David Friedman

David Friedman is an American composer, conductor, vocal arranger, music director and teacher whose work spans Broadway, Disney animation, cabaret and film. Born June 10, 1973 according to TMDb's person record, he is listed in screen databases for sound and music work including conductor credits on Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Pocahontas, and composer credits for Trick and The Thought Exchange.

Friedman's theatre résumé is especially tied to musical direction and vocal arrangements. Ovrtur lists him on multiple stage productions of Beauty and the Beast, including the original Broadway production, tours and international productions, as musical supervisor and/or vocal arranger. The Performing Arts Conservatory of New Canaan describes him as a Broadway and movie composer and notes work connected to Grease, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Beauty and the Beast, Song and Dance, Aladdin, Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Beyond conducting and arranging, Friedman has written music and lyrics, produced recordings and coached performers. The Conservatory profile notes his music-and-lyrics work for Disney's Aladdin and the King of Thieves, his MIDDLER Music Records label, recordings by artists including Diana Ross and Barry Manilow, and the revue Listen to My Heart: The Songs of David Friedman. His film database credits represent only part of a broader career centered on musical theatre, vocal performance and screen music.

References:

[1] The Movie Database, “David Friedman” —