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"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]
† Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, Music by Anthony Newley for the 1971 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.
"Final Song" is a tropical house [8] and dance-pop [9] song, which contains elements of dancehall. [6] The chorus features a "supremely weird, four-stepping drum machine and a flameout of synthesized xylophonic blips." [2] Lyrically, the song is "about forging on through trying times and the importance of harnessing one's inner power." [10]
With lyrics that speak to a universal desire for reinvention, Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" has resonated with just about every karaoke singer at some point. The 1984 song won ...
The album features seven original songs composed by Neil Hannon and written by King and Farnaby, further accompanied by the cues from the original score composed by Joby Talbot. The songs are performed by the cast members, including Chalamet (in his singing debut). The soundtrack was released by WaterTower Music on 8 December 2023.
Wonka enfolds some favorites from the 1971 version (including Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley’s “Pure Imagination”), though the bulk of the songs are new: they’re written by Neil Hannon ...
Oscar’s music branch has had its say, naming 15 original scores and 15 songs to its shortlist for possible nomination at the 96th Academy Awards, with few surprises. As expected, all three ...
Sammy Davis Jr. had hits with two songs by Bricusse, "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (1962), from Stop the World - I Want to Get Off, and "The Candy Man" (1972), from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. In the United States, the latter release topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks, and was the singer's biggest hit.