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John Barry OBE 3 November 1933 - 30 January 2011 Born John Barry Prendergast In York UK Is Considered One Of The "Big Four" Of Late 20th Century Film Composers The Others Being John Williams Jerry Goldsmith And Henry Mancini . 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 And Arranging For Some Of The Bands Of The Day He Formed The John Barry Seven. Barry Then Met Adam Faith And Composed Songs And Film Scores On The Singer's Behalf. It Was This Notoriety That Caught The Attention Of The Producers Of Dr. No Who Were Dissatisfied With The Score Given To Them By Monty Norman. Barry And The JB7 Were Hired And Their Recording Of Norman's "James Bond Theme" Would Go On To Be One Of The Most Famous Signature Tunes In Film History. This Would Be The Turning Point For Barry As He Would Go On To Become One Of The Most Celebrated Film Composers Of Modern Times Winning Five Academy Awards And Four Grammys With Such Memorable Scores As The Lion In Winter Midnight Cowboy Out Of Africa And Dances With Wolves. Barry Is Often Cited As Having Had A Distinct Style Which Concentrated On Lush Strings And Extensive Use Of Brass. However He Was Also An Innovator Being One Of The First To Employ Synthesizers In A Film Score On Her Majesty's Secret Service And To Make Wide Use Of Pop Artists And Original Songs In Midnight Cowboy. Living In His Native England Until The Mid 1970s Barry Spent Some Time In Spain For Tax Purposes Before Spending Much Of His Life In The United States Mainly In Oyster Bay Outside Of New York. Barry Died Of A Heart Attack On 30 January 2011 At His Oyster Bay Home Aged 77 Years.
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You Only Live Twice Is The Soundtrack For The 5th James Bond Film Of The Same Name. It Was Composed By Bond Veteran John Barry. At The Time This Was His Fourth Credited Bond Film. The Theme Song "You Only Live Twice" Was Sung By Nancy Sinatra With Music By John Barry And Lyrics By Leslie Bricusse. Alternative Theme
An Earlier Recording Of The Theme Song With Different Lyrics And Sung By An Uncredited Julie Rogers Was Included In The James Bond 30th Anniversary 2-CD Boxed Set Cited As A "demo." Rogers Never Thought It Was A Demo But A Finished Version For The Film. After This Version Was Recorded The Producers Sought Out Nancy Sinatra For The Vocal And Barry Re-Orchestrated The Song To Suit Her Range. An Alternative Example Of The Title Song Also Called "You Only Live Twice" And Sung By Lorraine Chandler Was Discovered In The Vaults Of RCA Records In The 1990s. Possibly Intended As A Demo For Consideration By The Film's Producers It Can Be Found On Compilations Such As Rare Collectable And Soulful Vol. 2. Little Anthony & The Imperials Recorded A Rendition Of The Song For United Artists Records As Well. It Appeared On Their 1967 Album Movie Grabbers On The Label's Veep Records Subsidiary That Year And Was Released As Single From That Album.
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Biography - John Barry
John Barry OBE 3 November 1933 - 30 January 2011 Born John Barry Prendergast In York UK Is Considered One Of The "Big Four" Of Late 20th Century Film Composers The Others Being John Williams Jerry Goldsmith And Henry Mancini . 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 And Arranging For Some Of The Bands Of The Day He Formed The John Barry Seven. Barry Then Met Adam Faith And Composed Songs And Film Scores On The Singer's Behalf. It Was This Notoriety That Caught The Attention Of The Producers Of Dr. No Who Were Dissatisfied With The Score Given To Them By Monty Norman. Barry And The JB7 Were Hired And Their Recording Of Norman's "James Bond Theme" Would Go On To Be One Of The Most Famous Signature Tunes In Film History. This Would Be The Turning Point For Barry As He Would Go On To Become One Of The Most Celebrated Film Composers Of Modern Times Winning Five Academy Awards And Four Grammys With Such Memorable Scores As The Lion In Winter Midnight Cowboy Out Of Africa And Dances With Wolves. Barry Is Often Cited As Having Had A Distinct Style Which Concentrated On Lush Strings And Extensive Use Of Brass. However He Was Also An Innovator Being One Of The First To Employ Synthesizers In A Film Score On Her Majesty's Secret Service And To Make Wide Use Of Pop Artists And Original Songs In Midnight Cowboy. Living In His Native England Until The Mid 1970s Barry Spent Some Time In Spain For Tax Purposes Before Spending Much Of His Life In The United States Mainly In Oyster Bay Outside Of New York. Barry Died Of A Heart Attack On 30 January 2011 At His Oyster Bay Home Aged 77 Years.
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You Only Live Twice is the soundtrack for the 5th James Bond film of the same name. It was composed by Bond veteran, John Barry. At the time, this was his fourth credited Bond film. The theme song, "You Only Live Twice", was sung by Nancy Sinatra, with music by John Barry and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.
Alternative theme
An earlier recording of the theme song, with different lyrics and sung by an uncredited Julie Rogers, was included in the James Bond 30th Anniversary 2-CD boxed set, cited as a "demo." Rogers never thought it was a demo, but a finished version for the film. After this version was recorded, the producers sought out Nancy Sinatra for the vocal, and Barry re-orchestrated the song to suit her range.
An alternative example of the title song (also called "You Only Live Twice" and sung by Lorraine Chandler) was discovered in the vaults of RCA records in the 1990s. Possibly intended as a demo for consideration by the film's producers, it can be found on compilations such as Rare, Collectable, and Soulful Vol. 2.
Little Anthony & The Imperials recorded a rendition of the song for United Artists Records as well. It appeared on their 1967 album, Movie Grabbers on the label's Veep Records subsidiary that year, and was released as single from that album. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.