Steve Tyrell worked on the Bacharach-David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," which went on to win the 1969 Oscar for Best Original Song ("Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"). His contributions to the film industry include "Mystic Pizza", "That Thing You Do","The Five Heartbeats", "Father of the Bride", "The Brady Bunch Movie", and "Out of Sync". Steve also worked in television and did the music for "California Dreams", "The Heights", and "Frank's Place", among others. Tyrell's performance singing "The Way You Look Tonight" in "Father of the Bride", starring Steve Martin, pushed him center-stage as a vocalist, with live performances
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head and cassette versions also climbing the charts. Ray Stevens was first offered the opportunity to record it for the film, but turned it down. He chose instead to record the song "Sunday Morning Coming Down", written by Kris Kristofferson. Bob Dylan is supposed to have been approached for the song, but he, too, reportedly declined. The trumpet solos in the song are performed by Chuck Findley. In 2004, it finished at number 23 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In 2008, the single was ranked 85th on "Billboard"'s Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs and