David Lee Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American songwriter and composer of stage
musicals, film and television
scores. The soundtrack to the 1974 movie
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, the soundtrack for Francis Coppola's 1974
The Conversation, the soundtrack for Alan J. Pakula's 1976
All the President's Men (film), and parts of the
Saturday Night Fever soundtrack such as "Manhattan Skyline", are some of his best-known works. His other work includes the score of the 1985 film
Return to Oz (the "sequel-in-part" of
The Wizard of Oz), and the stage musical scores of
Baby, ,
Closer Than Ever, and
Starting Here, Starting Now. Shire is married to actress
Didi Conn.