- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- November 3, 1933
- Place of Birth
- York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Died
- January 30, 2011
John Barry
John Barry Prendergast OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was an English composer and conductor of film music. He composed the scores for eleven of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1987, as well as arranging and performing the "James Bond Theme" for the first film in the series, 1962's Dr. No. He wrote the Grammy- and Academy Award-winning scores to the films Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa, as well as the scores of The Scarlet Letter; Chaplin; The Cotton Club; The Tamarind Seed; Mary, Queen of Scots; Game of Death; and the theme for the television series The Persuaders!, in a career spanning over 50 years. In 1999, he was appointed with an OBE for services to music. Born in York, Barry spent his early years working in cinemas owned by his father. During his national service with the British Army in Cyprus, Barry began performing as a musician after learning to play the …
Filmography
movieThe Final Game of Death
2023 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Sound of 007
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieGame of Death Redux
2019 · Music
movieEverything or Nothing
2012 · Self (archive footage)
movieLights, Action, Music
2007 · Self
tvLegends
2006 · Self
After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
movieAfter Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
2004
movieDances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
2003 · Self, Music
Best Ever Bond
movieBest Ever Bond
2002 · Self
movieEnigma
2001 · Original Music Composer
movieBack To "Somewhere In Time"
2000 · Self, Music
movieInside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
2000 · Self
movieThe Bond Sound: The Music of 007
2000 · Self
movieInside 'From Russia with Love'
2000 · Self
movieElizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
2000 · Self
movieInside 'Dr. No'
2000 · Self
movieA Song of Africa
2000 · Self
movieHarry Saltzman: Showman
2000 · Self
movieThe Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
1999 · Self
moviePlaying by Heart
1998 · Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
movieMercury Rising
1998 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieSwept from the Sea
1998 · Original Music Composer
Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond
movieNobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond
1997 · Self
movieCry, the Beloved Country
1995 · Original Music Composer
movieThe World of James Bond
1995 · Self
Across the Sea of Time
movieAcross the Sea of Time
1995 · Music
movieThe Scarlet Letter
1995 · Original Music Composer
movieBehind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
1995 · Self
movieThe Specialist
1994 · Original Music Composer
movieMy Life
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieIndecent Proposal
1993 · Original Music Composer
movieChaplin
1992 · Original Music Composer
movieRuby Cairo
1992 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Making of 'Dances with Wolves'
1990 · Music
movieDances with Wolves
1990 · Original Music Composer
movieMasquerade
1988 · Original Music Composer
movieHearts of Fire
1987 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Living Daylights
1987 · Orchestra Conductor (uncredited), Original Music Composer
moviePeggy Sue Got Married
1986 · Original Music Composer
movieHoward the Duck
1986 · Original Music Composer
movieOut of Africa
1985 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieA Killing Affair
1985 · Original Music Composer
movieJagged Edge
1985 · Original Music Composer
movieA View to a Kill
1985 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Cotton Club
1984 · Original Music Composer
movieUntil September
1984 · Original Music Composer
movieMike's Murder
1984 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Golden Seal
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieOctopussy
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieHigh Road to China
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieSvengali
1983 · Original Music Composer
movieFrances
1982 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieMurder by Phone
1982 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Man Who Saved the World
1982 · Music
movieHammett
1982 · Original Music Composer
movieBody Heat
1981 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981 · Original Music Composer
movieInside Moves
1980 · Original Music Composer
movieTouched by Love
1980 · Original Music Composer
movieSomewhere in Time
1980 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieRaise the Titanic
1980 · Original Music Composer
movieNight Games
1980 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Black Hole
1979 · Original Music Composer
movieMoonraker
1979 · Original Music Composer
movieHanover Street
1979 · Original Music Composer
movieWilla
1979 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Corn Is Green
1979 · Original Music Composer
movieStarcrash
1978 · Conductor, Original Music Composer
movieGame of Death
1978 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Betsy
1978 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Gathering
1977 · Original Music Composer
movieFirst Love
1977 · Original Music Composer
movieYoung Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
1977 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Deep
1977 · Original Music Composer
movieThe War Between the Tates
1977 · Original Music Composer
movieThe White Buffalo
1977 · Original Music Composer
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
movieEleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
1977 · Original Music Composer
movieKing Kong
1976 · Original Music Composer
movieLove Among the Ruins
1976 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieRobin and Marian
1976 · Original Music Composer
tvEleanor and Franklin
1976 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Day of the Locust
1975 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Man with the Golden Gun
1974 · Original Music Composer
tvBorn Free
1974 · Music
movieThe Tamarind Seed
1974 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Dove
1974 · Original Music Composer
movieMission: Monte Carlo
1974 · Theme Song Performance
movieThe Glass Menagerie
1973 · Original Music Composer
movieA Doll's House
1973 · Original Music Composer
movieAlice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972 · Songs, Original Music Composer
movieFollow Me!
1972 · Original Music Composer
movieUFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...
1972 · Music
movieMary, Queen of Scots
1971 · Original Music Composer
movieDiamonds Are Forever
1971 · Original Music Composer
movieUFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
1971 · Music
movieWalkabout
1971 · Music, Conductor, Original Music Composer
movieUFO: Destroy Luna Base!
1971 · Music
movieThey Might Be Giants
1971 · Original Music Composer
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
movieThe Last Valley
1971 · Original Music Composer
movieMonte Walsh
1970 · Original Music Composer
movieOn Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969 · Original Music Composer
movieMidnight Cowboy
1969 · Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor
movieThe Appointment
1969 · Original Music Composer
movieDeadfall
1968 · Orchestra Conductor, Original Music Composer
movieThe Lion in Winter
1968 · Original Music Composer
moviePetulia
1968 · Original Music Composer
movieBoom!
1968 · Original Music Composer
tvOmnibus
1967
movieThe Whisperers
1967 · Original Music Composer
movieYou Only Live Twice
1967 · Original Music Composer
movieDutchman
1966 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Quiller Memorandum
1966 · Songs, Original Music Composer
movieThe Wrong Box
1966 · Conductor, Music Arranger, Original Music Composer
movieBorn Free
1966 · Songs, Original Music Composer
movieThe Chase
1966 · Original Music Composer
movieFour in the Morning
1965 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieThunderball
1965 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieKing Rat
1965 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
The Newcomers
tvThe Newcomers
1965 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Knack... and How to Get It
1965 · Original Music Composer
movieMister Moses
1965 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Party's Over
1965 · Original Music Composer
movieThe Ipcress File
1965 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieBoy and Bicycle
1965 · Original Music Composer
movieSophia Loren in Rome
1964 · Original Music Composer
movieGoldfinger
1964 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieSeance on a Wet Afternoon
1964 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieA Jolly Bad Fellow
1964 · Original Music Composer
movieMan in the Middle
1964 · Original Music Composer
movieZulu
1964 · Original Music Composer
movieFrom Russia with Love
1963 · Original Music Composer, Conductor
movieElizabeth Taylor in London
1963 · Music
Tonight in Person
tvTonight in Person
1963 · Self
movieThe Cool Mikado
1963 · Music Arranger
movieThe Amorous Prawn
1962 · Original Music Composer
movieThe L-Shaped Room
1962 · Original Music Composer
movieDr. No
1962 · Music Arranger
movieMix Me a Person
1962 · Original Music Composer
movieBeat Girl
1960 · Original Music Composer
movieNever Let Go
1960 · Original Music Composer
movie6.5 Special
1958 · Himself