LESLIE Bricusse, the songwriter behind James Bond and Willy Wonka, passed away at 90. Bricusse's friend Dame Joan Collins confirmed the songwriter's death in an Instagram post on Tuesday. "One of the giant songwriters of our time, writer of #candyman #goldfinger amongst so many other hits, and my great friend Leslie Bricusse has sadly died today," Collins wrote on his IG as he paid tribute to Bricusse. "He and his beautiful Evie have been in my life for over 50 years.