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John Barry Prendergast OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was an English composer and conductor of film music. Born in York , Barry spent his early years working in cinemas owned by his father.
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.
Nov 3, 2014 · 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).
Jul 20, 2023 · The definitive website dedicated to John Barry (1933-2011), Britain's foremost composer of film and TV music.
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.
Jan 31, 2011 · It's a great story. It made me cry multiple times. John Barry composed the music for the title song; Don Black wrote the lyrics; and British singer Matt Monro sang it. Born Free won an Academy...
John Barry Prendergast 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.
