Joel Hirschhorn Net Worth
Joel Hirschhorn Net Worth is
$15 Million
Joel Hirschhorn Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Joel Hirschhorn (December 18, 1937 – September 17, 2005) was an American songwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Song on two occasions. He also wrote songs for a number of musicians, including Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison. Hirschhorn was born in the Bronx and attended the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan. After graduating, Hirschhorn became a regular performer on New York’s nightclub circuit, both as a solo singer and as a member of the rock & roll band, The Highlighters.During the mid-1960s, Hirschhorn branched out into writing film soundtracks. The first score he wrote was for Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965), which was directed by his friend Joseph Cates. He worked with Cates again the following year in The Fat Spy. However, the film was received so badly that Hirschhorn struggled to find work in Hollywood for a number of years afterwards.Hirschhorn, along with songwriting partner Al Kasha, did not work on another film until 1970’s The Cheyenne Social Club, which was directed by Gene Kelly. It was the pair’s next effort, for The Poseidon Adventure (1972), that really made their name. "The Morning After", a song they wrote in a single evening, won them their first Oscar and also topped the Billboard chart.The Towering Inferno (1974) provided Hirschhorn and Kasha with their second Oscars, this time for the "We May Never Love Like This Again". Following this success, the pair received two further Oscar nominations, both for their work on Pete's Dragon (1977).Hirschhorn and Kasha continued to work together until the late 1990s, their final collaboration being Rescue Me (1998). The pair also worked together on a number of Broadway musicals, receiving Tony Award for Best Original Score nominations for both Copperfield and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Late in his career, Hirschhorn wrote The Complete Idiot's Guide to Songwriting, which was first published in 2001. Date Of Birth | December 18, 1937 |
Died | 2005-09-17 |
Place Of Birth | Bronx, New York, USA |
Profession | Soundtrack, Composer, Music Department |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Jennifer Carter |
Awards | Academy Award for Best Original Song |
Nominations | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Academy Award for Best Original Song Score, Tony Award for Best Original Score |
Movies | The Fat Spy, The Poseidon Adventure, Trapped Beneath the Sea, Freaky Friday, The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten, China Cry, Rescue Me, David Copperfield, Cheyenne, Hungry for You |
Star Sign | Sagittarius |
# | Fact |
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1 | Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Score, both music and lyrics, with collaborator Al Kasha: in 1981 for "Copperfield," and in 1983, including music credit to Gene de Paul and lyrics credit to Johnny Mercer, for "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Hot Lead and Cold Feet | 1978 | writer: "May the Best Man Win" | |
The 50th Annual Academy Awards | 1978 | TV Special writer: "Candle on the Water" | |
Pete's Dragon | 1977 | lyrics: "The Happiest Home in These Hills", "Boo Bop Bopbop Bop I Love You, Too", "I Saw a Dragon", "It's Not Easy", "Passamashloddy", "Candle on the Water", "There's Room for Everyone", "Every Little Piece", "Brazzle Dazzle Day", "Bill of Sale", "Finale: I Saw a Dragon / Brazzle Dazzle Day" - uncredited / music: "The Happiest Home in These Hills", "Boo Bop Bopbop Bop I Love You, Too", "I Saw a Dragon", "It's Not Easy", "Passamashloddy", "Candle on the Water", "There's Room for Everyone", "Every | |
Freaky Friday | 1976 | lyrics: "I'd like to be you for a day" / music: "I'd like to be you for a day" | |
Having Babies | 1976 | TV Movie lyrics: "Paper Bridges" | |
Killer Force | 1976 | lyrics: "The Old Fashioned Way" | |
The Ernie Sigley Show | 1974-1975 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
The 47th Annual Academy Awards | 1975 | TV Special writer: "We May Never Love Like This Again" | |
Someone I Touched | 1975 | TV Movie lyrics: "Someone I Touched" / music: "Someone I Touched" | |
The Towering Inferno | 1974 | lyrics: "We May Never Love Like This Again" / music: "We May Never Love Like This Again" / writer: "The Morning After" - uncredited | |
The Graham Kennedy Show | 1973 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The 45th Annual Academy Awards | 1973 | TV Special writer: "The Morning After" | |
The Poseidon Adventure | 1972 | lyrics: "The Song From The Poseidon Adventure" 1972 / music: "The Song From The Poseidon Adventure" 1972 | |
The Cheyenne Social Club | 1970 | lyrics: "Rolling Stone", "One Dream" / music: "Rolling Stone", "One Dream" | |
The Grasshopper | 1970 | lyrics: "LOOK AGAIN" / music: "LOOK AGAIN" | |
The April Fools | 1969 | writer: "Wake Up", "Sugar Kite", "Flame", "Give Your Lady What She Wants", "I Remember The Rain" | |
The Fat Spy | 1966 | writer: "I'd Like To Be a Rose In Your Garden" - uncredited | |
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics | 2008 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Candle on the Water" - uncredited | |
Pushing Daisies | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2008 music - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
King of the Hill | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Simpsons | TV Series 1 episode, 1992 writer - 1 episode, 2006 | ||
How I Met Your Mother | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2006 music - 1 episode, 2006 | ||
Adam & Steve | 2005 | writer: "It's the 80's", "Sexy 80's" | |
