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Wonka (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2023 musical fantasy film of the same name co-written and directed by Paul King, and co-written by Simon Farnaby. Based on the origin story of Willy Wonka , a character in the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl , the film stars Timothée Chalamet in the ...
"Pure Imagination" is a song from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. It was written by British composers Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley specifically for the movie. [1] It was sung by Gene Wilder, who played the character of Willy Wonka. Bricusse has stated that the song was written over the phone in one day. [2]
Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, also known simply as Willy 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 the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl . [ 1 ]
Leslie Bricusse OBE (/ ˈ b r ɪ k ə s /; [1] 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films.
Hannon wrote the soundtrack and songs for the Irish sci-fi film LOLA, for which he won an IFTA Award at the 2024 IFTAs. Hannon wrote the songs for the 2023 musical film Wonka. [20] On 28 January 2024 Hannon was the guest of Michael Berkeley on the BBC Radio 3 programme Private Passions.
The musical numbers were written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley while Walter Scharf arranged and conducted the orchestral score. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was released in the United States on June 30, 1971, by Paramount Pictures. With a budget of $3 million, the film received generally positive reviews from critics but was not ...
The track received generally positive reviews. Hugh McIntyre wrote that the song is catchy and fun. [16] Aloe Blacc's vocals were praised by Ryan Middleton, who thought that they fit well with Zedd's music. [14] The song was criticized by Diplo, saying that the song was a "rip-off" of Flume. [17]
† Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, Music by Anthony Newley for the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. †† “The Teavee Family” is the same song as “It's Teavee Time!" from the original West End production with a different title.