Leslie Bricusse

Leslie Bricusse was being among the most prolific and popular songwriters from the post-war period, authoring numerous strikes for both stage (End the entire world — I wish to LOG OFF, The Roar from the Greasepaint — The Smell from the Masses) as well as the display (Willy Wonka & the Delicious chocolate Stock, Dr. Doolittle). Bricusse was created January 29, 1931, in London even though attending Cambridge School, served as leader from the school’s famous Footlights Revue Membership, co-writing, directing, and starring in his initial two musical displays, Out of nowhere and Lady on the Steering wheel. In 1954, he was tapped to surface in An Evening With Beatrice Lillie, concurrently composing the film musical Charley Moon; one tune in the picture, “Out of City,” became a U.K. Best 20 strike for star Potential Bygraves and gained Bricusse his initial Ivor Novello Award. In 1961, he gained another Novello for “My Sort of Female,” a high Five smash for Matt Munro. That same season, Bricusse and songwriting partner Anthony Newley journeyed to NY to create the musical End the planet — I wish to LOG OFF; premiering in London that summertime, the creation was a smash strike, launching the moment classic “THE TYPE of Fool Am I?,” along with the favorites “Once in an eternity” and “Gonna Create a Hill.” Bricusse collaborated with Cyril Ornadel in the follow-up, 1963’s Pickwick, which produced the strike “EASILY Ruled the planet”; he reunited with Newley a season afterwards for The Roar from the Greasepaint — The Smell from the Audience, which didn’t match the achievement of Stop the planet, but still yielded the favorite favorites “WHO IS ABLE TO I USE?” and “AN EXCELLENT Time Like Today.” Also in 1964, Bricusse and Newley added the lyric to John Barry’s name theme for the Adam Relationship classic Goldfinger, popular for vocalist Shirley Bassey; four years later on, Bricusse and Barry once again collaborated within the theme for the Relationship entry YOU MERELY Live Twice. Within the interim, he published the screenplay and rating for the musical dream Dr. Doolittle, which starred Newley and Rex Harrison; though judged a box-office failing, the film do earn its writer an Academy Award for his track “Speak to the Pets.” Bricusse also gained an Oscar nomination the next 12 months for his rating to Goodbye, Mr. Potato chips, repeating the secret in 1970 for Scrooge. Most effective of most was 1971’s film strike Willy Wonka & the Delicious chocolate Factory, which highlighted “The Candy Guy,” a pop chart-topper for Sammy Davis, Jr. the next season. Bricusse and Newley came back to the level for THE NICE Old Bad DAYS OF THE PAST, which furthermore to its name song featured quantities including “I REALLY DO Not Like You” and “From the Musical Globe.” Bricusse held an uncharacteristically low profile through the middle-’70s, finally resurfacing in 1978 with efforts to Superman: The Film as well as the Revenge from the Red Panther; in 1982, he received another Oscar for his rating to Blake Edwards’ Victor/Victoria, created with composer Henry Mancini. Following Oscar nominations included 1986’s “Existence in a Searching Cup” (from That’s Existence), 1990’s “Someplace in My Memory space” (House Only), and 1991’s “IF YOU ARE Only” (Hook). In 1989, Bricusse received the Kennedy Honor for superiority in English songwriting, and was just the 4th Brit inducted in to the American Songwriters Hall of Popularity (behind Noel Coward, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney); also in 1989, his musical Sherlock Holmes opened up in London, albeit to bad reviews. In nov 1995, his rating to Victor/Victoria was modified for Broadway and just like the unique film starred Julie Andrews; Jekyll & Hyde adopted in the springtime of 1997.