Michael Gibson

American composer, born 29 September 1944 in Wilmington, Delaware; died 15 July 2005 in Dover, New Jersey. He began working as a studio musician in New York City before becoming an orchestrator. Gibson orchestrated the Broadway musical Grease in 1972, and orchestrated the soundtrack of the film version in 1978. He often collaborated with the composing team of John Kander and Fred Ebb, orchestrating their productions The Ring (1984), Kiss of the Spider Woman (1995), and Steel Pier (1997). He also orchestrated several revivals of Kander and Ebb’s hit Cabaret. Gibson also worked on several films, composing scores for Summerdog (1977), Roseland (1977), and Cold River (1982). He was orchestrator for the film Still of the Night (1982) and the tele-film Breathing Lessons (1994).