Mark Sonnenblick

Mark Sonnenblick is an American songwriter and composer, with credits in musical theater, film, and television. He is one of the lyricists for the musical The Devil Wears Prada, and has written songs for the films Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022), Spirited (2022), and Theater Camp (2023). Sonnenblick co-wrote many of the songs for the animated film KPop Demon Hunters (2025), including “Golden”, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 In 2012, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in American studies from Yale College. He moved to Denver after college, and then to New York City in 2014, where he started writing musicals. He is openly gay, and was honored by Out as one of the Out100 in 2025. Career Theater work Sonnenblick wrote the lyrics for Independents, a musical performed at the New York International Fringe Festival in 2012. He also wrote the music for the musical Midnight at the Never Get, which was staged off-Broadway at the York Theatre in 2018. It was additionally nominated in the category of Outstanding Musical at the 2019 Lucille Lortel Awards. A London production has been announced to open in July 2026. Sonnenblick served as an additional lyricist to Shaina Taub for The Devil Wear