Michael Lang (musician)

Michael Lang
Birth name	Michael Anthony Lang
Born	(1941-12-10) December 10, 1941 Los Angeles, California, US
Genres	Jazz classical music R&B pop rock
Occupation(s)	Musician songwriter
Instrument(s)	Piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizers, keyboards
Years active	1964–

Michael Anthony Lang is an American pianist and composer, including more than 2000 film scores.

Lang obtained a bachelor of music at the University of Michigan in 1963, and studied under Leonard Stein, George Tremblay, Pearl Kaufman and Lalo Schifrin. He is well versed in various music forms, including jazz, classical, pop and R&B.

Collaborations

With Robbie Williams

• Swings Both Ways (Island Records, 2013)

With Sarah Vaughan

• Songs of The Beatles (Atlantic Records, 1981)

With Dusty Springfield

• Cameo (ABC Records, 1973)

With Solomon Burke

• Like a Fire (Shout! Factory, 2008)

With Tom Waits

• Heartattack and Vine (Asylum Records, 1980)

With Peggy Lee

• Mirrors (A&M Records, 1975)

With José Feliciano

• José Feliciano (Motown, 1981)

With Vince Gill

• Breath of Heaven: A Christmas Collection (MCA Records, 1998)

With Bette Midler

• Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook (Columbia Records, 2005)

With Kenny Rogers

• We've Got Tonight (Liberty Records, 1983)

With Aretha Franklin

• Aretha (Arista Records, 1980)

With Willie Nelson

• Healing Hands of Time (Capitol Records, 1994)

With Natalie Cole

• Unforgettable... with Love (Elektra Records, 1991)
• Stardust (Elektra Records, 1996)

With Amy Grant

• A Christmas to Remember (A&M Records, 1999)

With Paul Anka

• Rock Swings (Verve, 2005)
• Songs Of December (Decca Records, 2012)

With Melissa Manchester

• If My Heart Had Wings (Atlantic Records, 1995)

With Neil Diamond

• Heartlight (Columbia Records, 1982)

With Michael Bolton

• This Is The Time: The Christmas Album (Columbia Records, 1996)

With Barry Manilow

• Manilow Sings Sinatra (Arista Records, 1998)

With Carole Bayer Sager

• Sometimes Late at Night (The Boardwalk Entertainment, 1981)

With Barbra Streisand

• Wet (Columbia Records, 1979)
• Back to Broadway (Columbia Records, 1993)
• A Love Like Ours (Columbia Records, 1999)
• Christmas Memories (Columbia Records, 2001)
• The Movie Album (Columbia Records, 2003)
• Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway (Columbia Records, 2016)

External resources

• Michael Lang biography by Scott Yanow, discography and album reviews, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Michael Lang biography, discography, album releases & credits at Discogs
• Michael Lang filmography on IMDb
• NAMM Oral History Interview June 19, 2012