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American composer, songwriter, pianist, and conductor renowned for his innovative and sophisticated pop songs, characterized by complex harmonies, unusual time signatures, and lush orchestration.Burt Bacharach was a prolific and influential composer who shaped the sound of popular music from the late 1950s through the 1970s and beyond. His fruitful songwriting partnership with lyricist Hal David produced countless hits for artists like Dionne Warwick, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones, and The Carpenters. Bacharach won numerous awards, including multiple Grammys and three Academy Awards.

• Bacharach and his first wife, actress Angie Dickinson, had a daughter, Nikki, who suffered from Asperger's syndrome and tragically died by suicide in 2007 at age 40. Her struggles profoundly affected him and led to advocacy for autism research.
• He married four times, with high-profile marriages to Dickinson and later to lyricist Carole Bayer Sager, with whom he also collaborated professionally.
• Despite his immense success, Bacharach faced significant professional setbacks, notably the critical and commercial failure of the 1973 musical remake 'Lost Horizon', which temporarily damaged his reputation.
• He experienced a remarkable late-career resurgence in the 1990s, collaborating with Elvis Costello on the album 'Painted from Memory' (winning a Grammy) and seeing his music embraced by new generations through films ('Austin Powers') and covers.
• Bacharach died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles on February 8, 2023, at the age of 94.