Thomas Morse
Thomas Morse( born June 30, 1968) is an American composer of film and concert music.
R. Kelly
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former semi-professional basketball player.
He is credited for helping redefine R&B and hip hop, earning the nicknames "King of R&B" and "King of Pop-Soul".
A native of Chicago, Kelly began street performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement.
In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album "12 Play".
Kelly is known for songs including
"I Believe I Can
FlyBump N' GrindYour Body's Callin'Gotham CityIgnition (Remix)If
I Could Turn Back the Hands of TimeThe World's GreatestI'm a Flirt (Remix)", and the hip-hopera "Trapped in the Closet".
In 1998, Kelly won three Grammy Awards for
"I Believe I Can Fly".
Although Kelly is primarily a singer-songwriter, he has written, produced, and remixed songs, singles and albums for many artists.
In 1996, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for writing Michael Jackson's song "
You Are Not Alone".
In 2002 and 2004, Kelly released collaboration albums with rapper Jay-Z and has been a featured vocalist for other hip hop artists including Nas, Sean Combs, and The Notorious B.I.G.
Kelly has sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him the most successful R&B male artist of the 1990s and one of the world's best-selling music artists.
He is the 55th best-selling music artist in the United States, with over 32 million album sales.
Kelly was named by "Billboard" as the Top R&B/
Hip Hop Artist between 1985-2010 and the most successful R&B artist in history.
He has won numerous awards including Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, BET Awards, "Billboard" Music Award's, NAACP Image Awards and Soul Train Music Awards.
Since the 1990s, Kelly has been the subject of numerous allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct, often with underage girls, all charges he denies.
In 2002, he was indicted on 13 counts of child pornography, but was acquitted of all charges in 2008.
In January 2019, a widely viewed Lifetime docuseries titled "Surviving R. Kelly" detailed allegations of sexual abuse by multiple women, allegations Kelly denies.
Facing pressure from the public using the Mute R. Kelly hashtag, RCA Records dropped Kelly.
On February 22, 2019, Kelly was indicted on 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.
On July 11, 2019, Kelly was arrested on federal charges alleging sex crimes and obstruction of justice.
Kelly faces a total of 18 federal counts, including child pornography, kidnapping and forced labor, as of July 12, 2019.
Walter Ulfig
Walter Ulfig was a German composer of film scores.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Abe Meyer
Abe Meyer( 1901 – 1969) was an American composer of film scores.
Bert Grund
Bert Grund( 1920–1992) was a German composer of film scores.
Amedeo Escobar
Amedeo Escobar( 1888–1973) was an Italian composer of film scores.
Sparkle (2012 film)
Sparkle is a 2012 American musical film directed by Salim Akil and produced by Stage 6 Films, It was released on August 17, 2012, by TriStar Pictures.
Inspired by The Supremes, "Sparkle" is a remake of the 1976 film of the same title, which centered on three singing teenage sisters from Harlem who form a girl group in the late 1950s.
The remake takes place in Detroit, Michigan in 1968 during the Motown era.
The film stars Jordin Sparks, Derek Luke, Whitney Houston, Mike Epps, Cee Lo Green, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Tamela Mann and Omari Hardwick.
"Sparkle" features songs from the original film written by soul musician Curtis Mayfield as well as new compositions by R&B artist R. Kelly.
This film is the debut of R&B/pop singer and "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks as an actress.
"Sparkle" also marks Whitney Houston's fifth and final feature film role before her death on February 11, 2012, three months after filming ended.
The film is dedicated to her memory.
Henri Verdun
Henri Verdun( 1895–1977) was a French composer of film scores.
Tarcisio Fusco
Tarcisio Fusco was an Italian composer of film scores.
He was the brother of the composer Giovanni Fusco and the uncle of operatic soprano Cecilia Fusco.

Question: Where was the composer of film Sparkle (2012 Film) born?
Answer: Chicago