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NEW YORK (AP) — Music played softly, almost imperceptibly, in the background of a hotel lounge where Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello talked about their songwriting collaboration, “Painted From Memory.” Bacharach noticed, however, that it was the instrumental version of “The Look of Love,” his song popularized by Dusty Springfield.…

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/bacharach-leaves-behind-lush-trove-of-romantic-songs/"></div>NEW YORK (AP) — Music played softly, almost imperceptibly, in the background of a hotel lounge where Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello talked about their songwriting collaboration, “Painted From Memory.” Bacharach noticed, however, that it was the instrumental version of “The Look of Love,” his song popularized by Dusty Sprin...

Music played softly, almost imperceptibly, in the background of a hotel lounge where Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello talked about their songwriting collaboration, “Painted From Memory.”

Music played softly, almost imperceptibly, in the background of a hotel lounge where Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello talked about their songwriting collaboration, “Painted From Memory.”

Bacharach forged a new sonic landscape, one that felt sophisticated but not alienating, accessible but not stupid.

The songwriting juggernaut behind 32 Top 10 Billboard hits pays tribute to the late composer: 'He was on his own mountain'

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Seen by some as his generation's greatest songwriter, Bacharach teamed up for hits such as 'I Say a Little Prayer' and 'Do You Know the Way to San Jose.'

A multiple Grammy and Oscar winner, Bacharach died of natural causes Wednesday at home in Los Angeles with his family by his side, his publicist Tina Brausam confirmed to The Times on Thursday. He wa…

NEW YORK (AP) — Music played softly, almost imperceptibly, in the background of a hotel lounge where Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello talked about their songwriting collaboration, “Painted From Memory.”