Don Black (musician)
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Don Black OBE (born June 21, 1938) is an English lyricist. His works have included numerous musicals, movie themes and hit songs.
Black's movie credits include the themes for many James Bond films, Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man with the Golden Gun, Surrender from Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough. In collaboration with composer John Barry, he wrote the title song for the 1966 film Born Free, which won the Oscar for Best Song that year. He also later collaborated with Barry on Out of Africa, Dances With Wolves, and the ill-fated Broadway musical The Little Prince and the Aviator.
He has worked with Jule Styne, Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones, Elmer Bernstein, Michel Legrand, Marvin Hamlisch, Charles Aznavour and has had two US number one hits, Michael Jackson's "Ben" and Lulu's "To Sir, with Love."
Black's musical credits include Bar Mitzvah Boy and several Andrew Lloyd Webber shows - the 1980 song-cycle Tell Me on a Sunday, which was performed by Marti Webb (who he also managed); Aspects of Love, which propelled Michael Ball to stardom; and the musical adaptation of the classic Billy Wilder film Sunset Boulevard. In 2002 he worked with Indian composer A. R. Rahman on the musical Bombay Dreams. He also co-wrote with Jim Steinman the single "Is Nothing Sacred," which was sung by Meat Loaf.
Black lives with his wife Shirley in London, England.
[edit] External links
- Don Black at the Internet Movie Database
- Don Black at the Internet Broadway Database
- James Bond Composer David Arnold to Present Award to Don Black
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| Official films John Barry Orchestra "The James Bond Theme" • Matt Monro "From Russia with Love" • Shirley Bassey "Goldfinger" • Tom Jones "Thunderball" • Nancy Sinatra "You Only Live Twice" • John Barry orchestra "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" • Shirley Bassey "Diamonds Are Forever" • Paul McCartney & Wings " Live and Let Die" • Lulu "The Man with the Golden Gun" • Carly Simon "Nobody Does It Better" • Shirley Bassey "Moonraker" • Sheena Easton "For Your Eyes Only" • Rita Coolidge "All Time High" • Duran Duran "A View to a Kill" • a-ha "The Living Daylights" • Gladys Knight "Licence To Kill" • Tina Turner " GoldenEye" • Sheryl Crow "Tomorrow Never Dies" • Garbage "The World Is Not Enough" • Madonna "Die Another Day" • Chris Cornell "You Know My Name" |
| Unofficial films Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass "Casino Royale" | Lani Hall "Never Say Never Again" |
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