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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
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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.
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: 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!
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Our book "Hit and Miss: The Story of The John Barry Seven" is now available!
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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
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.
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John Barry in March 1991 after receiving the Academy Award (Oscar) for his music for the Kevin Costner film Dances With Wolves. Barry won five Oscars, more than any other British Oscar winners: Born Free (score), Born Free (song), The Lion in Winter (score), Out of Africa (score), Dances With Wolves (score). John Barry was also nominated for two other Academy Awards: Mary, Queen of Scots and Chaplin.
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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.
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Geoff Leonard writes CD booklet notes, articles, and occasionally books, in partnership with Pete Walker. You can read more about this here:
