{"id":2517,"date":"2015-11-03T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keenerpodcast.com\/?p=2517"},"modified":"2015-11-02T17:35:17","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T22:35:17","slug":"a-john-barry-007-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keener13.org\/?p=2517","title":{"rendered":"A John Barry 007 Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"007Logo\"<\/a>By Bob Berry<\/p>\n

The 24th James Bond movie, Spectre<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, starring Daniel Craig as 007<\/a><\/strong>, opens this week here in the States. And if the reception and early box office results<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from Europe are an indicator, this could be one of the biggest Bonds yet.<\/p>\n

So here’s an interesting proposition to consider. Would the\u00a0Bond films been the cultural phenomenon they became without composer John Barry<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Answer to my own question:\u00a0Yes. of course. But without\u00a0Barry, who\u00a0composed the score to Dr. No<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>arranged Monte Norman’s 007 theme for that film and variations of it for 10 more films through 1987…well, let’s agree James Bond may not have been quite as special.<\/p>\n

John Barry\u00a0(November 3, 1933-January 30, 2011), had a truly distinguished career in film, winning 5 Oscars (including Best Original Score for A Lion in Winter<\/a><\/strong><\/em> and Out of Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/em>) and 4 Grammys, including Best Instrumental Theme for Midnight Cowboy<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. He\u00a0was made an\u00a0Officer in the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth in 1999.<\/p>\n

But he never won an Oscar, A Grammy, did not even win a nomination, for his most recognizable work. Sounds like a assignment for Bond, James Bond<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n