Posted on 04/03/2010 2:05:31 PM PDT by Perdogg
In 1964, little-known actor Michael Caine was being evicted — again — and needed a place to stay — again. His friend Sean Connery, starting out in similar circumstances, had reached the pinnacle of the acting world as James Bond. But here Caine was, unable to pay the rent.
In desperation, he temporarily moved in with his pal John Barry, the music composer for the Bond series. Barry was a regular patron of London’s tony clubs and discotheques, and so Caine fully expected to have some good times while staying over as a guest. What he got instead was being kept up night after night by a strange tune Barry was tinkering with: two blaring notes in the key of F major, followed by a trailing melody in D flat, repeated over and over like a villainous echo:
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The soundtrack cue guide
1. Bond Back in Action Again - Track 5
2. Goldfinger - Track 1
3. Into Miami - Track 2
4. Golden Girl - Track 12
5. Alpine Drive - Auric’s Factory - Track 3
6. Death of Tilley - Track 13
7. The Laser Beam - Track 14
8. Pussy Galore’s Flying Circus - Track 15
9. Teasing the Korean - Track 6
10. Gassing the Gangsters - Track 7
11. Oddjob’s Pressing Engagement - Track 4
12. Dawn Raid on Fort Knox - Track 9
13. The Arrival of the Bomb and Count Down - Track 10
14. The Death of Goldfinger - End Titles - Track 11
15. Bonus Track: Goldfinger - Instrumental - Track 8
Considering his great achievements it’s a bit strange that John Barry, in his late 70s, isn’t yet Sir John Barry. His music for Out of Africa was the best thing in the film.
Yes, John Barry has his OBE.
I bought the mp3 album for “Somewhere in Time”. I am wondering if they will ever remaster and expand it.
“Yes, John Barry has his OBE”
OBE is the second lowest order, and two steps removed from knighthood, and use of the title “Sir”. John Barry received the OBE award in 1999.
2008 petition to knight John Barry:
http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page14957
It’s probably because he reportedly lives in New York and isn’t resident in the UK. Titles are apparently a reward to celebrities for paying UK taxes! Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Michael Caine both reside in the UK.
Excellent. John Barry is the first or second greatest writer of film music in the 20th century. If he is second, the greatest would be Nino Rota.
Just to name a few of my favorites.
For more see: Bernard Herrmann / IMDB
Breaitbart’s BIG web sites have the best writing. This is great stuff. I am not a big fan of Shirley B-R-assy though. Did he do all or most of the Bond films?
The one that most people forget about and I think is one of the best is You Only Live Twice sung by...oddly Nancy Sinatra. The melody and tune are exceptional.
Another favorite for me was Garbage with the girl singer doing The World Is Not Enough. They are rock band but the number is very theatrical with a great video too.
Ahh I see where he got loud bits for dramatic effect from Stan Kenton heavy brass. Oddly sampling keyboards, basically sysntheziers/computters, would record sounds and a sounds used heavily is the “orchestra strike” which is what Barry pretty much did during the exciting bits in Bond films.
Barry deserves far more credit that that dreadful man who rubbish like Phantom of the Opera. I cannot think of him name but he has made zillions turning out swill.
He has written some excellent scores.
In James Bond alone he was evidently a favorite (11 total):
Film Year Score composer
Dr. No 1962 Monty Norman
From Russia with Love 1963 John Barry
Goldfinger 1964 John Barry
Thunderball 1965 John Barry
You Only Live Twice 1967 John Barry
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service 1969 John Barry
Diamonds Are Forever 1971 John Barry
Live and Let Die 1973 George Martin
The Man with the Golden Gun 1974 John Barry
The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Marvin Hamlisch
Moonraker 1979 John Barry
For Your Eyes Only 1981 Bill Conti
Octopussy 1983 John Barry
A View To a Kill 1985 John Barry
The Living Daylights 1987 John Barry
Licence to Kill 1989 Michael Kamen
GoldenEye 1995 Éric Serra
Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 David Arnold
The World Is Not Enough 1999 David Arnold
Die Another Day 2002 David Arnold
Casino Royale 2006 David Arnold
Quantum of Solace 2008 David Arnold
[I apologize for the bad formatting in advance]
Louis Armstrong’s haunting “We Have All the Time in the World” from “ from “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (recorded shortly before Satchmo’s passing) has become my favorite James Bond theme over the years. But most of the themes from the 60’s and 70’s Bond flicks were very good.
“Excellent. John Barry is the first or second greatest writer of film music in the 20th century. If he is second, the greatest would be Nino Rota.”
John Barry and Nino Rota are great, but I wouldn’t rate them above John Williams.
Casino Royale theme song was co written with Chris Cornell and Quantum of Solace theme song co written with Jack White..
I love Big Hollywood articles like this.
I have a total of 253 tracks (1.01 GB or 13.5 hrs) of Bond music.
I have the expanded remastered YOLT, it’s great!!
Wow! Load ‘em up on the internet and will listen to them as Congress and the MSM does their thing.
This song is even on it. It was written by Bill Conti’s wife Shelby, what a lucky guy!
>>>I remember the commercial for the Odd Job action figure
Why settle for the action figure when you can have a commercial of the real thing. For cough medicine.
James Bond’s Odd Job in Vicks 44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPMDqdm5oAA
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