Sylvester Levay
- Sound
- May 16, 1945 · Subotica, Serbia
Biography
Sylvester Levay (originally Lévay Szilveszter, Serbian: Силвестер Леваи, Silvester Levai) is a Hungarian recording artist and composer, born in Yugoslavia. He began his musical studies at the age of eight. Levay developed a taste for American music while growing up in Yugoslavia, eventually becoming a music arranger and lyricist. Upon his arrival in Munich in 1972, he met his writing partner, Michael Kunze, with whom he has created many successful theatrical works. From 1980 to 2000, he lived in Hollywood and concentrated on composing film music. He composed songs for notable artists like Elton John and Penny McLean. He was awarded a Grammy for his 1975 song "Fly Robin Fly".
Known for
Filmography
- Elisabeth: The Musical Live · Music
- Elisabeth · Music
- Mozart! The Musical · Music
- Elisabeth: The Musical · Music
- Rebecca · Music
- Elisabeth · Music
- Elisabeth: The Rondo of Love and Death · Music
- Elisabeth The Musical · Music
- Medicopter 117 – Jedes Leben zählt · Music
- Donato and Daughter · Music
- I Can Make You Love Me · Music
- Dead Before Dawn · Music
- In the Deep Woods · Music
- Elisabeth · Music
- False Arrest · Music
- The Heroes of Desert Storm · Music
- The Owl · Music
- Hot Shots! · Music
- Stone Cold · Music
- Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann · Music
- Snow Kill · Music
- Navy Seals · Music
- Laker Girls · Music
- Courage Mountain · Music
- Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker · Music
- Tales from the Crypt · Music
- The Cover Girl and the Cop · Music
- Case Closed · Music
- The Tracker · Music
- Top Kids · Music
- Burglar · Music
- The Abduction of Kari Swenson · Music
- Mannequin · Music
- Where are the Children? · Music
- Intimate Encounters · Music
- Cobra · Music
- Choke Canyon · Music
- Annihilator · Music
- My Man Adam · Music
- Creator · Music
- The Look · Music
- Sins of the Father · Music
- A Touch of Scandal · Music
- Body Rock · Music
- Airwolf: The Movie · Music
- Invitation to Hell · Music
- Where the Boys Are · Music, Conductor
- Time Bomb · Music
- Airwolf · Theme Song Performance, Music
- Flashdance · Conductor
- Cat People · Orchestrator
- Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb · Self