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(info from Intrada website)

Label: Intrada Special Collection Volume 46
Dates: 1970
Tracks: 15
Time = 37:29

World premiere CD release of actual John Barry soundtrack for James Clavell epic set in 1637 Germany during Thirty Years' War, starring Omar Sharif, Michael Caine.

John Barry anchors with not one but two distinct ideas: First heard is propulsive, dynamic theme for brass, large chorus. Second is rich, sweeping valley theme for strings, woodwinds. Adding further contrast are dark ideas for plague sequences, rhythmic action cues for battle scenes.

CD offers masterful original 1970 Dunhill LP presentation from original master tapes stored in UMG vaults. Companion to same composer's THE LION IN WINTER balances intense excitement with rich serenity.

John Barry conducts.
Special Collection limited release of 3000 copies.

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A concert of John Barry's music is set to take place on June 21st at the Royal Festival Hall, London, as part of Jarvis Cocker's Meltdown.

Nicholas Dodd has been named as principle conductor, and although we understand John will conduct a couple of pieces, nothing is guaranteed.

Tickets are still available but the event is selling-out fast. If you're interested in meeting up with fellow fans on the day, please see the recent messages on the Yahoo discussion group

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We understand the forthcoming DVD release of Mary, Queen of Scots (see our our DVD page) will include an isolated music track.

During the parts of the film without music, film music writer Jon Burlingame will host a discussion with as yet unknown members of the crew. He has done this successfully on the recent releases of the Sand Pebbles and Von Ryan's Express, which also have isolated music tracks.

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 The John Barry 4CD set - "Themependium" has now been released in the UK.

All but two of the one-hundred tracks (The Last Valley & Raise The Titanic) are by John Barry with his Seven or Orchestra.

A few tracks, particularly on CD4, are Barry's own re-recordings, not the original soundtrack versions.

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MAGAZINE PROGRAMME: The Culture Show
On: BBC 2
Date: Saturday 9th June 2007 (starting in 3 days)
Time: 19:20 to 20:10 (50 minutes long)

Arts and culture magazine. A special edition presented by Lauren Laverne, focusing on the reopening of the Royal Festival Hall after a two-year refit. Tom Dyckhoff and Verity Sharp assess its impact when first built and now. Jarvis Cocker reveals the reasons for his choices for the Meltdown festival, Billy Bragg talks about RFH's socialist roots, and Zina Saro Wiwa talks to composer John Barry. Plus, interviews with Ken Livingstone, Vanessa Mae, John Rankin, Peter Mandelson and Jamie Cullum.

(Stereo, Widescreen, Subtitles)

afawk a general interview conducted in NY.

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Petulia is showing as part of a Julie Christie season at the National Film Theatre (now known as BFI Southbank) in London on

Sunday 13 May 8.30pm NFT3
Wednesday 16th May 6.10pm NFT3

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Concerts featuring the music of John Barry will take place on April 27, 28 and 29 in L'Auditori, Barcelona (Spain).
The program is the following:

First part:

1. Out of Africa (Theme)
2. The Lion In Winter (Suite: Allmolto - Moderato - Andante)
3. Somewhere In Time
4. Raise The Titanic (End Titles)
5. Body Heat
6. Zulu (Suite)
7. Moviola
8. Midnight Cowboy
9. Born Free (Suite)
10. Dances With Wolves

Second Part:

1. THE JAMES BOND THEME
2. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE.
3. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - 007 Takes the Lektor.
4. GOLDFINGER - Alpine Drive/Dawn Raid at Fort Knox.
5. THUNDERBALL.
6. YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - Mountains and Sunsets/Capsule in Space.
7. ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE- We Have All the Time in the World. Ski Chase.
8. THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN 4:00.
9. OCTOPUSSY - Suite.
10. DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER.

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The Very Best Of John Barry
Sony/BMG,
release date March 19, 2007.

Here are the track details of the forthcoming CD, The Very Best Of John Barry.

The CD will have a booklet contribution from JB fan Jonathan Ross.

Meanwhile, the box-set is still being compiled!

The Very Best of John Barry

1. The James Bond Theme
2. Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey
3. Midnight Cowboy - Main Theme
4. Out Of Africa - Main Title (I had a Farm in Africa)
5. The John Dunbar Theme - (Dances With Wolves)
6. You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra
7. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
8. The Ipcress File
9. A View To A Kill - Duran Duran
10. The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair
11. 007
12. Zulu - Main Title Theme
13. The Knack
14. Chaplin - Main Theme
15. The Lion In Winter - Main Title
16. Moviola
17. The Persuaders
18. Seance On A Wet Afternoon
19. Born Free - Matt Monro
20. Thunderball - Tom Jones
21. Somewhere In Time
22. The Beyondness Of Things
23. We Have All The Time In The World - Louis Armstrong
24. Diamonds Are Forever - Shirley Bassey

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Following the postponement last year we are pleased to announce that the two John Barry projects are now back in the record company's schedules.

The "Best of" compilation is set for a March 2007 release and the box-set probably a month or so later.

Once we have full details of all the tracks we will post the details here - assuming, of course, we get permission!

The "best of" CD probably won't have any surprises for the dedicated fan, but it will be a rare opportunity for a cross-label compilation.

On the other hand, the box-set should contain some rarities (on CD) though with licensing still taking place, nothing can be certain.

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Just an update to inform everybody that the book is finished, certainly as far as the text is concerned. It's just a question of negotiating the use of a few photos before we can turn it over to a publisher. So hopefully, the book will be available at the start of UK summer.

It's possible sales will be restricted to on-line purchasing, either direct from ourselves, or via reputable sites such as Amazon, FSM etc. The main reason for this should suit us all. If we leave out the middle-men, i.e. wholesalers and distributors, we have a far greater chance of recouping our costs. Also, retailers like Virgin & W.H. Smiths insist on a massive discount of around 40% before they will even consider stocking your book. It didn't happen in the end, but we worked out if Virgin had bought the 50 copies they were considering, we would have made £1 a book!

If we can sell enough copies direct to the fans, we can afford to charge less for the book! So it all makes perfect sense.