A versatile composer and lyricist for film, television and theatre, Marc Shaiman has been a fixture on the American entertainment scene since working on Bette Midler's Bette! Divine Madness in 1979. He served as a pianist on Saturday Night Live in the '80s, and his writing for Broadway delivers a broad range of musical styles with wit and verve. His orchestral themes for blockbuster films like A Few Good Men and The Bucket List reveal a commanding ability to set the tone on the silver screen, while numbers for the musical Hairspray invite audiences to jump to their feet.