John Barry

Personal Info

  • Known ForSound
  • GenderMale
  • Birthday1933-11-03
  • Day of Death2011-01-30 (77 years)
  • Place of BirthYork, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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John Barry

Biography

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...Read More