sentences:  David Friedman (composer)
  
  David Allen Friedman (born May 16, 1950) is a film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor based in New York City.He received a 1997 Backstage Bistro Award for Composer of the Year and a 1997 Johnny Mercer Award for Songwriter of the Year, and a Special Lifetime Achievement Award at the 26th Annual MAC Awards.