John Barry Biography (1933-)

Full name, John Barry Prendergast; born November 3, 1933, in York, England; son of Jack Barry (a movie theatre owner); mother, a classical pianist; married Barbara Pickard, 1959 (divorced, 1963); married Jane Birkin (an actress), 1965 (divorced, 1968); married Jane Sidney, 1969 (divorced, 1971); married Laurie Alderman (a reporter), 1979 (some sources cite c. 1976); children: (second marriage) Kate; (fourth marriage) Johnpatrick; two other daughters. Addresses: Agent: Benjamin Kraft, Blue Focus Management, 15233 Ventura Blvd.,Suite 2A, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Musician, composer, arranger, conductor, music producer
Birth Details: November 3, 1933; York, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Music Director
Beat Girl (also known as Wild for Kicks), Victoria, 1959
Dr. No, United Artists, 1962
Goldfinger (also known as Ian Fleming's Goldfinger), UnitedArtists, 1964
Man in the Middle (also known as The Winston Affair), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
Seance on a Wet Afternoon, Artixo, 1964
The Ipcress File (also known as Len Deighton's The Ipcress File), Universal, 1965
Mister Moses, United Artists, 1965
Thunderball, United Artists, 1965
The Knack (also known as The Knack ... and How to Get It),United Artists, 1965
King Rat, Columbia, 1965
The Chase, Columbia, 1966
The Wrong Box, Columbia, 1966
The Dutchman, Columbia, 1966
The Quiller Memorandum, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
The Whisperers, Lopert, 1967
You Only Live Twice (also known as Ian Fleming's You Only LiveTwice), United Artists, 1967
Petulia, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1968
The Lion in Winter, Avco-Embassy, 1968
Deadfall, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
Diamonds Are Forever (also known as Ian Fleming's Diamonds AreForever), United Artists, 1971
The Last Valley, Cinerama, 1971
Mary, Queen of Scots, Universal, 1971
Murphy's War, Paramount, 1971
Walkabout, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
The Public Eye (also known as Follow Me!), Universal, 1972
King Kong (also known as King Kong: The Legend Reborn), Paramount, 1976
The White Buffalo (also known as Hunt to Kill), United Artists, 1977
The Black Hole, Buena Vista, 1979
The Game of Death (also known as Bruce Lee's Game of Death, Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death, and Si Wang You Ju), Columbia, 1979
Starcrash (also known as The Adventures of Stella Star, Female Space Invaders, Stella Star, and Scontri stellari oltrala terza dimensione), New World Pictures, 1979
Somewhere in Time, Universal, 1980
Body Heat, Warner Bros., 1981
Frances, Universal, 1982
Octopussy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Hammett, Warner Bros., 1983
The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984
A View to a Kill (also known as From a View to a Kill), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
Out of Africa, Universal, 1985
Jagged Edge, Columbia, 1985
Peggy Sue Got Married, TriStar, 1986
Howard the Duck (also known as Howard: A New Breed of Hero), Universal, 1986
Masquerade, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Dances with Wolves, Orion, 1990
Indecent Proposal, Paramount, 1993
The Specialist (also known as El specialista), Warner Bros., 1994
The Scarlet Letter, Buena Vista, 1995
Across the Sea of Time (documentary; also known as Across the Sea of Time: New York 3D), Sony Pictures Classics, 1995
Swept from the Sea (also known as Amy Foster and Balayepar la mer), Sony Pictures Entertainment/TriStar, 1997
Mercury Rising (also known as Mercury Falling, Simon, and Simple Simon), MCA/Universal, 1998
