Stephen Schwartz

Composer Stephen Schwartz made his indelible musical mark in the theater and in film. After writing the title song for the play “Butterflies are Free” while still an a&r executive at RCA Records, he won two Grammy Awards for his contributions to the 1971 hit musical “Godspell,” then wrote lyrics for Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass.” Other theater successes included the Bob Fosse-directed “Pippin” and the music for Doug Henning’s “The Magic Show.” Favoring lyric-writing in the 1990s he co-wrote the Oscar-winning score for the animated feature “Pocahontas” and the theme for “Colors of the Wind,” which earned another Grammy and Oscar. Another Oscar came for the song “When You Believe” from the animated feature “The Prince of Egypt.” He also scored the award-winning 2003 Broadway musical “Wicked.”

Key songs in the Schwartz catalog include “Colors Of The Wind,” “Corner Of The Sky,” ”Day By Day,” “Just Around The Riverbend” and “Popular.”

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