The pianist and composer Burt Bacharach, at the origin of many standards of the American variety, has just passed away at the age of 94, according to his agent, confirming information from the Washington Post. I say a little prayer, I will never fall in love again… Burt Bacharach composed the music for all these songs, which have become classics.
Born in Kansas City in 1928 and raised in New York, he was influenced by jazz, which he listened to in clubs as a teenager, and by his classical training. After becoming a pianist accompanist for musicians, he became a music arranger for Marlene Dietrich in the mid-1950s.
He started writing songs after meeting lyricist Hal David. together they write I say a little prayersung by Aretha Franklin, the look of loveplayed by Dusty Springfield, or even Raindrops keep falling on my headplayed by BJ Thomas and featured on the film’s soundtrack. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1969. The duo is also at the origin of the song Walk on by, by Dionne Warwick, in 1964.
Burt Bacharach also composed for the cinema, signing the soundtrack of the Royal Casino from 1967, with the songs the look of love. Nominated several times for the Oscars, for songs like pussycat newsplayed by Tom Jones alfiesung by Cilla Black or the look of lovewon the statuette for Raindrops keep falling on my head in 1969 and arthur’s themesong from the movie Arthur, in 1982.
Source: BFM TV
