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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]
An M&M's ad featuring the song shows Red and Yellow trying to remix the "M&M's Man" jingle with help from Zedd and Aloe Blacc. The Broadway and U.S. tour production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features Willy Wonka singing this song at the top of the show, just as he disguises himself as a candy store owner.
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 lead role, with an ensemble cast. The album features seven original songs composed by Neil Hannon and written by King and Farnaby, further accompanied by the cues from the original ...
Best Original Song, 1970 – "Thank You Very Much" from Scrooge; Best Adaptation and Original Song Score, 1971 – Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' Best Original Song, 1986 – "Life in a Looking Glass" from That's Life! Best Original Song, 1990 – "Somewhere in My Memory" from Home Alone; Best Original Song, 1991 – "When You're Alone ...
The Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory prequel Wonka, however, is the latest in a series of musicals weighed down with nondescript, leaden tunes seemingly designed to be forgettable.
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]
With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley was nominated for an Academy Award for the film score of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), featuring "Pure Imagination", which has been recorded by dozens of singers. [6] He collaborated with John Barry on the title song for the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964), sung by Shirley Bassey.
The dance numbers are *fire* and the songs are super catchy while being dark and disarming. Never fall for the lie that a story is going to be happy just because it's a musical.