Maestro Randy Edelman Receives the Get Out Magazine Award for Lifetime Achievement as Composer in a Year Echoed with Accolades
Already overflowing with a colossal barrage of awards, the eminent serialist Randy Edelman was honored by Get Out Magazine, the 7th largest LGBTQ publication globally, with a Lifetime Achievement Award as Composer on December 10, 2023 in New York City. Earlier this year Randy was inducted into The New England Music Hall of Fame after a surprise visit from distinguished and world-renowned record industry royalty Clive Davis at his solo show in Chelsea, NY. Just recently Randy was invited as a sole representative of American composers for November’s Congressional Creative caucus in Washington DC in celebration of his film Gettysburg, where the focus of discussion centered upon copyright and piracy issues. While in DC his score from “Gettysburg” was used and revealed in the NASA documentary “Dare Mighty Things.” He is also currently nominated in three categories for his showmanship and his new single “Everything is Possible” for the Broadway World Awards.
The Get Out Magazine Awards Gala Extravaganza was produced and executed by illustrious publisher Mike Todd and the Get Out staff, and were designed to honor the LGBTQ community and those who support them. Those with special honors were given to the people who stood out as extraordinary. Included were: singer/songwriter Desmond Child (Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting), the award winning singer Irene Michaels (Best House Music Award), Bob the Drag Queen (International Entertainer of the Year), Michael Musto (Critics Choice Award), Elvis Duran (Radio Personality), World Star PR (LGBTQ Entertainment Advocate), Madonna (Lifetime LGBTQ Ally Award), and Randy Edelman for Lifetime Achievement as Composer.
Randy Edelman has received some of the highest honors and titanic awards throughout his career. Those included are: Honorary Doctorate Of Fine Arts from the University of Cincinnati, BMI Richard Kirk Lifetime Achievement Award (BMI’s highest honor), Emmy Award for “Atlanta Olympics NBC Broadcast”, the Golden Globe Nomination for “Last of the Mohicans”, BMI Top TV Series Award for “MacGyver”, 2018 Composers, and Lyricist Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, 2019 Los Angeles Film Award, Best Score, 2015 Long Island International Film Expo…..and the list continues on forever.
Randy Edelman is an important asset to the LGBTQ community. He has played all over New York City including The Monster, The Town House, and he debuted this summer at the iconic Ice Palace on Fire Island….not to forget he wrote the gayest songs on the planet, “A Weekend in New England” recorded by Barry Manilow and “Isn’t it a Shame”, recorded by Patti Labelle.
About Randy Edelman
Do you remember those magical times as a kid when you believed in real magic- princesses and their knights in shining armor, the boogeyman, the always elusive Santa, and the beautiful fairy that was closer to Peter Pan than even his own shadow? Associated with the phantasm there was always music to accompany their sentiments, romance, danger, treachery, or whatever moral or strong feeling that the protagonist or antagonist stumbled upon. Randy has created those illusions for over 100 film and television soundtracks for nearly half his life including: Twins, While You Were Sleeping, Beethoven, Dragonheart, The Bruce Lee Story, Anaconda, Drop Dead Fred, 27 Dresses, Kindergarten Cop, the theme for the television hit series MacGyver and more, many of which he includes in his montage of motion picture hits, as he lights up the life of the movie.
Another part of his life included writing pop songs that were covered by the most prestigious artists of our time….not inclusive of his own charted and current songs. Some of those artists include Barry Manilow (A Weekend in New England), Patti LaBelle (Isn’t it a Shame), Nelly (My Place), Olivia, Newton-John, Dionne Warwick, Bing Crosby, Willy Nelson, Blood, Sweat and Tears, and an endless array of others…many of which he performed during his show.
He is a multi-award winning talent who has shared the stage with The Carpenters as well as Frank Zappa. He has written music for the Olympics as well as NASA. Most recently he was inducted into The New England Songwriters Hall of Fame, and was honored with Composer Lifetime Achievement Award from Get Out Magazine. His recent upcoming film scores include Dutch director Ate De Jong’s Nashville saga “Heart Strings”, the family holiday caper “Athena Saves Christmas”, the exorcism horror themed “Possession of Anne”, and the documentary “Too Hot To Handle.”
The official website for Randy Edelman may be found at https://www.randyedelman.com