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American composer, lyricist, and record producer renowned for his epic, theatrical rock ballads and musical theater works.Born in New York, Steinman studied theater at Amherst College. His career breakthrough came with Meat Loaf's 'Bat Out of Hell' (1977), one of history's best-selling albums. He penned global hits for artists like Bonnie Tyler ('Total Eclipse of the Heart') and Air Supply ('Making Love Out of Nothing at All'), winning a Grammy for Celine Dion's 'It's All Coming Back to Me Now'. His signature 'Wagnerian rock' style fused rock, classical, and Broadway influences.

• Steinman was legally blind since birth and described his music as 'operatic rock for people who don't like opera'.
• He suffered a stroke in 2004 that left him in a two-week coma, permanently affecting his speech and mobility.
• His 30-year creative partnership with Meat Loaf fractured over royalty disputes for 'Bat Out of Hell II' (1993), leading to lawsuits settled out of court.
• Steinman died from kidney failure in 2021, weeks after being hospitalized for COVID-19. He never married and lived reclusively.
• His unproduced college musical 'The Dream Engine' contained early versions of songs later featured in 'Bat Out of Hell'.