# Jim Steinman still writing?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-steinman-still-writing/376476
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [October 15, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-steinman-still-writing/376476 "2006-10-15T01:17:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-steinman-still-writing/376476/1 "2006-10-15T01:17:42Z")
Anyone know if Jim Steinman has been doing any writing? What was his last hit and who sang it?
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-steinman-still-writing/376476/2 "2006-10-16T12:48:43Z")
So … no one knows anything about Steinman?
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-steinman-still-writing/376476/3 "2006-10-16T12:51:52Z")
[Pssssssst!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=391582&highlight=meat+loaf)
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### Author:  [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2006, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-steinman-still-writing/376476/4 "2006-10-16T12:53:51Z")
Since Steinman and Meatloaf put out [this](http://www.amazon.com/Bat-Hell-III-Meat-Loaf/dp/B000FQ4M58) a little while ago, I’d say yes.
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### Author:  [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-steinman-still-writing/376476/5 "2006-10-16T14:08:02Z")
> **[Jim Steinman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Steinman)**
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> James Richard Steinman (November 1, 1947 – April 19, 2021) was an American composer, lyricist and record producer. He also worked as an arranger, pianist, and singer. His work included songs in the adult contemporary, rock, dance, pop, musical theater, and film score genres. He wrote songs for Bonnie Tyler and Meat Loaf, including Bat Out of Hell (one of the best-selling albums in history), and also wrote and produced Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell and Tyler's Faster Than the Speed of N His...
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Now, as to if he’s written any HITS lately- can’t say I’ve heard any. The MTV “Wuthering Heights” movie was a disappointment on all counts, including the promise of a Steinman score.