Earlier reports about Jim’s involvement in a project aboutTchaikowsky’s music from the Nutcracker have now been confirmed by Jimsteinman.com. It turns out to be a musical with book by Terry Jones of Monty Python fame and lyrics by Jim Steimman set to Tchaikowskys music. Arrangements will be in the very good hands of Steve...
Jim Steinman will be inducted in the “Songwriters hall of fame” at the the organization’s 43rd Annual Induction and Awards Dinner. The star-studded event is slated for Thursday, June 14th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Other inductees includes Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Seger, Don Schlitz, Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones. Congartulations...
According to Canadian media Jim Steinman is working with Terry Jones, of Monty Phython fame, on a heavy metal version of Tchaikowsky’s music from the ballet “The Nutcracker”. Jim is supposedly providing the lyrics to this piece that’s reportedly “Dark and very Jim” according to sources.
Producer and notorious “American Idol”- judge, Simon Cowell confesses his admiration for Jim Steinman and his work in an exclusive intervies on Broadway world. One of the things discussed was Jim’s remix of the Westlife version of “Total eclipse of the heart”, which Simon calls “fantastically mad!”. Aparrently too mad, as Simon refused to include it on...
Naked wire have been a bit quiet for a while. Not because nothing is happening with Jim and his musicals and other work, but because of lazyness. I’ve converted to WordPress, which just makes thing so much easier, so I plan on updating more regularly.
Obvious Jim Steinman references in this years Eurovision song contest as the swiss entry “Vampires are alive” by DJ Bobo does nothing to hide the inspriration from “Tanz der vampire”. The arrangement’s Ewigkeit-style orchestra is a clear reference and the video is very remenicent of the finale of the musical. Check it out on...
(S: Earvolution.com) Meat Loaf Sues Jim Steinman Over Ownership Of Trademark Rights To “Bat Out Of Hell” While it may not have the same cache as the battles waged over ownership of the Pink Floyd or Guns N Roses name, Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman are set to do battle over who owns the...
(S:stltoday.com) MEAT LOAF, the rock singer, is suing his former friend and songwriter for $50 million (£27 million) over the right to use the phrase “Bat Out of Hell”. The singer, whose real name is Michael Aday, made his name with the Bat Out of Hell album in 1977, but claims that he has...
The hit musical “tanz der vampire” will open in Berlin in December 2006 at Theater der westens. The show has been a big success in Vienna,Stuttgart,Hamburg and Warsaw and is now preparing to seduce the Berlin audience too. Ticketsale will begin in May.
The Grammy-winning producer who penned the No. 1 song “Total Eclipse of the Heart” is suing a gargantuan data-storage company for $20 million, claiming it lost “priceless” original recordings. Jim Steinman claims Boston-based Iron Mountain Records Management Inc. lost the tape recordings of the 1983 Bonnie Tyler hit, as well as “Left in the...
