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name: "Adam Schlesinger"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/adam-schlesinger"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "31 October 1967"
died: "1 April 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T23:02:18.623627+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Adam Schlesinger

Composer. Born 31 October 1967 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 1 April 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 31 October 1967, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 1 April 2020

## Biography

Adam Schlesinger (31 October 1967 – 1 April 2020) was an American musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. Born in New York City and raised partly in Montclair, New Jersey, he studied philosophy at Williams College. He was a founding member of the bands Fountains of Wayne, Ivy and Tinted Windows, and worked with Fever High.

Schlesinger composed scores and songs for films including *Shallow Hal* (2001, with Ivy), *That Thing You Do!* (1996), *Music and Lyrics* (2007) and *Damsels in Distress* (2012). He contributed songs to *Ice Age: Continental Drift* (2012) and served as executive music producer on the television series *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2015–2019).

He won three Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award, and received Academy Award, Tony Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. Schlesinger died of complications from COVID-19.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Shallow Hal* (2001), Fi1m 55, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/shallow-hal.md)

## Also known for

- *Ice Age: Continental Drift* (2012), Songs
- *Music and Lyrics* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *That Thing You Do!* (1996), Music
- *Damsels in Distress* (2012), Original Music Composer, Music Producer
- *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend* (2015), Other

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