His English lyrics for the opera "Benvenuto Cellini" were part of a new production directed by Terry Gilliam at the English National Opera on 5 June 2014. He has received two Ivor Novello Awards. He was nominated twice for the Tony Award, Best Original Score, for "Aspects of Love" (1990) and "The Phantom of the Opera" (1988). He was also nominated for an Academy Award for writing the lyrics to a new song "Learn to be Lonely" which was sung by Minnie Driver over the final credits to the film version of "The Phantom of the Opera". Hart's photography has appeared on posters and in playbills, as well as publications ranging from "Attitude" to "The Daily Telegraph". In 2003, he was one of three photographers to feature in an exhibition organized by UNICEF to celebrate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Hart was a long-standing trustee and supporter of the UK charity ratings agency, Intelligent Giving. He is represented by Berlin Associates.