Monday, January 31, 2011

R.I.P. John Barry (1933 - 2011)

Film composer and conductor John Barry has passed away at the age of 77. Beginning with 1960's "Beat Girl" and ending with 2001's "Enigma", Barry has scored nearly 100 motion pictures. He won Oscars for his work on "Born Free" (1967), "The Lion In Winter" (1968), "Out of Africa" (1985) and for "Dances With Wolves" (1990). However, he is probably best known as the composer for a dozen James Bond films, including "Dr. No" (although the credit for the actual James Bond Theme has been debated), "From Russia With Love" (1963) and "A View To A Kill" (1985). His last official film score was for the Michael Apted directed film "Enigma" (2001). Below is a small sample of John Barry's legacy.


John Barry's catolgue of music is available @ iTunes.