John Barry (composer)

British composer and conductor (1933–2011)

Not to be confused with John Barrymore.

John Barry

OBE

Barry in 2006

Background information
Birth name| John Barry Prendergast
Born| (1933-11-03)3 November 1933
York, England
Died| 30 January 2011(2011-01-30) (aged 77)
Oyster Bay, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)| Composer, conductor
Spouses|

* Barbara Pickard

(m. 1959; div. 1963)​

* Jane Birkin

(m. 1965; div. 1968)​

* Jane Sidey

(m. 1969; div. 1978)​

* Laurie Barry

(m. 1978)​

Musical artist

John Barry Prendergast OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011)[1][2] was an English composer and conductor of film music. Born in York, Barry spent his early years working in cinemas owned by his father. During his national service with the British Army in Cyprus, Barry began performing as a musician after learning to play the trumpet. Upon completing his national service, he formed a band in 1957, the John Barry Seven. He later developed an interest in composing and arranging music, making his début for television in 1958. He came to the notice of the filmmakers of the first James Bond film Dr. No, who were dissatisfied with a theme for James Bond given to them by Monty Norman.[3] Noel Rogers, the head of music at United Artists, approached Barry.[4] This started a successful association between Barry and the Bond series that lasted for 25 years.

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 Grammy- and Academy Award-winning scores to the films Dances with Wolves (1990) and Out of Africa (1985), as well as the scores of The Scarlet Letter (1995), Chaplin (1992), The Cotton Club (1984), Game of Death (1972), The Tamarind Seed (1974), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) and the theme for the television series The Persuaders!, in a career spanning over 50 years. In 1999, he was appointed with an OBE for services to music.

Barry received awards including five Academy Awards: two for Born Free and one each for The Lion in Winter (for which he also won the first BAFTA Award for Best Film Music), Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves (both of which also won him Grammy Awards). He also received ten Golden Globe Award nominations, winning once for Best Original Score for Out of Africa in 1986. Barry completed his last film score, Enigma, in 2001 and recorded the successful album Eternal Echoes the same year. He then concentrated chiefly on live performances and co-wrote the music to the musical Brighton Rock in 2004 alongside Don Black.

In 2001, Barry became a Fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, and, in 2005, he was made a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Barry was married four times and had four children. He moved to the United States in 1975 and lived there until his death in 2011.

## Biography

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### Early life and education

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Barry was born John Barry Prendergast in York, the youngest of four children. His mother, a classical pianist, was English; his Irish father, John Xavier "Jack" Prendergast from Cork, was a projectionist during the silent film era and later owned a chain of cinemas across northern England.[5][6][7] As a result of his father's work, Barry was raised in and around cinemas in northern England[5] and he later stated that this childhood background influenced his musical tastes and interests.[6] He had two older brothers and one older sister.[8] Barry was educated at St Peter's School, York, and received composition lessons from Francis Jackson, Organist of York Minster.[6]

### Career

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Barry spent his national service in the British Army playing the trumpet, working from a correspondence course with jazz composer Bill Russo.[9] After national service he worked as an arranger for the orchestras of Jack Parnell and Ted Heath,[10] forming his own band, the John Barry Seven,[11] in 1957. The John Barry Seven recorded hit records on EMI's Columbia label including "Hit and Miss", the theme tune he composed for the BBC's Juke Box Jury programme; a cover of the Johnny Smith song "Walk Don't Run"; and a cover of the theme for the United Artists western The Magnificent Seven.

By 1959 Barry was gaining commissions to arrange music for other acts, starting with a young trio on Decca, coincidentally called the Three Barry Sisters, though unrelated both to Barry and American duo The Barry Sisters.[12] The career breakthrough for Barry was the BBC television series Drumbeat, when he appeared with the John Barry Seven. He was employed by EMI from 1959 until 1962 arranging orchestral accompaniments for the company's singers, including Adam Faith.[13] He also composed songs (along with Les Vandyke) and scores for films in which Faith was featured. When Faith made his first film, Beat Girl (1960), Barry composed, arranged and conducted the film score, his first. His music was later released as the UK's first soundtrack album.[14]

Barry also composed the music for another Faith film, Never Let Go (also 1960), orchestrated the score for Mix Me a Person (1962), and composed, arranged and conducted the score for The Amorous Prawn (also 1962). In 1962, Barry transferred to Ember Records, where he produced and arranged albums.[15]

These achievements caught the attention of the producers of a new film called Dr. No (1962) who were dissatisfied with a theme for James Bond given to them by Monty Norman. Barry was hired and his arrangement of Norman's composition created the "James Bond Theme". When the producers of the Bond series sought to hire Lionel Bart to score the next James Bond film From Russia with Love (1963), they learned that Bart could not read or write music. Though Bart wrote a title song for the film, the producers remembered Barry's arrangement of the James Bond Theme and his composing and arranging for several films with Adam Faith. Bart also recommended Barry to producer Stanley Baker for his 1964 film Zulu.[16] That same year Bart and Barry collaborated on the film Man in the Middle; and then, in 1965, Barry worked with director Bryan Forbes in scoring the World War II prison-camp drama King Rat.

This was the turning point for Barry, and he subsequently won five Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards, with scores for, among others, Born Free (1966), The Lion in Winter (1968), Midnight Cowboy (1969) for which he did not receive an on-screen credit, and Somewhere in Time (1980).[2][17]

Barry was often cited as having had a distinct style which concentrated on lush strings and extensive use of brass.[citation needed] He was one of the first to employ synthesizers in a film score (On Her Majesty's Secret Service, also 1969),[18] and to make wide use of pop artists and songs in Midnight Cowboy.[19] Because Barry provided not just the main title theme but the complete soundtrack score, his music often enhanced the critical reception of a film, notably in Midnight Cowboy, The Tamarind Seed, the first remake of King Kong (1976), Out of Africa (1985), and Dances with Wolves (1990). Barry would often watch films and would note down with pen and paper what worked or what did not.[7]

Barry composed the theme for the TV series The Persuaders! (1971), also known as The Unlucky Heroes, in which Tony Curtis and Roger Moore were paired as rich playboys solving crimes.[20] The instrumental recording features the cimbalom (which Barry also used for The Ipcress File (1965) and other themes) and Moog synthesizers. The theme was a hit single in many European countries (including France, Germany, and the Benelux states), contributing to the cult status of the series in Europe, and the record featured Barry's The Girl with the Sun in Her Hair on the B side, an instrumental piece featured in a long running TV advert for Sunsilk shampoo. Barry also wrote the scores to a number of musicals, including the 1965 Passion Flower Hotel (lyrics by Trevor Peacock), the successful 1974 West End show Billy (lyrics by Don Black),[21] and two intended Broadway musicals that never opened on Broadway, Lolita, My Love (1971), with Alan Jay Lerner as lyricist, and The Little Prince and the Aviator (1981), again with lyricist Don Black.[22] Barry also composed the soundtrack for the Bruce Lee film Game of Death (1978).

In 2001, the University of York conferred an honorary degree on Barry, and in 2002 he was named an Honorary Freeman of the City of York.[23][24]

During 2006, Barry was the executive producer on an album entitled Here's to the Heroes by the Australian ensemble The Ten Tenors. The album features a number of songs Barry wrote in collaboration with his lyricist friend, Don Black. Barry and Black also composed one of the songs on Shirley Bassey's 2009 album, The Performance. The song, entitled "Our Time Is Now", is the first written by the duo for Bassey since "Diamonds Are Forever".[25]

### James Bond

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After the success of Dr. No, Barry was hired to compose and perform eleven of the next fourteen James Bond films.

