The Burt Bacharach Discussion Forum

Hello to all!
I guess we all can agree that Burt is one heck of a brilliant composer. It had been a while since I watched a fantastic movie over the weekend, and while watching it, I couldn't help but notice that although there are only about 12 minutes of music in the film, just one listen to a piece was probably all it took to nominate and give Burt the Oscar for best original music. The number: 'South American Getaway'! If there is a piece of music that could describe Burt's brilliance, this is just about it, or if not, in the top 5. What other piece of music has people 'humming' to a very enjoyable piece? I sure can't think of one. I mean, Burt could've made the piece an instrumental, just like the 'Not Going Home Anymore' sequence, but here, you get a bout 3-4 minutes of good music. On the dvd, Burt states that he really enjoyed working on this film.

If anyone can shed some light on this recording, I'd appreciate it: is this a Bacharach/David tune, or just a Bacharach tune? Did Burt ever perform this piece live?

I guess film work always brought out the best of Burt's composing, right? Casino Royale's 'Bond Street', 'Cowboys and Indians Fight'; What's New Pussycat's 'Stripping Isn't Really Sexy', 'My Little Red Book', etc...

Oh, yes, I totally agree with you. And I do find it interesting that when great movie composers are named, they always forget about Burt.

I don't believe that SAG has a lyric set to it. At least I've never come across it.

And, yes, I agree that movie composing did bring out the best in Burt. I always wished that Burt had scored more films and written more Broadway shows.

Another sublime piece of movie music from our Maestro !!!


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On the Special edition DVD, an alternate ending is that 'Sundance Kid' plays over the end credits.