"Out of Africa" - Theme by John Barry
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Personal life :
Barry was educated at St Peter's School, York, and also received composition lessons from Francis Jackson, Organist of York Minster. Living in his native England until the mid 1970s, Barry spent some time in Spain (for tax reasons) but has since lived in the United States, mainly in Oyster Bay outside New York.
Career
His family was in the cinema business, but it was during his National Service that he began performing as a musician. After taking a correspondence course (with jazz composer Bill Russo) and arranging for some of the bands of the day, he formed The John Barry Seven,[1] with whom he had some hit records, including "Hit and Miss", the theme tune he composed for the BBC's Juke Box Jury programme, and a cover of the Ventures' "Walk Don't Run". The career breakthrough for Barry was the BBC television series Drumbeat, when he appeared with The John Barry Seven and arranged for many of the singers, including Adam Faith; he also composed songs (along with Les Vandyke) and film scores on Faith's behalf. When Faith made his first film Beat Girl in 1960 Barry composed, arranged and conducted the score that was not only Barry's first film, but the first soundtrack album to be released on an LP in the UK. Barry also composed the music for another Faith film Never Let Go, orchestrated the score for Mix Me a Person, and composed, arranged and conducted the score for The Amorous Prawn.
Barry was employed by the EMI record company from 1959 until 1962 arranging orchestral accompaniment for the company's recording artists. From 1962 Barry transferred to Ember Records where he produced albums as well as arranging them.[2]
These achievements caught the attention of the producers of a new film called Dr. No who were dissatisfied with a theme for James Bond given to them by Monty Norman. Barry was hired and the result would be one of the most famous signature tunes in film history, the "James Bond Theme". (Credit goes to Monty Norman, see below.) When the producers of the Bond series engaged Lionel Bart to do the next James Bond film From Russia with Love, they discovered that Bart could not read or write music. Though Bart wrote a title song for the film, the producers remembered Barry's arrangement of the James Bond Theme and his composing and arranging chores for several films with Adam Faith. Lionel Bart also recommended Barry to producer Stanley Baker for his film Zulu.[3] Bart and Barry worked together in the film Man in the Middle.
This would be the turning point for Barry, and he would go on to become one of the most celebrated film composers of modern times, winning five Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards, with scores for, among others, The Lion in Winter, Midnight Cowboy, Born Free, and Somewhere In Time.
Barry is often cited as having a distinct style which concentrates on lush strings and extensive use of brass. However he is also an innovator, being one of the first to employ synthesisers in a film score (On Her Majesty's Secret Service), and to make wide use of pop artists and songs in Midnight Cowboy.
One of Barry's best known compositions is the theme for the 1971 TV series The Persuaders!, also known as "The Unlucky Heroes", in which Tony Curtis and Roger Moore were paired as rich playboys solving crimes. The score for the series was composed by Ken Thorne.The theme went on to be a hit single in some European Countries and has been re-released on collections of 1970s disco hits. The instrumental recording features Moog synthesisers. Barry also wrote the scores to a number of musicals, including Passion Flower Hotel (lyrics by Trevor Peacock), the successful West End show Billy (lyrics by Don Black) and two major Broadway flops, The Little Prince and the Aviator and Lolita, My Love, the latter with Alan Jay Lerner as lyricist.
During 2006, Barry was the executive producer on an album entitled Here's to the Heroes by the Australian ensemble The Ten Tenors. The album features a number of songs Barry wrote in collaboration with his lyricist friend, Don Black.
Barry's orchestration very often combines the horn section with the strings in a way that makes his music immediately recognisable. By providing not just the main title theme but the complete soundtrack score, Barry's music often enhances the critical reception of a film, notably in Midnight Cowboy, Out of Africa, and Dances with Wolves.
In November 2008 a 300-page biography, John Barry - The Man With The Midas Touch, by Geoff Leonard, Pete Walker & Gareth Bramley, was published by Redcliffe Press, Bristol.
John Barry's music is simply majestic in every scale, from Body Heat noir to Bond!
As a Musician, I get lots of inspiration from John Barry's music., Especially the ''Out of Africa Score., I have several different versions of it I listen to all the time on My MP3 player,I practice Playing Barry's Music on My Keyboard., We lost Barry a couple of years ago and I want to follow in Barry's footsteps and practice this style of Beautiful music
I love animals. I love classical music. Life is worth living if only to enjoy hearing your favorite song, seeing nature at it's best and the beauty of life itself. God is good to me!
Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful video. One day my dream will come true .Thank you.
I completly agree with you, "Out of Africa" is one of the most beautiful movie of the last 25 years. Thanks for your comment.
I just LOVE John Barry's music and the score for "Out of Africa" was in my humble opinion, his greatest work. The scene in the movie in which Denys takes Karen flying for the first time, punctuated so magnificently with John Barry's score, was the most breathtakingly beautiful scene I've ever, EVER seen in a movie.
This is absolutely stunning - thanks so much for posting.
Many thanks to you, TheJoanna for watching my video and leaving a nice comments. Greetings from France.
