Joel Hirschhorn

Joel Hirschhorn authored three popular books relating to songwriting, one to film and wrote an autobiography. Additionally, he co-wrote a book with his wife, Jennifer Carter, about her Titanic adventure. His awards, nominations and the list of artists' successful recordings of his songs make him a credible authority in the field of songwriting for film, Broadway, television and popular artists.

Hirschhorn won his first Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song in 1973 for "The Morning After" from "The Poseidon Adventure." His second Oscar for Best Music, Original Song came with "We May Never Love Like This Again" from "The Towering Inferno." In 1978, Hirschhorn earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Music, Original Song, for "Candle on the Water" and Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score, both for the Disney animated film "Pete's Dragon."

His songs were nominated for four Golden Globes by The Hollywood Foreign Press Association; "The Morning After" in 1973, "We May Never Love Like This Again" in 1975, "I'd Like to Be You for a Day" from Freaky Friday in 1977 and was nominated for Best Original Score - Motion Picture for "Pete's Dragon" in 1978.

Hirschhorn earned two Tony nominations for Best Original Score for "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" and for the Broadway hit, "Copperfield." More than twenty films feature Hirschhorn's songs. Elvis Presley is among the list of artists that have recorded Hirschhorn's songs. A number of television shows have utilized his songs as well.