John Steven Lasher was born on October 18, 1943, in El Paso, Texas. John became interested in music for motion pictures in the early 1960s. In 1974, at the behest of his friend and colleague, the great composer, Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975), he formed his own record label ([l487163] / [l211328]) in Chicago. The label's first release, the Herrmann soundtrack from Brian DePalma's Sisters, was a big success for him. In the past 35-years John has produced many fine recordings on several independent labels, including the film scores (newly recorded) from The Best Years of Our Lives, King Kong (1933 RKO film), Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, as well as then current recordings of the original soundtracks from Bounty, Frances, Sophie's Choice, Teen Wolf, Time After Time, Voyage of the Damned, among others.