Piano sheets artist John Barry

John Barry Prendergast was an English composer and conductor of film music. He is best known for composing the soundtracks for 11 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1987 (Barry also arranged and performed the James Bond Theme to the first film in the series, 1962's Dr. No). He wrote the scores to the award winning films Midnight Cowboy, Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa, in a career spanning over 50 years. In 1999 he received an OBE for services to music. Born in York, Barry spent his early years working in cinemas owned by his father. During his National Service in Cyprus, Barry began performing as a musician having learned to play the trumpet. Upon completing his national service, he formed his own band in 1957, The John Barry Seven. He later developed an interest in composing and arranging music making his debut for television in 1958. He came to the notice of the makers of the first James Bond film Dr. No who were dissatisfied with a theme for James Bond given to them by Monty Norman. This started a successful association between Barry and Eon Productions which lasted for 25 years.

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