Burt Bacharach

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Burt Bacharach studied with Darius Milhaud, among others, and worked as an arranger and accompanist for Marlene Dietrich. With the lyricist Hal David he wrote dozens of hits in the 1960s, often for Dionne Warwick. His songs have unusual changes of time signature, surprising chords and a light orchestral sound with flugelhorn, piano and backing vocals. In film he wrote mainly title songs and light scores, such as What's New Pussycat? (1965) and the Bond parody Casino Royale (1967). In it Dusty Springfield sings The Look of Love. For Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) he won two Oscars: for the score and for the song Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head.

Listening

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  What's New Pussycat? · Tom Jones, 1965
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  The Look of Love · Dusty Springfield, 1967
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  South American Getaway · Burt Bacharach, 1969

Discography

Studio albums

• 1965What’s New Pussycat? (soundtrack)
• 1966On the Flip Side (Original Cast) (soundtrack)
• 1967Casino Royale (soundtrack)
• 1967Reach Out
• 1968Promises, Promises (soundtrack)
• 1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (soundtrack)
• 1969Make It Easy on Yourself
• 1969Promises, Promises (soundtrack)
• 1971Burt Bacharach
• 1973Living Together
• 1973Lost Horizon (1973 film cast) (soundtrack)
• 1977Futures
• 1979Together? (Original Soundtrack Recording) (soundtrack)
• 1996KYOU-SOU-KYOKU Origianl Soundtrack (soundtrack)
• 1998After the Fox (soundtrack)
• 1998Painted From Memory
• 1998Burt Bacharach
• 1999Isn't She Great (soundtrack)
• 1999The Sweetest Punch
• 2003Here I Am: Isley Meets Bacharach
• 2005At This Time
• 2010Promises, Promises (soundtrack)
• 2010Promises, Promises (The New Broadway Cast Recording) (soundtrack)
• 2011What’s New Pussycat? / Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (soundtrack)
• 2011When Ronan Met Burt
• 2016Close to You: Bacharach Reimagined (The Original London Cast Recording) (soundtrack)
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Other work

• 1966Alfie

In School of Rock

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Mentioned in other articles

• Pop song, rock and compilation score GenreFor Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Burt Bacharach wrote the airy ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head’.

See also

• Reach Out
• Pop song, rock and compilation score
• Pop jazz, lounge and crime TV (Mancini school)