Shuki Levy

Shuki Levy (; born June 3, 1947) is an Israeli-American music composer and television producer. Levy created soundtrack compositions for children's television programs of the 1980s, such as The Real Ghostbusters, Inspector Gadget, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, M.A.S.K., Dinosaucers, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra: Princess of Power, and Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. In the 1990s, he worked on the Power Rangers franchise, Digimon: Digital Monsters, Masked Rider, VR Troopers, and Big Bad Beetleborgs. He has also written and directed episodes for some these television shows, and directed a few films, such as Perfect Victims and Blind Vision (1991). He was also part of the musical duo Shuky & Aviva (alternatively Shuki & Aviva), with his partner Aviva Paz.

Early life Levy was born in Jaffa, British Mandate of Palestine. His father was an Ashkenazi Jew originally from Russia, and his mother of Sephardi Jewish origin.

His career began as a singer and music performer, playing in various clubs around Tel Aviv. He also appeared in the musical Hair.

Career Shuky & Aviva During the 1970s, Levy performed in France and Germany with Aviva Paz as the duo "Shuki & Aviva" or "Shuky and Aviva". Paz was also born in the British Mandate of Palestine, and four years older than him. Together they scored a hit single throughout Europe called "Signorina - Concertina" which sold two million copies. He also appeared with her on several other releases and music videos. In 1975, Shuki & Aviva sung "You and Me and Two Dreams", which competed as one of the possible German entries during the preliminary rounds of the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest. Levy later composed "Halayla", the Israeli entry to the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.

Saban Entertainment While living in Paris, he met businessman and musician Haim Saban, with the two becoming friends and collaborators. In an interview, Levy recalled "Haim said, 'We'll be co-composer. You do the composing, I'll do the deals.' I figured, 'Great. Brothers.' That was the last business conversation we had for many years. We were partners. We never had a written agreement. It was all verbal." They eventually moved to Los Angeles and founded Saban Entertainment, a production company responsible for animated shows and Japanese adaptions, such as Digimon, X-Men: The Animated Series, Spider-Man: The Animated Series, and Power Rangers. The company was sold to The Walt Disney Company by the end of 2001.

During the 1980s and 1990s, he composed television music; according to BMI's music publishing database, he has written a combined total of 4,210 themes, background scores and songs. In a 1998 investigation by The Hollywood Reporter, it was alleged that many of these compositions were ghostwritten by other composers, in order for Levy and Haim Saban to gain control of all publishing rights and music royalty revenue.

Post-Saban Entertainment projects The first project Levy worked on following the dissolution of Saban Entertainment was Itty Bitty HeartBeats, a 2003 animated children's DVD. In 2009, he also directed and composed music for the live action film Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure. The film was co-written with his wife Tori Avey, and featured his daughter Jordan in one of the roles.

Personal life In 1977, Levy was married to Miss USA 1970 and actress Deborah Shelton (Dallas), with whom he has a daughter. Shelton went on to appear in the 1982 horror film Blood Tide, which was one of the first film and television projects Levy composed for. He was also in a relationship with television actress Sarah Brown (General Hospital), with whom he has a second daughter. When they started dating in 1994, Brown was only 19 years old and 27 years younger than Levy. At that point, he was also secretly engaged to another actress named Shell Danielson, and still married to Shelton. Levy is currently married to food blogger Tori Avey, whom he met in the early 2000s. 1983. Saturday Supercade 1983. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 1983. The Littles 1983. Inspector Gadget 1983. Mister T 1984. Photon 1984. The Get Along Gang 1984. Kidd Video 1984. Pole Position 1984. Going Bananas 1985. It's Punky Brewster 1985. Kissyfur 1985. Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors 1985. Rainbow Brite 1985. She-Ra: Princess of Power 1985. M.A.S.K. 1986. Popples 1986. Rambo: The Force of Freedom 1986. The Real Ghostbusters 1986. Zoobilee Zoo 1986. Dennis the Menace 1987. Starcom: The U.S. Space Force 1987. Lady Lovely Locks 1987. Diplodo 1987. Maple Town 1987. Dinosaucers 1987. The New Archies 1987. Maxie's World 1987. Sylvanian Families 1987. Beverly Hills Teens 1987. ALF: The Animated Series 1987. Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater 1988. Hey Vern, It's Ernest! 1988. RoboCop 1988. COPS 1988. Noozles 1988. ALF Tales 1989. Metalder (French Dub) 1989. Dragon Warrior 1989. Captain N: The Game Master 1989. Ring Raiders 1989. The Karate Kid 1989. Camp Candy 1989. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! 1989. Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics 1989. The Legend of Zelda 1989. The New Adventures of He-Man 1990. Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid 1990. Lucky Luke 1990. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes 1990. Video Power 1991. Space Cats 1991. Maya the Bee 1991. Little Shop 1991. Samurai Pizza Cats 1991. Rock 'n Cop (German and Swedish dub of Future Police Urashiman — no English version was released) 1992. X-Men: The Animated Series 1992. King Arthur and the Knights of Justice 1992. Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol 1992. Pinocchio: The Series 1993. Journey to the Heart of the World 1993. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 1993. Mad Scientist Toon Club 1993. Walter Melon 1994. BattleTech: The Animated Series 1994. The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee 1994. Teknoman (dubbed version of Tekkaman Blade) 1994. Creepy Crawlers 1994. Sweet Valley High 1994. Spider-Man: The Animated Series 1994. VR Troopers 1995. Space Strikers 1995. Masked Rider 1995. Iznogoud 1995. Space Strikers 1995. Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic 1996. Dragon Ball Z (Funimation/Ocean Studios/Saban dub of the first 53 episodes) 1996. Eagle Riders (dubbed version of Gatchaman II and Gatchaman Fighter) 1996. Power Rangers Zeo 1996. The Mouse and the Monster 1996. Bureau of Alien Detectors 1996. The Incredible Hulk 1996. Little Mouse on the Prairie 1996. Big Bad Beetleborgs 1997. Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation 1997. Breaker High 1997. Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist 1997. Super Pig 1997. Power Rangers Turbo 1997. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 1997. Huckleberry no Bōken 1998. Monster Farm 1998. Silver Surfer 1998. Power Rangers in Space 1998. The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs 1999. Boyzopolis 1999. Great Pretenders 1999. Girlzopolis 1999. Spider-Man Unlimited 1999. Power Rangers Lost Galaxy 1999. Digimon: Digital Monsters 1999. The Avengers: United They Stand 2000. Action Man 2000. Dinozaurs 2000. House of Pop 2000. Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue 2000. The Vision of Escaflowne 2000. NASCAR Racers 2000. Pigs Next Door 2000. Real Scary Stories 2000. Shinzo 2001. Jason and the Heroes of Mount Olympus 2001. Living with Lionel 2001. Moolah Beach 2001. Mon Colle Knights 2001. Power Rangers Time Force 2001. State of Grace 2001. Total Access 24/7 2001. Transformers: Robots in Disguise

