Craig Safan

Craig Safan (b. December 17, 1948 in Los Angeles, California) is a Hollywood film composer whose biggest scores include The Last Starfighter, Angel, Fade to Black, Major Payne, Remo Williams, and music to the TV series Cheers, for which he won numerous ASCAP awards. After getting his start in theater, Safan moved to film composing in the 1980s, and had at the time one of the most powerful Synclavier synthesizer workstations available, and used it to a great degree on his scores for Warning Sign, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master and Stand and Deliver. His style consisted of often improvising as a form of composition that allowed him to quickly express himself. In recent years Safan has returned to composing for theater, though he remains active in scoring for film and television as his time allows.