The Best of Burt Bacharach

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O'Malley, Sheila. "A Boy Called Po Movie Review & Film Summary (2017) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com . Retrieved September 11, 2017. In 1969, Harry Betts arranged Bacharach's instrumental composition "Nikki" (named for Bacharach's daughter) into a new theme for the ABC Movie of the Week, a television series that ran on the U.S. network until 1976. [104] a b c d e f g h i Blair, Elizabeth (February 9, 2023). "Burt Bacharach, visionary pop composer, has died at 94". NPR . Retrieved February 14, 2023. Bacharach's visibility increased in the second half of the 1990s due to his appearances as himself in the Austin Powers films, a U.S. box set release of his music, and a new songwriting partnership that produced a Grammy-winning album. Bacharach formed his songwriting partnership with Elvis Costello initially to write one song, "God Give Me Strength", for the 1996 film Grace of My Heart. The film told the story of a fictional 1960s female Brill Building songwriter, and was inspired by songwriters like Carole King and Bacharach. Marius, Marley (February 10, 2023). "The Gratifying Genius of Burt Bacharach, in 7 Unforgettable Performances". Vogue . Retrieved February 14, 2023.

Burt Bacharach would continue to release albums and have his songs recorded all through the 1970s, 80s, and onward. He continued to have multiple modern day hits scoring big with Arthur’s Theme and the huge 1985 hit “That’s What Friends Are For.” One of his later day great projects was an album of new songs he recorded and wrote with Elvis Costello in 1998 entitled Painted from Memory. The album won a Grammy Award . The two reunited in 2018 and wrote three new songs together that appeared on Elvis Costello’s new album.Farina, William (2013). The German Cabaret Legacy in American Popular Music. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6863-8.

James Kimbrell (1989). Barbra, an Actress Who Sings: An Unauthorized Biography, Volume 1. Branden Publishing Company. ISBN 9780828319232 . Retrieved October 23, 2012. Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – Barbra Streisand& Paul Williams (songwriters) / " You Light Up My Life" – Joe Brooks (songwriter) (1977) a b Burlingame, Jon (2012). The Music of James Bond. Oxford University Press. p.68. ISBN 9780199986767. In 2018, Bacharach released "Live to See Another Day", co-written with Rudy Pérez and featuring the Miami Symphony Orchestra; the song was dedicated to survivors of gun violence in schools, as the proceeds from the release went to the charity Sandy Hook Promise, a non-profit organization founded and led by several family members whose children had been killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. [95] [96] Bacharach's third marriage, to lyricist Carole Bayer Sager, spanned nine years (1982–1991). [119] The duo collaborated on a number of musical pieces and adopted a son, Cristopher Elton Bacharach, in 1985. [120] [119]

Albom, Mitch (interviewer) (May 14, 2013). Burt Bacharach in conversation with Mitch Albom at Live Talks Los Angeles (Motion picture). Alex Theatre, Glendale, CA.: Live Talks Los Angeles . Retrieved July 4, 2023. Mossman, Kate (July 18, 2013), "Burt Bacharach is a direct line to a lost musical world", New Statesman. a b c d McEvoy, Colin (February 9, 2023). "What It Was Like to Work with Burt Bacharach, in the Words of his Collaborators". Biography . Retrieved February 11, 2023.