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Aaron Zigman (born August twenty five, 1963) is an American composer, producer, arranger, songwriter, and musician for many recent films. Zigman was born in San Diego, California. A graduate of Purpose Loma High Faculty, he studied at the University of California, Los Angeles. Whereas still at university, he had a contract with Almo Irving and wrote songs for Carly Simon, the T.V. show Fame, and co-wrote with David Lasley, Jerry Knight and Steve Cropper.[1] In 1983, he began finding out along with his cousin George Bassman (who orchestrated The Wizard of Ozand wrote the music for the films Marty and The Postman Forever Rings Twice). Bassman had also penned the Tommy Dorsey Classic, "Getting Sentimental Over You", was the musical arranger for Lena Horne and Benny Goodman and orchestrated for Andre Kostelanetz. In the Eighties, Zigman began to make a reputation for himself as a studio musician and wrote a big hit in pop music known as "Crush On You" that was a high chart record for The Jets. He then worked for Clive Davis and made and arranged for Aretha Franklin and Natalie Cole. Throughout this point he wrote, organized and produced songs for many of the high singers and artists within the trade such as Ray Charles, Sting, Phil Collins, Dionne Warwick, Boz Skaggs, Tina Turner, Seal, Carly Simon, the Pointer Sisters, Huey Lewis, Jennifer Holliday, Patti LaBelle, Chicago, Natalie Cole and Christina Aguilera. In the 1990’s he entered the film industry, with his work being featured on film soundtracks for Mulan, What’s Love Have to be compelled to Do With It?, The Birdcage, Licence to Kill, Caddyshack and Pocahontas. Aaron Zigman wrote the score for 2004's The Notebook.