John Barry
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John Barry

Known for
Sound
Born
November 3, 1933
Died
January 30, 2011
Place of birth
York, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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Biography

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.

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3 Works in the catalog credit them.

Music (3)

Filmography

  • The Final Game of DeathFilm · 2023 · Original Music Composer
  • The Sound of 007Film · 2022 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Everything or NothingFilm · 2012 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Lights, Action, MusicFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • La Grande TueuseFilm · 2006 · Acting
  • LegendsTV · 2006 · as Self · 1 episode
  • After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years LaterFilm · 2004 · Acting
  • Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an EpicFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • Best Ever BondFilm · 2002 · as Self
  • EnigmaFilm · 2001 · Original Music Composer
  • A Song of AfricaFilm · 2000 · as Self
  • Back To "Somewhere In Time"Film · 2000 · as Self
  • Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical CelebrationFilm · 2000 · as Self
  • Harry Saltzman: ShowmanFilm · 2000 · as Self
  • Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'Film · 2000 · as Self
  • Inside 'Dr. No'Film · 2000 · as Self
  • Inside 'From Russia with Love'Film · 2000 · as Self
  • The Bond Sound: The Music of 007Film · 2000 · as Self
  • The Wonderful World of Louis ArmstrongFilm · 1999 · as Self
  • Mercury RisingFilm · 1998 · Original Music Composer
  • Playing by HeartFilm · 1998 · Original Music Composer
  • Swept from the SeaFilm · 1998 · Original Music Composer
  • Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James BondFilm · 1997 · as Self
  • Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'Film · 1995 · as Self
  • Cry, the Beloved CountryFilm · 1995 · Original Music Composer
  • The Scarlet LetterFilm · 1995 · Original Music Composer
  • The World of James BondFilm · 1995 · as Self
  • The SpecialistFilm · 1994 · Original Music Composer
  • Indecent ProposalFilm · 1993 · Original Music Composer
  • My LifeFilm · 1993 · Original Music Composer
  • ChaplinFilm · 1992 · Original Music Composer
  • Ruby CairoFilm · 1992 · Original Music Composer
  • Dances with WolvesFilm · 1990 · Original Music Composer
  • MasqueradeFilm · 1988 · Original Music Composer
  • Hearts of FireFilm · 1987 · Original Music Composer
  • The Living DaylightsFilm · 1987 · as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
  • The Living DaylightsFilm · 1987 · Original Music Composer
  • Howard the DuckFilm · 1986 · Original Music Composer
  • Peggy Sue Got MarriedFilm · 1986 · Original Music Composer
  • A Killing AffairFilm · 1985 · Original Music Composer
  • A View to a KillFilm · 1985 · Original Music Composer
  • Jagged EdgeFilm · 1985 · Original Music Composer
  • Out of AfricaFilm · 1985 · Original Music Composer
  • Mike's MurderFilm · 1984 · Original Music Composer
  • The Cotton ClubFilm · 1984 · Original Music Composer
  • Until SeptemberFilm · 1984 · Original Music Composer
  • High Road to ChinaFilm · 1983 · Original Music Composer
  • OctopussyFilm · 1983 · Original Music Composer
  • SvengaliFilm · 1983 · Original Music Composer
  • The Golden SealFilm · 1983 · Original Music Composer
  • FrancesFilm · 1982 · Original Music Composer
  • HammettFilm · 1982 · Original Music Composer
  • Murder by PhoneFilm · 1982 · Original Music Composer
  • Body HeatFilm · 1981 · Original Music Composer
  • The Legend of the Lone RangerFilm · 1981 · Original Music Composer
  • Inside MovesFilm · 1980 · Original Music Composer
  • Night GamesFilm · 1980 · Original Music Composer
  • Raise the TitanicFilm · 1980 · Original Music Composer
  • Somewhere in TimeFilm · 1980 · Original Music Composer
  • Touched by LoveFilm · 1980 · Original Music Composer
  • Hanover StreetFilm · 1979 · Original Music Composer
  • MoonrakerFilm · 1979 · Original Music Composer
