Portrait of Leslie Bricusse

Writing

Leslie Bricusse

Career

Active from 1958 to 2022, with a break from 1991 to 2021, busiest in 1963 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
GoodWatch score77/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Song Score

    1983 · Won · 55th Academy Awards

    Victor/Victoria

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Musical Score

    1982 · Won

    Victor/Victoria

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Song)

    1968 · Won · 40th Academy Awards

    Talk to the Animals

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Song)

    1992 · Nominated · 64th Academy Awards

    When You’re Alone

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Song)

    1991 · Nominated · 63rd Academy Awards

    Somewhere in My Memory

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Song)

    1987 · Nominated · 59th Academy Awards

    Life in a Looking Glass

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Song Score

    1972 · Nominated · 44th Academy Awards

    Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Song Score

    1971 · Nominated · 43rd Academy Awards

    Scrooge

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Song)

    1971 · Nominated · 43rd Academy Awards

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Best Original Musical Score

    1970 · Nominated · 42nd Academy Awards

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Music (Original Score)

    1968 · Nominated · 40th Academy Awards

    Doctor Dolittle

    Source: Wikidata

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Leslie Bricusse Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.7, average 4.1
  • Tension
    4.8, average 5.9
  • Psychological
    4.6, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Victorian Era 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title · average score 53
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022)
GoodWatch score 53

Songs, Lyricist

2000s

1 title · average score 68
Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical
Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

Book, Lyricist

1990s

7 titles · average score 54
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (1996)
GoodWatch score 56

Songs

Victor/Victoria
Victor/Victoria (1996)
GoodWatch score 73

Musical, Lyricist

Emission
Emission (1994)

Music

Tom and Jerry: The Movie
Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)
GoodWatch score 34

Songs

Hook
Hook (1991)
GoodWatch score 57

Lyricist

Bullseye!
Bullseye! (1990)
GoodWatch score 38

Story

Home Alone
Home Alone (1990)
GoodWatch score 70

Lyricist

1980s

3 titles · average score 63
Babes in Toyland
Babes in Toyland (1986)
GoodWatch score 52

Songs, Lyricist

That's Life!
That's Life! (1986)
GoodWatch score 57

Lyricist

Victor/Victoria
Victor/Victoria (1982)
GoodWatch score 80

Lyricist

1970s

5 titles · average score 69
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
GoodWatch score 68

Lyricist

Sammy Stops the World
Sammy Stops the World (1978)

Writer

Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1976)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Lyricist

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
GoodWatch score 77

Songs, Writer

Scrooge
Scrooge (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer, Screenplay

1960s

7 titles · average score 53
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
GoodWatch score 53

Songs

Salt & Pepper
Salt & Pepper (1968)
GoodWatch score 45

Songs

Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
GoodWatch score 44

Songs, Screenplay

Stop the World — I Want to Get Off
Stop the World — I Want to Get Off (1966)
GoodWatch score 50

Writer, Lyricist

Three Hats for Lisa
Three Hats for Lisa (1965)
GoodWatch score 57

Music, Writer

The Iron Maiden
The Iron Maiden (1963)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer

The Very Edge
The Very Edge (1963)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

1950s

1 title · average score 58
Bachelor of Hearts
Bachelor of Hearts (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

Writer