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John Barry

Composer / Musician / Songwriter | * 11/03/1933 († 77, 01/30/2011) | York, North Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
John Barry Prendergast (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, Game of Death, The Tamarind Seed, Mary, Queen of Scots and the theme for the television se... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

Wounded Civil War soldier, John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unl ...

Dances with Wolves

PG-13

1990 | 3.9/5 | 3h 1min
Adventure, Drama, Western
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Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous ...

Somewhere in Time

PG

1980 | 3.8/5 | 1h 43min
Drama, Fantasy, Romance / Love
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Out of Africa tells the story of the life of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on the autobiograph ...

Out of Africa

PG

1985 | 3.6/5 | 2h 41min
History, Romance / Love, Drama
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After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the KGB to prevent an escalation of tensions between ...

The Living Daylights

PG

1987 | 3.3/5 | 2h 10min
Action, Adventure, Thriller
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Awards & Nominations for John Barry

Officer of The Order of The British Empire 3x Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Original Song 2x Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition BAFTA Award for Best Original Music Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media BAFTA Fellowship Academy Award for Best Original Score, No Musical Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score Saturn Awards Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score 4x Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Original Score, No Musical Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
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Movies with John Barry as Actor(15)

as Self (archive footage)2022 The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)2012 Everything or Nothing
2007 Lights, Action, Music
as himself2003 Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
as himself2002 Best Ever Bond
as himself2000 Inside 'From Russia with Love'
2000 Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'
as himself2000 A Song of Africa
as himself2000 Inside 'Dr. No'
as himself2000 The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
2000 Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration
2000 Harry Saltzman: Showman
as himself1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
1995 The World of James Bond
as Orchestra Conductor1968 Deadfall

TV Shows/Series with John Barry as Actor(3)

as himself2006 Legends
as himself1971 Great Performances
as himself1963 Tonight in Person

Movies with John Barry as Crew(119)