In his tenure with the film series, Barry's music, variously brassy and moody, achieved very wide appeal. For From Russia with Love he composed "007", an alternative James Bond signature theme, which is featured in four other Bond films (Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, and Moonraker). The theme "Stalking", for the teaser sequence of From Russia with Love, was covered by colleague Marvin Hamlisch for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Barry also contributed indirectly to the soundtrack of the spoof version of Casino Royale (1967): his Born Free theme appears briefly in the opening sequence.

In Goldfinger (1964), he perfected the "Bond sound", a heady mixture of brass, jazz elements and sensuous melodies. There is even an element of Barry's jazz roots in the big-band track "Into Miami", which follows the title credits and accompanies the film's iconic image of the camera lens zooming toward the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.

Barry's love for the Russian romantic composers is often reflected in his music; in his Bond scores he unites this with brass-heavy jazz writing. His use of strings, lyricism, half-diminished chords and complex key shifting provides melancholy contrast; in his scores this is often heard in variations of the title songs that are used to underscore plot development.[26]

As Barry matured, the Bond scores became more lushly melodic (along with other scores of his such as The Tamarind Seed and Out of Africa) as in Moonraker (1979) and Octopussy (1983). Barry's score for A View to a Kill was traditional, but his collaboration with Duran Duran for the title song was contemporary and reached number one in the United States and number two in the UK Singles Chart. Both A View to a Kill and The Living Daylights theme by A-ha blended the pop music style of the bands with Barry's orchestration. In 2006, A-ha's Pal Waaktaar complimented Barry's contributions: "I loved the stuff he added to the track, I mean it gave it this really cool string arrangement. That's when for me it started to sound like a Bond thing."[27]

Barry's last score for the Bond series was The Living Daylights (1987), Timothy Dalton's first film in the series, with Barry making a cameo appearance as a conductor in the film.[28] Barry was intended to score Licence to Kill (1989) but was recovering from throat surgery at the time, and it was considered unsafe to fly him to London to complete the score. The score was completed by Michael Kamen.[29]

David Arnold, a British composer, saw the result of two years' work in 1997 with the release of Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project, an album of new versions of the themes from various James Bond films. Arnold thanks Barry in the sleeve notes, referring to him as "the Guvnor". Almost all of the tracks were Barry compositions, and the revision of his work met with his approval – he contacted Barbara Broccoli, producer of the then upcoming Tomorrow Never Dies, to recommend Arnold as the film's composer.[30] Arnold also went on to score four subsequent Bond films: The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.

Monty Norman, who was contracted as composer for Dr. No, received sole compositional credit for the "James Bond Theme". Nearly 40 years later, in 2001, the disputed authorship of the theme was examined legally in the High Court in London after Norman sued The Sunday Times for libel for publishing an article in 1997 in which Barry was named as the true composer; Barry testified for the defence.[31][32]

In court, Barry testified that he had been handed a musical manuscript of a work by Norman (meant to become the theme) and that he was to arrange it musically, and that he composed additional music and arranged the "James Bond Theme". He also claimed that Norman received sole credit because of his prior contract with the producers. Barry said that a deal was struck whereby he would receive a flat fee of £250 and Norman would receive the songwriting credit.[33] Barry said that he had accepted the deal with United Artists Head of Music Noel Rogers because it would help his career. Despite these claims, the jury ruled unanimously in favour of Norman.[33]

On 7 September 2006, Barry reiterated his claim of authorship of the theme on the Steve Wright show on BBC Radio 2.[34]

## Personal life and death

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Barry was married four times. His first three marriages, to Barbara Pickard (1959–1963), Jane Birkin (1965–1968) and Jane Sidey (1969–1978) all ended in divorce.[10] He was married to his fourth wife, Laurie, from January 1978[10] until his death. The couple had a son, Jonpatrick. Barry had three daughters: Suzanne with his first wife, Barbara; Kate with his second wife, Jane; and Sian, from a relationship with Ulla Larson between the first two marriages.[6]

In 1975, Barry moved to the US. A British judge later accused him of emigrating to avoid paying £134,000 due the Inland Revenue.[10] The matter was resolved in the late 1980s, and Barry was able to return to the UK.[10] He subsequently lived for many years in the United States, mainly in Oyster Bay, New York, in Centre Island on Long Island, from 1980.[6][35]

Barry suffered a rupture of the esophagus in 1988, following a toxic reaction to a health tonic he had consumed. The incident rendered him unable to work for two years and left him vulnerable to pneumonia.[36]

Barry died of a heart attack on 30 January 2011 at his Oyster Bay home, aged 77.[37][38] John is buried in Locust Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, New York.

A memorial concert took place on 20 June 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Shirley Bassey, Rumer, David Arnold, Wynne Evans and others performed Barry's music.[39] Sir George Martin, Sir Michael Parkinson, Don Black, Timothy Dalton and others also contributed to the celebration of his life and work.[37][39][40] The event was sponsored by the Royal College of Music through a grant by the Broccoli Foundation.[41]

## Awards and nominations

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In 1999, Barry was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to music. He received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 2005.[40][42] In 2005, the American Film Institute ranked Barry's score for Out of Africa No. 15 on their list of the greatest film scores.[43] His scores and original songs for the following films were nominated:[44]

* Goldfinger (1964)
* Born Free (1966)
* The Lion in Winter (1968)
* Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
* The Dove (1974)
* The Deep (1977)
* Somewhere in Time (1980)
* Body Heat (1981)
* Out of Africa (1985)
* A View to a Kill (1985)
* Dances with Wolves (1990)
* Chaplin (1992)

### Accolades

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Award  | Year  | Project  | Category  | Outcome

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Academy Awards | 1966 | Born Free | Best Original Music Score | Won
"Born Free" (from Born Free), with Don Black | Best Original Song | Won
1968 | The Lion in Winter | Best Original Music Score – For a Motion Picture (Not a Musical) | Won
1971 | Mary, Queen of Scots | Best Original Dramatic Score | Nominated
1985 | Out of Africa | Best Original Score | Won
1990 | Dances with Wolves | Best Original Score | Won
1992 | Chaplin | Best Original Score | Nominated
BAFTA Awards | 1968 | The Lion in Winter | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music  | Won
1986 | Out of Africa | Best Score[45] | Nominated
1991 | Dances with Wolves | Best Original Film Score[46] | Nominated
2005 |  | BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award[47] | Won
Golden Globe Awards | 1966 | "Born Free" (from Born Free), with Don Black | Best Original Song | Nominated
1968 | The Lion in Winter | Best Original Score | Nominated
1971 | Mary, Queen of Scots | Best Original Score | Nominated
1974 | "Sail the Summer Winds" (from The Dove), with Don Black | Best Original Song | Nominated
1977 | "Down Deep Inside" (from The Deep), with Donna Summer | Best Original Song | Nominated
1981 | Somewhere in Time | Best Original Score | Nominated
1985 | Out of Africa | Best Original Score | Won
"A View to a Kill" (from A View to a Kill), with Duran Duran | Best Original Song | Nominated
1990 | Dances with Wolves | Best Original Score | Nominated
1992 | Chaplin | Best Original Score | Nominated

Grammy Award

* 1969 Best Instrumental Theme for Midnight Cowboy[48]
* 1985 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band for The Cotton Club[48]
* 1985 Best Instrumental Composition for Out of Africa[48]
* 1991 Best Instrumental Composition for Dances with Wolves[48]

Grammy Award nominations

* 1965 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for Goldfinger

Emmy Award nominations

* 1964 Outstanding Achievement in Composing Original Music for Television for Elizabeth Taylor in London (a 1963 television special)[49]
* 1977 Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special (Dramatic Underscore) for Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years[49]

Golden Raspberry Award

* 1981 Worst Musical Score for The Legend of the Lone Ranger

Max Steiner Lifetime Achievement Award (presented by the City of Vienna)

* 2009[50]

Lifetime Achievement Award from World Soundtrack Academy (presented at the Ghent Film Festival)

* 2010

In 2011, he received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.