Cleo dear, great clip. I enjoyed very much view it. go on with your wonderful edits!
kisses from Israel, Dalia
cool une autre de tes vidéo qui gonfler mes favoris
par contre je vais traduire le commentaire qui va avec
bise
Absolutely beautiful,, magnificent! Spectacular
Lindo... Ai ué África ué... onde vivi durante 20 anos, dos 3 anos aos 23 e fui tão feliz...
start from 2:07 is really really good!
I loved this movie, specially the soundtrack. This Video is BEAUTIFUL. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Jubinne
Una música tan bella no puede callar mi dolor por la cantidad de especies que día a día se van extinguiendo, por la avaricia de negligencia de los humanos. Casi no hay rinocerontes, jirafas, elefantes, etc.etc. viviendo en libertad porque los aniquilan. Con ésta exquisita música me calmo y a la vez reflexiiono.
PERDÓN a toda la fauna en nombre de la Humanidad Dormida y CORROMPIDA.
Where did you get the fantastic video?
@TheCleghorne Like you, I think John Barry is terrific !
However, the animals life is sometime more beautiful and interesting than the human life.... ..;-)
"A chacun sa vérité".
Thanks for leaving a comment.
Greating from France.
@JaiOsee it means rest in peace
Very nicely done...RIP John
@JaiOsee Rest In Peace.
Makes me cry every time I hear this score.😢
TESS , ME TOO ‼️
Me too!!
And me
@23751 I didn't know his died.... It's a very sad new. He was a great compositor !
@JaiOsee Rest in peace
@ground5443 Many thanks for your nice comment.
Friendly.
Cléo
@cateyemarble Unless I'm much mistaken, the video is from the BBC documentary series "Planet Earth"
This song is one of my favorite, it goes perfectly with the animal
Magnificent.
Je partirai avec toi et pendant que tu nourriras les lions je m'occuperai des léopards.... Merci pour ton message.
Bisous
Most of this Video was not Africa pumas and Llamas are south America not Africa.
@stefansmith You're correct the pictures are from the "planet earth".
I'm voting for the 10 best Oscar-winning scores ever, and just typing in each one through youtube so i familiarize myslef with all of them. it would be great if someone made a youtube clip or even a sound clip with like a 20-30 second sample of each oscar-winning score and I'll bet that would even be a youtube video that gets a lot of hits.. thanks for posting this
@cateyemarble Thanks a lot to appreciate my video. :))
@JaiOsee
Rest in Peace
This is extraordinary music! However, I must say, when I hear it, animals in Africa do not enter my mind. This music is too deep for anything other than an human experience.
John Barry is terrific!
This is one of the greatest compositions ever. It's right up there with Rhapsody in Blue.
Thanks a lot for watching it and leaving a nice comment.
I know you have a nice weather in Israël.... Here, windy and cloudy weather :-( Have a nice sunny day my friend. Cléo
In a Country that has suffered so much, Gods beauty.
Why has the best part of the melody so messed up volume? :(
Every time I watch this movie it brings me to tears. There are two significant reasons. First, is just how
Wonderful God is. Also, just how wonderful He wanted life to be for humans on this earth. Second,
John Perry who or what kind of heart could a man have to write such extraordinary music . A music
that can embrace every emotion. Thank you ☺️ so much. I just received my Blue Ray DVD . Thanks
again 💋
Brenda Cade Its John Barry who wrote the music score, it REALLY IS WONDERFUL, JUST LIKE THE FILM ‼️❤️❤️
having been to Africa I have to say it always stays in my heart captivated me and this music is beautiful..
@MaleBosszz I don't get your message ???
Stunning pictures & God's music...Thank you
@JaiOsee Rest in Peace. He passed away in New York on January 30, 2011.
i don't get this vid but still thumbs up coz it has a meaning you know
such beautiful moving music ...
Beautiful! Just bloody beautiful.
those pumas, llamas and snow leopards are so Out of Africa...
my grans song funereal song :'-(
A compilation celebrating a giant in the field. John Barry Prendergast, memoria perpetua
The "Out of Africa" segment has abysmally horrid acoustics--like listening to it on blown speakers. Everything else is fine, so the fault is not at my end.
Rest In Peace...RIP.
This is a very touching song!
What a beautiful video. It made me cry. Thank you.
oops, i'm crying..
rip my speakers
missing home
Born Free was his best...Dances With Wolves a close second.
this song brings tears to my eyes.
Stunning
@mickeypuss1313 Thanks a lot for passing by and leaving a nice comment.
Merci à vous d'apprécier ma vidéo ; c'est vraiment très gentil.
Cléo
Llamas and Jaguar in Africa??
@DaysDennis Hi,
Thanks for your comment but what does mean "RIP" ?
@RetreatingBlade
Must like RAP. My kids ages 7 and 9 both are moved by this!
Cette musique, quelle souvenir !
Belle vidéo, Cléo,
Emerveillée...
Merci
[*] rest in peace... ;-( wonderful composer !!!
MAGNIFIQUE …la Musique en accord total avec la prise de Vue !!!!
Fabulous, relaxing, beautiful, ethereal, romantic, and a great work of music.
Splendide ❤️
Merci de ton passage, Leila.