Crediting John Barry
Here’s just a tiny reminder of some of the films that were enhanced by having the late John Barry provide a score. I haven’t named them, its just a visual collage of a fraction of his output. If you want to name them please do in the comments section – although some, like the first, [...]
R.I.P John Barry
John Barry, who died yesterday at 77 of a heart attack, defined film music in the 1960s and went on to compose some of the most enduring film music of the last decades of the twentieth century. I stumbled onto a lifetime of film music collecting when, at age 12 I received my first proper [...]
Flashback 1: John Barry
By 1967 John Barry was at the very peak of his creative powers. With one Oscar already under his belt (for Born Free in 1966), and more to come, he was one of the most successful, high-profile, and highly sought-after composers of his generation. The Bond scores had helped seal his success and they were [...]