TV 1985. He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special 1987. Bay Coven 1992. Revenge on the Highway 1993. Under Investigation 1994. Guns of Honor 1994. Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders 1994. Blindfold: Acts of Obsession 1997. Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (Funimation/Ocean Studios/Saban dub which edited the original film into three television episodes) 2000. Final AscentVideos 1980. Goldwing 1985. Punky Brewster: More For Your Punky 1986. My Favorite Fairy Tales 1989. Little Golden Book Land 1991. Sugar & Spice: Snow White 1991. Sugar & Spice: Heidi 1991. Sugar & Spice: Cinderella 1991. Sugar & Spice: Alice in Wonderland 1991. Sugar & Spice: The Wizard of Oz 2003. Itty Bitty HeartbeatsFilms 1981. Dawn of the Mummy 1982. Blood Tide 1983. Les Dalton En Cavale 1984. The Secret of the Selenites 1984. Fatal Games 1985. Here Come the Littles 1985. The Secret of the Sword 1985. Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer 1986. Heathcliff: The Movie 1987. Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth 1987. Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World 1988. Perfect Victims 1989. Trapper Country War 1992. Prey of the Chameleon 1992. Blind Vision 1992. Round Trip to Heaven 1995. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie 1996. Susie Q 1998. Rusty: A Dog's Tale 2000. Digimon: The MovieScreenwriting credits Television Wolf Rock TV (1984) Kidd Video (1985) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996) Masked Rider (1995) Big Bad Beetleborgs (1996) Power Rangers Zeo (1996) Power Rangers Turbo (1997)

Film Perfect Victims (1988) Blind Vision (1992) Round Trip to Heaven (1992) Someone to Die For (1995) Susie Q (1996) Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997) Exception to the Rule (1997) Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998) Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure (2009)

Director Television Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1995) VR Troopers (1994) Masked Rider (1995) Big Bad Beetleborgs (1996) Power Rangers Turbo (1997)

Film Perfect Victims (1988) Blind Vision (1992) Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997) Rusty: A Dog's Tale (1998) Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure (2009)

Discography (As part of duo Shuky & Aviva)

AlbumsLove Is Like (1974)Shuky & Aviva (1976)Shuky & Aviva Album N°2 (1977)

Compilation albumsThe Very Best of Shuki & Aviva (1974)The Hits Collection (1990)Best of Shuky & Aviva (2002) Shuky & Aviva (4xCD) (2013)

Singles "L' amour c' est la musique de la vie" (1972) "Signorina Concertina"/"I'll Never Let You Go" (1972) "Here Comes Summertime" (1972) "When I'm Dreaming" (1973) "Sixteen Brothers"/"On My Own" (1973) "Listen to the Children"/"Ecoutez les enfants" (1973) "Ca ne suffit pas"/"C'est trop tard" (1973) "Did I ever say goodbye"/"Roller Coaster" (1974) "Did I Hear You Say Good-Bye" (1974) "Bye, Bye, a bientôt"/Des dimanches d'amour" (1975) "Bye Bye Ciao My Love" (1975) "Je t'aime un peu trop" (1975) "Prends ma chemise" (1976) "Viens que je t'embrasse"/"La separation" (1976) "Fête d'amour"/Ils ne mont parlé que de toi" (1976) "Comme Si" (The Air That I Breath) (1976) "Hotel California"/"S'aimer comme on s'aime" (1977) "Mais bien sur je t'aime"/"J'aime quelqu'un d'hereux" (1977) "Je ne fais que passer"/"C'est beaucoup mieux comme ça" (1977) "Fallait fallait pas" (1978)

In German "Lern' Mit Den Augen Der Kinder Zu Sehen" (1973) "Ein Platz Für Die Liebe" (1974) "Wir Glauben An Das Leben" (1974) "Du Und Ich Und Zwei Träume" (1975) "Zum Glück Gibt Es Musik" (1975) "Ich Liebe Dich Ja Viel Zu Sehr" (1976)

Albums with Haim SabanUlysse 31 (Bande Originale De La Série Télévisée) (1981)Inspector Gadget (Original Soundtrack of the TV Series) (1983) Inspector Gadget - The Music (1986)Dragon Ball Z: Original USA Television Soundtrack (1997)He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Selections from the Original TV Series Soundtrack (2012)He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Music from the Television Series'' (2015)