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Following the sad news about John we decided to create a permanent memorial to him, with links to the various obituaries and other stories about his life and career.  If you should come across something we do not have, feel free to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• John Barry (1933 - 2011) by Richard Kraft
  (John Barry's USA agent)

Broadcasting websites

• BBC News, Bond composer John Barry dies aged 77, 31 January 2011 Last updated at 13:19 GMT
  
  
• BBC Entertainment and Arts, Obituary: John Barry, 31 January 2011, 12:25 GMT
  
  
• BBC News, Audio slideshow: John Barry's music, 31 January 2011, 14:30 GMT
  
  
• BBC blogs, John Barry & the Belfast film maker, 31 January 2011, 18:22 UK time
  
  
• BBC Radio 4 "frontrow", 31 January 2011; 19:15 GMT, Lyricist Don Black pays tribute
  
  
• ITV, Bond composer dies, 2.00PM Mon Jan 31 2011
  
  
• BBC, Last Words, Sun, 6 Feb 2011. (The piece on JB starts at 22mins 45 secs for about 5 minutes.)

Newspapers & magazines UK websites

• The Independent, John Barry, Oscar winning Bond composer dies, Monday, 31 January 2011
  
  
• The Independent, John Barry: A composer of scores as famous as the films, Monday, 31 January 2011, obit
  
  
• The Independent, John Barry, Further to yesterday's obituary..., 2 February 2011
  
  
• The Independent, John Barry was every bit as vital as a star director, 2 February 2011
  
  
• The Telegraph, Film composer John Barry dies, 31 Jan 2011, 9:12AM
  
  
• The Telegraph, Music Obituaries, John Barry, 01/31/2011
  
  
• The York Press, Composer John Barry dies, aged 77, Monday 31st January 2011, 8:48am
  
  
• The York Press, Obit and more links, 31 January, 2011
  
  
• The York Press, John Barry - at look back at his life, 1st February 2011
  
  
• The York Press, Memorial call for York’s honour legendary composer John Barry, 2nd February 2011
  
  
• Express & Star, Tributes after composer Barry dies, Monday 31st January 2011, 10:30AM
  
  
• Yorkshire Evening Post, James Bond composer dies, 31 January 2011
  
  
• Yorkshire Post, James Bond composer John Barry has died, Mon Jan 31 11:27:40 GMT 2011, tributes
  
  
• The Sun, Man with the Midas touch, 01 Feb 2011
  
  
• Yahoo News, UK & Irerland, James Bond composer John Barry dies, Monday, January 31 04:57 pm
  
  
• Yahoo News, UK & Ireland, British Bond Film Composer John Barry Dies, January 31, 05:21 pm
  
  
• The Guardian, "I was John Barry's No 1 fan, says Jerry Sadowitz", 1 February 2011, 20.00
  
  
• NME, 'His Music Has Affected Us All' - A Tribute To John Barry, David Arnold, 01/31/11, 10:50:46 am
  
  
• The Guardian, John Barry, Bond films' man with the golden musical touch, dies aged 77, 31 January 2011 09.37 GMT
  
  
• The Guardian, John Barry obituary, 31 January 2011 18.31 GMT
  
  
• The Guardian, John Barry, Bond films' man with the golden tunes, dies aged 77, 31 January 2011 21.49 GMT
  
  
• The Guardian, John Barry: a life in clips, 31 January 2011
  
  Daily Mail, Bond viveur: 007 composer John Barry's huge appetite for love, lunches and glorious music, By Don Black, February 1, 2011
  
  
• Daily Mail, My crazy days with John Barry, one of the naughtiest boys of the Sixties, by Glenys Roberts, 5th February 2011, 3:58 AM (this newspaper censored comments from certain readers.)
  
  
• Mirror News, John Barry: Listen to his top 10 movie soundtracks, 31/01/2011
  
  
• Sky News, British Bond Film Composer John Barry Dies, January 31, 2011
  
  
• The Screen Lounge, January 31, 2011
  
  
• The Spectator, That's The Key – John Barry Remembered, Pete Paphides, January 31, 2011
  
  
• Mojo The Magazine, Twenty screen highlights from one remarkable, constantly evolving career. Ready when you are, JB, The John Barry Score, February 22, 2011
  
  

Newspapers & magazines World websites

• New York Times, John Barry Dies at 77; Composed for Bond Films, January 31, 2011
  
