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Today, from the Bond on Vinyl archives, we’re thinking about listening to Casino Royale (1967)!
Speaking of excellent music by Burt Bacharach, after arranging and composing the soundtrack for the original Bond spoof ‘Casino Royale,’ he wrote another song for the Casino Royale Soundtrack. ‘The Look of Love’ was performed by Dusty Springfield, and Bacharach kept the hits coming.
He started writing for Broadway musicals the following year, writing ‘I’ll Never Fall in Love Again’, which became a hit for Dionne Warwick. The next year, Bacharach penned the Oscar-winning tune “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.” This song was highlighted in ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.’
Originally released in 1965 to little fanfare in the US, ‘Burt Bacharach Plays His Hits’ features classics like ‘(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me’ and ‘What’s New, Pussycat’, eventually seeing multiple reissues. The biggest connection this album has to Bond music is its inclusion in the 1997 Bond spoof ‘Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,’ which also features a cameo from Mr. Bacharach, himself. While technically not an album featuring music from a James Bond film, I’m making a one-time exception. The featured tracks could easily have been plugged into Casino Royale. Alternatively, this album could have just as easily been rereleased with Casino Royale music included.
46. Burt Bacharach – Plays His Hits
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