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Life and Career -- Sylvester Levay
37th Week 2005 / Sylvester Levay, born in Subotica, Yugoslavia close to the Hungaian border began his musical studies at the age of eight and won his first composition competition at the age of 15. Levay told me, he came to Germany in the mid-60s and worked from1963 to1972 with various orchestras throughout Europe. During my conference call with Levay and Cory, "Levay said he first met Ambros in 1967, in Basel, Switzerland." After he moved to Munich in 1970, he made a name as a composer, conductor, pianist and arranger. MORE
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Photo: l-r - Troy Cory, Sylvester Lavey, Gerti, Ambros Seelos and Jossi Sigl (Cory) / Basel, 1970.

Working with recording artist like Ambros and Troy, Udo Juergens, Gitte Henning, Katja Ebstein, Penny McLean and Donna Summer, he told me, "he met his writing partner Michael Kunze with whom he has created many successful theatrical works.
International recognition for Levay and Kunze came in 1975 with the international hit "Fly, Robin, Fly" for which they received a Grammy. Following hits were "Get up and Boogie" and "Lady Bump". MORE
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Photo: l-r - Josie and Troy Cory, Ambros Seelos and Sylvester Levay, making music pact for the future. / Munich, 1970.

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Photo: l-r - Troy Cory, and Sylvester Levay going over "Hurricane" arrangements. / Munich, 1970

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Between 1977 and 1980 he composed for international stars like Elton John, Donna Summer, Sister Sledge and others. From 1980 to 2000 he lived in Hollywood and concentrated on composing film music working with various Hollywood greats, including, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg,
Michael Douglas, Sylveste Stalone, Charlie Sheen, and many others. "His classical music education and experience as a rock and pop composer made him a most sought after talent in Hollywod" -- said Troy during the phone interview.
"In fact," -- continued Troy, "when Josie and myself first met Donna at the Vine Street Studios, before she bought it, she credits high regards to her German producers and arrangers Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellote and Sylvester Levay for her success. The, 17-minute heavy breather "Love To Love You Baby", says Pete Allman, "brought Summers to international prominence, and was eventually crowned the Queen of Disco.
Troy relates to Summer's monetary success in Germany, as part of the great "Karma" and music pact -- the Ambros, Levay, Troy team developed and made in the Munich hotel bar in 1970, to advance each others success in the spirit of a longlasting friendship. See Donna Summer's Buys the Troy Cory's Vine Street Video Center.
As a member of the National Academy of recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), Levay has lectured on film composition at UCLA and USC. He conducts and orchestrates all his own work, and plays the piano, saxophone, clarinet, flute, and organ. Since the 1990s, Levay has dedicated himself to the musical. He is currently working on a new project, Rebecca, which is to be premiered in Vienna.
He divides his time between homes in Munich, Vienna and Los Angeles. Married for 25 years, he and his wife, Monika, have a daughter, Alice.

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Sylvester Lavey's Compositions (selection)
• • Music for "Buster" - VRA TelePlay / Ambros Seelos & Troy Cory, Munich, 1970)
• • Fly Robin Fly (reached no. 1 in the U.S. Charts)
• • Music for Bambi
• • Music for Airwolf
• • Hexen, Hexen (musical)
• • Elisabeth (musical) (1992), premiered at Theater an der Wien)
• • Mozart! (musical) (2001), premiered at Theater an der Wien)

Composer (Music Score)
• • Composer -- Flash Fire (1994)
• • Composer -- Dead Before Dawn (1993)
• • Composer -- Donato and Daughter (1993)
• • Composer -- In the Deep Woods (1992)
• • Composer -- Hot Shots! (1991)
• • Composer -- Stone Cold (1991)
• • Composer -- Cry in the Wild (1991)
• • Composer -- False Arrest (1991)
• • Composer -- Owl (1991)
• • Composer -- The Heroes of Desert Storm (1991)
• • Composer -- Courage Mountain (1990)
• • Composer -- Navy Seals (1990)
• • Composer -- Burglar (1987)
• • Composer -- Three O'Clock High (1987)
• • Composer -- Mannequin (1987)
• • Composer -- Cobra (1986)
• • Composer -- Howard the Duck (1986)
• • Composer -- Invaders from Mars (1986)
• • Composer -- Where are the Children? (1986)
• • Composer -- Choke Canyon (1986)
• • Composer -- Creator (1985)
• • Composer -- Body Rock (1984)
• • Composer -- Where the Boys Are '84 (1984)
• • Composer -- "Buster" Songs: Relax, Hurricane (1970)

Prizes
• • Grammy for Fly the Robin Fly (1975)
• • Goldene Stimmgabel (2002)
• • Goldene Europa (2002)

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