[fabjr60]

God rest his soul. I grew up on his James Bond scores, and his music has always been a part of my life. He was one of the best, and will be greatly missed.

[LostInBayport]

One my favorite composers. What a legacy he leaves behind. Many great movie scores (Out of Africa is a personal favorite), but I also cherish the non-movie albums he made and listen to them so often when I’m working or reading.

I’ll bet he will be penning some new scores for angelic choirs!

[GOPsterinMA]

Bummer! RIP to a true musical genius.

I watched Goldfinger last night on BBC America just to hear and see the opening sequence.

[Juana la Loca]

I am in mourning. John Barry wrote some of the most beautiful movie scores ever. What a huge loss. The Out of Africa soundtrack is my favorite. Will listen to it today in tribute.

[Steve_Seattle]

A few years ago he did an album of non-movie material called The Beyondness of Things. It’s fabulous, and it’s already getting hard to find.

[good old days]

Love the score to Somewhere in Time.

Rest in peace, John Barry.

[max americana]

John Barry’s GAME OF DEATH opening song is probably..probably the best I’ve heard.

It’s on my Ipod and everytime I play it, I channel Bruce Lee’s ghost and wanna kick someone’s ass. Ok seriously, it’s the bomb.

[hifidelity]

Sad. They don’t make composers/musicians like him anymore that can grab the feeling of the film. Two of my favorites:
Thunderball-the music is perfectly suited to the underwater sequences.
You Only Live Twice-meshed the spy/Oriental theme together

[Mr Rogers]

For something different and very good, I recommend his re-recording of the Born Free soundtrack. It holds up amazingly well as a piece of music apart from the movie.

http://www.amazon.com/Born-Free-Original-Picture-Re-recording/dp/B00004SCEN/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296487943&sr=8-1

[EveningStar]

ping

[Paddyboy]

The scores for “Dances With Wolves” and “Mary Queen of Scotts” were the best thing about either film

[Perdogg]

sad ping

[Perdogg]

OHMSS Soundtrack #7: Journey to Blofeld's Hideaway

Somewhere In Time

Born Free

[x]

Slowly -- oh so slowly -- but surely, one after another ...

... the pieces of Blofeld's evil plan fall into place ...

[archivist007]

Below is a link to a compilation on Youtube of his greatest hits.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYQ7dxwRkUM

[Diana in Wisconsin]

‘James Bond: The Movie Themes’ is a great collection on CD. I’ve borrowed it a time or two from my library.

Contains:

Goldfinger — You only live twice — Diamonds are forever —Live and let die — Nobody does it better — For your eyes only — The man with the golden gun — Moonraker — A view to a kill — Goldeneye — Tomorrow never dies — All time high.

Live & Let Die is a favorite for some reason; the raw energy, I think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK2hKzZss5Y

(And, we could’ve all lived without ‘Rita What’s Her Name’ and the last cut, LOL!)

[Revolting cat!]

The good die young.

[nicksaunt]

I love the music from “ Chaplin” and “Out of Africa” and “Somewhere in Time” and just about everything else he wrote. What a loss to music and movie lovers. Rest in Peace Mr. Barry.

[Impy]

RIP