Barry was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1998.[50]

## Filmography

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### Bond films

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Barry worked on the soundtracks for the following James Bond films (title song collaborators in brackets):

* Dr. No (1962) – "James Bond Theme" (composed by Monty Norman) as arranged by Barry used on main and end titles, key points such as Bond's arrival in Jamaica
* From Russia with Love (title song music and lyrics by Lionel Bart) (1963)
* Goldfinger (lyrics by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse) (1964)
* Thunderball (lyrics by Don Black) (1965)
* You Only Live Twice (lyrics by Leslie Bricusse) (1967)
* On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
* Diamonds Are Forever (lyrics by Don Black) (1971)
* The Man with the Golden Gun (lyrics by Don Black) (1974)
* Moonraker (lyrics by Hal David) (1979)
* Octopussy – "All Time High" (lyrics by Tim Rice) (1983)
* A View to a Kill (music and lyrics by Duran Duran) (1985)
* The Living Daylights (music and lyrics by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy) (1987)

In addition, a brief excerpt from the song "Born Free" is heard during a sequence in the non-EON Productions Bond film, Casino Royale (1967).

### Film and television work

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Year  | Film  | Directed by  | Singles  | Latest CD / Digital Release

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1959  | Drumbeat
(TV series theme music)  | Stewart Morris |  |
Juke Box Jury
(TV series theme music)  | Peter Potter | Hit And Miss  | EMI / 07243 523073 2 6 / 1997
1960  | Never Let Go | John Guillermin |  |
Beat Girl | Edmond T. Gréville |  | Cherry Red / ACMEM204CD / 2011
1962  | Dateline London
(TV series theme music)  |  | Columbia 45-DB 4806: Cutty Sark  | EMI / 07243 523073 2 6 / 1997
The Amorous Prawn | Anthony Kimmins |  |
The L-Shaped Room | Bryan Forbes |  |
1963  | Elizabeth Taylor in London | Sid Smith  |  | Él / ACMEM59CD / ???
From Russia with Love (film) | Terence Young |  | EMI / 72435-80588-2-6 / 2003
1964  | Zulu | Cy Endfield | UA 743: Zulu Stamp / Big Shield  | Ember Records / NR 5012 / 2010
Man in the Middle (film) | Guy Hamilton |  |
Impromptu
(TV series soundtrack)  | David Croft |  |
A Jolly Bad Fellow | Don Chaffey |  |
Séance on a Wet Afternoon | Bryan Forbes | United Artists Records UP1060: Seance On A Wet Afternoon / Oublie Ca  | EMI / 07243 523073 2 6 / 1997
Goldfinger | Guy Hamilton |  | EMI / 72435-80891-2-7 / 2003
Sophia Loren in Rome | Sheldon Reynolds |  | P.E.G. Recordings / PEG023 / 1998
1965  | Boy and Bicycle
("Onward Christian Spacemen")  | Ridley Scott |  |
The Ipcress File | Sidney J. Furie |  | Silva Screen / FILMCD 605 / 2002
The Party's Over | Guy Hamilton |  | EMI / 07243 523073 2 6 / 1997
Mister Moses | Ronald Neame |  |
The Knack ...and How to Get It | Richard Lester |  | Quartet Records / QRSCE024 / 2011
The Passion Flower Hotel | Gene Gutowski |  | Sony West End / SMK 66175 / ????
The Newcomers (TV series) | Colin Morris | Fancy Dance  |
King Rat  | Bryan Forbes |  | Intrada / ISC 434 / 2019
Thunderball (film) | Terence Young |  | EMI / 72435-80589-2-5 / 2003
Four in the Morning | Anthony Simmons |  | Ember Records / NR 5029 / 2009
1966  | The Chase | Arthur Penn | Columbia 4-43544: The Chase (2:44) / Saturday Night Philosopher (2:55)  | Legacy / 515133 2 / 2004
Born Free | James Hill |  | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol.7 No. 10 / 2004
The Wrong Box | Bryan Forbes |  | Intrada / Special Collection Volume 191 / 2011
Vendetta |  | CBS 2390: Vendetta (2:01) / The Danny Scipio Theme (2:45)  |
The Quiller Memorandum | Michael Anderson | CBS 2451: Theme From "The Quiller Memorandum" – Wednesday's Child / Sleep Well My Darling  | Intrada / Special Collection Volume 201 / 2012
Dutchman | Anthony Harvey |  |
1967  | You Only Live Twice (film) | Lewis Gilbert |  | EMI / 72435-41418-2-9 / 2003
The Whisperers | Bryan Forbes |  | Rykodisc / RCD 10720 / 1998
1968  | Boom! | Joseph Losey |  | harkit records / HRKCD 8248 / 2008
Petulia | Richard Lester |  | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 8 No. 20 / 2005
Deadfall | Bryan Forbes |  | Retrograde Records / FSM-80124-2 / 1997
The Lion in Winter | Anthony Harvey |  | Legacy / CK 66133 / 1995
1969  | The Appointment | Sidney Lumet |  | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 6 No. 11 / 2003
Midnight Cowboy | John Schlesinger |  | Quartet Records / QR434 / 2021
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film) | Peter R. Hunt |  | EMI / 72435-41419-2-8 / 2003
1970  | Monte Walsh (1970 film) | William A. Fraker |  | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 2 No. 4 / 1999
1971  | Murphy's War | Peter Yates |  |
The Last Valley (film) | James Clavell |  | Quartet Records / QR257 / 2016
Walkabout | Nicolas Roeg |  | The Roundtable / PM001CD / 2016
They Might Be Giants | Anthony Harvey |  |
The Persuaders! | Val Guest | CBS 7469: Theme From 'The Persuaders' (2:10) / The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair (2:55)  |
Diamonds Are Forever (film) | Guy Hamilton |  | EMI / 72435-41420-2-4 / 2003
Mary, Queen of Scots | Charles Jarrott |  | Quartet Records / QR504 / 2022
1972  | Follow Me! (film) | Carol Reed |  | King Records / KICP 1476 / 2010
The Adventurer (TV series) |  |  | Universal Music Jazz France / 531 340 5 / 2009
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972 film) | William Sterling |  | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 8 No. 20 / 2005
1973  | A Doll's House | Patrick Garland |  |
Orson Welles Great Mysteries |  |  | Universal Music Jazz France / 531 340 5 / 2009
The Glass Menagerie (1973 film) | Anthony Harvey |  |
1974  | Billy (musical) |  |  |
The Tamarind Seed | Blake Edwards |  | Silva Screen / SILCD1647 / 2021
Born Free (TV series) | Leonard Horn, Paul Krasny, Russ Mayberry |  |
The Dove | Charles Jarrott |  | Intrada / ISC 313 / 2015
The Man with the Golden Gun (film) | Guy Hamilton |  | EMI / 72435-41424-2-0 / 2003
1975  | Love Among the Ruins (film) | James Costigan |  |
The Day of the Locust | John Schlesinger |  | Intrada / ISC 367 / 2016
1976  | Eleanor and Franklin (miniseries) | Daniel Petrie |  |
Robin and Marian | Richard Lester |  | Prometheus Records / PCR 522 / 2008
King Kong | John Guillermin |  | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 15 No. 5 / 2012
1977  | Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years | Daniel Petrie |  |
The White Buffalo | J. Lee Thompson |  | Quartet Records / QR267 / 2017
The War Between the Tates | Lee Philips |  |
The Deep | Peter Yates |  | Casablanca Records USA
Pye Records-Precision Tapes UK /1977
Intrada / Special Collection Volume 143 / 2010
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy | Richard T. Heffron |  |
First Love (1977 film) | Joan Darling |  | La-La Land Records / LLLCD 1243 / 2013
The Gathering (1977 film) | Randal Kleiser |  |
1978  | The Betsy | Daniel Petrie |  |
Game of Death | Robert Clouse |  | Silva America / SSD 1154 / 2003
Starcrash | Luigi Cozzi |  | BSX Records / BSXCD 8846 / 2008
1979  | The Corn Is Green | George Cukor |  |
Willa | Joan Darling, Claudio Guzmán |  |
Hanover Street | Peter Hyams |  | Varèse Sarabande / VCL 0309 1090 / 2009
Moonraker (film) | Lewis Gilbert |  | EMI / 7243 5 41425 2 9 / 2003
The Black Hole | Gary Nelson |  | Intrada / D001383402 / 2011
1980  | Night Games (1980 film) | Roger Vadim |  | Silva America / SSD 1154 / 2003
Raise the Titanic (film) | Jerry Jameson |  |
Somewhere in Time (film) | Jeannot Szwarc |  | La-La Land Records / LLLCD 1550 / 2021
Touched by Love | Gus Trikonis |  |
Inside Moves | Richard Donner |  |
1981  | The Legend of the Lone Ranger | William A. Fraker |  | Intrada / ISC 420 / 2018
Body Heat | Lawrence Kasdan |  | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 15 No. 4 / 2012
The Little Prince and the Aviator | Jerry Adler |  |
1982  | Hammett | Wim Wenders |  | Silva Screen / SILCD1662 / 2023
Murder by Phone | Michael Anderson |  |
Frances | Graeme Clifford |  | Label X / LXSACD 1001 / 2005
1983  | High Road to China | Brian G. Hutton |  | BSX Records / BSXCD 8864 / 2010
Octopussy | John Glen |  | EMI / 7243 5 41450 2 5 / 2003
The Golden Seal | Frank Zuniga |  | Intrada / Special Collection Volume 89 / 2008
Svengali | Anthony Harvey |  |
1984  | Mike's Murder | James Bridges |  | Prometheus Records / PCR 521 / 2009
Until September | Richard Marquand |  | Kritzerland / KR 20018-9 / 2011
The Cotton Club | Francis Ford Coppola |  | Geffen Records / CDGEF 70260 / 1984
1985  | A View to a Kill | John Glen |  | EMI / 72435-41448-2-0 / 2003
Jagged Edge | Richard Marquand |  | Varèse Sarabande / VCL 0916 1174 / 2016
Out of Africa | Sydney Pollack |  | MCA Records / MCAD-11311 / 1995
1986  | A Killing Affair | David Saperstein |  |
Howard the Duck | Willard Huyck |  | Intrada / ISC 426 / 2019
Peggy Sue Got Married | Francis Ford Coppola |  | Varèse Sarabande / VCL 1114 1152 / 2014
The Golden Child | Michael Ritchie |  | La-La Land Records / LLLCD 1180 / 2011
1987  | The Living Daylights | John Glen |  | EMI / 72435-41451-2-4 / 2003
Hearts of Fire | Richard Marquand |  |
1988  | Masquerade | Bob Swaim |  | Quartet Records / QR326 / 2018
USA Today: The Television Show |  |  |

