John Barry
Sound
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. He wrote the Grammy- and Academy Award-winning scores to the films Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa, as well as the scores of The Scarlet Letter; Chaplin; The Cotton Club; The Tamarind Seed; Mary, Queen of Scots; Game of Death; and the theme for the television series The Persuaders!, in a career spanning over 50 years. In 1999, he was appointed with an OBE for services to 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. Upon completing his national service, he formed a band in 1957, the John Barry Seven. He later developed an interest in composing and arranging music, making his début for television in 1958. He came to the notice of the makers of the first James Bond film Dr. No, who were dissatisfied with a theme for James Bond given to them by Monty Norman. Noel Rogers, the head of music at United Artists, approached Barry. This started a successful association between Barry and the Bond series that lasted for 25 years. Barry received awards including five Academy Awards: two for Born Free and one each for The Lion in Winter (for which he also won the first BAFTA Award for Best Film Music), Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa (both of which also won him Grammy Awards). He also received ten Golden Globe Award nominations, winning once for Best Original Score for Out of Africa in 1986. Barry completed his last film score, Enigma, in 2001 and recorded the successful album Eternal Echoes the same year. He then concentrated chiefly on live performances and co-wrote the music to the musical Brighton Rock in 2004 alongside Don Black. In 2001, Barry became a Fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, and, in 2005, he was made a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Barry was married four times and had four children. He moved to the United States in 1975 and lived there until his death in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia page John Barry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Living Daylights
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Age 53 (now 77)
The Man with the Golden Gun
Original Music Composer
Age 41 (now 77)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Original Music Composer
Age 36 (now 77)
After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
as Self
Age 69 (now 77) Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
Music
Age 69 (now 77)
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
as Self
Age 66 (now 77)
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
as Self
Age 65 (now 77)
Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond
as Self
Age 64 (now 77)
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
as Self
Age 61 (now 77)
The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
Music
Age 57 (now 77)
The Living Daylights
as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
Age 53 (now 77)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Original Music Composer
Age 47 (now 77)
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
Original Music Composer
Age 43 (now 77)
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Original Music Composer
Age 43 (now 77)
The Man with the Golden Gun
Original Music Composer
Age 41 (now 77)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Original Music Composer
Age 39 (now 77)
UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...
Music
Age 38 (now 77)
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
Music
Age 37 (now 77)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Original Music Composer
Age 36 (now 77)
The Knack... and How to Get It
Original Music Composer
Age 31 (now 77)
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Original Music Composer
Age 30 (now 77)
Gathering insights...
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