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Jan 30, 2011 · 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 ...
Oct 1, 2017 · Career: Rock 'n' roll trumpeter, and composer-arranger-conductor for John Dankworth, Jack Parnell, and other bands; organized his own group, The John Barry Seven; 1960—score for first film, Beat Girl; has also written stage musicals and music for TV, including the mini-series Eleanor and Franklin, 1976.
John Barry was one of the all-time great masters of movie music. His career spanned some 50 years - from Midnight Cowboy and Born Free to Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa - taking in 11 James Bond films along the way. The five-times Oscar winner was born in York on 3 November 1933.
Apr 12, 2024 · John Barry, OBE (3 November 1933 - 30 January 2011), born John Barry Prendergast in York, UK is considered one of the "Big Four" of late 20th century film composers (the others being John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, and Henry Mancini). His family was in the cinema business, but it was during his National Service that he began performing as a ...
John Barry Prendergast, OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) [1] [2] was an English composer and conductor of movie music. He composed the soundtracks for 11 of the James Bond movies between 1963 and 1987, and also arranged and performed the " James Bond Theme " to the first movie in the series, 1962's Dr.
John Barry (composer) John Barry, OBE (Order of the British Empire) (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is an English film score composer. He is best known for composing 11 James Bond soundtracks and was hugely influential on the 007 series' distinctive style.
Jan 31, 2011 · Oscar-winning composer John Barry, famous for his work on Born Free, Midnight Cowboy and the James Bond films, dies in New York aged 77.