* Dances with Wolves (1990) US
* Chaplin (1992)
* Year of the Comet (1992) (rejected score[citation needed])
* Ruby Cairo (1992) US
* My Life (1993) US
* Indecent Proposal (1993) US
* The Specialist (1994) US
* Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
* Across the Sea of Time (1995) US
* The Scarlet Letter (1995) US
* Swept from the Sea (1997) US
* Mercury Rising (1998) US
* Playing by Heart (1998) US
* Goodbye Lover (1998) (rejected score[citation needed])
* Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000) (rejected score)
* Enigma (2001)
* The Incredibles (2004) (rejected score[51])

### Television film scores

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* Elizabeth Taylor in London (Grammy award nomination) (1963)
* Sophia Loren in Rome (1964)
* The Glass Menagerie (1973)
* Love Among the Ruins (1975)
* Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
* Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)
* The War Between the Tates (1977)
* Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy (1977)
* The Gathering (1977)
* The Corn Is Green (1979)
* Willa (1979)
* Svengali (1983)

### Television themes

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* Juke Box Jury (1959–1967)
* Dateline (1962)
* Impromptu (1964)
* The Newcomers (1965–1969)
* Vendetta (1966)
* The Persuaders! (1971–1972)
* The Adventurer (1972–1973)
* Orson Welles Great Mysteries (1973)
* Born Free (1974)
* USA Today: The Television Show (1988)

### Musicals

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* Passion Flower Hotel (1965)
* Lolita, My Love (1971), a musical comedy (text by Alan Jay Lerner) based on Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita
* Billy (1974)
* The Little Prince and the Aviator (1981)
* Brighton Rock (2004)

### Other works

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* Stringbeat (1961)
* Americans (1975)
* The Beyondness of Things (1999)
* Eternal Echoes (2001)
* The Seasons (no release date set)

### Singles

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(Excludes co-composed hits, e.g. Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill")

* "Hit and Miss" as The John Barry Seven plus Four, UK#10 (first charted 1960)
* "Beat for Beatniks" as The John Barry Orchestra, UK#40 (1960)
* "Never Let Go" as The John Barry Orchestra, UK#49 (1960)
* "Blueberry Hill" as The John Barry Orchestra, UK#34 (1960)
* "Walk Don't Run" as The John Barry Seven, UK#11 (1960)
* "Black Stockings" as The John Barry Seven, UK#27 (1960)
* "The Magnificent Seven" as The John Barry Seven, UK#45 (1961)
* "Cutty Sark" as The John Barry Seven, UK#35 (1962)
* "The James Bond Theme" as The John Barry Orchestra, UK#13 (1962)
* "From Russia with Love" as The John Barry Orchestra, UK#39 (1963)
* "Theme from The Persuaders! as John Barry, UK#13 (1971)

His four highest-charting hits all spent more than 10 weeks in the UK top 50.

## See also

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* Category:Works by John Barry (composer)

