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Friday, 10 February 2023 - 4 minutes
Iconic composer Burt Bacharach has passed away.
The Oscar-winning composer and singer died of natural causes at his home in LA on Thursday at the age of 94.
Bacharach’s career spanned over 7 decades and was known for songs such as Walk on By, Do you Know the Way to San Jose and many more. He was an 8-time Grammy winner and a three-time Oscar winner, receiving two awards for his score of Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, and for the song, Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.
The talented composer also wrote songs for many musicians including Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield, and Tom Jones.
One of his last appearances in a film was in Austin Powers, as himself.
Vale, Burt Bacharach.
Ed Sheeran is in New Zealand at the moment ahead of his Australian tour, and he has been popping up in random locations including schools.
And you can’t visit New Zealand without heading to Hobbiton – which holds a special place for Ed as he wrote the theme song ‘I See Fire’ for the film The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – So Ed crashed the Hobbiton Movie Set Tour and regaled fans with a special acoustic performance at the iconic Green Dragon Inn.
@hobbitontours We had an unexpected guest at The Green Dragon Inn tonight… #iseefire
♬ original sound - Hobbiton Movie Set
Excitement is building as Super Bowl Week ramps up – with the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs touching down in Arizona to begin their last-minute preparations ahead of the big game on Monday. The cheapest tickets left to buy will set you back around $5000 - 6000 US... or you can just watch it on TV like the rest of the world.
Rihanna will provide the highly-anticipated Super Bowl LVII Half-Time Entertainment!
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— Rihanna (@rihanna) January 13, 2023
#SBLVII #AppleMusicHalftime pic.twitter.com/rfZgTrX103
And local director Dylan Randall along with co-director George Burton have been filming the first Original Musical Motion Picture in WA - shooting scenes in Mandurah, Rockingham, and Perth.
Sweet Rhythm follows Jennifer – a jazz enthusiast - and her two spirited friends who take her out on a disco groovin’, rockin’ rollin’, and jazz swinging adventure through the 70s to save the family diner and make some sweet music along the way.
Starring Prudence Ackrill, Hannah Julii Anderson, Lainey O'Sullivan, and more and featuring original music - Sweet Rhythm is out in June 2023.
Source: YouTube/BryndonCrowder/OutatimePictures/Twitter/EdSheeran/Rihanna/TikTokHobbitionMovieSet