Freaky Friday | 2003 | writer: "I'd Like to Be Like You for a Day" - as Joel Hirschorn | |
Rugrats Go Wild | 2003 | "The Morning After" | |
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist | 2002 | writer: "The Morning After" | |
Slums of Beverly Hills | 1998 | writer: "The Morning After" - as Joel Hirschorn | |
Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1992-1997 | TV Series writer - 5 episodes | |
The Ice Storm | 1997 | writer: "The Morning After" | |
Let It Be Me | 1995 | writer: "I Can't Let Go Of You" | |
David Copperfield | 1993 | TV Movie lyrics: "I Hate Boys", "Welcome to My Warehouse", "Something's Gonna Turn Up", "Is There Anyone?", "Family Christmas", "I'll Be Your Hero", "Imagination", "Everyone's a Big Cheese Here" / music: "I Hate Boys", "Welcome to My Warehouse", "Something's Gonna Turn Up", "Is There Anyone?", "Family Christmas", "I'll Be Your Hero", "Imagination", "Everyone's a Big Cheese Here" | |
The Magic Paintbrush | 1993 | TV Movie lyrics: "Magic Paintbrush", "I'll Keep Believing" / music: "Magic Paintbrush", "I'll Keep Believing" | |
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas | 1991 | Video lyrics: "The Brightest Star", "Starlight Theme" / music: "The Brightest Star", "Starlight Theme" | |
The Giant of Thunder Mountain | 1991 | arranger: "Now I Have Everything" / lyrics: "Now I Have Everything" / music: "Now I Have Everything" / producer: "Now I Have Everything" / writer: "Now I Have Everything" | |
Doogie Howser, M.D. | 1990 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
All Dogs Go to Heaven | 1989 | lyrics: "Love Survives" / music: "Love Survives" | |
Jake Spanner, Private Eye | 1989 | TV Movie writer: "Dance in the Old Fashioned Way" | |
Dangerous Curves | 1988 | writer: "IT MUST BE YOU" | |
Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz | 1987 | Video short writer: "A Special Place" | |
Goodbye Charlie | 1985 | TV Short lyrics: "Goodbye Charlie" | |
A Summer to Remember | 1985 | TV Movie lyrics: "It's You" | |
Lovelines | 1984 | lyrics: "LOVELINES", "TOTALLY GONE", "A DREAM IS COMIN'", "A TIME LIKE THIS AGAIN", "NUMBER ONE", "REFLEX" / music: "LOVELINES", "TOTALLY GONE", "A DREAM IS COMIN'", "A TIME LIKE THIS AGAIN", "NUMBER ONE", "REFLEX" | |
Once Upon a Mouse | 1981 | Short documentary lyrics: "Brazzle Dazzle Day" / music: "Brazzle Dazzle Day" | |
Take This Job and Shove It | 1981 | lyrics: "You Can Count on Beer", "How Good It Used to Be" / music: "You Can Count on Beer", "How Good It Used to Be" | |
The Earthling | 1980 | lyrics: "Fast Women and Slow Dancin", "He'll Never Fill My Shoes" / music: "Fast Women and Slow Dancin", "He'll Never Fill My Shoes" | |
Shirley MacLaine at the Lido | 1979 | TV Movie writer: "The Old Fashioned Way" | |
The North Avenue Irregulars | 1979 | writer: "Mississippi Magic", "Pass a Little Love Around" |
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Meet the Pandas | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | |
Cheyenne | 1996 | ||
Club V.R. | 1996 | Video as Joel Hirschorn | |
Hungry for You | 1996 | ||
David Copperfield | 1993 | TV Movie | |
The Magic Paintbrush | 1993 | TV Movie | |
Rescue Me | 1992 | ||
Knots Landing | 1990-1991 | TV Series 5 episodes | |
China Cry: A True Story | 1990 | ||
The Kingdom Chums: Original Top Ten | 1990 | Video | |
Caddie Woodlawn | 1989 | music by | |
Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz | 1987 | Video short | |
No Earthly Reason | 1984 | TV Movie | |
Universe of Energy | 1982 | Documentary short | |
Sergeant T.K. Yu | 1979 | TV Movie | |
Rosenthal and Jones | 1975 | TV Movie | |
Someone I Touched | 1975 | TV Movie | |
Trapped Beneath the Sea | 1974 | TV Movie | |
Another April | 1974 | TV Movie | |
Old Faithful | 1973 | TV Movie | |
The Trouble with Tracy | 1971 | TV Series | |
The Weird World of Weird | 1970 | TV Movie documentary | |
The Fat Spy | 1966 | as Joel Hirshhorn |
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Cheyenne | 1996 | conductor / orchestrator | |
The Giant of Thunder Mountain | 1991 | song: music and lyrics by | |
Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz | 1987 | Video short music arranger | |
1st & Ten: The Championship | 1987 | TV Series composer - 1 episode | |
Three's a Crowd | 1984 | TV Series lyricist - 1 episode | |
Pete's Dragon | 1977 | songs: music and lyrics by |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Cult Culture: The Poseidon Adventure | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The 47th Annual Academy Awards | 1975 | TV Special | Himself - Co-Winner: Best Original Song |
The 45th Annual Academy Awards | 1973 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Original Song |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The 78th Annual Academy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Memorial sequence |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1975 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Music, Original Song | The Towering Inferno (1974) |
1973 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Music, Original Song | The Poseidon Adventure (1972) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1978 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Music, Original Song | Pete's Dragon (1977) |
1978 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score | Pete's Dragon (1977) |
1978 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Original Score - Motion Picture | Pete's Dragon (1977) |
1977 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | Freaky Friday (1976) |
1975 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | The Towering Inferno (1974) |
1973 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Original Song - Motion Picture | The Poseidon Adventure (1972) |