Monday, January 31, 2011

John Barry, R. I. P.

iWon News - 5-Oscar winner, composer John Barry, dies at 77: "Composer John Barry, who won five Oscars for his film work but was best known for his contributions to a dozen James Bond movies, has died. He was 77.

Barry died in New York on Sunday, his family said.

The English-born composer won two Oscars, for the score and the song, for 'Born Free' in 1966, and he earned single statuettes for 'The Lion in Winter' (1968), 'Out of Africa' (1985) and 'Dances with Wolves' (1990).

He was also nominated for his scores for 'Mary, Queen of Scots' in 1971 and 'Chaplin' in 1992."

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

2 comments:

Scott Cupp said...

Hate to hear this. Love john Barry's work, particularly on the Bond films and ZULU.

Unknown said...

I can remember John Barry's work in his pre-Bond years, back in Britain in the late 1950s when he was associated with Jack Good's "Oh Boy!", a pioneering TV rock'n'roll show. Then there was the John Barry Seven, who had a string of modest hits, and the distinctive backings for Adam Faith's pop records in the days before Faith became actor and businessman. Brings back lots of good memories ... and music that plays itself in your head at the mention of a title. RIP.