  
• LA Times, John Barry, composer of iconic James Bond music, dies; highlights of an amazing musical life, January 31, 2011 | 8:16 am
  
  
• Yahoo Japan
  
• The Hindu, Barry and Bond, Februari 5, 2011
  
  
• New York Post, 'Scores' he never settled '007' composer couldn't quite conquer stage, Posted: 11:01 PM, February 3, 2011, Last Updated: 10:34 AM, February 4, 2011
  
  
• Actor Alec Baldwin, John Barry: Remembering One of the Greats Huffington Post, January 31, 2011
  
  
• Lucire, Film composer John Barry, the man behind the James Bond sound, dies, New York — Jack Yan, January 31, 2011
  
  

Ireland

• RTE News, Death occurs of composer John Barry, Broadcast on: 31 January 2011
  
  
• Irish Times, Film composer Barry dies aged 77, January 31, 2011, 09:06
  
  
• Irish Times, John Barry RIP, January 31, reader comments
  
  
• Ivor Casey Blog, Film Composer John Barry dies at 77 by Ivor Casey, January 31, 2011
  (contains a report on the June 2008 Dublin concert)
  
  
• John Barry – a very catholic composer
  

Websites, weblogs, general

• Contactmusic.com, John Barry - Bond Composer John Barry Dies, 31 January 2011 09:57:23
  
  
• The Register, John Barry dies at 77, RIP the man with CBSNEWS, Remembering Movie
  
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  video, January 31, 2011 4:22 PM
  
  
• The Film Music Society, John Barry: An Appreciation, Jon Burlingame, February 2, 2011 (arguably the definitive article)
  
  
• Samira Ahmed, John Barry: Sentimental Music Man in an E-type Jaguar, January 31, 2011
  
  
• Nick Parkhouse, The Man With The Midas Touch, January 31st, 2011, 10:07 pm
  
  
• Deadline.com, R.I.P. John Barry, 31 January 2011 11:34 UK
  
  
• Stephen Woolston "John Barry: 1933-2011"; on Film Score Monthly , January 30, 2011
  
  
• Film composer John Barry, RIP (boingboing.net)
  
  
• RIP John Barry 1933 – 2011 (screenhead.com)
  
  
• In Passing: John Barry (1933-2011) (blogcritics.org)
  
  
• RIP John Barry (rowthree.com)
  
  
• John Barry (stevenhartsite.wordpress.com)
  
  
• Legendary Composer John Barry has Died at 77 (sugarslam.com)
  
  
• Bond Composer John Barry Passes Away At Age 77 (cinemablend.com)
  
  
• Remembering John Barry (albumartexchange.com)
  
  
• The name’s Barry, John Barry (pdalbury.wordpress.com)
  
  
• John Barry, Composer of James Bond Classics, Dies at 77 (spinner.com)
  
  
• A Music Tribute to Composer John Barry (tracksounds.blogspot.com)
  
  
• 007 Magazine, John Barry (1933-2011), January, 2011
  
  
• New Scotsman, James Bond composer John Barry dies, 31 January 2011
  
  
• Examiner.com, James Bond composer John Barry dies at 77, January 31st, 2011 6:37 pm ET
  (And several more notifications to other writers while you read the page)
  
  
• TalkTalk, Tributes to 007 composer John Barry, 31/1/2011 15:15:21
  
  
• The music of goodbye: farewell John Barry, 31 January 2011
  
  
• The Bassey blog, John Barry has died
  
• Louder Than War, John Barry RIP, we remember the brilliant composer with a retrospective interview – by Ian Johnson on Feb 02, 2011
  
  
• El fallecido compositor John Barry deja en la Isla una mansión en ruinas construida en los 70, M.Cladera | Santa Margalida | 04/02/2011
  
  
• ICN, independent catholic news, John Barry – a very catholic composer, February 6, 2011 10:10 pm
  
  
• SteynOnline, A John BArry 007 double bill, 7 February 2011
  
  
• DVDTonw.com, Hans Zimmer Remembers Composer JOHN BARRY (1933-2011), Feb 8, 2011
  
  
• C - video clip
  
  (after the commercial)
  
  
  
• From the Vaults: Composer John Barry with David Garland, 2- part interview clips embedded (click the start buttons a few times and they will work - edit 3 November 2024: SWF is a defunct Adobe Flash file format that was used for multimedia; therefore these links no longer work):

  
  John Barry: Part One:

  John Barry: Part Two:

  Thanks to all of you who have submitted these links.