Playing by Heart (also known as Dancing about Architectureand If They Only Knew), Miramax, 1998
Enigma (also known as Enigma--Das Geheimnis), Miramax, 2002
Music Producer
The Game of Death (also known as Bruce Lee's Game of Death, Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death, and Si Wang You Ju), Columbia, 1979
Cry, the Beloved Country, Miramax, 1995
Swept from the Sea (also known as Amy Foster and Balayepar la mer), Sony Pictures Entertainment/TriStar, 1997
Other
Song arranger, Mix Me a Person, British Lion, 1961
Music arranger, The Cool Mikado, United Artists, 1963
Music arranger, You Only Live Twice (also known as Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice), United Artists, 1967
Music arranger, Deadfall, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
Music supervisor, Midnight Cowboy, United Artists, 1969
Music arranger, Diamonds Are Forever (also known as Ian Fleming's Diamonds Are Forever), United Artists, 1971
Music supervisor, The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984
Song performer, The Saint, Paramount, 1997
Orchestrator, Playing by Heart (also known as Dancing about Architecture and If They Only Knew), Miramax, 1998
Film Appearances
(With John Barry Seven) 6.5 Special (also known as Calling AllCars), 1958
(With John Barry Seven) Girl on a Roof, 1961
(With John Barry Seven) A Matter of Who, 1961
(With John Barry Seven) The Cool Mikado, United Artists, 1963
Himself, The Dream Maker (also known as It's All Happening), British Lion/Universal, 1963
Symphony conductor, Deadfall, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
Orchestra conductor, The Living Daylights, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
Television Appearances
Specials
"John Barry's Moviola" (also known as "John Barry--Moviola"), Great Performances, PBS, 1993
The World of James Bond, Fox, 1995
Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond, 1998
John Barry: Licence to Thrill (also known as Omnibus: John Barry--Licence to Thrill), 2000
Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration, 2000
Episodic
(With John Barry Seven) Oh Boy!, Associated British Picture Corporation, between 1958 and 1959
(With John Barry Seven) Drumbeat, BBC, 1959
Also appeared in episodes of Six-Five Special.
Other
Music performer, The Human Jungle (series), Associated British Picture Corp., 1963-1965
Der Klang der Bilder, 1995
RECORDINGS
Albums
John Barry: The EMI Years, three volumes, Scamp, 1962-1964
Thunderball (soundtrack recording), 1963
Goldfinger (soundtrack recording), 1963
The Knack, 1965
Moviola, 1966
Born Free, 1966 re-recorded, 2000
Deadfall, 1968
The Lion in Winter, 1968 re-recorded, 2001
The Whisperers, 1969
Monte Walsh, 1970
The Last Valley, 1970 re-recorded, 2001
Walkabout, 1971 re-recorded, 2000
Robin and Marian, 1976 re-recorded, 2001
(With others) Music from "The Spy Who Loved Me" and Other Great JamesBond Thrillers, Springboard, 1977
Somewhere in Time (soundtrack recording), 1980
Raise the Titanic, 1980
Body Heat, 1981
Frances, 1982
Octopussy, 1983
Hammett, 1983
High Road to China, 1983
(With Bob Wilber) The Cotton Club/Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Geffen Records, 1984
Out of Africa (soundtrack recording), 1985
The Living Daylights, 1987
Dances with Wolves (soundtrack recording), 1990
Across the Sea of Time, Epic, 1996
Swept from the Sea (soundtrack recording), 1997

The Beyondness of Things, Decca, 1998
Mercury Rising, 1998
Playing by Heart, Decca, 1998
Zulu (compilation album), 1999
Eternal Echoes, 2001
Enigma, 2001
Other albums include and The Music of John Barry, Columbia; othersoundtrack recordings of Barry's work include Beat Girl, released by Play It Again, The Black Hole, and Midnight Cowboy.
