Marvin Hamlish Is Gone by David DeMulle

Marvin Hamlish Is Gone. 

Michael Feinstein and Marvin Hamlish at the POPs

by David DeMulle'

It is with great regret that we announce the death of Marvin Hamlish at 68 yesterday.  At the Pasadena POPs presentation last month, Hamlish was seen to be having trouble moving about.  No one could have thought that he was ailing.

Hamlisch is best known for the song he wrote for Barbara Streisand "The Way We Were," In a music career that spanned over four decades, Hamlisch won every major music award: three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony, and three Golden Globes.

In his career, Hamlisch composed the music for more than forty motion picture scores, which included “The Way We Were” and “The Sting.”  Hamlish’s signature music was created to compliment the movie, and not his music.

In his Broadway productions, Hamlish created the smash hit “A Chorus Line” which still goes through my mind when times are stressful.

Michael Krajewski a Guest Conductor, will conduct La Dolce Vita next week at the Pasadena POPs.