Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1293921
Composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Arranged by John Ivor Holland. 20th Century,Broadway,Jazz,Musical/Show,Pop,Singer/Songwriter. 45 pages. John Ivor Holland #884404. Published by John Ivor Holland (A0.1293921).
Promises, Promises is a musical with music by Burt Bacharach, lyrics by Hal David and a book by Neil Simon, based on the 1960 film 'The Apartment' written by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond. The story concerns a junior executive at an insurance company who seeks to climb the corporate ladder by allowing his apartment to be used by his married superiors for trysts. The song 'Promises, Promises' happens right towards the end of the musical where things pretty much have fallen apart, made perfectly clear in the music by very agitated meter changes and angular harmonies. Released in 1968, the song was featured on an album by Dionne Warwick shortly before the musical debuted on Broadway and has since been covered by other artists, including Sean Hayes as part of the 2010 revival production.