WRITINGS
Composer
Films
Beat Girl (also known as Wild for Kicks), Victoria, 1959
Never Let Go, Independent Artists, 1960
Jazz sequences, Never Let Go, Independent Artists, 1960
Mix Me a Person, British Lion, 1961
Girl on a Roof, 1961
The L-Shaped Room, Davis/Royal/Columbia, 1962
The Amorous Mr. Prawn (also known as The Amorous Prawn andThe Playgirl and the War Minister), British Lion, 1962
Dr. No, United Artists, 1962
From Russia with Love, United Artists, 1963
Zulu, Embassy, 1964
Goldfinger (also known as Ian Fleming's Goldfinger), UnitedArtists, 1964
A Jolly Bad Fellow (also known as They All Died Laughing),British Lion, 1964
Man in the Middle (also known as The Winston Affair), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
Seance on a Wet Afternoon, Artixo, 1964
The Ipcress File (also known as Len Deighton's The Ipcress File), Universal, 1965
The Knack (also known as The Knack ... and How to Get It),United Artists, 1965
King Rat, Columbia, 1965
Thunderball, United Artists, 1965
Mister Moses, United Artists, 1965
Born Free, Columbia, 1966
The Chase, Columbia, 1966
The Wrong Box, Columbia, 1966
The Dutchman, Continental, 1966
The Party's Over, Allied Artists, 1966
Four in the Morning, West One, 1966
The Quiller Memorandum, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
The Whisperers, Lopert, 1967
You Only Live Twice (also known as Ian Fleming's You Only LiveTwice), United Artists, 1967
Boom!, Universal, 1968
Deadfall, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968
Petulia, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1968
The Lion in Winter, Avco-Embassy, 1968
Midnight Cowboy, United Artists, 1969
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (also known as O.H.M.S.S.),United Artists, 1969
The Appointment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
Monte Walsh, National General, 1970
Diamonds Are Forever (also known as Ian Fleming's Diamonds AreForever), United Artists, 1971
The Last Valley, Cinerama, 1971
Mary, Queen of Scots, Universal, 1971
They Might Be Giants, Universal, 1971
Walkabout, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
Murphy's War, Paramount, 1971
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, American National, 1972
The Public Eye (also known as Follow Me!), Universal, 1972
A Doll's House, Paramount, 1973
The Man with the Golden Gun, United Artists, 1974
The Tamarind Seed, Avco-Embassy, 1974
The Dove, Paramount, 1974
The Day of the Locust, Paramount, 1975
Robin and Marian, Columbia, 1976
King Kong (also known as King Kong: The Legend Reborn), Paramount, 1976
The Deep, Columbia, 1977
The White Buffalo (also known as Hunt to Kill), United Artists, 1977
First Love, Paramount, 1977
The Betsy (also known as Harold Robbins' The Betsy), AlliedArtists, 1978
Moonraker, United Artists, 1979
The Game of Death (also known as Bruce Lee's Game of Death, Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death, and Si Wang You Ju), Columbia, 1979
The Black Hole, Buena Vista, 1979
Hanover Street, Columbia, 1979
Starcrash (also known as The Adventures of Stella Star, Female Space Invaders, Stella Star, and Scontri Stellari oltrala terza dimensione), New World Pictures, 1979
Somewhere in Time, Universal, 1980
Inside Moves, Associated Film, 1980
Night Games (also known as Love Games and Jeux erotiquesde nuit), Avco-Embassy, 1980
Raise the Titanic, Associated Film, 1980
Touched by Love (also known as To Elvis, with Love), Columbia, 1980
Music for Chinese version, Shi di chu ma (also known as The Young Master), 1980
Murder by Phone (also known as Bells, The Bells, The Calling, and Hell's Bells), New World Pictures, 1981
Body Heat, Warner Bros., 1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger, Universal, 1981
Frances, Universal, 1982
Music from The Lion in Winter, The Verdict, 1982
Hammett, Warner Bros., 1983
High Road to China, Warner Bros., 1983
Octopussy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
The Golden Seal, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1983
The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984
(With Joe Jackson) Mike's Murder, Warner Bros., 1984
Until September, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
A View to a Kill (also known as From a View to a Kill), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
Out of Africa, Universal, 1985
Jagged Edge, Columbia, 1985
Peggy Sue Got Married, TriStar, 1986
Howard the Duck (also known as Howard: A New Breed of Hero), Universal, 1986
A Killing Affair (also known as My Sister's Keeper), Hemdale, 1986
The Golden Child, Paramount, 1986
Hearts of Fire, Lorimar, 1987
The Living Daylights, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
Masquerade, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Dances with Wolves, Orion, 1990
Chaplin (also known as Charlot), TriStar, 1992
Music from Chaplin, The Making of Escape through Time: Behind the Scenes, 1993
Indecent Proposal, Paramount, 1993
Ruby Cairo (also known as Deception and The Missing Link: Ruby Cairo), Miramax, 1993
