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Carole Bayer Sager

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Carole Bayer Sager, Songwriter
Carole Bayer Sager was born on 8 March 1944 in New York City, New York, USA. She is a composer, known for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Arthur (1981) and Junior (1994). She has been married to Robert A. Daly since 8 June 1996. She was previously married to Burt Bacharach and Andrew Sager.
BornMarch 8, 1944
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BornMarch 8, 1944
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 9 wins & 24 nominations total

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Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Connie Francis at an event for 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1982)
Carole Bayer Sager, Bryan Lourd, and Lynda Resnick
Carole Bayer Sager and Robert A. Daly
Michael Douglas and Carole Bayer Sager
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Carole Bayer Sager
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Carole Bayer Sager and Toni Braxton
Dustin Hoffman, Carole Bayer Sager, and Robert A. Daly
Carole Bayer Sager

Known for:

Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Nobody Does it Better")
  • 1977
Arthur (1981)
Arthur
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)")
  • 1981
Junior (1994)
Junior
4.7
  • Soundtrack("Look What Love Has Done")
  • 1994
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in You've Got Mail (1998)
You've Got Mail
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Anyone At All")
  • 1998

Credits

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Music Department

  • Midnight Blue
    • lyrics by
    • Music Video
    • 2020
  • Just You and I
    • lyrics by
    • Music Video
    • 2020
  • The Piano Shack
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Whitney Houston: Try It on My Own (2003)
    Whitney Houston: Try It on My Own
    • lyrics by
    • Music Video
    • 2003
  • Diana Krall: Why Should I Care (1999)
    Diana Krall: Why Should I Care
    • lyrics by
    • Music Video
    • 1999
  • LeAnn Rimes: Looking Through Your Eyes
    • written by
    • Music Video
    • 1998
  • Bette Midler in Bette Midler: My One True Friend (1998)
    Bette Midler: My One True Friend
    • written by
    • Music Video
    • 1998
  • Rod Stewart: When I Need You
    • lyrics by
    • Music Video
    • 1996
  • Party Girl
    • theme by
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Alannah Myles in Alannah Myles: You Love Who You Love (1996)
    Alannah Myles: You Love Who You Love
    • written by
    • Music Video
    • 1996
  • Anita Baker & James Ingram: When You Love Someone
    • lyrics by
    • Music Video
    • 1995
  • Aretha Franklin Feat. Michael McDonald: Ever Changing Times (1992)
    Aretha Franklin Feat. Michael McDonald: Ever Changing Times
    • lyrics by
    • Music Video
    • 1992
  • Julio Iglesias: Moonlight Lady (Live)
    • lyrics by
    • Music Video
    • 1991
  • Phil Collins: A Groovy Kind of Love (1988)
    Phil Collins: A Groovy Kind of Love
    • lyrics by
    • Music Video
    • 1988
  • Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne: Love Power
    • written by
    • Music Video
    • 1987

Composer

  • Whitney Houston: Try It on My Own (2003)
    Whitney Houston: Try It on My Own
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2003
  • Steve Perry: I Stand Alone
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1998
  • LeAnn Rimes: Looking Through Your Eyes
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1998
  • Bette Midler in Bette Midler: My One True Friend (1998)
    Bette Midler: My One True Friend
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1998
  • Rod Stewart: When I Need You
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1996
  • Party Girl
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Alannah Myles in Alannah Myles: You Love Who You Love (1996)
    Alannah Myles: You Love Who You Love
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1996
  • Anita Baker & James Ingram: When You Love Someone
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1995
  • Aretha Franklin Feat. Michael McDonald: Ever Changing Times (1992)
    Aretha Franklin Feat. Michael McDonald: Ever Changing Times
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1992
  • Julio Iglesias: Moonlight Lady (Live)
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1991
  • Phil Collins: A Groovy Kind of Love (1988)
    Phil Collins: A Groovy Kind of Love
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1988
  • Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne: Love Power
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1987
  • El DeBarge: Love Always
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1986
  • Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald in Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald: On My Own (1986)
    Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald: On My Own
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1986
  • Leo Sayer: When I Need You
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1977

Soundtrack

  • Black Mirror (2011)
    Black Mirror
    • writer: "When I Need You"
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Animal Control (2023)
    Animal Control
    • writer: "That's What Friends Are For" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2022)
    The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
    • lyrics: "Nobody Does it Better"
    • Video
    • 2022
  • The Sound of 007 (2022)
    The Sound of 007
    • writer: "Nobody Does It Better"
    • 2022
  • Andy Garcia, Gloria Estefan, Diego Boneta, James J. Zito III, and Adria Arjona in Father of the Bride (2022)
    Father of the Bride
    • writer: "A Groovy Kind of Love"
    • 2022
  • AiAi Delas Alas, Rayver Cruz, Lani Misalucha, Christian Bautista, Rita Daniela, Julie Anne San Jose, and Ken Chan in The Clash (2018)
    The Clash
    • writer: "Don't Cry Out Loud"
    • writer: "The Prayer"
    • writer: "Try It on My Own"
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2021
  • Studio 10 (2013)
    Studio 10
    • writer: "The Prayer"
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Oliver Polak, Christian Ulmen, Jennifer Weist, and Nura Habib Omer in Your Life Is a Joke (2021)
    Your Life Is a Joke
    • writer: "That's What Friends Are For"
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • writer: "That's What Friends Are For"
    • lyrics: "Nobody Does it Better"
    • writer: "Through the Eyes of Love" (Theme from Ice Castles) ...
    • TV Series
    • 1977–2021
  • Marie Osmond in An Evening with Marie Osmond (2021)
    An Evening with Marie Osmond
    • writer: "The Prayer"
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • Udo Kier in Swan Song (2021)
    Swan Song
    • writer: "Don't Cry Out Loud"
    • 2021
  • Jane Levy in Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020)
    Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
    • lyrics: "Don't Cry Out Loud" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • MTV 80s - Top 50 at the Movies! (2020)
    MTV 80s - Top 50 at the Movies!
    • lyrics: "A Groovy Kind of Love"
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • Licence to Deliver (2020)
    Licence to Deliver
    • lyrics: "Nobody Does it Better"
    • Video
    • 2020
  • Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, and Jonathan Groff in Mindhunter (2017)
    Mindhunter
    • writer: "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
    • TV Series
    • 2019

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Carole Bayer
  • Born
    • March 8, 1944
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Robert A. DalyJune 8, 1996 - present
  • Other works
    Stage: Composer for "They're Playing Our Song" on Broadway.
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    • 1 Print Biography

Did you know

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    She and then-husband Burt Bacharach wrote the song "On My Own", about a failed romance. This was recorded by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald and reached the Top 20 in 1986. Their marriage lasted several years longer.

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