composer

The bond between director and composer was cemented by the 1956 remake of “The Man Who Knew Too Much,” in which Herrmann himself played the orchestra conductor in the suspenseful Albert Hall climax.

With composer Richard Rodgers, Hart wrote classic songs like "The Lady is a Tramp," "My Funny Valentine" and, of course, "Blue Moon."

Not many living composers of the concert-hall variety have carved a niche with the broader public.

But it's the discography of Zubeen Garg, a singer and composer from the state, that has been drawing the most number of visitors.

The composer doesn't feel that way today: he has a Master of Fine Arts in musical theatre from New York University, and has found that by embracing his diagnosis, his life has only grown richer.