John Barry - Film Composer - Blu-ray Forum

in2video2 · 02-03-2011, 01:59 AM

This past week one of the film industry's most prolific film composers passed away. And what a wonderful legacy he left us. Thought I would leave a list of his most important work, highlighting those film scores currently made available as Blu-Ray movies. Check for yourself those catalogue releases you may already have in your collection and those that sometime in the future we can look forward to as they may be released.

John Barry - Film Composer
November 3, 1933 - January 30, 2011
Won 5 Academy Awards. Another 16 wins and 21 nominations

Some of his most well known film scores include:

1990 Dances with Wolves
1987 The Living Daylights
1986 Peggy Sue Got Married
1985 Out of Africa (original music composed by) 1985 Jagged Edge
1985 A View to a Kill
1983 Octo*****
1983 High Road to China
1981 Body Heat (music composed by)
1980 Inside Moves
1980 Somewhere in Time
1980 Raise the Titanic
1979 The Black Hole
1979 Moonraker
1979 Hanover Street
1977 The Deep
1976 King Kong
1976 Robin and Marian
1975 The Day of the Locust
1974 The Man with the Golden Gun
1974 The Dove
1971 Mary, Queen of Scots
1971 Diamonds Are Forever
1971 Walkabout
1971 The Last Valley
1970 Monte Walsh
1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969 Midnight Cowboy (uncredited)
1968 The Lion in Winter
1967 You Only Live Twice
1966 The Quiller Memorandum
1966 Born Free
1965 Thunderball
1965 The Ipcress File
1964 Goldfinger
1964 Zulu (not yet available Region 1 USA)
1963 From Russia with Love
1962 Dr. No (uncredited)

frw007 · 02-09-2011, 02:49 AM

John Barry was IMHO the best there was. His music was the first music I was drawn to before pop or rock. He identified himself as a musical "dramatist" rather than composer and I think he was spot on. Unlike todays composers, he knew how to enhance a film or scene, not dominate it or overdo it. He did an amazing variety of films with differnt sounds, yet always had a distinct "Barry sound".

The list of credits here was by no means complete and you should look up the complete list. You will be shocked by this man's output, exspecially in the 60's and 70's. He won Oscars in the 60's, 80's and 90's which I find an incredible accomplishment.

I shall miss him. I always hoped there was one more score left to do but alas I will have to remain content with what the man left us. It is quite frankly, the soundtrack of my life.

RIP John Barry

02-03-2011, 01:59 AM	#1
in2video2 Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Green Valley, AZ 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:514	John Barry - Film Composer This past week one of the film industry's most prolific film composers passed away. And what a wonderful legacy he left us. Thought I would leave a list of his most important work, highlighting those film scores currently made available as Blu-Ray movies. Check for yourself those catalogue releases you may already have in your collection and those that sometime in the future we can look forward to as they may be released. John Barry - Film Composer November 3, 1933 - January 30, 2011 Won 5 Academy Awards. Another 16 wins and 21 nominations Some of his most well known film scores include: 1990 Dances with Wolves 1987 The Living Daylights 1986 Peggy Sue Got Married 1985 Out of Africa (original music composed by) 1985 Jagged Edge 1985 A View to a Kill 1983 Octo*** 1983 High Road to China 1981 Body Heat (music composed by) 1980 Inside Moves 1980 Somewhere in Time 1980 Raise the Titanic 1979 The Black Hole 1979 Moonraker 1979 Hanover Street 1977 The Deep 1976 King Kong 1976 Robin and Marian 1975 The Day of the Locust 1974 The Man with the Golden Gun 1974 The Dove 1971 Mary, Queen of Scots 1971 Diamonds Are Forever 1971 Walkabout 1971 The Last Valley 1970 Monte Walsh 1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969 Midnight Cowboy (uncredited) 1968 The Lion in Winter 1967 You Only Live Twice 1966 The Quiller Memorandum 1966 Born Free 1965 Thunderball 1965 The Ipcress File 1964 Goldfinger 1964 Zulu (not yet available Region 1 USA) 1963 From Russia with Love 1962 Dr. No** (uncredited) Last edited by in2video2; 02-03-2011 at 02:07 AM.

02-09-2011, 02:49 AM	#2
frw007 Junior Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Stowe VT	John Barry was IMHO the best there was. His music was the first music I was drawn to before pop or rock. He identified himself as a musical "dramatist" rather than composer and I think he was spot on. Unlike todays composers, he knew how to enhance a film or scene, not dominate it or overdo it. He did an amazing variety of films with differnt sounds, yet always had a distinct "Barry sound". The list of credits here was by no means complete and you should look up the complete list. You will be shocked by this man's output, exspecially in the 60's and 70's. He won Oscars in the 60's, 80's and 90's which I find an incredible accomplishment. I shall miss him. I always hoped there was one more score left to do but alas I will have to remain content with what the man left us. It is quite frankly, the soundtrack of my life. RIP John Barry

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