## References

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1. ^ The Sunday Times Magazine (London). 18 December 2011. p. 64.
2. ^ a b "'James Bond Theme' composer John Barry dies of heart attack". One India. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
3. ^ "The John Barry Resource: Monty Norman's "James Bond Theme" Lawsuit". www.jollinger.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
4. ^ Tweedie, Neil (20 March 2001). "£30,000 damages for composer of 007 theme tune". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
5. ^ a b "Film composer Barry dies aged 77". The Irish Times. Dublin. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
6. ^ a b c d e Sweeting, Adam (31 January 2011). "John Barry Obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 February 2011. WebCitation archive.
7. ^ a b Hastings, Sheena (31 January 2011). "John Barry Obituary". Yorkshire Post. Leeds. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
8. ^ "John Barry Biography". musicianguide.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
9. ^ "John Barry: 15 facts about the great composer". Classic FM. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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11. ^ "John Barry The Gstaad Memorandum". Film score monthly. November 1996. Archived from the original on 17 October 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
12. ^ Pete Frame The restless generation: how rock music changed the face of 1950s Britain 0952954079 2007 – Page 414 "Meanwhile, Barry was winning commissions to arrange music for other acts, starting with a young trio on Decca, the unrelated (to him) Barry Sisters. Together, they cut two singles, Tall Paul and Jo Jo The Dog-faced Boy, which had been consecutive American hits for Annette Funicello. Neither excited retail interest – and nor did any of the three singles he made with Larry Page"
13. ^ "John Barry: 15 facts about the great composer". Classic FM. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
14. ^ Firth, Simon Music for Pleasure: Essays in the Sociology of Pop Routledge, 1988, p.147
15. ^ Cody, Joshua (3 November 1933). "The Ensemble Sospeso – John Barry". Sospeso.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
16. ^ Hall, Dr Sheldon Zulu: With Some Guts Behind It: The Making of the Epic Movie 2005 Tomahawk Press
17. ^ "Midnight Cowboy (1969)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
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22. ^ Burlingame, Jon (31 January 2011). "John Barry dies at 77". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
23. ^ "University of York to award nine honorary degrees". University of York. 21 June 2001. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
24. ^ "Movie music legend John Barry dies aged 77". Mirror.co.uk. 1 February 2010.
25. ^ Shepherd, Fiona. "Album review: Dame Shirley Bassey". The Scotsman 2 November 2009. WebCitation archive.
26. ^ Madden, Karl. "The Melancholy Touch: Romantic Shades of John Barry's Bond" Archived 16 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine in James Bond in World and Popular Culture: The Films Are Not Enough. Eds. Robert G. Weiner, B. Lynn Whitfield, and Jack Becker. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars, 1st Edition 2010, 116–126, 2nd Edition 2011, 121–131. Print.
27. ^ Waaktaar, Pal (interviewee) (2006). James Bond's Greatest Hits (Television). UK: North One Television.
28. ^ "John Barry: 15 facts about the great composer". Classic FM. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
29. ^ "John Barry – The Man with the Midas Touch". Johnbarry.org.uk. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011.
30. ^ Macnee, Patrick (Narrator). The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 (DVD (Documentary)).
31. ^ "Monty Norman v. The Sunday Times: The "James Bond Theme" Lawsuit". The John Barry Resource. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
32. ^ Tweedie, Neil. "£30,000 damages for composer of 007 theme tune", The Telegraph, 20 March 2001. WebCitation archive.
33. ^ a b "Bond theme writer wins damages". BBC News. 1 February 2010.
34. ^ "John Barry on the Bond Theme". MI6-HQ.com. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
35. ^ "Centre Island – Long Island New York – Long Island Exchange". Longislandexchange.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
36. ^ "John Barry". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
37. ^ a b Burlingame, Jon. "John Barry Dies at 77", Variety, 31 January 2011. WebCitation archive.
38. ^ Lovece, Frank. "John Barry, Oscar-winning Composer, Dies", Newsday, 31 January 2011
39. ^ a b "Composer John Barry remembered at memorial concert". BBC. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
40. ^ a b "Bond composer John Barry dies aged 77". BBC. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
41. ^ "John Barry: The Memorial Concert". MI6-HQ.com. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
42. ^ Fiegel, Eddi (29 November 2012). John Barry: A Sixties Theme: From James Bond to Midnight Cowboy. Faber & Faber. ISBN 9780571299119.
43. ^ "John Barry: 15 facts about the great composer". Classic FM. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
44. ^ "AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores: Official Ballot" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2011.
45. ^ "Film Nominations 1986". BAFTA. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
46. ^ "Film Nominations 1991". BAFTA. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
47. ^ "Fellowship Award winners". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
48. ^ a b c d "Past Winners Search – John Barry". Grammy.com. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
49. ^ a b "Primetime Emmy Award Database". Emmys.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
50. ^ a b "John Barry". The Daily Telegraph. London. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
51. ^ Moriarty (5 November 2004). "AICN Animation Double-Header! Moriarty Interviews Brad Bird!!". Ain't It Cool News. Archived from the original on 18 July 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2013. "Yeah. We worked on it for a little while, and I'm a huge fan of John Barry. But I kind of wanted him to go back to a style that he used in the past, and use that as kind of a starting place. I think he kind of felt like he'd already done that."

## Further reading

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* Fiegel, Eddi. John Barry: A Sixties Theme: From James Bond to Midnight Cowboy (Faber & Faber: London, UK, 2012)
* Leonard, Geoff, Pete Walker and Gareth Bramley. John Barry – The Man with the Midas Touch (Redcliffe Press: Bristol, UK, 2008)

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Barry (composer).

* John Barry Website
* John Barry at the Songwriters Hall of Fame
* John Barry at IMDb
* Appearance on Desert Island Discs 13 June 1999
* John Barry discography at MusicBrainz
* John Barry Memorial Concert – Remembering Chet on YouTube
* John Barry Memorial Concert – The James Bond Theme on YouTube
* John Barry Memorial Concert – Goldfinger on YouTube
* John Barry Memorial Concert – We Have All The Time in the World on YouTube
* John Barry Memorial Concert – Complete Radio Broadcast on YouTube

Awards for John Barry

* v
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* e

Academy Award for Best Original Score

1930s|

* Louis Silvers (1934)
* Max Steiner (1935)
* Leo F. Forbstein (1936)
* Charles Previn (1937)
* Erich Wolfgang Korngold / Alfred Newman (1938)
* Herbert Stothart / Richard Hageman, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold and Leo Shuken (1939)

1940s|

* Leigh Harline, Paul J. Smith and Ned Washington / Alfred Newman (1940)
* Bernard Herrmann / Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace (1941)
* Max Steiner / Ray Heindorf and Heinz Roemheld (1942)
* Alfred Newman / Ray Heindorf (1943)
* Max Steiner / Morris Stoloff and Carmen Dragon (1944)
* Miklos Rozsa / Georgie Stoll (1945)
* Hugo Friedhofer / Morris Stoloff (1946)
* Miklos Rozsa / Alfred Newman (1947)
* Brian Easdale / Johnny Green and Roger Edens (1948)
* Aaron Copland / Roger Edens and Lennie Hayton (1949)

1950s|

* Franz Waxman / Adolph Deutsch and Roger Edens (1950)
* Franz Waxman / Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin (1951)
* Dimitri Tiomkin / Alfred Newman (1952)
* Bronislau Kaper / Alfred Newman (1953)
* Dimitri Tiomkin / Adolph Deutsch and Saul Chaplin (1954)
* Alfred Newman / Robert Russell Bennett, Jay Blackton and Adolph Deutsch (1955)
* Victor Young / Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (1956)
* Malcolm Arnold (1957)
* Dimitri Tiomkin / Andre Previn (1958)
* Miklos Rozsa / Andre Previn and Ken Darby (1959)

1960s|

* Ernest Gold / Morris Stoloff and Harry Sukman (1960)
* Henry Mancini / Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal (1961)
* Maurice Jarre / Ray Heindorf (1962)
* John Addison / Andre Previn (1963)
* Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman / Andre Previn (1964)
* Maurice Jarre / Irwin Kostal (1965)
* John Barry / Ken Thorne (1966)
* Elmer Bernstein / Alfred Newman and Ken Darby (1967)
* John Barry / Johnny Green (1968)
* Burt Bacharach / Lennie Hayton and Lionel Newman (1969)

1970s|

* Francis Lai / The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) (1970)
* Michel Legrand / John Williams (1971)
* Charlie Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell / Ralph Burns (1972)
* Marvin Hamlisch / Marvin Hamlisch (1973)
* Nino Rota and Carmine Coppola / Nelson Riddle (1974)
* John Williams / Leonard Rosenman (1975)
* Jerry Goldsmith / Leonard Rosenman (1976)
* John Williams / Jonathan Tunick (1977)
* Giorgio Moroder / Joe Renzetti (1978)
* Georges Delerue / Ralph Burns (1979)

1980s|

* Michael Gore (1980)
* Vangelis (1981)
* John Williams / Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse (1982)
* Bill Conti / Michel Legrand, Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1983)
* Maurice Jarre / Prince (1984)
* John Barry (1985)
* Herbie Hancock (1986)
* Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su (1987)
* Dave Grusin (1988)
* Alan Menken (1989)

1990s|

* John Barry (1990)
* Alan Menken (1991)
* Alan Menken (1992)
* John Williams (1993)
* Hans Zimmer (1994)
* Luis Bacalov / Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* Gabriel Yared / Rachel Portman (1996)
* James Horner / Anne Dudley (1997)
* Nicola Piovani / Stephen Warbeck (1998)
* John Corigliano (1999)

