Charlie Midnight is an American songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 and record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 who has been nominated for a Grammy Award (Writer, Best R&B Song, Living in America

Living in America (song)

"Living in America" is a 1985 song composed by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight, and performed by James Brown. It was released as a single in 1985 and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...

, James Brown

James Brown

James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...

), two Golden Globe Awards; and has been a producer and/or writer on several Grammy-winning albums, including:
The Bodyguard Soundtrack Album (writer&producer "Trust In Me" Joe Cocker

Joe Cocker

John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE is an English rock and blues musician, composer and actor, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles...

, artist) ; Turbulent Indigo (writer "How Do You Stop" Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...

, artist); Thanks And Giving All Year Long (writer/producer "I'll Give Anything But Up" Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff

Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...

, artist).

Midnight has produced and written songs for over 30 films including Rocky IV, The Bodyguard, Bull Durham, Lizzie McGuire and Ruthless People as well as for notable artists as Billy Joel

Billy Joel

William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...

, Seal, Hilary Duff ("So Yesterday

So Yesterday

"So Yesterday" is a song recorded by American pop singer Hilary Duff. The song was written by Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards, and Charlie Midnight, and produced by The Matrix for Duff's second studio album, Metamorphosis...

"), Joni Mitchell, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, James Brown ("Living in America

Living in America (song)

"Living in America" is a 1985 song composed by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight, and performed by James Brown. It was released as a single in 1985 and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...

"), Joe Cocker, The Doobie Brothers, George Thorogood, John Waite, Dan Hartman and Paul Young.

Midnight was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1988

46th Golden Globe Awards

The 46th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1988, were held on January 28, 1989.-Best Actor - Drama:Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man*Gene Hackman - Mississippi Burning*Tom Hulce - Dominick and Eugene...

, for writing the song "Why Should I Worry?" from Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company is a 1988 American animated film in which a homeless kitten named Oliver joins a gang of dogs to survive on the 1980s New York City streets. The film was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and became the twenty-seventh animated feature released in the Walt Disney Animated...

and received a second Golden Globe nomination for writing the song "A Woman Loves A Man" from Bull Durham.

In 1994, he was a writer and producer ("Trust In Me" Joe Cocker) on The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album, Grammy Album of the Year

In 1996, he was a writer ("How Do You Stop") on "Turbulent Indigo," the Joni Mitchell album that won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. http://www.jonimitchell.com/music/album.cfm?id=18

In 2004, he entered into a deal with Famous Music Publishing.

In 2006, he was a writer and producer ("I'll Give Anything But Up" Hilary Duff) on the Grammy-winning children’s album, Thanks & Giving All Year Long, that was executive-produced by Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas

Margaret Julia “Marlo” Thomas is an American actress, producer, and social activist known for her starring role on the TV series That Girl . She also serves as National Outreach Director for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital...

 and Christopher Cerf

Christopher Cerf

Christopher Cerf is a U.S. author, composer-lyricist, voice actor, and record and television producer. He is known for his musical contributions to Sesame Street, for co-creating and co-producing the award-winning PBS literacy education television program Between the Lions, and for his humorous...

.

Nominations

• Grammy Best R & B Song - Rocky IV - Writer “Living In America” - (James Brown) http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1987/grammys.htm
• Golden Globe Best Song - Oliver & Company - Writer - “Why Should I Worry” (Billy Joel) http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000292/1989
• Globe Best Song - Bull Durham - Writer & Producer - “A Woman Loves A Man” (Joe Cocker) http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000292/1989

