John Barry
BM Hall of Fame Induction Year: 2005
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Contributions: The talented John Barry was born in York, England on November 3, 1933. Barry always had a flare for writing music, and was described as having the music actually flowing through him. Barry was originally hired into the Bond franchise to write a theme song for the film, as well as the score. However, producer Albert Broccoli and director Terence Young disliked Barry's theme and hired Monte Norman to write the famous James Bond theme. John Barry's music has influenced more people in the business, and is compared to such composer giants as Bernard Herman, John Williams, and Henry Mancini. Barry scored the James Bond movies from "Dr. No" to "The Living Daylights", skipping "Live and Let Die," "The Spy Who Loved Me," and "For Your Eyes Only." Barry has won academy awards for his score in "Born Free," "The Lion in Winter," "Out of Africa," and "Dances with Wolves." His song featured in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," called 'We Have All the Time in the World,' is one of the most popular songs for a newly wed couple's first dance.
John Barry really set the standard for future Bond composers by never settling for mediocre music. Barry set the bar incredibly high, and his classy Bond music has been cherished by many movie fans from around the world. The most recent Bond composer, David Arnold, has said that John Barry's work in "You Only Live Twice" is the whole reason he wanted to go into composing, and it was Barry's inspiration that allowed Arnold to create the music he does for Bond movies of recent decades. Fortunately, John Barry is still alive, and is currently writing a musical with his friend, Don Black.
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Contributions: The talented John Barry was born in York, England on November 3, 1933. Barry always had a flare for writing music, and was described as having the music actually flowing through him. Barry was originally hired into the Bond franchise to write a theme song for the film, as well as the score. However, producer Albert Broccoli and director Terence Young disliked Barry's theme and hired Monte Norman to write the famous James Bond theme. John Barry's music has influenced more people in the business, and is compared to such composer giants as Bernard Herman, John Williams, and Henry Mancini. Barry scored the James Bond movies from "Dr. No" to "The Living Daylights", skipping "Live and Let Die," "The Spy Who Loved Me," and "For Your Eyes Only." Barry has won academy awards for his score in "Born Free," "The Lion in Winter," "Out of Africa," and "Dances with Wolves." His song featured in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," called 'We Have All the Time in the World,' is one of the most popular songs for a newly wed couple's first dance.
John Barry really set the standard for future Bond composers by never settling for mediocre music. Barry set the bar incredibly high, and his classy Bond music has been cherished by many movie fans from around the world. The most recent Bond composer, David Arnold, has said that John Barry's work in "You Only Live Twice" is the whole reason he wanted to go into composing, and it was Barry's inspiration that allowed Arnold to create the music he does for Bond movies of recent decades. Fortunately, John Barry is still alive, and is currently writing a musical with his friend, Don Black.
