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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]
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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.
Willy Wonka introduces himself to the audience and summons his Oompa-Loompa workers, announcing that he is retiring and he must choose a new successor when he does ("Pure Imagination" / "The Golden Age of Chocolate"). Wonka, acting as narrator, introduces the impoverished Bucket family: Mr. and Mrs. Bucket, their young son Charlie, and Charlie ...
The action plays out to the tune "Pure Imagination," which appeared in the 1971 movie, "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," sung by British singer-songwriter Sarah Faith Griffiths, ...
Tim Grierson of Screen International wrote that Talbot's "wistful score cannily weaves in trace elements of" the track "Pure Imagination" from the 1971 film connecting the prequel. [21] Also opining the same, Entertainment Weekly critic Mauren Lee Lenker also addressed that the first film's "Pure Imagination" and "Oompa Loompa" are the "best ...
O'Brien stated the score would pay homage to the Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley songs written for the 1971 film and would also feature the songs written by Shaiman and Wittman. [30] In August 2016, O'Brien confirmed that "The Candy Man" and "Pure Imagination" would be included in the musical. [31]
Their track "There's a Better Place" samples the song "Pure Imagination" from the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. [8] Their track "Stop Space Return" was released as iTunes UK's single of the week on 28 October 2008.