---
name: "Keith Forsey"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/keith-forsey"
fi1m_id: "keith-forsey"
imdb_id: "nm0286850"
tmdb_id: 21644
wikidata_id: "Q1315512"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "2 January 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 61
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T18:06:16.963993+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."
---

# Keith Forsey

## Identity

Keith Forsey

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/keith-forsey
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** keith-forsey
- **IMDb ID:** nm0286850
- **TMDB ID:** 21644
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1315512
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Forsey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1315512, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286850/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21644

Composer. Born 2 January 1948 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 2 January 1948, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1983–1985
- **Frequently works with:** [Don Simpson](https://film.one/person/don-simpson.md), [Jerry Bruckheimer](https://film.one/person/jerry-bruckheimer.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 61 to 54 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Action 1, Crime 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $569m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Forsey, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1315512, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286850/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21644

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Breakfast Club*](https://film.one/film/the-breakfast-club.md) (75)
- **Pluto TV:** [*Beverly Hills Cop*](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md) (55)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Flashdance*](https://film.one/film/flashdance.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Keith Forsey is an English composer, songwriter, record producer and musician. He began his career as a drummer and percussionist in the late 1960s, later working extensively with Giorgio Moroder and appearing on several Donna Summer albums.

Forsey co-wrote the Oscar-winning song "Flashdance... What a Feeling" for the 1983 film *Flashdance*. He contributed music to the soundtracks of *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984) and *The Breakfast Club* (1985), and produced several albums by Billy Idol, including *Billy Idol* (1982) and *Rebel Yell* (1983). He has received Grammy Awards for his work on film soundtracks.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, allmusic.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Breakfast Club* (1985), Fi1m 75, Music Supervisor, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-breakfast-club.md)
- *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), Fi1m 55, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md)
- *Flashdance* (1983), Fi1m 54, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/flashdance.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *WiseGirls* (2002), Music
- *The Breakfast Club* (1985), Music Supervisor, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/the-breakfast-club.md)
- *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md)
- *Flashdance* (1983), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/flashdance.md)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1988: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Shakedown*
- 1984: Best Original Song (won), for *Flashdance... What a Feeling*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1984: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Flashdance... What a Feeling*

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1984: Best Original Song (won), for *Flashdance... What a Feeling*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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