David Friedman
Biography
David Allen Friedman (born 1950) is an American film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor based in New York City. He received a 1997 Backstage Bistro Award for Composer of the Year and a 1997 Johnny Mercer Award for Songwriter of the Year, and a Special Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26th Annual MAC Awards. His oratorio, King Island Christmas, won a Frederick Loewe Award and Dramatists Guild Award. David's musical Desperate Measures won the 2018 Drama Desk Award for Best Music and Best Lyrics (Peter Kellogg) as well as the Outer Critic's Circle Award for Best Off Broadway Musical and the Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Musical.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

52nd Street
1978

The George Benson Collection
1981

Happy Sad
1969

One
1974

The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1978

Beauty And The Beast (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1991

Dreams
1980

Central Reservation
1999

Trailer Park
1996

Season Of Glass
1981

Chic
1977

Afro-Classic
1970

Wildflower
1973

Morning Star
1972

Odyssey Of Iska
1971

Late Night Guitar
1980

Boogie To The Top
1978

Norma Jean
1978

The Path
1978

Smile
1976

The Rite Of Spring
1971

Remixed
2003

In Between
2002

When Elephants Dream Of Music
1983
Credited work
1,622 releases · 149 albums · active 1969–2026
- Performance · 2,536
- Other credits · 238
- Production · 19
- Engineering · 8
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · A&R Studios · Electric Lady Studios · Power Station
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Tim Buckley
- Hubert Laws
- Bob James
- Double Image
- Yoko Ono
- Billy Joel
- Wayne Shorter
