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
The songs are by composing legend Mike Stoller, now 93, and a master tunesmith during the era in which much of the story spans.
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Berkley, a three-time 2026 San Diego Music Awards nominee, is one of Southern California’s most prolific performers, producers, tunesmiths and arrangers.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
From the November 1946 issue: Handel In all of his work, Handel was among the greatest, most irresistible of tunesmiths.
—Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Anna’s debut album, Breakup Over Breakfast, will be released July 19 on Warner Music Nashville, and seems aimed to heightening Anna’s promise as a towering, soul-baring tunesmith.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 July 2024
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Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Berkley, a three-time 2026 San Diego Music Awards nominee, is one of Southern California’s most prolific performers, producers, tunesmiths and arrangers.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
From the November 1946 issue: Handel In all of his work, Handel was among the greatest, most irresistible of tunesmiths.
—Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Anna’s debut album, Breakup Over Breakfast, will be released July 19 on Warner Music Nashville, and seems aimed to heightening Anna’s promise as a towering, soul-baring tunesmith.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunesmith
Noun
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Over the years performers have included the Thunder Mountain Boys, folk singer and songwriter David Wilcox, and repeat guest and American music legend John Prine.—
Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Got so inspired, got the songwriter zoomies, went home, wrote the end-credit song for Toy Story 5.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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The film is dedicated to the late composer Sakamoto Ryuichi, whose experimental late-period music Kogonada drew on throughout the project.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Conlon also launched Recovered Voices, an initiative to revive operas by composers who had been murdered or driven into exile during the Nazi era.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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“Tunesmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunesmith. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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