Director: Lewis Gilbert Starring: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Donald Pleasance, Karin Dor, Mie Hama, Charles Gray, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn, Lois Maxwell. Music: John Barry Title song: performed by Nancy Sinatra Loosely based on the novel by Ian Fleming After the passing of Ken Wallis last week (on September 1st), I thought it was fitting, [...]
12Sep13
You Only Live Twice (1967)
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Posted by DavidF in Film, Film and Cinema
Tagged Charles Gray, Donald Pleasance, James Bond, John Barry, Karin Dor, Nancy Sinatra, Sean Connery, You Only Live Twice
Tagged Charles Gray, Donald Pleasance, James Bond, John Barry, Karin Dor, Nancy Sinatra, Sean Connery, You Only Live Twice
George Lazenby: Astor Theatre, Melbourne Australia (13th October 2012) On Saturday night, the Astor Theatre, in Melbourne had a rare screening of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the sixth James Bond film. As it is one of the few Bond movies that I had never seen on the big screen (I still haven’t seen Diamonds [...]
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Posted by DavidF in Film and Cinema
Tagged Diana Rigg, George Lazenby, James Bond, John Barry, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Peter Hunt
Tagged Diana Rigg, George Lazenby, James Bond, John Barry, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Peter Hunt
3Oct12
Liner Notes: Jason Whiton
Everyone loves movie music, don’t they? That fusion of images and sound can create true cinema magic regardless of genre. Maybe you’re old school, and love the swelling, bombastic scores of Max Steiner and Wolfgang Maria Korngold – or perhaps you’re a rocker and have King Creole or The Girl Can’t Help It constantly on [...]
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Posted by DavidF in Film and Cinema, Music
Tagged Asian Cinema, James Bond, Jerry Goldsmith, John Barry, OHMSS, Planet of the Apes, Soundtracks, Spy Vibe
Tagged Asian Cinema, James Bond, Jerry Goldsmith, John Barry, OHMSS, Planet of the Apes, Soundtracks, Spy Vibe
28Sep12
Liner Notes: Vic Flick
Everyone loves movie music, don’t they? That fusion of images and sound can create true cinema magic regardless of genre. Maybe you’re old school, and love the swelling, bombastic scores of Max Steiner and Wolfgang Maria Korngold – or perhaps you’re a rocker and have King Creole or The Girl Can’t Help It constantly on [...]
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Posted by DavidF in Film and Cinema, Music
Tagged Barbara Streisand, Deadfall, Eric Clapton, James Bond, Jane Birkin, John Barry, Michael Kamen, Michael Legrand, Serge Gainsbourg, Shirley Bassey, Soundtracks, Vic Flick
Tagged Barbara Streisand, Deadfall, Eric Clapton, James Bond, Jane Birkin, John Barry, Michael Kamen, Michael Legrand, Serge Gainsbourg, Shirley Bassey, Soundtracks, Vic Flick
27Sep12
Liner Notes: Todd Stadtman
Everyone loves movie music, don’t they? That fusion of images and sound can create true cinema magic regardless of genre. Maybe you’re old school, and love the swelling, bombastic scores of Max Steiner and Wolfgang Maria Korngold – or perhaps you’re a rocker and have King Creole or The Girl Can’t Help It constantly on [...]
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Posted by DavidF in Film and Cinema, Music
Tagged 4DK, Alfred Hitchcock, Bollywood, Burt Bacharach, Dusty Springfield, Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Nancy Sinatra, Soundtracks
Tagged 4DK, Alfred Hitchcock, Bollywood, Burt Bacharach, Dusty Springfield, Ennio Morricone, John Barry, Nancy Sinatra, Soundtracks
26Sep12
Liner Notes: Andrew Nette
Everyone loves movie music, don’t they? That fusion of images and sound can create true cinema magic regardless of genre. Maybe you’re old school, and love the swelling, bombastic scores of Max Steiner and Wolfgang Maria Korngold – or perhaps you’re a rocker and have King Creole or The Girl Can’t Help It constantly on [...]
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Posted by DavidF in Film and Cinema, Music
Tagged Andrew Nette, Blaxploitation, Don Ellis, Isaac Hayes, John Barry, Roy Budd, Soundtracks
Tagged Andrew Nette, Blaxploitation, Don Ellis, Isaac Hayes, John Barry, Roy Budd, Soundtracks
Over the last day and a half there have been some amazing tributes to John Barry posted on the web. Todd at Die Danger Die Die Kill’s tribute looks at a slightly different aspect to Barry’s music, and one I though was worth sharing. His post, The Subterranean John Barry: The Secret Life of the [...]
1Feb11
John Barry: 1933 – 2011
Raise the Titanic Suite by John Barry – performed by the City of Prague Orchestra. No images – just the music (the way it should be – just let it sweep over you). Uploaded to Youtube by: Choogo67 I must admit, words fail me. I am dreadful at writing obituaries, especially for artists who are [...]
Original Soundtrack Recording & Selection Of Zulu Stamps John Barry (1964) One Saturday morning, in the not so distant past, I was scrounging around the record bins at a local fete when I came across the Soundtrack to Zulu. Strangely, I wasn’t too familiar with the music. Why is this strange? For one, I am [...]
20Jun10
Starcrash (1978)
Country: United States / Italy Director: Luigi Cozzi (as Lewis Coates) Starring: Caroline Munro, Marjoe Gortner, Christopher Plummer, David Hasselhoff, Robert Tessier, Joe Spinell, Nadia Cassini, Judd Hamilton, Hamilton Camp Music: John Barry You may have noticed I have been a little light on for posts lately. Well I have had a dose of the [...]
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Posted by DavidF in Film
Tagged Caroline Munro, Christopher Plummer, David Hasselhoff, Italy, John Barry, Marjoe Gortner, Science Fiction
Tagged Caroline Munro, Christopher Plummer, David Hasselhoff, Italy, John Barry, Marjoe Gortner, Science Fiction
