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 No...