James Bond lyricist Leslie Bricusse gives George Gershwin a new voice

For the first time the composer's best-known orchestral music can be heard with words to accompany itA project to put words to the best-known orchestral music of George Gershwin is to be launched this summer, following 15 years of work by one of Britain's most successful lyricists and composers.Leslie Bricusse, who wrote the lyrics for the Bond themes to Goldfinger and You Only Live Twice, as well as creating the musicals Doctor Dolittle, Scrooge, Victor Victoria and Willy Wonka and the Chocolat...

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