas Kudirka |
1979 | Academy Award for Music (Original Song) in Norma Rae |
1979 | Academy Award for Music (Original Song) in The Promise |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Music Composition For a Limited Series or Special (Dramatic Underscore) in Do You Remember Love |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Music Composition For a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) in The Kennedys of Massachusetts |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition For a Miniseries or a Movie (Dramatic Underscore) in Rear Window |