Curt Sobel

Curt Sobel
Birth nameCurt Elliot Sobel
Born (1953-10-26) October 26, 1953 (age 71)
Detroit, Michigan, United States
GenresFilm Score
Occupation(s)Composer
Music Editor

Curt Elliot Sobel (born October 26, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American composer and music editor. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics (shared with lyricist Dennis Spiegel) for the song “Why Do I Lie?” from the film by HBO,[1] Cast a Deadly Spell, in August 1992.[2][3][1]

His film scores currently include The Flamingo Kid (1984), Alien Nation (1988), Catchfire (1990), Defenseless (1991), A Cool, Dry Place (1998), Body Count (1998), and Tiptoes (2003).

Sobel is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the Berklee College of Music.

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  2. ^ "Nominees/Winners". Television Academy.
  3. ^ Xap Corporation. "CFNC.org - Career Profile". cfnc.org.