Marches, John (October 1, 2014). "All The Way To Paradise: BBR Revisits Stephanie Mills, Burt Bacharach, Hal David's Motown Gem "For The First Time" ". Bacharach showed a keen interest in jazz as a teenager, disliking his classical piano lessons, and often used a fake ID to gain admission into 52nd Street nightclubs. [7] He got to hear bebop musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie and Count Basie, whose style influenced his songwriting. [18] [20] Clevenger, Andrew (Spring 2003). "Director Scott Ellis and Look of Love collaborator, David Thompson, discuss the intricacies of creating a musical from Burt Bacharach and Hal David's greatest hits". Roundabout Theatre Company. Archived from the original on August 15, 2003. Carly Simon – Christmas Is Almost Here". Archived from the original on December 6, 2003 . Retrieved August 23, 2014. Marius, Marley (February 10, 2023). "The Gratifying Genius of Burt Bacharach, in 7 Unforgettable Performances". Vogue . Retrieved February 14, 2023.

Sarabande, Varèse. "A Boy Called Po (Digital Only) | Varèse Sarabande". Varèse Sarabande. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021 . Retrieved September 11, 2017. Bacharach married his fourth wife, Jane Hansen, in 1993. They had two children, son Oliver, born the year before their marriage, and daughter Raleigh, born in 1995. [33] The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection-Liner Notes (Audio CD), Rhino/WEA, November 3, 1998

Dionne Warwick, "I Say a Little Prayer"

In 2016, Bacharach, at 88 years old, composed and arranged his first original score in 16 years for the film A Boy Called Po (along with composer Joseph Bauer [90]). The score was released on September 1, 2017. The entire 30-minute score was recorded in just two days at Capitol Studios. [91] The theme song, "Dancing with Your Shadow", was composed by Bacharach, with lyrics by Billy Mann, and performed by Sheryl Crow. [92] After seeing the film, a true story about a child with autism, Bacharach decided he wanted to write a score for it, as well as a theme song, in tribute to his daughter Nikki—who had gone undiagnosed with Asperger syndrome, and who committed suicide because of depression at the age of 40. [93] [94] "It touched me very much", the composer said. "I had gone through this with Nikki. Sometimes you do things that make you feel. It's not about money or rewards." [91] Bacharach studied music (Associate of Music, 1948) [21] at McGill University in Montreal, under Helmut Blume, at the Mannes School of Music in New York City, and at the Music Academy of the West in Montecito, California. During this period he studied a range of music, including jazz, whose sophisticated harmony is a distinctive feature of many of his compositions. His composition teachers included Darius Milhaud, [18] Henry Cowell, [22] and Bohuslav Martinů. Bacharach cited Milhaud, under whose guidance he wrote a "Sonatina for Violin, Oboe and Piano", [20] as his greatest influence. [18] [20] Career [ edit ] 1950s [ edit ]

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] Pigeonholed,'Says Bacharach Of Image". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 1, 1979 – via Google Books. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore& John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) (2002) Barr, Sabrina (February 9, 2023). "Ronan Keating recalls working with late Burt Bacharach after composer's death". Metro . Retrieved February 17, 2023.

The Grammy and Academy Award winner wrote or co-wrote seven No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in his lifetime, and they reigned in four distinct decades. Here’s a rundown, listed chronologically: But for all that, to countless millions of ears it’s simply beautiful music — art and ability and human spirit at its peak, the same thrill one gets when watching a gymnast or ballerina or downhill skier so talented they make it look like anyone can do it. When Rupert Everett somehow leads a singalong of Bacharach and David’s “I Say a Little Prayer” at Cameron Diaz’s’ rehearsal dinner in the 1997 film “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” some suspension of disbelief is required — it’s a really, really difficult song to sing, both melodically and rhythmically. Composer Burt Bacharach dies aged 94". Independent.ie. February 9, 2023 . Retrieved February 17, 2023. Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen& Paul Hewson (songwriters) (2005)