Stephanie Georgia Manteris Tyrell (March 20, 1949 – October 27, 2003) was an American

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, television composer,

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, and the wife of jazz composer, Steve Tyrell. She produced the soundtrack albums for '' The Brady Bunch Movie'', ''

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'' and the 1991 version of '' Father of the Bride''. She was best known for writing " How Do You Talk to an Angel", the

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from

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's '' The Heights''. Tyrell died of colorectal cancer on October 27, 2003.

Discography

Soundtracks

* ''Midnight Crossing'' (1988) * ''Mystic Pizza'' (1988) * '' Getting It Right'' (1989) * '' Gravedale High'' (Unknown episodes, 1990) * '' California Dreams'' (Unknown episodes, 1992) * ''The Heights'' (Unknown episodes, 1992) * ''Family Prayers'' (1993) * ''The Brady Bunch Movie'' (1995) * '' A Very Brady Sequel'' (1996)

Theme songs

* '' Teen Wolf'' (1986–1987) * '' The Famous Teddy Z'' (1989–1990)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*
Obituary for Stephanie Tyrell
(Oak Park Newspaper) 1949 births 2003 deaths Songwriters from California Record producers from California American lyricists American television composers Women television composers Deaths from colorectal cancer Deaths from cancer in California 20th-century American composers American women record producers 20th-century women composers {{record-producer-stub