My Life, Columbia, 1993
The Specialist (also known as El specialista), Warner Bros., 1994
The Scarlet Letter, Buena Vista, 1995
Cry the Beloved Country, Miramax, 1995
Across the Sea of Time (documentary; also known as Across the Sea of Time: New York 3D), Sony Pictures Classics, 1995
Swept from the Sea (also known as Amy Foster and Balayepar le mer), Sony Pictures Entertainment/TriStar, 1997
Mercury Rising (also known as Mercury Falling, Simon, and Simple Simon), MCA/Universal, 1998
Playing by Heart (also known as Dancing about Architectureand If They Only Knew), Miramax, 1998
Enigma (also known as Enigma--Das Geheimnis), Miramax, 2002
Songs for Films
Title song, Never Let Go, Independent Artists, 1960
Theme song, Dr. No, United Artists, 1962
Title song, Thunderball, United Artists, 1965
Title song, Born Free, Columbia, 1966
Song, "Wednesday's Child," The Quiller Memorandum, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
Title song, You Only Live Twice (also known as Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice), United Artists, 1967
Title song, The Appointment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
"Play It Again," The Tamarind Seed, Avco-Embassy, 1974
Title song, Moonraker, United Artists, 1979
"Will This Be the Song I'll Be Singing Tomorrow?," Game of Death (also known as Bruce Lee's Game of Death, Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death, and Si Wang You Ju), Columbia, 1979
"Goldfinger," Saint Jack, 1979
"Four in the Morning," When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?, 1979
"The Man in the Mask," The Legend of the Lone Ranger, Universal, 1981
"Letting Go," The Golden Seal, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1983
"All Time High," Octopussy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
(With Duran Duran) Title song, A View to a Kill (also known as From a View to a Kill), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
"Born Free," Morons from Outer Space, 1985
"The Best Man in the World" and "Wisdom of the Ages," The Golden Child, Paramount, 1986
"If There Was a Man," "The Living Daylights," and "Where Has Everybody Gone?," The Living Daylights, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
"Born Free," The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, 1992
"Ruby Cairo Theme--Flamenco" and "The Secrets of My Heart," Ruby Cairo (also known as Deception and The Missing Link: Ruby Cairo), Miramax, 1993
The Saint, Paramount, 1997
"Born Free," The Lost World: Jurassic Park (also known as The Lost World), Universal, 1997
"The Ipcress File," Great Expectations, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
"6 Underground (The Umbrellas of Ladywell Mix No. 2)," Can't Hardly Wait (also known as The Party), Columbia/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
"Fire Up the Showsaw," Go, 1999
"The Rockafeller Skank," She's All That, 1999
"6 Underground," The Watcher, 2000
Theme Music for Films
Murphy's War, Paramount, 1971
Theme music from The Persuaders, Mission: Monte Carlo, 1974
Theme music from The Persuaders, Sporting Chance, 1976
The Golden Seal, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1983
Theme Music for Television; Series
Impromptu, BBC-2 (England), 1964
Vendetta, 1966
The Persuaders!, ITC (England), 1971
Shirley's World, ABC, 1971-1972
The Adventurer, ITC, 1972
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (also known as Great Mysteries), Anglia Television (England), 1974
USA Today: The Television Show, syndicated, 1988-1990
Also composer of theme music for Drumbeat.
Television Music; Movies
The Glass Menagerie, ABC, 1973
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy, ABC, 1977
The War between the Tates, ABC, 1977
The Gathering, ABC, 1977
Willa, 1979
The Corn Is Green, CBS, 1979
Svengali, CBS, 1983
The Witness, Showtime, 1993
Television Music; Specials
Elizabeth Taylor in London, CBS, 1963
Sophia Loren in Rome, ABC, 1964
"Love among the Ruins," ABC Theatre, ABC, 1975
"Eleanor and Franklin," ABC Theatre, ABC, 1976
"Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years," ABC Theatre, ABC, 1977
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond, 1987
"John Barry's Moviola" (also known as "John Barry--Moviola"), Great Performances, PBS, 1993
The World of James Bond, Fox, 1995
Stage Music
Passion Flower Hotel, 1965
Lolita My Love, 1968
Billy, Theatre Royal, London, 1974
(With Don Black) The Little Prince and the Aviator, Alvin Theatre,New York City, 1982

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 29, Gale, 2000
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996
Leonard, Geoff, Pete Walker, and Gareth Bramley, John Barry: A Life inMusic, Sansom and Co. (Bristol, England), 1998

Periodicals

Billboard, July 3, 1999; October 2, 1999, p. 81
Entertainment Weekly, March 13, 1998, p. 30
Guitar Player, April, 1997, p. 63
Los Angeles Times, January 8, 1999, p. 16
Soundtrack, March, 1988, pp. 28-31
Starlog, February, 1994

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