Curt Sobel

American composer and music editor (born 1953)

Curt Sobel
Birth name	Curt Elliot Sobel
Born	(1953-10-26) October 26, 1953 (age 70) Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genres	Film Score
Occupation(s)	Composer Music Editor

Musical artist

Curt Elliot Sobel (born October 26, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American composer and music editor. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (shared with lyricist Dennis Spiegel) for the song “Why Do I Lie?” from the film by HBO,^[1] Cast a Deadly Spell, in August 1992.^[2]^[3]^[1]

His film scores currently include The Flamingo Kid (1984), Alien Nation (1988), Catchfire (1990), Defenseless (1991), A Cool, Dry Place (1998), Body Count (1998), and Tiptoes (2003).

Sobel is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Berklee College of Music.

References

^ ^a ^b J. O'Connor, John (10 September 1991). "Review/Television; A Detective and Sci-Fi In Los Angeles Magic". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
^ "Nominees/Winners". Television Academy.
^ Xap Corporation. "CFNC.org - Career Profile". cfnc.org.

External links

Curt Sobel at IMDb

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics

1970s

Love, American Style – Music and Lyrics by Charles Fox and Arnold Margolin (1970)
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest – Music and Lyrics by Ray Charles (1971)
The Funny Side – Music and Lyrics by Ray Charles (1972)
Liza with a Z – Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb (1973)
"Light My Way" – Music and Lyrics by David Paich and Marty Paich (1974)
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom – Music and Lyrics by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, and Billy Goldenberg (1975)
"Cinderella Gets It On" – Music and Lyrics by Artie Malvin, Ken & Mitzie Welch (1976)
No Award (1977)
"Hi-Hat" – Music and Lyrics by Stan Freeman and Arthur Malvin / "See You Tomorrow in Class" – Music and Lyrics by Ken & Mitzie Welch (1978)
No Award (1979)

1980s

No Award (1980)
"This Is My Night" – Music and Lyrics by Ken & Mitzie Welch (1981)
"On the Outside Looking In" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1982)
"We'll Win This World" – Music by James Di Pasquale; Lyrics by Dory Previn (1983)
"Gone Too Soon" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1984)
Love Lives On – Music by James Di Pasquale; Lyrics by Douglas Brayfield (1985)
"My Christmas Wish" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1986)
"Welcome to Liberty" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1987)
"The Sound of Christmas" – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1988)
"The First Time I Loved Forever" – Music by Lee Holdridge; Lyrics by Melanie (1989)

1990s

From the Heart... The First International Very Special Arts Festival – Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Buz Kohan (1990)
"He's Guilty!" – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman (1991)
"Why Do I Lie?" – Music by Curt Sobel; Lyrics by Dennis Spiegel (1992)
"Sorry I Asked" – Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb (1993)
"The Song Remembers When" – Music and Lyrics by Hugh Prestwood (1994)
"Ordinary Miracles" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1995)
"Let's Settle Down" – Music by Charles Strouse; Lyrics by Lee Adams (1996)
"We Put the Spring in Springfield" – Music by Alf Clausen; Lyrics by Ken Keeler (1997)
"You're Checkin' In (A Musical Tribute to the Betty Ford Center)" – Music by Alf Clausen; Lyrics by Ken Keeler (1998)
"A Ticket to Dream" – Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1999)

2000s

"Up to You" – Music and Lyrics by John Kimbrough (2000)
"A Dream That Only I Can Know" – Music and Lyrics by Patrick Williams (2001)
"You've Got a Lot to See" – Music by Walter Murphy; Lyrics by Seth MacFarlane (2002)
"Aren't They All Our Children" – Music by David Foster; Lyrics by Linda Thompson (2003)
"Because You Are Beautiful" – Music by Toni Childs; Lyrics by Toni Childs, Eddy Free, and David Ricketts (2004)
"Mary Jane/Mary Lane" – Music by Dan Studney; Lyrics by Kevin Murphy (2005)
"A Wonderfully Normal Day" – Music by Greg O'Connor; Lyrics by Jim Wise (2006)
"Dick in a Box" – Music by Katreese Barnes, Asa Taccone, Jorma Taccone, and Justin Timberlake; Lyrics by Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Justin Timberlake (2007)
"I'm F**king Matt Damon" – Music and Lyrics by Tony Barbieri, Sal Iacono, Wayne McClammy, Sarah Silverman, and Dan Warner (2008)
"Hugh Jackman Opening Number" – Music by John Kimbrough, William Ross, and Rob Schrab; Lyrics by Dan Harmon and Ben Schwartz (2009)

2010s

"When I'm Gone" – Music and Lyrics by Randy Newman (2010)
"Justin Timberlake Monologue" – Music by Katreese Barnes; Lyrics by Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, and Justin Timberlake (2011)
"It's Not Just for Gays Anymore" – Music by Adam Schlesinger; Lyrics by David Javerbaum (2012)
"If I Had Time" – Music by Adam Schlesinger; Lyrics by David Javerbaum (2013)
"Bigger!" – Music by Tom Kitt; Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda (2014)
"Girl You Don't Need Make Up" – Music by Kyle Dunnigan; Lyrics by Kyle Dunnigan and Jim Roach (2015)
"Til It Happens to You" – Music and Lyrics by Diane Warren (2016)
"Letter to the Free" – Music by Common; Lyrics by Common, Robert Glasper, and Karriem Riggins (2017)
"Come Back Barack" – Music by Eli Brueggemann; Lyrics by Chris Redd, Will Stephen, and Kenan Thompson (2018)
"Antidepressants Are So Not a Big Deal" – Music by Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger; Lyrics by Rachel Bloom, Jack Dolgen, and Adam Schlesinger (2019)

2020s

"All for Us" – Music and Lyrics by Labrinth (2020)
"Agatha All Along" – Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2021)
"Corn Puddin'" – Music and Lyrics by Cinco Paul (2022)
"A Beautiful Game" – Music and Lyrics by Ed Sheeran, Foy Vance, and Max Martin (2023)