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Monday 31 January 2011

John Barry RIP

The film composer John Barry has died and everyone is posting James Bond themes, so here first of all is the theme from the great film Midnight Cowboy

John Voigt and Dustin Hoffman acting their socks off...

Here's the theme from Born Free, afilm that never fails to raise a tear from Mrd NotaSheep


Here's the theme tune from Zulu, a great film full of strong performances


Here's the theme from The Persuaders


And OK here's the dean of film music conducting an orchestra playing Goldfinger and the James Bond Theme


How many people can hear that middle eight of the James Bond Theme and not know its from a James Bond film?


A true musical great has departed this world, will we see his like again?

1 comment:

Davieboy said...

Very sad, a great writer. Monty Norman is actually credited with writing the James Bond theme (after 2 lawsuits), but Barry "arranged it". OHMSS, Goldfinger etc. were classics and let's not forget "Dances with Wolves". He also wrote a musical based on my avatar!