David Shire

Biography

David Lee Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American songwriter and composer. He has scored Broadway musicals such as Baby (1983) and Big (1996) and films such as The Conversation (1974), Saturday Night Fever (1977), and Zodiac (2007). He was married to Talia Shire from 1970 - 1980 and has been married to Didi Conn since 1984.

Personal Facts

Known For

Sound

Gender

male

Known Credits

126

Birth Date

1937-07-03 00:00:00

Birth Place

Buffalo, New York, USA

Known For

• 

  Zodiac
• 

  All the President's Men
• 

  The Conversation
• 

  Short Circuit
• 

  Saturday Night Fever
• 

  Return to Oz

Credits

• actors (4 credits)

  • Romantic Mysticism: The Music of Billy Goldenberg

    Self - Composer

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Lights, Action, Music

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Harry and Walter Go to New York

    Piano Player

    actor

    actors
    1976

• sound (122 credits)

  • Maltby and Shire's Closer Than Ever

    songs

    sound
    2021
  • Starting Here, Starting Now

    songs

    sound
    2021
  • Love After Love

    original music composer

    sound
    2018
  • The American Side

    original music composer

    sound
    2016
  • Quitters

    original music composer

    sound
    2015
  • Hacked Circuit

    original music composer

    sound
    2014
  • Loving the Silent Tears: The Musical

    music

    sound
    2013
  • The Real Love

    music

    sound
    2012
  • Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

    original music composer

    sound
    2009
  • Zodiac Deciphered

    music

    sound
    2008
  • Zodiac

    original music composer

    sound
    2007
  • Ash Wednesday

    original music composer

    sound
    2002
  • Two Against Time

    original music composer

    sound
    2002
  • These Old Broads

    songs

    sound
    2001
  • Thin Air

    original music composer

    sound
    2000
  • Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

    original music composer

    sound
    1999
  • Small Vices

    music

    sound
    1999
  • Moment of Impact: Stories of the Pulitzer Prize Photographs

    original music composer

    sound
    1999
  • Double Platinum

    original music composer

    sound
    1999
  • Rear Window

    original music composer

    sound
    1998
  • I Married a Monster

    original music composer

    sound
    1998
  • Alone

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • Ms. Scrooge

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • To Dance with Olivia

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • Last Stand at Saber River

    original music composer

    sound
    1997
  • Jake's Women

    original music composer

    sound
    1996
  • One Night Stand

    music

    sound
    1995
  • Murderous Intent

    music

    sound
    1995
  • The Heidi Chronicles

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • Talking With

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • My Antonia

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • My Brother's Keeper

    music

    sound
    1995
  • A Father for Charlie

    original music composer

    sound
    1995
  • Reunion

    original music composer

    sound
    1994
  • Lily in Winter

    original music composer

    sound
    1994
  • The Companion

    music

    sound
    1994
  • Once in a Lifetime

    original music composer

    sound
    1994
  • Texan

    music

    sound
    1994
  • The Man Who Wouldn't Die

    original music composer

    sound
    1994
  • Jane's House

    music

    sound
    1994
  • Remember

    music

    sound
    1993
  • Bloodlines: Murder in the Family

    music

    sound
    1993
  • Heartbeat

    original music composer

    sound
    1993
  • Skylark

    original music composer

    sound
    1993
  • Four Eyes and Six-Guns

    original music composer

    sound
    1992
  • Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story

    original music composer

    sound
    1992
  • Broadway Bound

    original music composer

    sound
    1992
  • Bed of Lies

    music

    sound
    1992
  • Last Wish

    music

    sound
    1992
  • Bed & Breakfast

    original music composer

    sound
    1991
  • Paris Trout

    original music composer

    sound
    1991
  • The Boys

    original music composer

    sound
    1991
  • Sarah, Plain and Tall

    original music composer

    sound
    1991
  • Always Remember I Love You

    original music composer

    sound
    1990
  • A Promise to Keep

    original music composer

    sound
    1990
  • Common Ground

    music

    sound
    1990
  • The Women of Brewster Place

    original music composer

    sound
    1989
  • Jesse

    music

    sound
    1988
  • Monkey Shines

    original music composer

    sound
    1988
  • Backfire

    original music composer

    sound
    1988
  • Vice Versa

    original music composer

    sound
    1988
  • Mayflower Madam

    original music composer

    sound
    1987
  • Echoes in the Darkness

    music

    sound
    1987
  • Promise

    original music composer

    sound
    1986
  • 'night, Mother

    music

    sound
    1986
  • Short Circuit

    original music composer

    sound
    1986
  • The Blue Yonder

    original music composer

    sound
    1985
  • Return to Oz

    original music composer

    sound
    1985
  • Do You Remember Love

    music

    sound
    1985
  • 2010

    original music composer

    sound
    1984
  • Oh, God! You Devil

    original music composer

    sound
    1984
  • Max Dugan Returns

    original music composer

    sound
    1983
  • The World According to Garp

    music arranger

    sound
    1982
  • Paternity

    original music composer

    sound
    1981
  • Only When I Laugh

    original music composer

    sound
    1981
  • The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

    original music composer

    sound
    1981
  • Old Boyfriends

    original music composer

    sound
    1979
  • The Promise

    original music composer

    sound
    1979
  • Norma Rae

    original music composer

    sound
    1979
  • Fast Break

    original music composer

    sound
    1979
  • Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This

    music

    sound
    1978
  • Straight Time

    original music composer

    sound
    1978
  • The Defection of Simas Kudirka

    original music composer

    sound
    1978
  • Saturday Night Fever

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • The Storyteller

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • Something for Joey

    original music composer

    sound
    1977
  • Raid on Entebbe

    original music composer

    sound
    1976
  • Amelia Earhart

    original music composer

    sound
    1976
  • The Big Bus

    original music composer

    sound
    1976
  • Harry and Walter Go to New York

    music

    sound
    1976
  • All the President's Men

    original music composer

    sound
    1976
  • The Hindenburg

    original music composer

    sound
    1975
  • Farewell, My Lovely

    original music composer

    sound
    1975
  • The Fortune

    original music composer

    sound
    1975
  • Winner Take All

    original music composer

    sound
    1975
  • The Tribe

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • The Godchild

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • Virginia Hill

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • The Healers

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • Lucas Tanner

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • The Conversation

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • Sidekicks

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • Tell Me Where It Hurts

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • Killer Bees

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • A Sunday Dinner

    original music composer

    sound
    1974
  • Isn't It Shocking?

    original music composer

    sound
    1973
  • Showdown

    original music composer

    sound
    1973
  • See the Man Run

    original music composer

    sound
    1973
  • Class of '44

    original music composer

    sound
    1973
  • Two People

    original music composer

    sound
    1973
  • To Find a Man

    original music composer

    sound
    1972
  • Skin Game

    original music composer

    sound
    1971
  • The Priest Killer

    music

    sound
    1971
  • Drive, He Said

    original music composer

    sound
    1971
  • Summertree

    original music composer

    sound
    1971
  • Harpy

    music

    sound
    1971
  • One More Train to Rob

    original music composer

    sound
    1971
  • Shadow Game

    original music composer

    sound
    1969
  • The Belle of 14th Street

    music director

    sound
    1967