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Because Barry provided not just the main title theme but the complete soundtrack score, his music often enhanced the critical reception of a film, notably in Midnight Cowboy, The Tamarind Seed, the first remake of King Kong (1976), Out of Africa (1985), and Dances with Wolves (1990).
John Barry (1933-2011) John Barry. John Barry was born in York, England in 1933, and was the youngest of three children. His father, Jack, owned several local cinemas and by the age of fourteen, Barry was capable of running the projection box on his own - in particular, The Rialto in York. As he was brought up in a cinematic environment, he ...
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Longtime and influential composer of films for generations. Also a multi-winning composer as well going all the way back to 1966 when he won for his score in the story about Elsa (no…not from Frozen) in Born Free. Here is a list of his long career and the films he worked on. Enjoy!
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Jan 8, 2009 · The Man Who Knew the Score. As a kid growing up in World War II–era York, John Barry spent every Saturday in one of his father’s cinemas, figuring out what made a movie great. As a young ...
Sep 5, 2011 · Fortunately for director Jeannot Szwarc, John Barry was not afraid of a hopeless cause. He was the champion of them. When Barry was approached to score the adaptation of the Richard Matheson novel ...
Jan 31, 2011 · The music was composed by John Barry, who died yesterday in New York at the age of 77, following a heart attack. Barry wrote the scores for more than 100 films between 1960 and 2001,...
Jan 30, 2011 · John Barry Prendergast OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was an English composer and conductor of film music. He composed the scores for eleven of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1987, as well as arranging and performing the "James Bond Theme" for the first film in the series, 1962's Dr. No.
