Silversher & Silversher
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Michael Silversher and Patricia (Patty) Silversher, sometimes billed as Silversher & Silversher, are an American songwriting team
known for writing themes and songs for Disney
and Jim Henson
television series, shows and specials, as well as direct-to-video animated films for Disney, Henson, Sony Wonder
, MGM
and Warner Bros.
They participated on the Grammy Award
-winning soundtrack album for the Sony
-CTW
film The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
. They've also been nominated for three prime-time Emmy Awards for outstanding music and lyrics.
Formerly married, Michael Silversher and Patty Silversher continue their collaboration in children's music. They are currently in production scoring the Jim Henson/PBS show "Dinosaur Train" scheduled to air September, 2009. They wrote songs for "Sid The Science Kid" and they are the music supervisors, composers and lyricists for a Henson
, 4Kids
and Sprout
production, Pajanimals
which has been on the air since November 2008.
Michael Silversher also has a songwriting credit on Raffi
's 1994 album Bananaphone
, for the song "The Changing Garden of Mr. Bell" which he wrote with singer/songwriter, Janice Hubbard.. He was founding musical director and resident songwriter for Robert Redford
's Sundance Institute
's Children's Theatre and Sundance Institute's Playwrights' Lab from 1991-96. He wrote and arranged most of the Mickey Mouse Splashdance album from Disneyland Records
' WDL series . He has written operas for L.A. Opera
and Kennedy Center
in Washington, D.C., and a musical, The Lively Lad, shown at the Humana Festival of New American Plays
. Michael has recently been commissioned by The Kennedy Center to write the music for Mo Willems play "Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Tale" which will premiere in 2010.
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...
known for writing themes and songs for Disney
Walt Disney Television Animation
Disney Television Animation is an American animation studio that is the TV animation production arm of the Disney-ABC Television Group, owned by The Walt Disney Company, dedicated to creating, developing and producing animated television series, films, specials and other projects.Established in...
and Jim Henson
Jim Henson Television
Jim Henson Television is the television production arm of The Jim Henson Company. It was originally founded as Henson Associates then named Jim Henson Productions in 1989 than its present name in 1997....
television series, shows and specials, as well as direct-to-video animated films for Disney, Henson, Sony Wonder
Sony Wonder
Sony Wonder is a children and family's music and home video arm of Sony Music Entertainment, founded in 1991. The division once distributed material from Sesame Workshop and Classic Media...
, MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...
and Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
They participated on the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning soundtrack album for the Sony
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the home video distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. It was established in November 1979 as Columbia Pictures Home Entertainment, releasing 20 titles: The Anderson Tapes, Bell, Book and Candle, Born Free, Breakout,...
-CTW
Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop , is a Worldwide American non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs that have run on public broadcasting around the world...
film The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland is the second theatrical feature-length film starring the cast of the popular U.S. children's series Sesame Street...
. They've also been nominated for three prime-time Emmy Awards for outstanding music and lyrics.
Formerly married, Michael Silversher and Patty Silversher continue their collaboration in children's music. They are currently in production scoring the Jim Henson/PBS show "Dinosaur Train" scheduled to air September, 2009. They wrote songs for "Sid The Science Kid" and they are the music supervisors, composers and lyricists for a Henson
The Jim Henson Company
The Jim Henson Company, an American entertainment organization, traces its origins to the founding of Muppets, Inc. in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets. The Muppets helped the company gain worldwide acclaim in family entertainment for more than four decades...
, 4Kids
4Kids Entertainment
4Kids Entertainment is an American film and television production company in bankruptcy since April 2011. It is known for English-dubbing Japanese anime and specializing in the acquisition, production and licensing of children's entertainment around the United States...
and Sprout
PBS KIDS Sprout
PBS Kids Sprout is a U.S. digital cable television channel, video-on-demand service, and website providing PBS Kids shows and original programming for preschoolers and their families...
production, Pajanimals
Jim Henson's Pajanimals
Jim Henson's Pajanimals is a children's TV series produced by 4Kids Entertainment and airing on PBS Kids Sprout. The Pajanimals are characters that were made by the makers of The Muppets at The Jim Henson Company.-Plot:...
which has been on the air since November 2008.
Songs
Some of their work includes:- Disney's Adventures of the Gummi BearsDisney's Adventures of the Gummi BearsDisney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears is an American animated television series that aired in the United States in the mid-1980s through the early 1990s...
— "Gummi Bears Theme", "Gummiberry Juice", "The Rough, Tough, Burly Sailor Song" - TaleSpinTaleSpinTaleSpin is a half-hour American animated television series based in the fictional city of Cape Suzette, that first aired in 1990 as part of The Disney Afternoon, with characters adapted from Disney's 1967 animated feature The Jungle Book. The name of the show is a play on "tailspin", the rapid,...
— "Tale Spin Theme (Spin It!)", "I'm Gone", "Home Is Where the Heart Is", "I'm A Pirate", "Sky Pirates", "Monkey In Your Tank" - Chip 'n Dale Rescue RangersChip 'n Dale Rescue RangersChip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Created by Tad Stones and Alan Zaslove, it featured the established Disney characters Chip 'n' Dale in a new setting. The series premiered on the Disney Channel on March 4, 1989,...
— "Fat Cat Stomp", "The Best of Everything", "You're the Best Bee for Me" - DuckTalesDuckTalesDuckTales is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Based on Carl Barks' Uncle Scrooge comic book series, it premiered on September 18, 1987 and ended on November 28, 1990 with a total of four seasons and 100 episodes...
