John Barry

Sound

John Barry

Born — Died

1933-11-03 — 2011-01-30

Place of birth

York, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Known for

Sound

Credits

26 titles

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…

Known for

Great Performances poster
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The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.

Great Performances

1971

Omnibus poster
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Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.

Omnibus

1967

The Living Daylights poster
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After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between the Soviet Union and the West.

The Living Daylights

1987

Legends poster
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The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.

Legends

2006

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A series of weekly programmes presenting music in the folk idiom from many parts of the world.

Tonight in Person

1963

The Sound of 007 poster
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Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean Connery’s Dr No through to Daniel Craig’s final outing in No Time to Die.

The Sound of 007

2022

Film credits

2000s · 13 titles

Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration poster
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A celebration of the life and work of Dame Elizabeth Taylor interspersed with clips from some of her finest films. Highlights from the musical gala held in the Royal Albert Hall in May 2000.

Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration

2000

A Song of Africa poster
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An impressively done new documentary taking a look back at the making of this picture. Interviews with everyone from director Pollack to composer John Barry take us through the memories of the making of the picture. In between interview segments are looks and thoughts on and at the history of the story and Africa itself. Especially entertaining is when Streep and Pollack talk about working with the animals.

A Song of Africa

2000

Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' poster
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A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Diamonds are Forever"

Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

2000

Inside 'Dr. No' poster
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A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film Dr. No.

Inside 'Dr. No'

2000

Lights, Action, Music poster
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A wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring great, albeit brief, insights from some of the modern greats.

Lights, Action, Music

2007

Best Ever Bond poster
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Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.

Best Ever Bond

2002

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic poster
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A documentary of the making of Dances with Wolves told through interviews with cast and crew. It describes the financial and production details, scouting locations, the buffalo hunt, the Lakota Sioux, and the recognition and success the film achieved.

Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

2003

Inside 'From Russia with Love' poster
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A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "From Russia with Love".

Inside 'From Russia with Love'

2000

Back To "Somewhere In Time" poster
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The cast and crew of Somewhere in Time (1980) looks back at the making of the movie in this documentary produced for the special features on the DVD Collector's Edition.

Back To "Somewhere In Time"

2000

The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 poster
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Documentary discussing the many songs featured in the James Bond films

The Bond Sound: The Music of 007

2000

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Documents the casting process and development of characters for the movie Midnight Cowboy.

After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

2004

Harry Saltzman: Showman poster
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The story of Harry Saltzman, producer of the first James Bond movies.

Harry Saltzman: Showman

2000

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La Grande Tueuse

2006

1990s · 4 titles

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