The renowned James Bond composer John Barry passed away on Sunday in New York at the age of 77. The family’s announcement of his death stated that he died of a heart attack.
John Barry is known for some of the most iconic movie soundtracks of our time – some of which include Midnight Cowboy, Out of Africa, Dancing with Wolves and Midnight Cowboys. He won Oscars for all of them.
His work with the James Bond franchise was a long one – he worked on 11 bond movies:
- Dr. No (1962)
- From Russia with Love (1963)
- Goldfinger (1964)
- Thunderball (1965)
- You Only Live Twice (1967)
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
- Diamonds are Forever (1971)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
- Moonraker (1979)
- Octopussy (1983)
- A View to a Kill (1985)
- The Living Daylights (1987)
Here is a clip of his Greatest Hits:
David Arnold, longtime friend and collaborator posted this message on Twitter:
“”I am profoundly saddened by the news but profoundly thankful for everything he did for music and for me personally.”
In the statement released by his family they wrote:
“It is with great sadness that the family of composer John Barry announce his passing on the 30th of January 2011 in New York.”
Comments
Chris
February 1st, 2011 - 8:38:07 PM
He always produced this type of sweeping romanticized music to his film scores and that just pulled you into the film. Dances With Wolves was one of his highlights.
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