The first recording featuring the song's lyrics was by Dusty Springfield, for the Casino Royale soundtrack. Stan Getz made the first recording of the song, an instrumental version, in December 1966 for his album What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David. According to Bacharach, the melody was inspired by watching Ursula Andress in an early cut of the film.

But later Hal David added the lyrics, and the song was published in 1967. The music was written by Burt Bacharach, and was originally intended to be an instrumental. The song partially inspired the film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997). It also received a Best Song nomination at the 1968 Academy Awards. In 2008, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The song was featured in an extended slow-motion interlude to the 1967 spoof James Bond film Casino Royale. The song is notable for its sensuality and its relaxed bossa nova rhythm. Since 1999, the film's rights have been held by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, distributors of the Bond films by Eon Productions.' The Look of Love' is a popular song composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and originally popularized by English pop singer Dusty Springfield. Critical reaction to Casino Royale, however, was generally negative, with many reviewers regarding it as a baffling, disorganised affair. The film was a financial success, grossing over $41.7 million worldwide, and Burt Bacharach's musical score was praised, earning him an Academy Award nomination for the song ' The Look of Love', performed on the film's soundtrack by Dusty Springfield. The budget escalated as various directors and writers became involved in the production, and actors expressed dissatisfaction with the project.Ĭasino Royale was released on 13 April 1967, two months prior to Eon's fifth Bond movie, You Only Live Twice. Believing that he could not compete with the Eon series, Feldman resolved to produce the film as a satire.

Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, failed to come to terms. Feldman, the producer, had acquired the film rights in 1960 and had attempted to get Casino Royale made as an Eon Productions Bond film however, Feldman and the producers of the Eon series, Albert R.

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