Jim Steinman, the songwriter, songwriter and record producer who has worked with artists such as Meat Loaf, Celine Dion, Bonnie Tyler and many others, died Monday, the Connecticut coroner confirmed variety. He was 73 years old.
Steinman’s work has appeared in a variety of genres, such as adult contemporary, rock, dance and pop, in addition to musical theater and film scores.
He composed the debut album of rock singer Meat Loaf “Bat Out of Hell” in 1977, which is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with over 50 million copies sold worldwide. Steinman collaborated with Meat Loaf on the singer’s 1981 album “Dead Ringer”, served as songwriter / producer on his 1993 album “Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell” and composed his album “Braver Than We Are”. since 2016.
In 1996, Steinman wrote the lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Whistle Down the Wind.” The show premiered at the National Theater in Washington, DC and opened in London’s West End in 1998. It was revived several times and toured around the world.
“Bat Out of Hell” received musical treatment in 2017. Steinman wrote all the songs, most of which were featured in the trilogy of the album “Bat Out of Hell” by Meat Loaf. He has also worked on the soundtracks for “Shrek 2”, the musical “Tanz der Vampire”, the comedy “Rude Awakening”, the musical “More Than You Merite” and many more.
Some of Steinman’s popular songs include Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Barry Manilow’s “Read and Cry,” “Making Love Out of Nothing,” “Air Supply,” Celine Dion’s version of “It’s All Back to me now “