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                      Composer/artist 
                    Barry DeVorzon has long been a prominent name in the recording 
                    industry. He has had a total of twenty hit records, which 
                    he has written and/or produced. He discovered the highly successful 
                    group, the association, and developed one of the most successful 
                    independent record and publishing companies of that time. 
                    He later sold his record company and his publishing company 
                    "Tamerlane" to Warner Brothers. He has composed 
                    the music for a number of major features, among which are 
                    "Bless the Beasts and the Children", "Hard 
                    Times", "Dillinger", "The Warriors", 
                    "Ninth Configuration", "Xanadu", "Tattoo", 
                    "Looker", and "Exorcist III". 
                      
                    His 
                    television credits include "S.W.A.T.", "Simon 
                    and Simon", "Renegades", "Private Benjamin", 
                    "V", "The New Twilight Zone", "Intimate 
                    Strangers", and "The Belarus File". 
                      
                    His 
                    work in motion pictures and television has resulted in a number 
                    of hit records and soundtracks: "Bless the Beasts and 
                    the Children", "Nadia's Theme" (the theme from 
                    the Young and the Restless), "Theme from S.W.A.T.", 
                    "In the City" from The Long Run and Hell Freezes 
                    Over albums, and "The Warriors" soundtrack album. 
                      
                    He 
                    was nominated for an Academy Award for "Bless the Beasts 
                    and the Children" and won a Grammy for "Nadia's 
                    Theme". His music for television has earned him six Emmys 
                    and numerous nominations. 
                      
                    In 
                    addition to composing, Barry Devorzon has enjoyed a successful 
                    career as a recording artist. His hit instrumental "Nadia's 
                    Theme" went gold as did the L.P. by the same name. Earlier 
                    in his career as Barry of Barry and the Tamerlanes, he had 
                    a top ten hit with "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight." 
                      
                    Barry 
                    Devorzon recently had a hit with "No More Drama" 
                    recorded by Mary J. Blige, which went top 5 and platinum. 
                    His "Theme from S.W.A.T." was featured in the motion 
                    picture, "S.W.A.T.". The original music from "The 
                    Warriors" was used in the best-selling video game by 
                    the same name last year. 
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