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John Barry
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
John Barry, from York, led the pop group The John Barry Seven in the late 1950s. For Dr. No (1962) he arranged the James Bond theme by Monty Norman, with its famous twang guitar. He went on to write the music for eleven Bond films. With Goldfinger (1964) he fixed the Bond sound: sharp brass, jazz chords and a big title song. In The Ipcress File (1965) he used a cimbalom. Later his style became broader and more romantic, with long string melodies. Barry won five Oscars: two for Born Free (1966), and others for The Lion in Winter (1968), Out of Africa (1985) and Dances with Wolves (1990).
Listening
Listening tip. Notice the brass chords and jazz harmony in the Bond music, and the slow, broad string melodies in his later work.
Goldfinger (Main Title) · Shirley Bassey, 1964
Midnight Cowboy · John Barry, 1969
The John Dunbar Theme · John Barry, 1990
On Her Majesty's Secret Service · John Barry, 1969
Discography
Studio albums
- 1960Music from the film ‘Beat Girl’ (soundtrack)
- 1961Stringbeat
- 1963Elizabeth Taylor in London (soundtrack)
- 1963From Russia With Love (soundtrack)
- 1964Goldfinger (soundtrack)
- 1964Man in the Middle (soundtrack)
- 1965The Ipcress File (soundtrack)
- 1965Thunderball (soundtrack)
- 1966Born Free (soundtrack)
- 1966The Quiller Memorandum (soundtrack)
- 1966The Wrong Box (soundtrack)
- 1968Boom! (soundtrack)
- 1968Petulia (soundtrack)
- 1968The Lion in Winter (soundtrack)
- 1969On Her Majesty's Secret Service (soundtrack)
- 1971Diamonds Are Forever (soundtrack)
- 1972Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Original Sound Track Recording (soundtrack)
- 1973Follow Me (soundtrack)
- 1974Billy (soundtrack)
- 1974The Day of the Locust (soundtrack)
- 1974The Dove (soundtrack)
- 1974The Man With the Golden Gun (soundtrack)
- 1976King Kong (soundtrack)
- 1977The Deep (soundtrack)
- 1978Game of Death (soundtrack)
- 1978Walkabout (soundtrack)
- 1979Moonraker (soundtrack)
- 1979The Black Hole (soundtrack)
- 1980Somewhere in Time: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 1981The Legend of the Lone Ranger (soundtrack)
- 1983Octopussy (soundtrack)
- 1983The Golden Seal (soundtrack)
- 1984The Cotton Club (soundtrack)
- 1985A View to a Kill: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 1985Out of Africa (soundtrack)
- 1986Peggy Sue Got Married (soundtrack)
- 1987Lolita, My Love (soundtrack)
- 1987The Living Daylights (soundtrack)
- 1989Body Heat (soundtrack)
- 1990Dances With Wolves: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 1990Robin and Marian (soundtrack)
- 1992Chaplin (soundtrack)
- 1992Jagged Edge (soundtrack)
- 1993My Life (soundtrack)
- 1994Passion Flower Hotel (Original 1965 London Cast) (soundtrack)
- 1994The Specialist: Original Motion Picture Score (soundtrack)
- 1995Across the Sea of Time (soundtrack)
- 1995Cry, The Beloved Country (soundtrack)
- 1995King Rat (soundtrack)
- 1995The Scarlet Letter (soundtrack)
- 1997Deadfall (soundtrack)
- 1997Frances (soundtrack)
- 1997Swept from the Sea (soundtrack)
- 1998Mercury Rising: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 1998Somewhere in Time
- 1998Somewhere in Time (soundtrack)
- 1998Sophia Loren in Rome (soundtrack)
- 1998The Beyondness of Things
- 1998The Knack... And How to Get It (soundtrack)
- 1998The Whisperers (soundtrack)
- 1999High Road to China (soundtrack)
- 1999Monte Walsh (soundtrack)
- 1999Playing by Heart (soundtrack)
- 2000Born Free
- 2000Hammett (soundtrack)
- 2001Eternal Echoes
- 2001Robin and Marian
- 2001Ruby Cairo (soundtrack)
- 2001The Last Valley
- 2002Enigma (soundtrack)
- 2002Masquerade (soundtrack)
- 2003The Appointment (soundtrack)
- 2003The White Buffalo (soundtrack)
- 2004The Chase (soundtrack)
- 2007The Last Valley (soundtrack)
- 2008Mary, Queen of Scots (soundtrack)
- 2008Starcrash (soundtrack)
- 2009Hanover Street (soundtrack)
- 2009Until September (soundtrack)
- 2013First Love (soundtrack)
- 2014The Betsy
- 2019Howard the Duck (soundtrack)
- 2021The Tamarind Seed (soundtrack)
- 2021Zulu (soundtrack)
- 2023Séance on a Wet Afternoon / Katharine Hepburn (soundtrack)
- 2024Award Winning Movie Soundtracks
- 2024Séance on a Wet Afternoon (soundtrack)
- 2025Intégrale John Barry: Rock n’roll, jazz et musiques de films 1957-1962
- 2026Four in the Morning (soundtrack)
- 2026The Golden Child: Music Inspired by the Motion Picture (soundtrack)
- 2026The Ipcress File (soundtrack)
Other work
- 1962Dr. No (arrangement thema)
- 1969Midnight Cowboy
- 1990Dances with Wolves
In School of Rock
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- Film Music MapNL Map
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 4NL Reader
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 7NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Bond and spy sound Genre
No was given a guitar riff as its signature tune: the James Bond Theme, credited to Monty Norman and arranged by John Barry.