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David Foster

David Foster

Born: 1949-11-01 • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

David Walter Foster OC OBC (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian record producer, composer, arranger, and musician. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His career began as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark in the early 1970s before focusing largely on composing and production. Often in tandem with songwriter Diane Warren,[4] Foster has contributed to material for prominent music industry artists in various genres since then and is credited with production on over 40 pop hits on the Billboard Hot 100. He also chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. Foster composed Boop! The Musical, which premiered in 2023 and debuted on Broadway; he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for outstanding music.

Filmography
Conviction of the Heart poster
Conviction of the Heart
2025 • Self
Diane Warren: Relentless poster
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025 • Self
Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special poster
Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special
2024
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration poster
Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration
2024 • Self
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration poster
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2022 • Self
David Foster's EGGGPAA poster
David Foster's EGGGPAA
2022 • Self
Silent Night: A Song for the World poster
Silent Night: A Song for the World
2021 • Self
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble poster
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020 • Self
David Foster: Off the Record poster
David Foster: Off the Record
2019 • Self
Katharine McPhee: Live on Soundstage poster
Katharine McPhee: Live on Soundstage
2018 • Self
Hired Gun poster
Hired Gun
2017 • Self
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives poster
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017 • Self
Andrea Bocelli - Cinema poster
Andrea Bocelli - Cinema
2016 • Self
Now More than Ever: The History of Chicago poster
Now More than Ever: The History of Chicago
2016 • Self
Disney Parks Unforgettable Christmas Celebration poster
Disney Parks Unforgettable Christmas Celebration
2015 • Self
No Image
Gone South: How Canada Invented Hollywood
2014 • Self
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade poster
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2013 • Self
Andrea Bocelli: Love In Portofino poster
Andrea Bocelli: Love In Portofino
2013 • Self
No Image
Letting Go
2012 • Mogul
Andrea Bocelli: Concerto - One Night In Central Park poster
Andrea Bocelli: Concerto - One Night In Central Park
2011 • Self
Jackie Evancho: Dream With Me in Concert poster
Jackie Evancho: Dream With Me in Concert
2011 • Himself
Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends poster
Hit Man Returns - David Foster & Friends
2011 • Self
Seal: Soundstage poster
Seal: Soundstage
2009 • Piano and Director
Hit Man: David Foster & Friends poster
Hit Man: David Foster & Friends
2008 • Self
Andrea Bocelli - Vivere Live in Tuscany poster
Andrea Bocelli - Vivere Live in Tuscany
2007 • Self
Andrea Bocelli - Under the Desert Sky poster
Andrea Bocelli - Under the Desert Sky
2006 • Self
The Concert For World Children's Day poster
The Concert For World Children's Day
2002 • Self
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration poster
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000 • Self
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole poster
Intimate Portrait: Natalie Cole
1999 • Self
The Bodyguard poster
The Bodyguard
1992 • Oscar Conductor
Michael Bolton: This Is Michael Bolton poster
Michael Bolton: This Is Michael Bolton
1992 • Self
Tears Are Not Enough poster
Tears Are Not Enough
1985 • Self
Rock-a-Die Baby poster
Rock-a-Die Baby
1975 • David