— "The Boogie Beagle Blues", "Bubba Duck Theme" - Donald Duck's 50th BirthdayDonald Duck's 50th BirthdayDonald Duck's 50th Birthday is the 1984 television special broadcast on The Magical World of Disney on November 13, 1984 on CBS. As the title suggests, it was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Donald Duck character....
(1984) — "Happy, Happy Birthday to You (Donald Duck version)" and "Can You Quack Like Donald Duck?" - The Return of JafarThe Return of JafarThe Return of Jafar is a 1994 American animated film that is a direct-to-video sequel to the 1992 animated film Aladdin, both produced by The Walt Disney Company. The film was released on May 20, 1994 and serves as the origin of the Aladdin animated series...
(1994) — "Forget About Love", "Nothing In the World" - The Little MermaidThe Little Mermaid (TV series)The Little Mermaid is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name. It features the adventures of Ariel as a mermaid prior to the events of the film. This series is the first Disney television series to be spun...
(TV series) (1993) — "In Harmony" - The Little Mermaid II: Return to the SeaThe Little Mermaid II: Return to the SeaThe film's official soundtrack was released on September 19, 2000. The soundtrack was released internationally on October 31, 2000 in a special edition double pack with the original film's soundtrack...
(2000) — "Down to the Sea", "For a Moment", "Tip & Dash", "Here on the Land and Sea" - Boo to You Too! Winnie the PoohBoo to You Too! Winnie the PoohBoo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh is a Halloween television special based on the Disney television series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, originally broadcast on October 25, 1996.-Synopsis:...
(1996) — "I Am Not Afraid", "I Wanna Scare Myself" (Emmy nominated song) - Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for YouWinnie the Pooh: A Valentine For YouA Valentine for You is a Valentine's Day television special based on the Disney television series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, originally broadcast on February 13, 1999...
(1999) — "Places in the Heart" - "Together Forever" from The Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandThe Adventures of Elmo in GrouchlandThe Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland is the second theatrical feature-length film starring the cast of the popular U.S. children's series Sesame Street...
(1999), Grammy-Award winner for Best Musical Album for ChildrenGrammy Award for Best Musical Album for ChildrenThe Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children was an honor presented to recording artists for quality children's music albums at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards... - Songs for Muppet Classic TheaterMuppet Classic TheaterMuppet Classic Theater is a program featuring The Muppets that was released direct-to-video on September 27, 1994. It consists of six stories from the fairy tale tradition, all performed by the Muppet characters and narrated by Rizzo and Gonzo. They were previously the main characters in The Muppet...
(1994) - Songs for Mr. Willowby's Christmas TreeMr. Willowby's Christmas TreeMr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree is a television Christmas special that first aired in 1995. The special stars Robert Downey, Jr., Leslie Nielsen, and Stockard Channing. It also features Kermit the Frog as a narrator and various other Muppets created exclusively for the special.The special was based...
(1995), Emmy nominee for the song "The Perfect Tree" - Songs for Jim Henson's Animal JamAnimal JamAnimal Jam is a children's television show created by John Derevlany and produced by Jim Henson Television which first aired on February 24, 2003. The show is sort of like an "American Bandstand" for preschool kids....
(2003) - Songs for PajanimalsJim Henson's PajanimalsJim Henson's Pajanimals is a children's TV series produced by 4Kids Entertainment and airing on PBS Kids Sprout. The Pajanimals are characters that were made by the makers of The Muppets at The Jim Henson Company.-Plot:...
(2008) - Songs for VeggieTalesVeggieTalesVeggieTales is an American series of children's computer animated films featuring anthropomorphic vegetables in stories conveying moral themes based on Christianity...
(2007–present)
Michael Silversher also has a songwriting credit on Raffi
Raffi (musician)
Raffi Cavoukian, CM, OBC , better known by his stage name Raffi, is a Canadian-Armenian singer-songwriter, author, essayist and lecturer...
's 1994 album Bananaphone
Bananaphone
Bananawhoa is a popular children's album released by Raffi in 1994. The title track's lyrics describes the bananaphone. The song uses many puns such as "It's a phone with appeal!" and nonce words like "bananular" and "interactive-odular" as Raffi extols the virtues of his unique telephone. The...
, for the song "The Changing Garden of Mr. Bell" which he wrote with singer/songwriter, Janice Hubbard.. He was founding musical director and resident songwriter for Robert Redford
Robert Redford
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. , better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival. He has received two Oscars: one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People, and one for Lifetime...
's Sundance Institute
Sundance Institute
Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization founded by Robert Redford in 1981 that actively advances the work of filmmakers and storytellers worldwide...
's Children's Theatre and Sundance Institute's Playwrights' Lab from 1991-96. He wrote and arranged most of the Mickey Mouse Splashdance album from Disneyland Records
Disneyland Records
Disneyland Records is the original name of the Walt Disney Company's record company.After long associations with primarily RCA Victor Records, with a few select titles on Capitol, Disneyland Records was established by the Disney studio in 1956 with its first release entitled A Child's Garden of...
' WDL series . He has written operas for L.A. Opera
Los Angeles Opera
The Los Angeles Opera is an opera company in Los Angeles, California. It is the fourth largest opera company in the United States. The company's home base is the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, part of the Los Angeles Music Center.-Current leadership:...
and Kennedy Center
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C...
in Washington, D.C., and a musical, The Lively Lad, shown at the Humana Festival of New American Plays
Humana Festival of New American Plays
Humana Festival of New American Plays is an internationally renowned festival that celebrates the contemporary American playwright. Produced annually in Louisville, Kentucky by Actors Theatre of Louisville, this prestigious event showcases new theatrical works and draws producers, critics,...
. Michael has recently been commissioned by The Kennedy Center to write the music for Mo Willems play "Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Tale" which will premiere in 2010.