Writer

• JAMEY JOHNSON: "My Way To You" ("The Guitar Song" Album) - Writer
• CHER: "Welcome To Burlesque" ("Burlesque" Feature Film, To Be Released) - Writer
• JAMES BROWN: “Living In America” (“Gravity” Album) - Writer
• BILLY JOEL: “Why Should I Worry” (“Oliver & Company,” Disney animated feature) – Writer
• BRITNEY SPEARS: "Shadow" ("In The Zone" album) - Writer
• CHRISTINA AGUILERA: “This Year” (Christmas album, “My Kind of Christmas") - Writer
• JONI MITCHELL: “How Do You Stop” (“Turbulent Indigo” Album) - Writer
• JOE COCKER: “Unchain My Heart” Album, “One Night Of Sin” Album - Producer and Writer; “Love Lives On” (“Harry & The Hendersons” feature film) - Producer
• CHAKA KHAN: “Can’t Stop The Street” (Top Ten Dance Single “Krush Groove” Soundtrack) - Writer
• DOOBIE BROTHERS: “Cycles” Album - Writer and Producer of various tracks including “The Doctor” (Top Five Single); “Take Me To The Highway” Live Album - Producer of album, Writer of various tracks
• PAUL YOUNG: “I’m Only Fooling Myself” (“Time to Time” Album”) - Writer
• JOHN WAITE: “Sometimes” (“Rover” Album) - Writer
• DAN HARTMAN: “I Can Dream About You” Album - Writer
• HILARY DUFF: Metamorphosis Album, Writer & Producer on various songs including the hit song, "So Yesterday"; "Lizzie McGuire" Soundtrack, Writer and Producer; Hilary Duff Christmas Album ("Santa Claus Lane"), Writer & Producer
• GEORGE THOROGOOD: "American Made" - Writer

Films & Soundtracks

• Burlesque (To Be Released) - "Welcome To Burlesque" (Cher) - Writer
• Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - "Raining Sunshine" (Miranda Cosgrove) - Writer
• Cheaper By The Dozen - "What Christmas Should Be" (Hilary Duff)
• The Santa Clause 2 - "Santa Claus Lane" (Hilary Duff) - Writer/Producer
• Lizzie McGuire Movie -"Why Not" (single) (Hilary Duff)- Writer, "Girl In The Band" (Hilary Duff)- Writer/Producer "Girl In The Band" (Haley Duff)- Writer & Producer
• The Bodyguard - “Trust In Me” (Joe Cocker/Sass Jordan) - Writer/Producer
• Rocky IV - “Living In America” (James Brown) - Writer
• Bull Durham - “A Woman Loves A Man” (Joe Cocker) - Writer/Producer
• Green Street Hooligans – “One Blood” –Writer/Producer
• Oliver & Company - “Why Should I Worry” (Billy Joel) - Writer
• Ruthless People - “Waiting to See You” (Dan Hartman) -Writer
• Harry & the Hendersons - “Love Lives On” (Joe Cocker) - Producer
• Fletch - “Get Outta Town” (Dan Hartman) - Writer
• Great Expectations - “Walk This Earth Alone” (Lauren Christy) - Writer/Producer
• The Jackal - “It’s Over, It’s Under” (DollsHead) - Writer/Producer
• Wild Things - “I Want What I Want” (Lauren Christy) - Writer
• Desperado - “Back To The House That Love Built” (Tarantula) -Writer/ Producer
• The Gunmen - “This House” (The Cruzados) - Writer/Producer
• Breakin’ - “Breakin’...The Heart Of The Beat” (3-V) - Writer
• Krush Groove - “Can’t Stop The Street” (Chaka Khan) - Writer
• Perfect - “Talking To The Wall” (Dan Hartman) - Writer
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I - “9.95" - Writer
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II - “Consciousness” - Writer
• Streetfighter II - “Something There” - (Chage & Aska, major Japanese recording stars)- Writer
• Return To Me - “Here I Am” - Writer/Producer
• 102 Dalmatians - “My Spot In The World” – on Soundtrack album - Writer
• Raise Your Voice - "Jericho" (Hilary Duff) - writer and producer
• Casual Sex - "Behind Your Eyes" - Writer/Producer
• Iron Eagle ll - "Gimme Some Lovin'" - Producer
• Ringmaster - "Living in America" (2 Live Crew version) – Writer
• Come Away Home: Various Songs – Writer/Producer

Television

NICKELODEON "BIG TIME RUSH" Series "Big Time Rush" Theme Song - Writer

HBO “HAPPILY EVER AFTER FAIRY TALES” (animated series):

• HANSELITA AND GRETALITA - “Los Ninos Deliciosos” -

Writer and Producer

• RAPUNZEL - “Hoodoo Diva” (sung by Whoopi Goldberg) -

Writer and Producer

• SLEEPING ROSITA - “Que es Esto” and “The Good Fairy

Songwriter and Producer

• DAISY DOES AMERICA - Theme Song - Writer

External links

http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1987/grammys.htm

http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000292/1989