---
name: "Webster Lewis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/webster-lewis"
fi1m_id: "webster-lewis"
imdb_id: "nm0507868"
tmdb_id: 22482
wikidata_id: "Q7978935"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 September 1943"
died: "20 November 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T11:57:59.734992+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."
---

# Webster Lewis

## Identity

Webster Lewis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/webster-lewis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** webster-lewis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0507868
- **TMDB ID:** 22482
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7978935
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_Lewis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7978935, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507868/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/22482

Composer. Born 1 September 1943 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Died 20 November 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 September 1943, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- **Died:** 20 November 2002
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_Lewis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7978935, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507868/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/22482

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Body and Soul*](https://film.one/film/body-and-soul.md) (49)

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

## Biography

Webster Lewis (1943–2002) was an American composer, arranger and musician known for his work in film, television and popular music. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he studied at Morgan State College and earned a master's degree from the New England Conservatory of Music.

He composed the scores for several films, including *The Hearse* (1980), *Body and Soul* (1981), *My Tutor* (1983) and *Beat Street* (1984). Lewis also contributed to television productions and worked as an arranger and conductor for artists including Barry White and Herbie Hancock.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Body and Soul* (1981), Fi1m 49, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/body-and-soul.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

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

- *The Mighty Pawns* (1987), Original Music Composer
- *Booker* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *Go Tell It on the Mountain* (1984), Music
- *Beat Street* (1984), Original Music Composer
- *My Tutor* (1983), Original Music Composer
- *A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion* (1982), Original Music Composer
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, Original Music Composer
- *Body and Soul* (1981), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/body-and-soul.md)
- *The Hearse* (1980), Original Music Composer
- *The Sky Is Gray* (1980), Original Music Composer

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