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Danny Sembello
Birth name Daniel Sembello Born (1963-01-15 ) January 15, 1963
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S.Died August 15, 2015(2015-08-15) (aged 52)
Schuylkill River ,
Philadelphia , U.S. Genres
R&B ,
soul ,
synthpop ,
pop ,
funk Occupation(s) Songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist Instrument(s) Keyboards, synthesizers, drums, percussion, guitar, bass Years active 1981–2015 Labels
MCA
Musical artist
Daniel Sembello (January 15, 1963 – August 15, 2015) was an American
songwriter ,
record producer and multi-instrumentalist.
He produced recordings by artists including
George Benson and
Pebbles , and he had his compositions recorded by
Chaka Khan ,
Jeffrey Osborne ,
Patti LaBelle (the hit single "
Stir It Up "),
Irene Cara ,
René & Angela , and
The Pointer Sisters (the hit single "
Neutron Dance "). In 1986, he won a
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media , for his contributions to the
Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack . He was the brother of
Michael Sembello .
Danny Sembello drowned in the
Schuylkill River near
Philadelphia , on August 15, 2015.
[1] He was first reported missing after he went for a swim during a music festival in
Manayunk .
[2]
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1958−1979 1980−1999
The Empire Strikes Back –
John Williams (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark –
John Williams (1981)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial –
John Williams (1982)
Flashdance –
Michael Boddicker ,
Irene Cara ,
Kim Carnes ,
Doug Cotler ,
Keith Forsey , Richard Gilbert,
Jerry Hey , Duane Hitchings,
Craig Krampf , Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky,
Giorgio Moroder ,
Phil Ramone ,
Michael Sembello &
Shandi Sinnamon (1983)
Purple Rain –
Prince and
the Revolution (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop – Marc Benno,
Harold Faltermeyer ,
Keith Forsey ,
Micki Free , John Gilutin Hawk,
Howard Hewett , Bunny Hull, Howie Rice,
Sharon Robinson ,
Danny Sembello , Sue Sheridan, Richard Theisen &
Allee Willis (1985)
Out of Africa –
John Barry (1986)
The Untouchables –
Ennio Morricone (1987)
The Last Emperor –
David Byrne ,
Cong Su &
Ryuichi Sakamoto (1988)
The Fabulous Baker Boys –
Dave Grusin (1989)
Glory –
James Horner (1990)
Dances with Wolves –
John Barry (1991)
Beauty and the Beast –
Alan Menken (1992)
Aladdin –
Alan Menken (1993)
Schindler's List –
John Williams (1994)
Crimson Tide –
Hans Zimmer (1995)
Independence Day –
David Arnold (1996)
The English Patient –
Gabriel Yared (1997)
Saving Private Ryan –
John Williams (1998)
A Bug's Life –
Randy Newman (1999)
2000−2019 2020−present
International National Artists