2000s|

* Tan Dun (2000)
* Howard Shore (2001)
* Elliot Goldenthal (2002)
* Howard Shore (2003)
* Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (2004)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2005)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2006)
* Dario Marianelli (2007)
* A. R. Rahman (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)

2010s|

* Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2010)
* Ludovic Bource (2011)
* Mychael Danna (2012)
* Steven Price (2013)
* Alexandre Desplat (2014)
* Ennio Morricone (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* Ludwig Göransson (2018)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)

2020s|

* Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste (2020)
* Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Volker Bertelmann (2022)
* Ludwig Göransson (2023)
* Daniel Blumberg (2024)

* v
* t
* e

Academy Award for Best Original Song

1934–1940|

* "The Continental"
* Music: Con Conrad
* Lyrics: Herb Magidson (1934)
* "Lullaby of Broadway"
* Music: Harry Warren
* Lyrics: Al Dubin (1935)
* "The Way You Look Tonight"
* Music: Jerome Kern
* Lyrics: Dorothy Fields (1936)
* "Sweet Leilani"
* Music and lyrics: Harry Owens (1937)
* "Thanks for the Memory"
* Music: Ralph Rainger
* Lyrics: Leo Robin (1938)
* "Over the Rainbow"
* Music: Harold Arlen
* Lyrics: E. Y. Harburg (1939)
* "When You Wish Upon a Star"
* Music: Leigh Harline
* Lyrics: Ned Washington (1940)

1941–1950|

* "The Last Time I Saw Paris"
* Music: Jerome Kern
* Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II (1941)
* "White Christmas"
* Music and lyrics: Irving Berlin (1942)
* "You'll Never Know"
* Music: Harry Warren
* Lyrics: Mack Gordon (1943)
* "Swinging on a Star"
* Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
* Lyrics: Johnny Burke (1944)
* "It Might as Well Be Spring"
* Music: Richard Rodgers
* Lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II (1945)
* "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe"
* Music: Harry Warren
* Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1946)
* "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
* Music: Allie Wrubel
* Lyrics: Ray Gilbert (1947)
* "Buttons and Bows"
* Music: Jay Livingston
* Lyrics: Ray Evans (1948)
* "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
* Music and lyrics: Frank Loesser (1949)
* "Mona Lisa"
* Music and lyrics: Ray Evans and Jay Livingston (1950)

1951–1960|

* "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening"
* Music: Hoagy Carmichael
* Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1951)
* "High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')"
* Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
* Lyrics: Ned Washington (1952)
* "Secret Love"
* Music: Sammy Fain
* Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1953)
* "Three Coins in the Fountain"
* Music: Jule Styne
* Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1954)
* "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing"
* Music: Sammy Fain
* Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1955)
* "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"
* Music and lyrics: Jay Livingston and Ray Evans (1956)
* "All the Way"
* Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
* Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1957)
* "Gigi"
* Music: Frederick Loewe
* Lyrics: Alan Jay Lerner (1958)
* "High Hopes"
* Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
* Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1959)
* "Never on Sunday"
* Music and lyrics: Manos Hatzidakis (1960)

1961–1970|

* "Moon River"
* Music: Henry Mancini
* Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1961)
* "Days of Wine and Roses"
* Music: Henry Mancini
* Lyrics: Johnny Mercer (1962)
* "Call Me Irresponsible"
* Music: Jimmy Van Heusen
* Lyrics: Sammy Cahn (1963)
* "Chim Chim Cher-ee"
* Music and lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (1964)
* "The Shadow of Your Smile"
* Music: Johnny Mandel
* Lyrics: Paul Francis Webster (1965)
* "Born Free"
* Music: John Barry
* Lyrics: Don Black (1966)
* "Talk to the Animals"
* Music and lyrics: Leslie Bricusse (1967)
* "The Windmills of Your Mind"
* Music: Michel Legrand
* Lyrics: Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1968)
* "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
* Music: Burt Bacharach
* Lyrics: Hal David (1969)
* "For All We Know"
* Music: Fred Karlin
* Lyrics: Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin (1970)

1971–1980|

* "Theme from Shaft"
* Music and lyrics: Isaac Hayes (1971)
* "The Morning After"
* Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (1972)
* "The Way We Were"
* Music: Marvin Hamlisch
* Lyrics: Alan and Marilyn Bergman (1973)
* "We May Never Love Like This Again"
* Music and lyrics: Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn (1974)
* "I'm Easy"
* Music and lyrics: Keith Carradine (1975)
* "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)"
* Music: Barbra Streisand
* Lyrics: Paul Williams (1976)
* "You Light Up My Life"
* Music and lyrics: Joseph Brooks (1977)
* "Last Dance"
* Music and lyrics: Paul Jabara (1978)
* "It Goes Like It Goes"
* Music: David Shire
* Lyrics: Norman Gimbel (1979)
* "Fame"
* Music: Michael Gore
* Lyrics: Dean Pitchford (1980)

1981–1990|

* "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
* Music and lyrics: Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen (1981)
* "Up Where We Belong"
* Music: Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte-Marie
* Lyrics: Will Jennings (1982)
* "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
* Music: Giorgio Moroder
* Lyrics: Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (1983)
* "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
* Music and lyrics: Stevie Wonder (1984)
* "Say You, Say Me"
* Music and lyrics: Lionel Richie (1985)
* "Take My Breath Away"
* Music: Giorgio Moroder
* Lyrics: Tom Whitlock (1986)
* "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
* Music: Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz
* Lyrics: Franke Previte (1987)
* "Let the River Run"
* Music and lyrics: Carly Simon (1988)
* "Under the Sea"
* Music: Alan Menken
* Lyrics: Howard Ashman (1989)
* "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)"
* Music and lyrics: Stephen Sondheim (1990)

1991–2000|

* "Beauty and the Beast"
* Music: Alan Menken
* Lyrics: Howard Ashman (1991)
* "A Whole New World"
* Music: Alan Menken
* Lyrics: Tim Rice (1992)
* "Streets of Philadelphia"
* Music and lyrics: Bruce Springsteen (1993)
* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"
* Music: Elton John
* Lyrics: Tim Rice (1994)
* "Colors of the Wind"
* Music: Alan Menken
* Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz (1995)
* "You Must Love Me"
* Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
* Lyrics: Tim Rice (1996)
* "My Heart Will Go On"
* Music: James Horner
* Lyrics: Will Jennings (1997)
* "When You Believe"
* Music and lyrics: Stephen Schwartz (1998)
* "You'll Be in My Heart"
* Music and lyrics: Phil Collins (1999)
* "Things Have Changed"
* Music and lyrics: Bob Dylan (2000)

2001–2010|

* "If I Didn't Have You"
* Music and lyrics: Randy Newman (2001)
* "Lose Yourself"
* Music: Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto
* Lyrics: Eminem (2002)
* "Into the West"
* Music and lyrics: Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox (2003)
* "Al otro lado del río"
* Music and lyrics: Jorge Drexler (2004)
* "It's Hard out Here for a Pimp"
* Music and lyrics: Juicy J, Frayser Boy and DJ Paul (2005)
* "I Need to Wake Up"
* Music and lyrics: Melissa Etheridge (2006)
* "Falling Slowly"
* Music and lyrics: Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (2007)
* "Jai Ho"
* Music: A. R. Rahman
* Lyrics: Gulzar (2008)
* "The Weary Kind"
* Music and lyrics: Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett (2009)
* "We Belong Together"
* Music and lyrics: Randy Newman (2010)

2011–2020|

* "Man or Muppet"
* Music and lyrics: Bret McKenzie (2011)
* "Skyfall"
* Music and lyrics: Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth (2012)
* "Let It Go"
* Music and lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2013)
* "Glory"
* Music and lyrics: John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn (2014)
* "Writing's on the Wall"
* Music and lyrics: James Napier and Sam Smith (2015)
* "City of Stars"
* Music: Justin Hurwitz
* Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (2016)
* "Remember Me"
* Music and lyrics: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (2017)
* "Shallow"
* Music and lyrics: Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt (2018)
* "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again"
* Music: Elton John
* Lyrics: Bernie Taupin (2019)
* "Fight for You"
* Music: D'Mile and H.E.R.
* Lyrics: H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas (2020)

