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John Barry appeared on screen as the conductor in Bryan Forbes' Deadfall. Barry worked on six Forbes films: The L-Shaped Room, Seance on a Wet Afternoon, King Rat, The Wrong Box, The Whisperers and Deadfall.
Music by John Barry
Music by John Barry
The definitive website dedicated to Britain's foremost composer of film and TV music. Please do not ask for permission to use John Barry music or photographs for your project -- it is not within our gift to grant this.
MUSIC TO WATCH BOND BY
The stories and artwork behind the music of every James Bond film scored by John Barry alongside 300+ colour images.
Details
Publication Date: 20 July 2023
Language: English
By Geoff Leonard and Pete Walker
Cover design and artwork by: Ruud Rozemeijer
Specifications
Pages: 280
Binding: Paperback and Hardback
Interior Color: Color
Dimensions: Crown Quarto (7.44 x 9.68 in / 189 x 246 cm
Please note that for UK customers only we can supply a signed hardback copy of the book for £26.50 post-free.
Contact Geoff Leonard for payment details.
Softback copies can be purchased from Lulu.com for £19.99 plus postage.
In order to combat the high cost of international postage, copies of both versions of the book can be purchased from Lulu.com at a price approximately equivalent to the above, with postage calculated at a rate local to the country concerned.
Order here through the Lulu.com shop.
Copies may also be found on Amazon or eBay, but are likely to be more expensive.
MUSIC BY JOHN BARRY - BOOK
The five-hundred page book, fully-illustrated (often with rarely seen images), consists of a chronological exploration of key landmarks underpinning John Barry's illustrious career.
Written in the form of extensively researched essays concentrating on one specific score, over forty are represented, from the first, Beat Girl, to the last, Enigma. Whether highly acclaimed or lower key films, each chapter sets out, clearly and accurately, the circumstances surrounding the inception and completion of the score under scrutiny and in doing so, provides fresh insights into John Barry's remarkable legacy.
Please note that for UK customers only we can supply a signed hardback copy of the book for £34.50 post-free.
Contact Geoff Leonard for payment details.
Softback copies can be purchased from Lulu.com for £29.99 plus postage.
In order to combat the high cost of international postage, copies of both versions of the book can be purchased from Lulu.com at a price approximately equivalent to the above, with postage calculated at a rate local to the country concerned.
Order here through the Lulu.com shop.
Copies may also be found on Amazon or eBay, but are likely to be more expensive.
THE STRINGBEAT YEARS
Now available!
The Stringbeat Years: Songs accompanied by John Barry
Now available, a 4-CD box-set comprising of 144 tracks, a 24-page booklet (replete with period photographs and comprehensive notes) and including ten bonus tracks (among them the CD debut of the first ever cover version of a John Barry instrumental composition).
Featuring – for the first time – the film versions of ‘Mix me a Person’, ‘The Time has Come’, and ‘What a Whopper’ (slightly shortened). There’s also an unique opportunity to hear the original version of ‘Ah, Poor Little Baby’, making its premiere appearance on CD.
The box-set is limited to 500 copies and is only £16.99 post-free in the UK, so don’t miss out! It is available direct from this website!
£16.99 post-free in the UK
£19.99 anywhere else in the world
Order now!
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Those customers who wish to pay by bank transfer, please contact us the appropriate details.
Let us know if you aren't able to do this and we'll work out another way.
Track listing
Hit and Miss: The Story of The John Barry Seven
Our book "Hit and Miss: The Story of The John Barry Seven" is now available!
£19.99
post-free for UK customers.
You can order now!
Those customers who wish to pay by bank transfer, please contact us the appropriate details.
Let us know if you aren't able to do this and we'll work out another way.
Alternatively, UK residents can order from us via ebay, where credit cards are accepted. The book's cover price is £30, so anybody ordering direct from us will receive a 33% discount, reducing the cost to £19.99.
For postage and packing for those outside the UK, please add:
Europe - £11.00
Rest of the World – £27.00
(or £12 economy, though note this can take several weeks).
Europe - £11.00
Rest of the World – £27.00
(or £12 economy, though note this can take several weeks).
We'll also need your mailing address, of course!
Further discount if you want two or more copies - ask for details.
Alternatively, Contact us and we will be in touch!
JOHN BARRY - THE MAN WITH THE MIDAS TOUCH
John Barry - The Man With the Midas Touch is still available at a discounted price. You won't find it anywhere else apart from at vastly inflated prices on eBay or Amazon.
Buy now direct from co-author Gareth Bramley while copies last
Hit and Miss: The Story of The John Barry Seven (2)
Our book "Hit and Miss: The Story of The John Barry Seven" is now available!
£22.50
You can order now!
http://paypal.me/Geoffers007
Let us know if you aren't able to do this and we'll work out another way
Alternatively, UK residents can order from us via ebay
where credit cards are accepted
where credit cards are accepted
The book's cover price is £30
anybody ordering direct from us will receive a 25% discount
reducing the cost to £22.50.
For postage and packing please add:
UK = £2.95 (2nd classs mail)
Europe = £10.90
Rest of World (Excluding Australia) £16.30
We'll also need your mailing address, of course!
Further discount if you want two or more copies - ask for details
We have just a few signed copies left -
let us know if you want one of these
Alternatively, send us an email message
and we will be in touch!
Thoroughly and painstakingly researched over a number of years, it features contributions from several ex-members of the band and from friends and relatives of John Barry.
Comprising of over 360 pages, it is packed with an array of rare photos of the band, and the singers they often supported, as well as some unique images of memorabilia and documentation from that era; some never previously published, many more seldom seen.
Even if you are not necessarily a devotee of The John Barry Seven per se, the book offers a fascinating historical insight into the British music scene of the period and, more importantly, provides an essential read for anybody remotely interested in discovering more about John Barry's formative career.
We appreciate the postage to destinations outside the UK is somewhat expensive, but unfortunately there is nothing we can do about this. Due to its size and the number of pages, the book is very heavy — about 1.2 kilograms — and shipping overseas is expensive.
However, we think buyers will appreciate the quality of the book is well worth it! The links to order the book will be available soon. Alternatively, send us an email message and we will be in touch in due course.
Visit our dedicated web page here!
JOHN BARRY - THE EARLY YEARS - CD
Our CD "John Barry - The Early Years" is a compilation album focusing on the years 1959-1962, with every track a Barry arrangement or composition. The majority of tracks are making their début on CD.
Buy now through our own website (Paypal or contact us)
Those customers who wish to pay by bank transfer, please contact us the appropriate details.
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Location
Bristol, UK
Geoff (owner) and Ruud (webmaster) have been running the John Barry website since June 18, 2001. This website is not endorsed by the composer's family. Use of copyrighted materials and logos are for promotional purposes only. All files on this website are for personal use only and cannot be bought or sold.
Please do not ask for permission to use John Barry music or photographs for your project -- it is not within our gift to grant this.
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