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Composer

Marvin Hamlisch

American composer and conductor (1944-2012)

1944–2012

55 works in the index

Born
1944
Died
2012
Birthplace
Manhattan
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Contemporary

Biography

Hamlisch was an extraordinary composer for both Broadway musicals and Hollywood scores. His first big job in the movie industry was scoring the 1968 movie The Swimmer, an adaptation of a short story by John Cheever. He created music that fit neatly into an unusual movie that was described by critic Vincent Canby as “an open-ended hallucination.” Perhaps Hamlisch’s greatest success came not through composing original material but through the adaptation of the works of Scott Joplin into the score of the huge 1973 hit movie, The Sting. The theme to that music was Joplin’s The Entertainer, which was released as a single from this soundtrack and made it into the top ten charts. Four years later Hamlisch wrote a disco-tinged score for a James Bond movie, The Spy Who Loved Me, which included the hit song Nobody Does it Better. Hamlisch shared the work and credit on NDIB with his then-girlfriend Carole Bauer Sager.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Voice, Piano, Guitar, Saxophone, Vocal
Genres represented
Classical, pop, Rock
Works with composition dates
0 of 55

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 1 of 2

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
One — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalClassical, pop 37
What I Did For Love — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalClassical, pop 27
Theme From Ice Castles (Through The Eyes Of Love) — —— Piano, Organ, Guitar, Voice, Low VoiceRock, Classical, pop 16
The Music And The Mirror — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 14
I Can Do That — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 11
Sing! — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 10
The Way We Were — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, AccordionClassical, pop 13
They're Playing My Song — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 12
Fallin' — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 9
At The Ballet — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 12
Dance: Ten; Looks: Three — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 10
Who Am I Anyway(Chorus Line) — —— Piano, VoiceClassical, pop 5
Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 7
I Hope I Get It — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 8
Nobody Does It Better — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 8
If You Remember Me — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 6
The Last Time I Felt Like This — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 7
Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 7
If You Really Knew Me — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 5
The Music Of Being Free (Freedom Is) — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 6
Nothing — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalClassical, pop 7
The Entertainer — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 7
Let Me Dance For You — —— Piano, VoiceClassical, pop 4
Theme from Ordinary People — —— PianoClassical, pop 3
Way We Were — —— —Classical 3
One Song — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 5
Dreamers — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 4
Evertime You Hear Auld Lang Syne — —— —Classical 3
I Still Believe In Love — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 3
That's How I Say Goodbye — —— —— 3
Anatomy Of Peace — —— Choir— 2
Sweet Alibis — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical, pop 3
Ice Castles, Theme from (Through the Eyes of Love): E — —— SaxophoneClassical 2
Leading With Your Heart — —— —Classical 1
Surprise, Surprise — —— Piano, VoiceClassical, pop 2
All Of My Life — —— —Classical 1
Words Fail Me — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 1
One Track Mind — —— VoiceClassical 1
Theme From "Sophie's Choice" — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 2
Simple Pleasures — —— Guitar, VoiceClassical 1
Theme From "Sophie's Choice" — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 2
Ice Castles, Theme from (Through the Eyes of Love): Piano Accompaniment — —— SaxophoneClassical 1
Ice Castles, Theme from (Through the Eyes of Love): String Bass — —— SaxophoneClassical 1
True Love And Beautiful Music — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceClassical 1
Ice Castles, Theme from (Through the Eyes of Love): 2nd E — —— SaxophoneClassical 1
Ice Castles, Theme from (Through the Eyes of Love): B — —— SaxophoneClassical 1
Ice Castles, Theme from (Through the Eyes of Love): 3rd E — —— SaxophoneClassical 1
Ice Castles, Theme from (Through the Eyes of Love): 2nd B — —— SaxophoneClassical 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 113237201. Portrait: Shel Secunda, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.