2021–present|

* "No Time to Die"
* Music and lyrics: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2021)
* "Naatu Naatu"
* Music: M. M. Keeravani
* Lyrics: Chandrabose (2022)
* "What Was I Made For?"
* Music and lyrics: Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (2023)
* "El Mal"
* Music: Clément Ducol and Camille
* Lyrics: Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard (2024)

* v
* t
* e

BAFTA Award for Best Original Music

1968–2000|

* John Barry (1968)
* Mikis Theodorakis (1969)
* Burt Bacharach (1970)
* Michel Legrand (1971)
* Nino Rota (1972)
* Alan Price (1973)
* Richard Rodney Bennett (1974)
* John Williams (1975)
* Bernard Herrmann (1976)
* John Addison (1977)
* John Williams (1978)
* Ennio Morricone (1979)
* John Williams (1980)
* Carl Davis (1981)
* John Williams (1982)
* Ryuichi Sakamoto (1983)
* Ennio Morricone (1984)
* Maurice Jarre (1985)
* Ennio Morricone (1986)
* Ennio Morricone (1987)
* John Williams (1988)
* Maurice Jarre (1989)
* Andrea and Ennio Morricone (1990)
* Jean-Claude Petit (1991)
* David Hirschfelder (1992)
* John Williams (1993)
* Don Was (1994)
* Luis Bacalov (1995)
* Gabriel Yared (1996)
* Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong, and Marius de Vries (1997)
* David Hirschfelder (1998)
* Thomas Newman (1999)
* Tan Dun (2000)

2001–present|

* Craig Armstrong and Marius de Vries (2001)
* Philip Glass (2002)
* T Bone Burnett and Gabriel Yared (2003)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2004)
* John Williams (2005)
* Gustavo Santaolalla (2006)
* Christopher Gunning (2007)
* A. R. Rahman (2008)
* Michael Giacchino (2009)
* Alexandre Desplat (2010)
* Ludovic Bource (2011)
* Thomas Newman (2012)
* Steven Price (2013)
* Alexandre Desplat (2014)
* Ennio Morricone (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, and Lukas Nelson (2018)
* Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)
* Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross (2020)
* Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Volker Bertelmann (2022)
* Ludwig Göransson (2023)
* Daniel Blumberg (2024)

* v
* t
* e

BAFTA Fellowship

1971–2000|

* Alfred Hitchcock (1971)
* Freddie Young (1972)
* Grace Wyndham Goldie (1973)
* David Lean (1974)
* Jacques Cousteau (1975)
* Charlie Chaplin (1976)
* Laurence Olivier (1976)
* Denis Forman (1977)
* Fred Zinnemann (1978)
* Lew Grade (1979)
* Huw Wheldon (1979)
* David Attenborough (1980)
* John Huston (1980)
* Abel Gance (1981)
* Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger (1981)
* Andrzej Wajda (1982)
* Richard Attenborough (1983)
* Hugh Greene (1984)
* Sam Spiegel (1984)
* Jeremy Isaacs (1985)
* Steven Spielberg (1986)
* Federico Fellini (1987)
* Ingmar Bergman (1988)
* Alec Guinness (1989)
* Paul Fox (1990)
* Louis Malle (1991)
* John Gielgud (1992)
* David Plowright (1992)
* Sydney Samuelson (1993)
* Colin Young (1993)
* Michael Grade (1994)
* Billy Wilder (1995)
* Jeanne Moreau (1996)
* Ronald Neame (1996)
* John Schlesinger (1996)
* Maggie Smith (1996)
* Woody Allen (1997)
* Steven Bochco (1997)
* Julie Christie (1997)
* Oswald Morris (1997)
* Harold Pinter (1997)
* David Rose (1997)
* Sean Connery (1998)
* Bill Cotton (1998)
* Eric Morecambe & Ernie Wise (1999)
* Elizabeth Taylor (1999)
* Michael Caine (2000)
* Stanley Kubrick (2000)
* Peter Bazalgette (2000)

2001–present|

* Albert Finney (2001)
* John Thaw (2001)
* Judi Dench (2001)
* Warren Beatty (2002)
* Merchant Ivory Productions (2002)
* Andrew Davies (2002)
* John Mills (2002)
* Saul Zaentz (2003)
* David Jason (2003)
* John Boorman (2004)
* Roger Graef (2004)
* John Barry (2005)
* David Frost (2005)
* David Puttnam (2006)
* Ken Loach (2006)
* Anne V. Coates (2007)
* Richard Curtis (2007)
* Will Wright (2007)
* Anthony Hopkins (2008)
* Bruce Forsyth (2008)
* Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders (2009)
* Terry Gilliam (2009)
* Nolan Bushnell (2009)
* Vanessa Redgrave (2010)
* Shigeru Miyamoto (2010)
* Melvyn Bragg (2010)
* Christopher Lee (2011)
* Peter Molyneux (2011)
* Trevor McDonald (2011)
* Martin Scorsese (2012)
* ~~Rolf Harris~~ (2012)
* Alan Parker (2013)
* Gabe Newell (2013)
* Michael Palin (2013)
* Helen Mirren (2014)
* Rockstar Games (2014)
* Julie Walters (2014)
* Mike Leigh (2015)
* David Braben (2015)
* Jon Snow (2015)
* Sidney Poitier (2016)
* John Carmack (2016)
* Ray Galton & Alan Simpson (2016)
* Mel Brooks (2017)
* Joanna Lumley (2017)
* Ridley Scott (2018)
* Tim Schafer (2018)
* Kate Adie (2018)
* Thelma Schoonmaker (2019)
* Joan Bakewell (2019)
* Kathleen Kennedy (2020)
* Hideo Kojima (2020)
* Ang Lee (2021)
* Siobhan Reddy (2021)
* Billy Connolly (2022)
* Sandy Powell (2023)
* Shuhei Yoshida (2023)
* Meera Syal (2023)
* Samantha Morton (2024)
* Floella Benjamin (2024)
* Warwick Davis (2025)
* Yoko Shimomura (2025)

* v
* t
* e

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score

1940s|

* Life with Father – Max Steiner (1947)
* The Red Shoes – Brian Easdale (1948)
* The Inspector General – Johnny Green (1949)

1950s|

* Sunset Boulevard – Franz Waxman (1950)
* September Affair – Victor Young (1951)
* High Noon – Dimitri Tiomkin (1952)
* On the Beach – Ernest Gold (1959)

1960s|

* The Alamo – Dimitri Tiomkin (1960)
* The Guns of Navarone – Dimitri Tiomkin (1961)
* To Kill a Mockingbird – Elmer Bernstein (1962)
* (1963)
* The Fall of the Roman Empire – Dimitri Tiomkin (1964)
* Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1965)
* Hawaii – Elmer Bernstein (1966)
* Camelot – Frederick Loewe (1967)
* The Shoes of the Fisherman – Alex North (1968)
* Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1969)

1970s|

* Love Story – Francis Lai (1970)
* Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1971)
* The Godfather – Nino Rota (1972)
* Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1973)
* The Little Prince – Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe (1974)
* Jaws – John Williams (1975)
* A Star is Born – Kenneth Ascher and Paul Williams (1976)
* Star Wars – John Williams (1977)
* Midnight Express – Giorgio Moroder (1978)
* Apocalypse Now – Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola (1979)

