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
14Feb10
King for a day
After a somewhat self-destructive and unproductive weekend, I find myself short of completed material to post today. I had planned a post on Peter Wyngarde’s hand prints (hence the title of this post – Jason King being the character that Wyngarde is most closely associated with). In the early 1970′s Wyngarde came to Melbourne, and [...]
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Posted by DavidF in Film and Cinema, Music, Television
Tagged James Bond, John Barry, Peter Wyngarde
Tagged James Bond, John Barry, Peter Wyngarde
Vic Flick. You may not know the name but you have heard his guitar sound on film and television soundtracks and some of the most famous pop songs of all time. Vic plied his trade on ‘I Only Want To Be With You’, by Dusty Springfield, ‘Anyone Who Has A Heart’ by Cilla Black, ‘It’s [...]
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Posted by DavidF in Interviews, Music
Tagged James Bond, John Barry, Serge Gainsbourg, Shirley Bassey, Vic Flick
Tagged James Bond, John Barry, Serge Gainsbourg, Shirley Bassey, Vic Flick
2Mar09
From Russia With Love (1963)
Director: Terence YoungStarring: Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Daniella Bianchi, Lotte Lenya, Vladek Sheybal, Pedro Amendariz, Walter GottellMusic: John BarryEnd title song performed by Matt MonroeBased on the novel by Ian Fleming You may have noticed that I haven’t posted reviews for some of my favourite James Bond films. This is not because I don’t want [...]
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Posted by DavidF in Film and Cinema
Tagged Daniela Bianchi, James Bond, John Barry, Sean Connery, Terence Young, Vladek Sheybal
Tagged Daniela Bianchi, James Bond, John Barry, Sean Connery, Terence Young, Vladek Sheybal
Director: Guy HamiltonStarring: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Maud Adams, Hervé Villechaise, Demond Llewelyn, Bernard LeeMusic: John BarryTitle song performed by LuluBased loosely on the novel by Ian Fleming The Man With The Golden Gun is the most psychedelic of the Bond series or at least tries to be. The villains lair, which is [...]
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Posted by DavidF in Film and Cinema
Tagged Britt Ekland, Christopher Lee, James Bond, John Barry, Roger Moore
Tagged Britt Ekland, Christopher Lee, James Bond, John Barry, Roger Moore
14Feb08
The Living Daylights (1987)
Director: by John GlenStarring: Timothy Dalton, Maryam d’Abo, Joe Don Baker, Art Malik, John Rhys-Davies, Jeroen Krabbé, Desmond Llewelyn, Robert Brown, Caroline BlissMusic: John BarryTitle Song: ‘The Living Daylights’ performed by a-haBased on a short story by Ian Fleming I must sound like a parrot when I say ‘this Bond film had a troubled production [...]
28Sep07
Goldfinger (1964)
Director: Guy HamiltonStarring: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Frobe, Shirley Eaton, Tania Mallet, Harold Sakata, Cec Linder, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn Lois Maxwell, Nadja Regin, Margaret NolanMusic: John BarryTheme song performed by Shirley BasseyBased on the novel by Ian Fleming Many people consider this the best Bond film of them all. Maybe it is. It [...]
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Posted by DavidF in Film and Cinema
Tagged Burt Kwouk, Honor Blackman, James Bond, John Barry, Sean Connery, Shirley Eaton
Tagged Burt Kwouk, Honor Blackman, James Bond, John Barry, Sean Connery, Shirley Eaton
