John Barry
- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- November 3, 1933 in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Died
- January 30, 2011
- Active Years
- 1958–2023 (66 Years)
- Total Credits
- 172 credits in database
Sound Born Nov 3, 1933 Died Jan 30, 2011 York, North Yorkshire, England, UK 172 credits
Biography
John Barry works in sound. Born November 3, 1933 in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK. Died January 30, 2011. Archytele tracks 172 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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The Final Game of Death · Original Music Composer
The Sound of 007
Game of Death Redux · Music
Everything or Nothing
Lights, Action, Music
LegendsLa Grande Tueuse
After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an EpicDances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic · Music
Best Ever Bond
Enigma · Original Music Composer
Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical CelebrationThe Bond Sound: The Music of 007Back To "Somewhere In Time"Back To "Somewhere In Time" · Music
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Mercury Rising · Original Music ComposerMercury Rising · ConductorPlaying by Heart · Original Music ComposerPlaying by Heart · ConductorPlaying by Heart · Orchestrator
Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond
The Scarlet Letter · Original Music ComposerCry, the Beloved Country · Original Music ComposerThe World of James BondAcross the Sea of Time · MusicBehind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
The Specialist · Original Music Composer
Indecent Proposal · Original Music ComposerMy Life · Original Music Composer
Chaplin · Original Music ComposerRuby Cairo · Original Music Composer
Dances with Wolves · Original Music ComposerThe Making of 'Dances with Wolves' · Music
Masquerade · Original Music Composer
The Living DaylightsThe Living Daylights · Original Music ComposerHearts of Fire · Original Music Composer
Howard the Duck · Original Music ComposerPeggy Sue Got Married · Original Music Composer
A View to a Kill · Original Music ComposerOut of Africa · Original Music ComposerOut of Africa · ConductorJagged Edge · Original Music ComposerA Killing Affair · Original Music Composer
The Cotton Club · Original Music ComposerMike's Murder · Original Music ComposerUntil September · Original Music Composer
Octopussy · Original Music ComposerHigh Road to China · Original Music ComposerThe Golden Seal · Original Music ComposerSvengali · Original Music Composer
Frances · Original Music ComposerFrances · ConductorThe Man Who Saved the World · MusicHammett · Original Music ComposerMurder by Phone · Original Music Composer
Body Heat · Original Music ComposerThe Legend of the Lone Ranger · Original Music Composer
Somewhere in Time · Original Music ComposerSomewhere in Time · ConductorRaise the Titanic · Original Music ComposerTouched by Love · Original Music ComposerInside Moves · Original Music Composer
Moonraker · Original Music ComposerThe Black Hole · Original Music ComposerHanover Street · Original Music ComposerThe Corn Is Green · Original Music ComposerWilla · Original Music Composer
The Betsy · Original Music ComposerGame of Death · Original Music ComposerStarcrash · ConductorStarcrash · Original Music Composer
Full Filmography
172 titles- The Final Game of Death (2023) Original Music Composer
- The Sound of 007 (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Game of Death Redux (2019) Music
- Everything or Nothing (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- Lights, Action, Music (2007) as Self
- Legends (2006) as Self
- La Grande Tueuse (2006)
- After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later (2004)
- Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (2003) as Self
- Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (2003) Music
- Best Ever Bond (2002) as Self
- Enigma (2001) Original Music Composer
- Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' (2000) as Self
- Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration (2000) as Self
- The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 (2000) as Self
- Back To "Somewhere In Time" (2000) as Self
- Back To "Somewhere In Time" (2000) Music
- Inside 'From Russia with Love' (2000) as Self
- A Song of Africa (2000) as Self
- Harry Saltzman: Showman (2000) as Self
- Inside 'Dr. No' (2000) as Self
- The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999) as Self
- Mercury Rising (1998) Original Music Composer
- Mercury Rising (1998) Conductor
- Playing by Heart (1998) Original Music Composer
- Playing by Heart (1998) Conductor
- Playing by Heart (1998) Orchestrator
- Swept from the Sea (1998) Original Music Composer
- Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond (1997) as Self
- The Scarlet Letter (1995) Original Music Composer
- Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) Original Music Composer
- The World of James Bond (1995) as Self
- Across the Sea of Time (1995) Music
- Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (1995) as Self
- The Specialist (1994) Original Music Composer
- Indecent Proposal (1993) Original Music Composer
- My Life (1993) Original Music Composer
- Chaplin (1992) Original Music Composer
- Ruby Cairo (1992) Original Music Composer
- Dances with Wolves (1990) Original Music Composer
- The Making of 'Dances with Wolves' (1990) Music
- Masquerade (1988) Original Music Composer
- The Living Daylights (1987) as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)
- The Living Daylights (1987) Original Music Composer
- Hearts of Fire (1987) Original Music Composer
- Howard the Duck (1986) Original Music Composer
- Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) Original Music Composer
- A View to a Kill (1985) Original Music Composer
- Out of Africa (1985) Original Music Composer
- Out of Africa (1985) Conductor
- Jagged Edge (1985) Original Music Composer
- A Killing Affair (1985) Original Music Composer
- The Cotton Club (1984) Original Music Composer
- Mike's Murder (1984) Original Music Composer
- Until September (1984) Original Music Composer
- Octopussy (1983) Original Music Composer
- High Road to China (1983) Original Music Composer
- The Golden Seal (1983) Original Music Composer
- Svengali (1983) Original Music Composer
- Frances (1982) Original Music Composer
- Frances (1982) Conductor
- The Man Who Saved the World (1982) Music
