• Leslie Bricusse OBE (/ˈbrɪkəs/; 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and...
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  • Wonka, is a musical with music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley and a book by Bricusse and Timothy Allen McDonald. It is based on 1964...
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  • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (category Compositions by Leslie Bricusse)
    director led Dahl to disown the film. The musical numbers were written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley while Walter Scharf arranged and conducted the orchestral...
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  • Abbey Road and Air Studios in May 2023. The soundtrack also featured Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley's "Pure Imagination" and "Oompa Loompa" from Willy...
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  • Wildhorn and Steve Cuden, it features music by Frank Wildhorn, a book by Leslie Bricusse and lyrics by all of them. After a world premiere run in Houston, Texas...
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  • Hook (film) (category Compositions by Leslie Bricusse)
    approximately eight songs with lyricist Leslie Bricusse for the project at this stage. Williams and Bricusse finalized it to five songs. Several of these...
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    Streisand, Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey. With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley was nominated for an Academy Award for the film score of Willy...
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  • Doctor Dolittle (1967 film) (category Compositions by Leslie Bricusse)
    Eggar, Anthony Newley, and Richard Attenborough. It was adapted by Leslie Bricusse from the Doctor Dolittle novel series by Hugh Lofting, primarily The...
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  • Feeling Good (category Songs written by Leslie Bricusse)
    "Feelin' Good") is a song written by English composers Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd...
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  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969 film) (category Compositions by Leslie Bricusse)
    choreographer Herbert Ross. The songs in the film were written by Leslie Bricusse, who replaced André and Dory Previn. Clark's two musical production...
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  • Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (category Compositions by Leslie Bricusse)
    from a screenplay by both Donnelly and Leslie Bricusse, adapted from the 1970 film Scrooge (for which Bricusse wrote the screenplay and composed the songs)...
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  • A stage musical based on the original novel, but using most of the Leslie Bricusse vocal score of the 1969 film, was mounted at the Chichester Festival...
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  • Home Alone (category Compositions by Leslie Bricusse)
    Song for "Somewhere in My Memory", music by Williams and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, but lost to Dances with Wolves and Dick Tracy respectively. The 1989...
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    1: Ennio Morricone (6) Also received an Academy Honorary Award. 1: Leslie Bricusse (5) 1: Georges Delerue (5) 1: Richard Hageman (5) 1: Bernard Herrmann...
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  • Mack David (lyrics) 1967 (40th) Doctor Dolittle "Talk to the Animals" Leslie Bricusse (music & lyrics) Banning "The Eyes of Love" Quincy Jones (music); Bob...
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  • The Musical is a 1992 stage musical with book, music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. Its score and book are closely adapted from the music and screenplay...
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  • was written to "run alongside the film" by Williams, with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.[citation needed] It can be heard in numerous sections of the film...
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  • this time the theme song had lyrics written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse. The soundtrack reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and spent 70 weeks...
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  • Herbert and Glen MacDonough, this version features a new score by Leslie Bricusse along with select portions of Herbert's score. Shot on location in...
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  • replacement director. O'Brien stated the score would pay homage to the Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley songs written for the 1971 film and would also feature...
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  • Victor/Victoria (category Compositions by Leslie Bricusse)
    produced by Tony Adams and scored by Henry Mancini, with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. Victor/Victoria was adapted as a Broadway musical in 1995. The film...
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  • Pure Imagination (category Songs written by Leslie Bricusse)
    composers Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley specifically for the movie. It was sung by Gene Wilder who played the character of Willy Wonka. Bricusse has stated...
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  • musical with a book by Blake Edwards, music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and additional musical material (music and lyrics) by Frank Wildhorn...
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  • Scoring of a Musical Picture — Original or Adaptation (shared with Leslie Bricusse) The Reivers Mark Rydell Cinema Center Films Duo Films Solar Productions...
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  • If I Ruled the World (category Songs written by Leslie Bricusse)
    "If I Ruled the World" is a popular song, composed by Leslie Bricusse and Cyril Ornadel, which was originally from the 1963 West End musical Pickwick...
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  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (category Compositions by Leslie Bricusse)
    also contained its own theme entitled "Christmas Star" (lyrics by Leslie Bricusse). Two soundtrack albums of the film were released on November 20, 1992...
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  • Scrooge (1970 film) (category Compositions by Leslie Bricusse)
    Albert Finney as Ebenezer Scrooge. The film's score was composed by Leslie Bricusse and arranged and conducted by Ian Fraser. The film was a follow-up...
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  • The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (category Compositions by Leslie Bricusse)
    Smell of the Crowd is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley. The musical is best known for introducing the standards...
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  • Off-Off-Broadway Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley Bricusse and Newley Bricusse and Tim McDonald Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 1971 Film Leslie Bricusse and...
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  • Dennis Price and Shirley Eaton. The screenplay and lyrics are by Leslie Bricusse. The story is based on Reginald Arkell's novel of the same name. Charley...
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