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David Shire

David Shire is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Billy Preston, Syreeta, Debby Boone, Jennifer Warnes and Barbra Streisand. Those roots explain a lot about how David Shire arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ralph MacDonald, Walter Murphy, Jerry Goldsmith, Dave Grusin and Ennio Morricone, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around David Shire, reaching back through Billy Preston. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

David Lee Shire is an American songwriter and composer of stage musicals, film and television scores. Among his best known works are the motion picture soundtracks to The Big Bus, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Conversation, All the President's Men, and parts of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack such as "Manhattan Skyline". His other work includes the score of the 1985 film Return to Oz, and the stage musical scores of Baby, Big, Closer Than Ever, and Starting Here, Starting Now. Shire is married to actress Didi Conn.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
David ShireBilly PrestonSyreetaDebby BooneJennifer WarnesBarbra StreisandRalph MacDonaldWalter MurphyJerry GoldsmithDave GrusinEnnio MorriconeYvonne EllimanHenry ManciniDanny Elfman

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David Shire connections

David Shire grew out of Billy Preston, Syreeta, Debby Boone and Jennifer Warnes, shares an orbit with Ralph MacDonald, Walter Murphy, Jerry Goldsmith and Dave Grusin. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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