Sound/Music2023 The Final Game of Death
Sound/Original Music Composer2001 Enigma
Sound/Original Music Composer1998 Playing by Heart
Sound/Conductor1998 Playing by Heart
Sound/Orchestrator1998 Playing by Heart
Sound/Original Music Composer1998 Swept from the Sea
Sound/Original Music Composer1998 Mercury Rising
Sound/Conductor1998 Mercury Rising
Sound/Music1995 Across the Sea of Time
Sound/Music1995 Cry, the Beloved Country
Sound/Original Music Composer1995 The Scarlet Letter
Sound/Original Music Composer1994 The Specialist
Sound/Music1993 My Life
Sound/Original Music Composer1993 Indecent Proposal
Sound/Original Music Composer1992 Chaplin
Sound/Original Music Composer1992 Ruby Cairo
Sound/Original Music Composer1990 Dances with Wolves
Sound/Original Music Composer1988 Masquerade
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 The Living Daylights
Sound/Original Music Composer1987 Hearts of Fire
Sound/Original Music Composer1986 Howard the Duck
Sound/Original Music Composer1986 A Killing Affair
Sound/Original Music Composer1986 Peggy Sue Got Married
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 Jagged Edge
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 A View to a Kill
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 Out of Africa
Sound/Conductor1985 Out of Africa
Sound/Music1984 Until September
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 The Cotton Club
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 Mike's Murder
Sound/Original Music Composer1983 Svengali
Sound/Music1983 The Golden Seal
Sound/Original Music Composer1983 Octopussy
Sound/Original Music Composer1983 High Road to China
Sound/Original Music Composer1982 Frances
Sound/Conductor1982 Frances
Sound/Original Music Composer1982 Hammett
Sound/Original Music Composer1982 Murder by Phone
Sound/Original Music Composer1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Sound/Music1981 Body Heat
Sound/Original Music Composer1980 Inside Moves
Sound/Original Music Composer1980 Raise the Titanic
Sound/Original Music Composer1980 Touched by Love
Sound/Music1980 Night Games
Sound/Original Music Composer1980 Somewhere in Time
Sound/Original Music Composer1979 The Black Hole
Sound/Original Music Composer1979 Willa
Sound/Original Music Composer1979 Moonraker
Sound/Music1979 The Corn Is Green
Sound/Original Music Composer1979 Hanover Street
Sound/Music1978 Starcrash
Sound/Conductor1978 Starcrash
Sound/Original Music Composer1978 Game of Death
Sound/Music1978 The Betsy
Sound/Original Music Composer1977 First Love
Sound/Original Music Composer1977 The Deep
Sound/Music1977 Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
Sound/Original Music Composer1977 The White Buffalo
Sound/Original Music Composer1976 Robin and Marian
Sound/Original Music Composer1976 King Kong
Sound/Original Music Composer1975 The Day of the Locust
Sound/Original Music Composer1975 Love Among the Ruins
Sound/Conductor1975 Love Among the Ruins
Sound/Original Music Composer1974 The Man with the Golden Gun
Sound/Original Music Composer1974 The Dove
Sound/Music1974 The Tamarind Seed
Sound/Original Music Composer1973 The Glass Menagerie
Sound/Original Music Composer1973 A Doll's House
Sound/Original Music Composer1972 Follow Me!
Sound/Original Music Composer1972 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Sound/Music1971 They Might Be Giants
Sound/Original Music Composer1971 The Last Valley
Sound/Original Music Composer1971 Mary, Queen of Scots
Sound/Music1971 Walkabout
Sound/Conductor1971 Walkabout
Sound/Original Music Composer1971 Diamonds Are Forever
Sound/Original Music Composer1970 Monte Walsh
Sound/Original Music Composer1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Sound/Music1969 The Appointment
Sound/Original Music Composer1969 Midnight Cowboy
Sound/Music Supervisor1969 Midnight Cowboy
Sound/Original Music Composer1968 Petulia
Sound/Original Music Composer1968 The Lion in Winter
Sound/Original Music Composer1968 Deadfall
Sound/Original Music Composer1968 Boom!
Sound/Original Music Composer1967 The Whisperers
Sound/Original Music Composer1967 You Only Live Twice
Sound/Original Music Composer1967 Dutchman
Sound/Original Music Composer1966 Born Free
Sound/Original Music Composer1966 The Quiller Memorandum
Sound/Original Music Composer1966 The Chase
Sound/Music1966 The Wrong Box
Sound/Music Arranger1966 The Wrong Box
Sound/Conductor1966 The Wrong Box
Sound/Original Music Composer1965 Boy and Bicycle
Sound/Original Music Composer1965 The Knack... and How to Get It
Sound/Original Music Composer1965 The Ipcress File
Sound/Conductor1965 The Ipcress File
Sound/Original Music Composer1965 Four in the Morning
Sound/Conductor1965 Four in the Morning
Sound/Original Music Composer1965 King Rat
Sound/Conductor1965 King Rat
Sound/Original Music Composer1965 Thunderball
Sound/Conductor1965 Thunderball
Sound/Music1965 The Party's Over
Sound/Music1965 Mister Moses
Sound/Original Music Composer1964 Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Sound/Conductor1964 Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Sound/Original Music Composer1964 Goldfinger
Sound/Conductor1964 Goldfinger
Sound/Original Music Composer1964 Zulu
Sound/Music1963 Elizabeth Taylor in London
Sound/Original Music Composer1963 From Russia with Love
Sound/Conductor1963 From Russia with Love
Sound/Music Arranger1962 Dr. No
Crew/Compositor1962 The L-Shaped Room
Sound/Original Music Composer1962 The Amorous Prawn
Sound/Original Music Composer1960 Never Let Go
Sound/Music1960 Beat Girl

TV Shows/Series with John Barry as Crew(2)

Sound/Original Music Composer1976 Eleanor and Franklin
Sound/Music1974 Born Free

Full Name: John Barry Barry
Born: Friday, 11/03 1933 (November) in York, North Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Sunday, 01/30 2011 (January) in Oyster Bay (aged: 77)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: St Peter's School
Record Label: EMI
Spouses (current/former): Barbara Pickard, Jane Birkin, Jane Sidey, Laurie Barry
Children: Suzy Prendergast, Kate Barry, Jonpatrick Barry
Father: Jack Xavier Prendergast
Other names for John Barry (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John Barry Prendergast"
"John Barry (composer)"
"John Barry (Filmkomponist)"
John Barry frequently works together with these people:
Michael G. Wilson (19x, Actor)
Albert R. Broccoli (18x, Crew)
Desmond Llewelyn (15x, Actor)
Bryan Forbes (15x, Crew)
Lois Maxwell (14x, Actress)
Ken Adam (14x, Crew)
Sean Connery (13x, Actor)
Ian Fleming (13x, Crew)
Peter R. Hunt (13x, Crew)
Harry Saltzman (13x, Crew)
John Cork (12x, Crew)
Plácido Domingo (6x, Actor)

Other people with this name: John Barry (GB)

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