Composer and producer Al Kasha earned his greatest fame co-writing the Academy Award-winning themes to two of the biggest disaster films of the early '70s, The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno.

Born January 22, 1937, in New York City, Kasha began writing songs at the age of 17, penning a series of records for R&B legend Jackie Wilson including "My Empty Arms," "I'm Comin' Back to You," and "Forever and a Day." In 1960, Kasha signed as a staff producer with Columbia Records, where he notched a series of hits for crooner Steve Lawrence, most notably "Go Away, Little Girl" and "Don't Be Afraid, Little Darlin'." He also helmed the smash "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" for Lawrence's wife, Eydie Gorme, and collaborated with Aretha Franklin and Neil Diamond.