- Hammett (1982) Original Music Composer
- Murder by Phone (1982) Original Music Composer
- Body Heat (1981) Original Music Composer
- The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) Original Music Composer
- Somewhere in Time (1980) Original Music Composer
- Somewhere in Time (1980) Conductor
- Raise the Titanic (1980) Original Music Composer
- Touched by Love (1980) Original Music Composer
- Inside Moves (1980) Original Music Composer
- Night Games (1980) Original Music Composer
- Moonraker (1979) Original Music Composer
- The Black Hole (1979) Original Music Composer
- Hanover Street (1979) Original Music Composer
- The Corn Is Green (1979) Original Music Composer
- Willa (1979) Original Music Composer
- The Betsy (1978) Original Music Composer
- Game of Death (1978) Original Music Composer
- Starcrash (1978) Conductor
- Starcrash (1978) Original Music Composer
- The Deep (1977) Original Music Composer
- The White Buffalo (1977) Original Music Composer
- Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977) Original Music Composer
- First Love (1977) Original Music Composer
- The Gathering (1977) Original Music Composer
- Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977) Original Music Composer
- The War Between the Tates (1977) Original Music Composer
- King Kong (1976) Original Music Composer
- Robin and Marian (1976) Original Music Composer
- Eleanor and Franklin (1976) Original Music Composer
- Love Among the Ruins (1976) Original Music Composer
- Love Among the Ruins (1976) Conductor
- The Day of the Locust (1975) Original Music Composer
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) Original Music Composer
- Born Free (1974) Music
- The Tamarind Seed (1974) Original Music Composer
- The Dove (1974) Original Music Composer
- Mission: Monte Carlo (1974) Theme Song Performance
- A Doll's House (1973) Original Music Composer
- The Glass Menagerie (1973) Original Music Composer
- Follow Me! (1972) Original Music Composer
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) Songs
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) Original Music Composer
- UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker... (1972) Music
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Original Music Composer
- Walkabout (1971) Music
- Walkabout (1971) Conductor
- Walkabout (1971) Original Music Composer
- Murphy's War (1971) Music Supervisor
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) Original Music Composer
- The Last Valley (1971) Original Music Composer
- They Might Be Giants (1971) Original Music Composer
- UFO: Destroy Luna Base! (1971) Music
- UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth! (1971) Music
- Monte Walsh (1970) Original Music Composer
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Original Music Composer
- Midnight Cowboy (1969) Original Music Composer
- Midnight Cowboy (1969) Music Supervisor
- The Appointment (1969) Original Music Composer
- The Lion in Winter (1968) Original Music Composer
- Deadfall (1968) as Orchestra Conductor
- Deadfall (1968) Original Music Composer
- Petulia (1968) Original Music Composer
- Boom! (1968) Original Music Composer
- Omnibus (1967)
- You Only Live Twice (1967) Original Music Composer
- The Whisperers (1967) Original Music Composer
- The Chase (1966) Original Music Composer
- Born Free (1966) Songs
- Born Free (1966) Original Music Composer
- The Wrong Box (1966) Conductor
- The Wrong Box (1966) Music Arranger
- The Wrong Box (1966) Original Music Composer
- The Quiller Memorandum (1966) Songs
- The Quiller Memorandum (1966) Original Music Composer
- Dutchman (1966) Original Music Composer
- Thunderball (1965) Original Music Composer
- Thunderball (1965) Conductor
- The Newcomers (1965) Original Music Composer
- The Ipcress File (1965) Original Music Composer
- The Ipcress File (1965) Conductor
- The Ipcress File (1965) Orchestrator
- Mister Moses (1965) Original Music Composer
- King Rat (1965) Original Music Composer
- King Rat (1965) Conductor
- The Knack... and How to Get It (1965) Original Music Composer
- The Party's Over (1965) Original Music Composer
- Boy and Bicycle (1965) Original Music Composer
- Four in the Morning (1965) Original Music Composer
- Four in the Morning (1965) Conductor
- Goldfinger (1964) Original Music Composer
- Goldfinger (1964) Conductor
- Zulu (1964) Original Music Composer
- Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) Original Music Composer
- Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) Conductor
- Man in the Middle (1964) Original Music Composer
- A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964) Original Music Composer
- Sophia Loren in Rome (1964) Original Music Composer
- From Russia with Love (1963) Original Music Composer
- From Russia with Love (1963) Conductor
- Tonight in Person (1963) as Self
- The Cool Mikado (1963) Music Arranger
- Elizabeth Taylor in London (1963) Music
- Dr. No (1962) Music Arranger
- The L-Shaped Room (1962) Original Music Composer
- The Amorous Prawn (1962) Original Music Composer
- Mix Me a Person (1962) Original Music Composer
- Beat Girl (1960) Original Music Composer
- Never Let Go (1960) Original Music Composer
- 6.5 Special (1958) as Himself
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is John Barry best known for?
John Barry is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Sound of 007 (2022), Legends (2006), Enigma (2001), Mercury Rising (1998).
When and where was John Barry born?
John Barry was born on November 3, 1933 in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK. They passed away on January 30, 2011.
How many credits does John Barry have?
John Barry has accumulated over 172 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1958 to 2023.
What is John Barry's background in cinema and television?
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 G...
John Barry by the numbers
172credits
165films
7TV series
1958–2023active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- 6.5 Special (1958) as Himself — aged about 24
- The Sound of 007 (2022) as Self (archive footage) — aged about 88
- Omnibus (1967) — aged about 33
- The Living Daylights (1987) as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited) — aged about 53
- Great Performances (1971) as Self — aged about 37
- Deadfall (1968) as Orchestra Conductor — aged about 34
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