John Barry
John Barry
John Barry Prendergast, OBE was an English composer and conductor of film music. He composed the scores for 11 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1987, and also arranged and performed the "James Bond Theme" to 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 Out of Africa, as well as the theme for the British television cult series The Persuaders!, in a...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth3 November 1933
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I never wanted to work for anybody else; I always wanted to be my own boss.
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