Stephen Lawrence

 Stephen   Lawrence  has been a composer for SESAME STREET since 1980.

In addition to his work composing  for film, theater & T V , he  compose d  the title song & other s f o r '' F ree To B e. . . You & Me '', the land mark Gold Re c ord , book , & Emmy - winning A B C T V special. He compose d  the million - selling song " You Take My Breath A w ay ", which earn e d 2 Gold Record s. He compose d  over 250 song s & score s for SESAME STREET f or which he receive d 3 s h are d Emmy Award s.

Selected credits

 * 1974 : Composer ( lyrics by Bruce Hart ), Music Director ,  F ree To B e . . . You & Me 
 * 1974 : Composer, score for motion picture Bang The Drum Slowly , starring Robert DiNiro
 * 1983 : Composer ( with Dick Lieb ), Don ' t Eat the Pictures
 * 1984 : Compose r, 3 song s f o r A . . . My Name Is Alice
 * 1993 : Composer,  SESAME   STREET  Stay s Up Late !
 * 1994 : Composer,  SESAME   STREET  Jam : A Music al Celebration
 * 2000 : Composer, The Wubbulous World o f Dr . Seuss
 * 2003 : Composer,  Chanukah o n Planet Matzah Ball  ( with lyricist Cathi Rosenberg - Turow  )