as in songwriter
a person who writes popular musical compositions for the human voice
a British tunesmith whose songs were equally popular in America
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Recent Examples of tunesmith
Music veteran Richard Stumpf has launched Hawkeye Music Publishing, an independent banner that aims to help tunesmiths navigate the maze of copyright concerns among an ever-increasing number of digital platforms.
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William Earl, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
His star rose significantly, his personal life blossomed, too, and now he’s widely regarded as his era’s greatest tunesmith.
—Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 14 Sep. 2023
Emmy’s 550-member music peer group ignored the original songs entered by Dolly Parton, David Byrne, Steve Martin, Kid Cudi, Donald Glover and Lainey Wilson, as well as those from such Oscar-winning tunesmiths as Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 12 July 2023
In-house tunesmith Daringer carries the LP with beats that seem half-finished but never feel that way, many without drums at all.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 June 2023
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William Earl, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
His star rose significantly, his personal life blossomed, too, and now he’s widely regarded as his era’s greatest tunesmith.
—Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 14 Sep. 2023
Emmy’s 550-member music peer group ignored the original songs entered by Dolly Parton, David Byrne, Steve Martin, Kid Cudi, Donald Glover and Lainey Wilson, as well as those from such Oscar-winning tunesmiths as Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 12 July 2023
In-house tunesmith Daringer carries the LP with beats that seem half-finished but never feel that way, many without drums at all.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunesmith
Noun
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Working with successful producer and songwriter Scott Storch, Brooke's debut album, Undiscovered (2006), landed in the Billboard 200.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
24 July 2025
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Dominic Richard Harrison, known professionally as Yungblud, is an English singer, songwriter and actor.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
24 July 2025
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Their lyrics were set to the music of composers including Michel Legrand, Marvin Hamlisch, John Williams and Quincy Jones.—
Patricia Reaney,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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His final collaboration was with guitarist and composer Pat Metheny, who is set to record an album of nine Bergman/Metheny songs later this year.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
18 July 2025
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“Tunesmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunesmith. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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