Hot! Marvin Hamlisch Dead

Barbra Streisand

"When I imagine him now, it turned out his brilliantly fast mind, his generosity, along with scrumptious impression associated with laughter this made the pup a delight to become around. Just very last night, I seemed to be looking to reach him, to see the pup the amount I beloved him, thinking that I desired to use a classic track regarding his, that will I had simply seen for your earliest time. He was an accurate musical genius, but above all that, he was a beautiful individual being. I will absolutely pass up him."

Nancy Reagan

" Marvin Hamlisch ended up being a dear friend and also I am definitely stunned by simply his death with like some sort of young age. I heard your pet declare the moment which this individual has been `old fashioned' and I assume narrow models look great Ronnie along with I ended up thus moved to him, although I don't even think you could at any time get a much more modern day and skilled musician. During our period at the White House, your dog entertained at several events - this individual sometimes allow me to voice with him several times, nonetheless happily his or her cello music drowned out my voice! And I'll remember that your dog wrote your exceptional song for Ronnie's surprise 77th house party in 1988."

Alan Menken

"I'm surprised by the decrease of an incredible colleague, seeing that can be every person inside the theatre as well as video business and every part from the arts where song in addition to credit score matter for you to people. The fraternity of songwriters provides misplaced an excellent friend."

Liza Minnelli

"He appeared to be one of several funniest individuals I knew. I will forget his talent, our laughter in addition to friendship, but generally I will pass up Marvin. My heart and soul is along with his wife's comments Terre always. I have got lost my personal earliest lifelong very best friend, plus however we now have misplaced a splendid, outstanding talent."

Idina Menzel

"Marvin ended up being a pal in addition to mentor, nonetheless typically believed as a next daddy to be able to me. To have shared the particular point together with this kind of tale has become many of the nearly all worthwhile events inside this career. Not just does he leave all of us while using a lot of valuable involving songs plus music, however those who have ever before embraced an after show drink by using him or her can attest that will his hysterical storytelling as well as deeply really like for his stunning wife, Terre. My heart is actually broken. He manufactured my family look hence special. I love your ex boyfriend so much."

Recording Academy President Neil Portnow

"His do the job had your important have an effect on with each of our culture, in addition to proceeds to succeed in across generations. The music market includes dropped a really proficient artist, plus our condolences are with his family, buddies plus dozens of who were motivated simply by his novel talent."

National Symphony Orchestra Exec. Dir. Rita Shapiro

"His musicianship, his humor, and also his acquaintanceship will be deeply skipped as well as stories will certainly much time possibly be treasured through many with the NSO."

Dallas Symphony Orchestra (statement)

"His pure leeway on the piano, his humor and his elegant form in lots of genres associated with music ecstatic plus charmed audiences, along with satisfied his many other band members the earth over." Pictured: Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Hall inside Dallas

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg

"Today, we shed a first class virtuoso and also local New Yorker in whose new music introduced periods and woven screens in order to life from Broadway to be able to Hollywood and all points throughout between. As a young child connected with immigrants, Marvin's life seemed to be a fantastic New York achievements story."

Charles Bernstein, Film Composer ("Nightmare On Elm Street")

"Marvin seemed to be very much favorite within our community. He ended up being generous together with his moment in addition to wonderful at accomplishing out there to create the actual fine art associated with songwriting as well as roll film scoring attainable to people beyond that profession. He had the particular exceptional product regarding melody, as well as all people are this wealthier with regard to it."

Songwriters Alan And Marilyn Bergman

"He seemed to be above our collaborator. He appeared to be some of our favorite friend. He seemed to be family. The world could forget his music, their humor, his genius. We will probably miss the pup every day with the sleep with each of our lives."

Charlotte St. Martin, Broadway League Exec. Dir.

" Marvin Hamlisch 's achievements from the theatre plus picture worlds are generally legendary. He remaining an unceasing mark with the amazing `A Chorus Line,' one of my individual favorites. His legacy results in us which includes a treasury of melodies along with tales that can always always be familiar to theatregoers as they definitely stir way up meaningful and heartfelt emotions."

Actress-Singer Lucie Arnaz

"My husband, Larry, and I will always remember him since the close friend who had been often at this time there to talk about without a doubt to be able to every worthwhile cause. Generous further than measure. I will certainly neglect your ex deeply."

Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, that wrote your solo to help "Nobody Does It Better"

" Marvin Hamlisch was a musical genius. He was also very, very funny, very vibrant plus a fantastic plus loyal friend. I am amazed at his passing; he or she was often and so wholly alive and filled up with energy."