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John Barry Prendergast OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) [1] [2] was an English composer and conductor of film music. Born in York , Barry spent his early years working in cinemas owned by his father.
Jul 19, 2015 · This week we celebrate 10 of the most memorable film music scores by Jazz musician turned legendary British composer and "sound of Bond" John Barry, whose work ranges from 'Midnight Cowboy'...
Aug 6, 2024 · John Barry British composer who provided the musical scores for more than 100 motion pictures and television programs, notably 11 movies featuring Ian Fleming’s iconic spy James Bond—From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty’s.
Few film composers have built such a legacy of memorable movie music as Britain’s John Barry. Winner of five Academy Awards, he wrote some of cinema’s best-loved scores, including 11 James Bond films and three best film Oscar winners (Dances with Wolves, Out of Africa and Midnight Cowboy).
Japanese film and television composer Shirô Sagisu has acknowledged Barry's work as an influence; in fact, one of Shirô's compositions for Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) is a blatant homage to a theme called "007" which appears in several James Bond film scored by Barry.
Englishman John Barry is one of the most famed film composers of the 20th century. His work is prominent in several celebrated Hollywood movies and has been appreciated by some of the most prestigious awards.
Jan 31, 2011 · Composer John Barry, famous for his work on the James Bond films, Born Free and Out of Africa has died aged 77 of a heart attack.