sentences:  A graduate of Point Loma High School, he studied at the University of California, Los Angeles.While still in college, Zigman had a contract with Almo/Irving Music Publishing, wrote songs for Carly Simon and the television show "Fame", and co-wrote with David Lasley, Jerry Knight, and Steve Cropper.In 1983, he began studying with his cousin George Bassman (who orchestrated "The Wizard of Oz" and wrote the music for the films "Marty" and "The Postman Always Rings Twice").