Michele Brourman (born April 12, 1947) is an American composer and songwriter who is known for writing the songs to most of the films in Land Before Time series (with Amanda McBroom), as well as the accompanying television series (with Ford Riley). Brourman has also written the songs for sequels Balto II: Wolf Quest and Balto III: Wings of Change and one song for the family film Shiloh.
Michele Brourman | |
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| Born | April 12, 1947 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, composer |
Early years
editBrourman grew up in Pittsburgh, attending Taylor Allderdice High School.[1] She told a newspaper reporter, "I was a Broadway brat. I had stacks of original-cast records and memorized the scores of every Broadway show."[2] She majored in composition at Northwestern University and "was thoroughly trained in the classical piano".[2]
Stage
editBrourman's Broadway credits include being dance composer for Working (musical) (1978).[3] She also composed the music for the off-broadway musical in I Married Wyatt Earp, based on the book of the same name. The musical ran at the Bristol Riverside Theatre in Bucks County, Pennsylvania,[4]
Personal appearances
editBrourman has appeared in person both as an accompanist for artists, including Bob Dylan, Bernadette Peters and Dixie Carter, and as a performer "who sings in a tart pop-blues style reminiscent at times of Maria Muldaur."[2]
Recognition
editBrourman won the Johnny Mercer Award for "Emerging American Songwriters."[5] Her work Dangerous Beauty was one of eight new musicals selected to be presented at the 18th National Alliance for Musical Theatre Annual Festival of New Musicals in New York City in October 2006.[6]
References
edit- ^ Leibowicz, Angela (August 19, 2009). "Pittsburgh Allderdice to honor six of its own at induction ceremony". The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle.
- ^ a b c Holden, Stephen (November 2, 1984). "Pop/Jazz". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
- ^ "Who's Who in the Cast". Playbill Vault. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ Merwin, Ted (May 24, 2011). "Wyatt Earp's Jewish Wife Gets Her Due". jewishweek.timesofisrael.com. The New York Jewish Week. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ "Brourman, Michele". Rodgers and Hammerstein. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "ASCAP Songwriters in the Spotlight at the 18th Annual Festival of New Musicals". ASCAP. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
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