R.I.P. John Barry (composer of film and TV music)
31-01-2011, 07:57
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R.I.P. John Barry (composer of film and TV music)
Composer John Barry, famous for his work on Born Free, Midnight Cowboy and the James Bond films, has died aged 77 of a heart attack.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12321610
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31-01-2011, 09:04
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Re: R.I.P. John Barry (composer of film and TV music)
Great composer.
R.I.P. John Barry
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31-01-2011, 09:29
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Re: R.I.P. John Barry (composer of film and TV music)
The music is what sets a good film and a great film apart, this guy made films great..
RIP John
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31-01-2011, 10:36
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Re: R.I.P. John Barry (composer of film and TV music)
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Monty Norman has been credited with writing the "James Bond Theme", and has received royalties since 1962. For Dr. No, the tune was arranged by John Barry who would later go on to compose the soundtracks for eleven James Bond films. Courts have ruled twice that the theme was written by Monty Norman despite claims and testimony by Barry that he had actually written the theme. Norman has consequently won two libel actions against publishers for claiming that Barry wrote the theme, most recently against The Sunday Times in 2001. It is generally acknowledged that Barry came up with the arrangement used in Dr. No.
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That said and done, he was a great composer and my first film soundtrack that I bought was composed by him - The Black Hole.
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31-01-2011, 13:37
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Re: R.I.P. John Barry (composer of film and TV music)
I don't think the OP (or the BBC article he posted) was trying to say that Barry composed the Bond theme. However, he *was* responsible for arrangement and also composed the soundtracks for 11 Bond films, some of which were arguably as iconic as the Bond theme.
As such, he has arguably done more to establish the music of Bond than anyone else, Monty Norman included.
Anyhow, it is a sad loss. RIP John Barry.
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31-01-2011, 15:27
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Re: R.I.P. John Barry (composer of film and TV music)
Sad loss of a great composer. 
RIP John Barry.
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01-02-2011, 19:09
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Re: R.I.P. John Barry (composer of film and TV music)
I adore his music.
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01-02-2011, 19:34
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Re: R.I.P. John Barry (composer of film and TV music)
RIP.
His work has long been missed by me on the Bond movies - IMO hardly Bond soundtrack since Barry's last has been any good at all.
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11-04-2011, 18:42
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Re: R.I.P. John Barry (composer of film and TV music)
Nice touch, there'll be a memorial concert at the Royal Albert Hall:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13033633
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