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What film did Dean Pitchford write a screenplay for?
Dean Pitchford wrote the screenplay for the motion picture Footloose.
who did Dean Pitchford collaborate with?
Dean Pitchford collaborated on the nine-song score of Footloose with Kenny Loggins, Eric Carmen, Jim Steinman, Sammy Hagar and others.
was any of the songs nominated for an award?
Footloose was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Song; and Footloose and Let's Hear It for the Boy (co-written with Tom Snow) both received Academy Award nominations (1985).
Was the Footloose remake based on the original Pitchford wrote?
Paramount Pictures's remake of Footloose was again based on Pitchford's original screenplay and featured six of his songs, was released in October 2011.
How did Pitchford get the idea for Footloose?
Dean Pitchford was inspired by a 1979 news story about Elmore City, Oklahoma, a town which had finally lifted an 80-year-old ban on dancing.
Who directed the film Footloose?
The film Footloose was directed by Herbert Ross.

Question: whose soundtrack did Footloose overthrow?
Self-contained rewrite: whose soundtrack did Footloose overthrow?