Steve Tyrell worked on the Bacharach-David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," which went on to win the 1969 Oscar for Best Original Song ("Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"). His contributions to the film industry include "Mystic Pizza", "That Thing You Do","The Five Heartbeats", "Father of the Bride", "The Brady Bunch Movie", and "Out of Sync". Steve also worked in television and did the music for "California Dreams", "The Heights", and "Frank's Place", among others. Tyrell's performance singing "The Way You Look Tonight" in "Father of the Bride", starring Steve Martin, pushed him center-stage as a vocalist, with live performances
Maria Newman restored Blu-ray print of 1948 Academy Award winner "The Red Shoes;" Woody Allen's Oscar-winner "Annie Hall;" last year's "Waltz with Bashir," the Israeli animated documentary about the 1982 Lebanon War; and the 1919 silent film, "Daddy-Long-Legs," starring Mary Pickford, which will feature a chamber orchestra conducted by Maria Newman." Newman presents masterclasses, coaches student performances of her original compositions and others, and lectures at universities and many arts organizations nationwide. Newman has recognition and commendations from the Annenberg Foundation, the United States Congress, the California State Senate, the California State Assembly, the County of Los Angeles, the City of Malibu,