Born in Brooklyn, NY. Began composing film music with his partner, Joel Hirschhorn, in 1965 with THE FAT SPY. A couple of their other notable (non-nominated) credits are THE CHEYENNE SOCIAL CLUB (1970, songs) and FREAKY FRIDAY (1976, songs). They also wrote songs for several made-for-TV movies and specials. Their Broadway credits include new songs for the stage musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982) and music & lyrics for Copperfield (1981). Kasha has authored several books, including How to Write a Hit Song and Two Boys from Brooklyn.  Music Best Song 1972: THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE "The Morning After" - Music & Lyric (w. Joel Hirschhorn)  Music Best Song 1974: THE TOWERING INFERNO "We May Never Love Like This Again" - Music & Lyric (w. Joel Hirschhorn)  Nominated for Music Scoring Awards (Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score) 1977: PETE'S DRAGON (w. Joel Hirschhorn & Irwin Kostal)  Nominated for Music Best Song 1977: PETE'S DRAGON "Candle on the Water" - Music & Lyric (w. Joel Hirschhorn) 4 nominations, 2 Awards