03-11-2015, 20:08
John Barry Prendergast OBE, or as he was more simply known, John Barry, was born on this day in 1933 - he died in January 2011. He was a composer of film scores (86 of them!!!) and Bond themes (a mere 12 of those) amongst many other musical projects, and was responsible for several of the most beautiful soundtracks ever. Two that stand out for me are Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves, both of which won Academy Awards for Best Original Score.
A snippet from Out of Africa - [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=772MTLJZUp0"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=772MTLJZUp0
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⦠and from Dances with Wolves â
[video=youtube;5nU148c3TCg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nU148c3TCg[/video]
A snippet from Out of Africa - [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=772MTLJZUp0"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=772MTLJZUp0
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⦠and from Dances with Wolves â
[video=youtube;5nU148c3TCg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nU148c3TCg[/video]
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