Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Monday 20 December 2004 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Tommy Pearson talks to lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman about the challenges of writing songs for film, their Oscar winners The Way We Were and Windmills of Your Mind, and writing for Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand and many more.
Playlist
Single: Frank Sinatra - Nice 'n Easy
Side A - Nice 'n Easy, performed by Frank Sinatra
Composed with Lew Spence
Capitol CL 426
LP: Ray Charles Greatest Hits Vol 2
Side 2 Band 4 - In The Heat Of The Night
Composed with Quincy Jones
Stateside SL 10241
The Thomas Crown Affair OST
Track 1 - The Windmills Of Your Mind, performed by Noel Harrison
Composed with Michel Legrand
Ryko RCD 10719
CD: Goin' Back - The Very Best Of Dusty Springfield 1962-1994
Track 18 - Windmills Of Your Mind, performed by Dusty Springfield
Composed with Michel Legrand
Philips 848789 2
The Happy Ending OST
Side 1 Band 1 - What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life? Performed by Michael Dees
Composed with Michel Legrand
United Artists UAS 29084
Yentl OST
Track 5 - The Way He Makes Me Feel, performed by Barbra Streisand
Track 3 - This Is One Of Those Moments, performed by Barbra Streisand
Composed with Michel Legrand
Columbia CD 86302
CD: Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
Track 8 - Pieces Of Dreams, performed by Barbra Streisand
Composed with Michel Legrand
Columbia CK 32801
LP: Rosemary Clooney - With Love
Side 1 Band 2 - The Way We Were, performed by Rosemary Clooney
Composed with Marvin Hamlisch
Concord Jazz CJ 144
Tootsie OST
Side 1 Band 5 - Montage Pastorale - It Might Be You
Composed with Dave Grusin
Warner 923781-1
CD: Johnny Mathis - How Do You Keep The Music Playing?
Track 11 - How Do You Keep The Music Playing? From the film 'Best Friends'
Composed with Michel Legrand
Columbia 473601 2
CD: Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
Track 4 - The Way We Were, performed by Barbra Streisand
Composed with Michel Legrand
Columbia CK 32801