1980s|

* The Stunt Man – Dominic Frontiere (1980)
* No Award (1981)
* E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1982)
* Flashdance – Giorgio Moroder (1983)
* A Passage to India – Maurice Jarre (1984)
* Out of Africa – John Barry (1985)
* The Mission – Ennio Morricone (1986)
* The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su (1987)
* Gorillas in the Mist – Maurice Jarre (1988)
* The Little Mermaid – Alan Menken (1989)

1990s|

* The Sheltering Sky – Richard Horowitz and Ryuichi Sakamoto (1990)
* Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1991)
* Aladdin – Alan Menken (1992)
* Heaven & Earth – Kitarō (1993)
* The Lion King – Hans Zimmer (1994)
* A Walk in the Clouds – Maurice Jarre (1995)
* The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1996)
* Titanic – James Horner (1997)
* The Truman Show – Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass (1998)
* The Legend of 1900 – Ennio Morricone (1999)

2000s|

* Gladiator – Lisa Gerrard, Hans Zimmer (2000)
* Moulin Rouge! – Craig Armstrong (2001)
* Frida – Elliot Goldenthal (2002)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore (2003)
* The Aviator – Howard Shore (2004)
* Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2005)
* The Painted Veil – Alexandre Desplat (2006)
* Atonement – Dario Marianelli (2007)
* Slumdog Millionaire – A. R. Rahman (2008)
* Up – Michael Giacchino (2009)

2010s|

* The Social Network – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2010)
* The Artist – Ludovic Bource (2011)
* Life of Pi – Mychael Danna (2012)
* All Is Lost – Alex Ebert (2013)
* The Theory of Everything – Jóhann Jóhannsson (2014)
* The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone (2015)
* La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* The Shape of Water – Alexandre Desplat (2017)
* First Man – Justin Hurwitz (2018)
* Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)

2020s|

* Soul – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Jon Batiste (2020)
* Dune – Hans Zimmer (2021)
* Babylon – Justin Hurwitz (2022)
* Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (2023)
* Challengers – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (2024)

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Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score

* The Legend of the Lone Ranger – John Barry (1981)
* The Pirate Movie – Kit Hain (1982)
* The Lonely Lady – Charles Calello, Jeff Harrington, J. Pennig and Roger Voudouris (1983)
* Bolero – Peter Bernstein and Elmer Bernstein (1984)
* Rocky IV – Vince DiCola (1985)

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Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

1950s|

* No Award (1958)
* Anatomy of a Murder – Duke Ellington (1959)

1960s|

* Exodus – Ernest Gold (1960)
* Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini (1961)
* No Award (1962)
* Tom Jones – John Addison (1963)
* Mary Poppins – Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (1964)
* The Sandpiper – Johnny Mandel (1965)
* Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1966)
* Music from Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin (1967)
* The Graduate – Dave Grusin & Paul Simon (1968)
* Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1969)

1970s|

* Let It Be – The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr) (1970)
* Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1971)
* The Godfather – Nino Rota (1972)
* Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1973)
* The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (1974)
* Jaws – John Williams (1975)
* Car Wash – Norman Whitfield (1976)
* Star Wars – John Williams (1977)
* Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams (1978)
* Superman – John Williams (1979)

1980s|

* The Empire Strikes Back – John Williams (1980)
* Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams (1981)
* E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1982)
* Flashdance – Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Doug Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello & Shandi Sinnamon (1983)
* Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution (1984)
* Beverly Hills Cop – Marc Benno, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Micki Free, John Gilutin Hawk, Howard Hewett, Bunny Hull, Howie Rice, Sharon Robinson, Danny Sembello, Sue Sheridan, Richard Theisen & Allee Willis (1985)
* Out of Africa – John Barry (1986)
* The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone (1987)
* The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Cong Su & Ryuichi Sakamoto (1988)
* The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin (1989)

1990s|

* Glory – James Horner (1990)
* Dances with Wolves – John Barry (1991)
* Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1992)
* Aladdin – Alan Menken (1993)
* Schindler's List – John Williams (1994)
* Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer (1995)
* Independence Day – David Arnold (1996)
* The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1997)
* Saving Private Ryan – John Williams (1998)
* A Bug's Life – Randy Newman (1999)

2000s|

* American Beauty – Thomas Newman (2000)
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun (2001)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore & John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) (2002)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2003)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2004)
* Ray – Craig Armstrong (2005)
* Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2006)
* Ratatouille – Michael Giacchino (2007)
* The Dark Knight – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2008)
* Up – Michael Giacchino (2009)

2010s|

* Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman (2010)
* The King's Speech – Alexandre Desplat (2011)
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2012)
* Skyfall – Thomas Newman (2013)
* The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat (2014)
* Birdman – Antonio Sánchez (2015)
* Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams (2016)
* La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2017)
* Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson (2018)
* Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)

2020s|

* Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2020)
* The Queen's Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera / Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2021)
* Encanto – Germaine Franco (2022)
* Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (2023)
* Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer (2024)

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Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award

* John Barry (2009)
* Howard Shore (2010)
* Alan Silvestri (2011)
* Lalo Schifrin (2012)
* James Horner (2013)
* Randy Newman (2014)
* James Newton Howard (2015)
* Alexandre Desplat (2016)
* Danny Elfman (2017)
* Hans Zimmer (2018)
* Gabriel Yared (2019)
* Alan Menken (2022)

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Saturn Award for Best Music

1970s|

* Bernard Herrmann (1973)
* Miklós Rózsa (1974/75)
* David Raksin (1976)
* John Williams/John Williams (1977)
* John Williams (1978)
* Miklós Rózsa (1979)

1980s|

* John Barry (1980)
* John Williams (1981)
* John Williams (1982)
* James Horner (1983)
* Jerry Goldsmith (1984)
* Bruce Broughton (1985)
* Alan Menken (1986)
* Alan Silvestri (1987)
* Christopher Young (1988)
* Alan Silvestri (1989/90)

1990s|

* Loek Dikker (1991)
* Angelo Badalamenti (1992)
* Danny Elfman (1993)
* Howard Shore (1994)
* John Ottman (1995)
* Danny Elfman (1996)
* Danny Elfman (1997)
* John Carpenter (1998)
* Danny Elfman (1999)

2000s|

* James Horner (2000)
* John Williams (2001)
* Danny Elfman (2002)
* Howard Shore (2003)
* Alan Silvestri (2004)
* John Williams (2005)
* John Ottman (2006)
* Alan Menken (2007)
* James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer (2008)
* James Horner (2009)

2010s|

* Hans Zimmer (2010)
* Michael Giacchino (2011)
* Danny Elfman (2012)
* Frank Ilfman (2013)
* Hans Zimmer (2014)
* John Williams (2015)
* Justin Hurwitz (2016)
* Michael Giacchino (2017)
* Marc Shaiman (2018/19)
* John Williams (2019/20)

2020s|

* Danny Elfman (2021/22)
* John Williams (2022/23)
* Danny Elfman (2023/24)

Note: The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release; the ceremonies are usually held the next year.

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World Soundtrack Award – Lifetime Achievement

* Elmer Bernstein (2001)
* George Martin (2002)
* Maurice Jarre (2003)
* Alan and Marilyn Bergman (2004)
* Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (2005)
* Peer Raben (2006)
* Mikis Theodorakis (2007)
* Angelo Badalamenti (2008)
* Marvin Hamlisch (2009)
* John Barry (2010)
* Giorgio Moroder (2011)
* Pino Donaggio (2012)
* Riz Ortolani (2013)
* Francis Lai (2014)
* Patrick Doyle and George Fenton (2015)
* Ryuichi Sakamoto (2016)
* David Shire (2017)
* Philippe Sarde (2018)
* Krzysztof Penderecki and Frédéric Devreese (2019)
* Gabriel Yared (2020)
* Eleni Karaindrou (2021)
* Bruno Coulais (2022)
* Nicola Piovani and Laurence Rosenthal (2023)
* Elliot Goldenthal (2024)

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