Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach (born in Kansas City, Missouri, May 12, 1928, died February 8, 2023) composer, songwriter and pianist, wrote original songs with lyrics by Hal David like “My Little Red Book” for the movie What’s New Pussycat? (1965), “Alfie” for Alfie (1966) with Michael Caine, “The Look of Love” and the score for Casino Royale (1967), “Raindrops Falling on My Head” and the score for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) with Paul Newman and Robert Redford. He co-wrote “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” for Arthur (1981) with Dudley Moore. He wrote with his wife Carol Bayer Sager the song “Making Love” for the 1982 movie by the same name, “That’s What Friends Are For” for Night Shift (1982) by Ron Howard and he also composed the score, the song “They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To” for Tough Guys (1986) with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas. He co-wrote with Elvis Costello “God Give Me Strength” for Grace of My Heart (1996), he wrote the score for A Boy Called Po (2016).
Golden Globe Awards
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1987 NomineeBest Original Song - Motion Picture -
1983 NomineeBest Original Song - Motion Picture -
1982 WinnerBest Original Song - Motion Picture -
1972 NomineeBest Original Song - Motion Picture -
1970 WinnerBest Original Score - Motion Picture -
1970 NomineeBest Original Song - Motion Picture
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1967 NomineeBest Original Song - Motion Picture