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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. During his national service with the British Army in Cyprus, Barry began performing as a musician after learning to play the trumpet.
Apr 4, 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
Jan 31, 2011 · John Barry, who has died aged 77 following a heart attack, ... John Barry (John Barry Prendergast), composer and songwriter, born 3 November 1933; died 30 January 2011.
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- Zulu (1964) Barry used the bold rhythms of real Zulu war chants to bring a majestic, forbidding quality to his sparing score for this suspenseful true story of courage on both sides of the Battle of Rorke’s Drift.
- Goldfinger (1964) Reputedly Barry’s favourite of his own soundtracks, his second full 007 score gleams with brassy panache and features some of his most striking background music, like the vivacious ‘Into Miami’, as well as the Shirley Bassey hit that remains for many the archetypal Bond theme song.
- The Ipcress File (1965) For espionage more gloomy than glamorous, Barry concocted a modern, sardonic sound inspired by the famous Anton Karas score for The Third Man (1949), which was ideal for the bleak world of Len Deighton’s spy Harry Palmer.
- Born Free (1966) Winner of two Oscars (for original score and song), this is a prime example of Barry’s ability to capture the grandeur of spectacular locations (here, the African veldt) alongside the playful intimacy of the story’s domestication of some orphaned lion cubs.
John Barry. Composer: Out of Africa. 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.
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Jul 20, 2023 · The stories and artwork behind the music of every James Bond film scored by John Barry alongside 300+ colour images. Details. Publication Date: 20 July 2023. Language: English. By Geoff Leonard and Pete Walker. Cover design and artwork by: Ruud Rozemeijer. Specifications. Pages: 280. Binding: Paperback and Hardback.
Feb 4, 2011 · Composer John Barry, who wrote the scores for 11 Bond films, as well as the theme songs for Goldfinger and Thunderball, died Sunday.He was 77. Barry also scored about 100 films, winning Oscars for ...
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