Snippets
Welcome to Snippets, a brand-new feature on this website. From time to time we will be including items, which, though not necessarily news, should still be of interest to John Barry fans. If you have anything you consider likely to be of interest please enter our submission form below.
Examples of this would be mentions of JB in the press, artists covering his music, TV programmes using his music, and anecdotes about recording sessions and concerts.
Click on the the links for the full articles.
- A Man Alone
7 March, 2010
Pat Boone recorded a single called "A Man Alone" in 1966
- The Criminal
5 March, 2010
A report recently circulated that director Joseph Losey heard John Barry's brassy score for Beat Girl, and wanted him for The Criminal (1960), but Barry turned down the gig because he was working on the Peter Sellers Never Let Go movie at the time.
We cannot confirm or deny this but it is on record that Barry & Losey were to work together on the original aborted musical of Brighton Rock in 1964, and eventually did work together on Boom! (1968) so the story could well be true.
- Whispers about "The Horse Whisperer"
3 February , 2010
Ian Macdonald contributed a fascinating piece to the Barry Yahoo group:
"I have just been viewing the 'Filmnotgraphy' section of the website. I note with interest that it is thought that JB wrote and recorded a full score for this movie, so, for what it is worth, I thought I would contribute my knowledge of what actually happened and why Barry left the film."
- From Russia With Love - Matt Monro
January 30, 2010 / February 3, 2010
We are grateful to Richard Moore, who was responsible for the remastering on the new Matt Monro box-set, for providing the following definitive explanation to something which has puzzled Bond fans and others for years.
- John Barry's music used on TV
In this section we list the use of John Barry's music on TV.
January 30, 2010
- 1970s John Barry concerts
- MUSIC FROM THE MOVIES (1973)
presented by
BRYAN FORBES and ROGER MOORE
January 30, 2010
- Filmharmonic '72
January 30, 2010
- The Concert John Barry LP
"Being one of the lucky ones, I attended the 1972 Filmharmonic Concert at RAH that this album was based on.
January 29, 2010
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