  • The Black HoleFilm · 1979 · Original Music Composer
  • The Corn Is GreenFilm · 1979 · Original Music Composer
  • WillaFilm · 1979 · Original Music Composer
  • Game of DeathFilm · 1978 · Original Music Composer
  • StarcrashFilm · 1978 · Original Music Composer
  • The BetsyFilm · 1978 · Original Music Composer
  • Eleanor and Franklin: The White House YearsFilm · 1977 · Original Music Composer
  • First LoveFilm · 1977 · Original Music Composer
  • The DeepFilm · 1977 · Original Music Composer
  • The GatheringFilm · 1977 · Original Music Composer
  • The War Between the TatesFilm · 1977 · Original Music Composer
  • The White BuffaloFilm · 1977 · Original Music Composer
  • Young Joe, the Forgotten KennedyFilm · 1977 · Original Music Composer
  • Eleanor and FranklinTV · 1976 · Original Music Composer · 2 episodes
  • King KongFilm · 1976 · Original Music Composer
  • Love Among the RuinsFilm · 1976 · Original Music Composer
  • Robin and MarianFilm · 1976 · Original Music Composer
  • The Day of the LocustFilm · 1975 · Original Music Composer
  • The DoveFilm · 1974 · Original Music Composer
  • The Man with the Golden GunFilm · 1974 · Original Music Composer
  • The Tamarind SeedFilm · 1974 · Original Music Composer
  • A Doll's HouseFilm · 1973 · Original Music Composer
  • The Glass MenagerieFilm · 1973 · Original Music Composer
  • Alice's Adventures in WonderlandFilm · 1972 · Original Music Composer
  • Follow Me!Film · 1972 · Original Music Composer
  • Diamonds Are ForeverFilm · 1971 · Original Music Composer
  • Great PerformancesTV · 1971 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Mary, Queen of ScotsFilm · 1971 · Original Music Composer
  • The Last ValleyFilm · 1971 · Original Music Composer
  • They Might Be GiantsFilm · 1971 · Original Music Composer
  • WalkaboutFilm · 1971 · Original Music Composer
  • Monte WalshFilm · 1970 · Original Music Composer
  • Midnight CowboyFilm · 1969 · Original Music Composer
  • On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceFilm · 1969 · Original Music Composer
  • The AppointmentFilm · 1969 · Original Music Composer
  • Boom!Film · 1968 · Original Music Composer
  • DeadfallFilm · 1968 · as Orchestra Conductor
  • DeadfallFilm · 1968 · Original Music Composer
  • PetuliaFilm · 1968 · Original Music Composer
  • The Lion in WinterFilm · 1968 · Original Music Composer
  • OmnibusTV · 1967 · Acting · 1 episode
  • The WhisperersFilm · 1967 · Original Music Composer
  • You Only Live TwiceFilm · 1967 · Original Music Composer
  • Born FreeFilm · 1966 · Original Music Composer
  • DutchmanFilm · 1966 · Original Music Composer
  • The ChaseFilm · 1966 · Original Music Composer
  • The Quiller MemorandumFilm · 1966 · Original Music Composer
  • The Wrong BoxFilm · 1966 · Original Music Composer
  • Boy and BicycleFilm · 1965 · Original Music Composer
  • Four in the MorningFilm · 1965 · Original Music Composer
  • King RatFilm · 1965 · Original Music Composer
  • Mister MosesFilm · 1965 · Original Music Composer
  • The Ipcress FileFilm · 1965 · Original Music Composer
  • The Knack... and How to Get ItFilm · 1965 · Original Music Composer
  • The NewcomersTV · 1965 · Original Music Composer · 50 episodes
  • The Party's OverFilm · 1965 · Original Music Composer
  • ThunderballFilm · 1965 · Original Music Composer
  • A Jolly Bad FellowFilm · 1964 · Original Music Composer
  • GoldfingerFilm · 1964 · Original Music Composer
  • Man in the MiddleFilm · 1964 · Original Music Composer
  • Seance on a Wet AfternoonFilm · 1964 · Original Music Composer
  • Sophia Loren in RomeFilm · 1964 · Original Music Composer
  • ZuluFilm · 1964 · Original Music Composer
  • From Russia with LoveFilm · 1963 · Original Music Composer
  • Tonight in PersonTV · 1963 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Mix Me a PersonFilm · 1962 · Original Music Composer
  • The Amorous PrawnFilm · 1962 · Original Music Composer
  • The L-Shaped RoomFilm · 1962 · Original Music Composer
  • Beat GirlFilm · 1960 · Original Music Composer
  • Never Let GoFilm · 1960 · Original Music Composer
  • 6.5 SpecialFilm · 1958 · as Himself

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